Episode 21 – Bobby Tewksbary of AB Athletic Development joins the show to discuss his new instructional website, elitehittingsystem.com, and the thrill of throwing to Josh Donaldson in the MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby.  You can also find Bobby at TewksHitting.com or @TewksHitting on Twitter. Plus, we’re happy to announce that Justin Stone has...

Episode 20 – Justin Stone of Elite Baseball Training, one of the nation’s premier baseball instructors, joins Jim to discuss his series on the “5 Most Common Hitting Mis-Teaches” & much more. You can find Justin Stone at elitebaseballtraining.com or www.EliteBaseball.tv and on Facebook at facebook.com/elitebaseballtraining or on Twitter at @elite_baseball and tons of great videos...

Episode 19 – Andy Benes, former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher & current owner of the St. Louis Rawlings Prospects, joins Jim in studio to talk about his career, being drafted first overall, winning a Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, and the experience of running a top-tier youth baseball organization with his son....

Episode 18 – This week Jim talks with Coach Mason Horne and his ‘ace,’ Matt Vierling, both of Missouri Class 5A state champion CBC High School. Jim discusses the coaching process with Coach Horne and talks about the journey of the CBC ace from little leaguer to state champion to Notre Dame commit…and finally, the crowning...

Episode 17 – Jim talks with hitting guru Troy Silva about baseball the “Rijo Athletics” way and his best selling book for hitters called, 9 Innings of Hitting. Find Troy on his website at RijoAthletics.com on Twitter at @TroyPSilva and on Facebook by clicking here.  You can find info on how to get Troy’s book...

Episode 16 – Rudy Garcia from Wilson MVP Elite in Southern California joins Jim to discuss running one of the best youth baseball programs in the country. Jim & Rudy get into the differences, both philosophical and geographical, involving youth baseball in the Midwest versus warm weather states. Find Rudy & his 9U team here:...

Episode 15 –  St. Louis Cardinal outfielder Matt Holliday’s wife & mother, Leslee & Kathy, join the show in our “Salute to Mom’s” episode where we discuss multiple topics, including: raising a big leaguer (as a mom),  being the family of a big leaguer with young kids playing baseball, and what it’s like when your dad...

Episode 14 – Matt Whiteside & Mark Gallion of the St. Louis Gamers, one of the St. Louis areas’ top baseball programs, are in studio to discuss their philosophies for youth baseball, player development, creating a positive environment & more. You can find the Gamers at STLGamers.net or on Facebook here and on Twitter at @STLGamers – also, find...

Episode 13 – Steve Springer, scout and mental coach for the Toronto Blue Jays and owner of QualityAtBats.com overcame the challenges of being undersized as a young player and spent 14 seasons in the minor leagues…all in pursuit of a dream finally realized as eight glorious days in the big leagues. You can find Steve...

Episode 12 – Spiker Helms & Ryan Rohmiller (both former baseball players) from TournamentGuy.com – a St. Louis based website and social network dedicated to centralizing athletic tournament listings & information – join Jim to discuss their new project & a lifetime of playing baseball. Find Youth Baseball Talk at www.YouthBaseballTalk.com or facebook.com/youthbaseballtalk or @podcastbaseball...