Let’s Talk Baseball
Let’s Talk Baseball
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Every week, husband and wife team Ron & Jill Wolforth, talk, debate and argue with each other and the experts about America’s Favorite Pastime. It’s all about baseball – Big Leagues, Youth, on the field and behind the scenes. Is the coach of your kid’s baseball team driving them too hard? Or is Lou Piniella not driving those Cubs hard enough? Hear advice on good nutrition – and about the latest “non-steroid steroid” in circulation. Catch it all here with the Wolforths, America’s “First Family of Baseball”.
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Coach and Jill continue discussion on some very interesting playoff matchups. They have a neat story on the Rangers and Josh Hamilton along with a Bryce Harper update and statistical oddities for each of the 30 MLB teams. The classroom is on asking better questions to get better answers.
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Let’s Talk Baseball with Ron and Jill Wolforth
Jill Wolforth is a former NCAA DI Academic All-American fast pitch softball outfielder at the University of Nebraska…and is the CFO of Pitching Central and the Texas Baseball Ranch. Jill is the mother of two, one of which is an 11 year old select baseball player who was the offensive MVP at the USSSA World Series at 8 years old and she is currently one of the very few female select baseball coaches in the entire United States.
Ron Wolforth is the author of 6 books involving baseball including Surviving Little League- A Survival Guide for the Parents and Coaches of the Youth Athlete, The Performance Gap- Why Players Often Fail to Perform up to Expectations and the National Best Selling training manuals, The Athletic Pitcher and The Combat Pitcher. Coach Wolforth is considered the premier pitching authority for youth pitchers in the world today. For more information go to www.PitchingCentral.com or www.TexasBaseballRanch.com. They can also be reached via email at info@TexasBaseballRanch.com or phone at (936) 588-6762.
“When Ron Wolforth told me about his baseball radio show I was very excited. I have followed every move Ron and Jill have made over the last 10 years. This show will give parents, coaches, and players great insight into baseball instruction, current baseball issues, and living the “baseball family” lifestyle. Ron and Jill are the true first family of baseball and I for one will be listening in to every show.”
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