PODCAST · sports
Let's Talk Baseball
by Ron & Jill Wolforth
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. Catch it all here with the Wolforths, America’s “First Family of Baseball”.
Episodes
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Goodbye Yogi
On this week's show, Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth talk about Lawrence Peter Berra, known to most as Yogi Berra, his passing, his amazing career, his legacy and of course many of his famous sayings. In the Classroom Segment, they discuss "Generosity" and why its is so crucial for long term success.
-
Let's Talk Baseball - ESPN Highlights The Texas Baseball Ranch
ESPN's article and ESPN.com's interview of The Texas Baseball Ranch aired this past week. If you didn't get to read the article or listen to the interview, email [email protected] and we will send you the links. You really don't want to miss them. They are really good, if we say so...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - We're Back, well, in a Way
Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth are back with Let's Talk Baseball after a short summer hiatus. This week they provide a summer review, as many things have taken place at The Texas Baseball Ranch over the past couple months. They also give a teaser on some new and exciting things to come as well. In…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - The Death of Common Sense
Once again, Major League Baseball is considering tweaks to the game of baseball. It seems we, as a society, just can't help ourselves from constant tinkering in terms of rule chanes, regulations and modifications. Coach Wolforth refers to it as the "slow death of discernment and common sense." On...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - The 10¢ Solution
What do the events in Baltimore have to do with Homer Bailey tearing his UCL and requiring season ending surgery? Well, nothing directly, but there are some real life lessons available to us on how so called "experts" respond to such events. On this weeks show, Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth of the...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Big League Baseball Altercations
It seems like the world is ablaze, with the Middle East in huge turmoil, riots around the United States and the Kansas City Royals getting in more fist fights than Friday night hockey in the National Hockey League. On this week's show, Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth are going to discuss these…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Handling Struggle or Failure IN a Game
It's that time of year at the Texas Baseball Ranch with the first Spring/Summer Elite Pitchers Boot Camp taking place this weekend. In fact, this weekend is a special event as it's the first ever 8-12 year old camp held at The Ranch. Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth receive a lot of questions…
more -
Ranch Hands MLB Opening Week
Major League Baseball's 2015 season is under way. Texas Baseball Ranch pitchers got off to a very good start in opening week. On this week's show Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth will give a quick review on the first outings of six of the most prominent professional "Ranch Hands". In the Classroom...
-
Texas Baseball Ranch in Sports Illustrated
In the March 30th issue of Sport's Illustrated, which is also the Baseball Preview issue, an article entitled "Speed Kills" was written by Tom Verducci. The article highlights the Ranch and the work of Coach Wolforth. If you haven't seen it, you're encouraged to go get it. On this week's show,...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Three Days in AZ
Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth have just returned from a trip to Spring Training in Arizona. It was a jammed pack couple of days. They will share the hilights on this week's show. And in the "Classroom Segment", Coach & Jill will discuss the precarious balance between assessment and interpretation…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Texas Baseball Ranch on Showtime
On this week's show Coaches Ron and Jill Wolforth discuss Coach Wolforth and the Texas Baseball Ranch being featured on CBS 60 Minute Sports, which is airing this month on Showtime. They'll also talk about their trip to High Point University in High Point, North Carolina where they spent a day…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Checks and Balances
Regular listeners to the radio show know Coach Wolforth sometimes gets on his soapbox. This week he's at it again. His topic is the absolute need for checks and balances. Coach Wolforth will use some recent events inside and outside of baseball to make his case. In the "Classroom Segment" Coach &...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Ahoj!
Coach Wolforth and Jill have returned from Europe where Coach Wolforth presented at a coaches clinic in Bratislava, Slovakia. They had a great trip and will share the highlights. Also, The Ranch had a special visitor this past week; Sports Illustrated feature sportswriter, Tom Verducci, spent two...
-
Let'sTalk Baseball - The Research Ruse
Coach Wolforth & Jill recently returned from the American Baseball Coaches Association annual convention, held this year in Orlando, Florida. This year's overriding theme was on research and creating evidence based instruction. This sounds good. Who would be against research? Well, like many…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Anything But Quiet as a Mouse
It's Christmas week and things are anything but "quiet as a mouse" at the Texas Baseball Ranch. The Ranch hosted the 15th Annual Ultimate Pitching Coaches Boot Camp recently and it was again a huge success. On this week's show, Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth give a quick recap of the major…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - The USSSA is at it Again!
The USSSA is at it again, this time banning a young athlete in Arizona from participating in their events. It again proves that bigger is almost always worse when it comes to government, coporations and other bureaucracies that attempt to regulate people's lives. On this week's show Coaches Ron…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Cyber Courage
On this week's show Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth discuss the effects social media and new forms of communications such a texting, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tumbler, Snapchat and YouTube have on athletes, their organizations, team chemistry and team culture. In the Classroom Segment,...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - National Signing Day
Around the country last week it was "Early Signing" for Division I and Division II colleges and universities for baseball and softball. Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth had several of their long time students sign their National Letter of Intent including their own son Garrett. On this week's show,...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - 2014 Baseball Season Comes to a Close
Baseball season is officially over. The San Francisco Giants won the series in seven games and for elite select baseball players like Coach Wolforth and Jill's son Garrett, the recent wood bat World Series in Jupiter, FL ends travel ball for hundreds of seniors in high school. On this week's…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - What Exactly are You Built For?
If you rember the Atlatnta Braves of the 1990's and early 2000's, you'd agree they were a team built to win the 162 game marathon and did it better than anyone in MLB history. Yet, they only won one World Series during that time. In retropsect they were not designed to win in playoffs. Flash...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - When People & Systems Fail Us
In the news we hear every day how people and systems let us down. In the world of sport we have icons such as Tom Brady, Clayton Kershaw and Mike Trout being criticized severely for underachievement. So for us, the mere mortals who are simply trying to develop, grow and advance in levels, what...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Lessons From "13 Hours"
A new book recently came out from Mitchell Zuckoff titled "13 Hours". It is a harrowing inside account of what really happened in Benghazi. The overall lesson from the book, from Coach Wolforth's perspective, is how we make very poor, unwise and inefficient decisions when we get distracted or off...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - When a Parent Must Say No
Things in our culture today seem to change so quickly, in fact, sometimes those changes can be detrimental to the well being and development of an athlete. For example, in baseball, Perfect Game and travel/select baseball have grown exponentially over the past five years. Some of the changes have...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - The Sins of My Father
On this week's show Coaches Ron & Jill Wolforth discuss what the Ray Rice/Adrian Peterson incidents and the latest troubles in the NFL say about our view of athletics and our culture as a whole. Then in the "Classroom Segment" they will talk about the real enemy of our training and advancement.…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball: Anti-Development
It's the time of year where the big leaguers prepare for the playoffs, the minor leaguers head to fall instructional leagues and fall baseball is in full swing for high school and youth players. The word frequently used during this time of year is "Development" - but is it really? On this week's...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - The Wolforth Decision
The Wolforth family recently made a big decision regarding Garrett, Coach Wolforth and Jill's 16-year-old son. Garrett has chosen to forgo his junior year in High School and graduate one year early. Coach and Jill debated sharing the particulars of this decision on the radio show but decided the...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Lessons From This Summer
The Wolforth's are back. They've had quite a summer traveling to Atlanta, Ft. Myers, Phoenix, Long Beach, San Diego and New York for baseball activities. On this week's show, they'll fill you in all the details and some specific observations from the last two months. Then in the classroom…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - What Does This Say About Us?
Recently a High School baseball team was eliminated from their state playoffs, not because they lost on the field, they actually won. They were ruled ineligible and had to forfeit the game. Did this team use an ineligible player; either he failed to meet his academic requirements or there were…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Bauer Out Duels Verlander
Coach Wolforth flew up to Cleveland for the Indians recent series with the Detroit Tigers, specifically to watch Trevor Bauer pitch against Justin Verlander. Coach will fill everyone in on the details of that trip. In the classroom segement this week, recently a high school pitcher in Washington...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Here We Go Again
Another week in Major League baseball and another pitcher has gone down with a UCL injury. This time it's Miami Marlins' 21 year old starter, Jose Fernandez. As a result, the armchair quarterbacks are out in full force telling everyone what is causing all these injuries. On this week's show Coach...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - The Razor's Edge
The NBA playoffs are in full seing, the NFL draft is front page news and the Houston Astros are losing a lot of one run games. What do they all have in common? Coach Wolforth and Jill will discuss it on this week's show. And in the Classroom Segment, Coach and Jill are going to revisit a concept...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - The Death of Integrity
All the sports channels are abuzz with news of the comments of an NBA owner. On this week's show Coach Wolforth & Jill discuss how this situation, and how various people's reactions to it, are quite telling with regards to our current American culture. And in the Classroom Segment, this week…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Letting the Cat out of the Bag
Bryce Harper gets benched and the NCAA is on it's way to irrelevance. This week Coach Wolforth and Jill look at the details and have a lot to discuss on these issues. In the Classroom Segment they talk about conditioning for pitchers and why running long distance is a poor choice.
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Still Swinging and Missing
Anther week down in the MLB season and another starting pitcher down as well, heading for Tommy John surgery. This time it's Tampa Bay star Matt Moore as the latest casualty. Sports Illustrated writer Tom Verducci wrote an article where he weighed in on this recent rash of injuries and the…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Compared to What?
Baseball is in full swing and Brent Strom and Anthony Bass are trying to rejuvinate the Astros. Coach Wolforth and Jill will catch you up on them as well as the latest on Scott Kazmir, CJ Wilson, Raul Ibanez, Tyson Ross and Trevor Bauer. They will also weigh in on the recent comments by Henry...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - 80/20 Rule Applied to Baseball
Opening week has come and gone for the 2014 Major League Baseball season and Coach Wolforth and Jill have returned from a very eventful trip in San Juan, Puerto Rico and several other Eastern Carribean islands. They'll share their experience. In this week's classroom segment, Coach and Jill…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Coach Wolforth's Spring Training Report
Coach Wolforth has returned to the friendly confines of The Texas Baseball Ranch after being at Spring Training in both Arizona and Florida. There are a lot of stories to tell and Coach is going to share some of them. Recently there have been a rash of Tommy John surgeries in major league…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Baseball's Sabermetrics Affect
As Spring Training begins in earnest, one thing is very apparent to anyone who follows baseball, this is not your grandfather's MLB. Sabermetrics has changed the game. Mostly for the good, but some bad. On this week's show Coaches Ron and Jill Wolforth are going to discuss the evolution of...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Spring Training Has Sprung
Spring Training has begun in earnest in Florida and Arizona. Brent Strom is trying to help rebuild the Astros and Trevor Bauer is trying to make the five-man rotation of the Cleveland Indians. Coach Wolforth has been to Spring Training for seven consecutive years and it is NOT what most people...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Baseball Lessons From the Winter Olympics
This week Coach Wolforth and Jill use the Winter Olympics as a backdrop to discuss stories coming out of Sochi and what they can teach us about our training as baseball and softball athletes. In the classroom segment, Coach & Jill cover the topic "Self Talk" and how it can positively or…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Retirement Calling
On this week's show, Coach Wolforth and Jill talk about the retirement of three baseball icons of the past fifteen years, what they meant to the game and how they will be remembered. In the classroom segment, they continue the conversation on legacy with a topic they refer to as "Act as If".
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Class Act
On this week's show Coach Wolforth and Jill discuss the Super Bowl from a perspective not typically found on ESPN or other sport shows. They will talk about Peyton Manning from the perspective of a valuable role model. And in the classroom segment, Coach and Jill discuss a concept they refer to…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - The Death of Common Sense
The Superbowl is set, A-Rod is suspended for a year and Kershaw is baseball's first 30 million dollar a year guy... but this week Coach Wolforth and Jill are going to talk about winter showcases and the apparent death of common sense and what it means to you or your athlete. In the classroom...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - 2013 Year in Review
With 2013 coming to a close Coach Wolforth and Jill take a look back on the year, hilighting some of the important moment's that occurred for The Ranch family. And in the classroom segment they discuss what they call "The Art of the Grind". It's a great topic for everyone looking forward to a...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Special Time of Year
It's a special time of year and most people think that would refer to Christmas. That is true but on this week's show Coach Wolforth and Jill are going to talk about what makes it such a special time of year at The Texas Baseball Ranch. They refer to it as their end of the year December Dash and...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Hall of Fame Opportunities
On this week's show, Coach Wolforth and Jill are goig to discuss Scotty Kazmir's new home and contract as well as Hall of Fame first ballot opportunities for Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas, Mike Mussina and Jeff Kent. In the classroom segment, Coach & Jill talk about the Ultimate Pitching...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Baseball Abroad
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 On this week’s show Coach Wolforth and Jill talk about their recent trip to Europe, specifically Belgium and France where Coach spoke at the European Baseball Coaches Association Annual Clinic and then to the French…
more -
Let's Talk Baseball - Behavior Never Lies
The playoffs are in full swing and who could have predicted that good pitching is once again beating good hitting. That one is an easy prediction but on this week's show Coach Wolforth & Jill will discuss three elements that become exponentially more important and much more prevelant in the...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - Farewell Mariano Rivera
On this week's show Coach Wolforth and Jill discuss the playoffs and give you some things to look for that you otherwise might miss. And on the subject of missing, the New York Yankess and specifically Mariano Rivera are absent from the playoffs. Coach & Jill will share some thoughts on Mariano's...
-
Let's Talk Baseball - The Buck Stops Anywhere But Here
On this week's show, Coach & Jill are going to discuss the many items inside and outside of sports that point to a real vacuum of TRUE leadership in our culture. They'll discuss the costs of such a vacuum and the potential for gain if you can become THAT guy or gal with true leadership. In the...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
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. Catch it all here with the Wolforths, America’s “First Family of Baseball”.
HOSTED BY
Ron & Jill Wolforth
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Let's Talk Baseball have?
Let's Talk Baseball currently has 100 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Let's Talk Baseball about?
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. Catch it all here with the Wolforths, America’s “First Family of...
How often does Let's Talk Baseball release new episodes?
Let's Talk Baseball has 100 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to Let's Talk Baseball?
You can listen to Let's Talk Baseball on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Let's Talk Baseball?
Let's Talk Baseball is created and hosted by Ron & Jill Wolforth.
URL copied to clipboard!