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Ep. 770: The Rains Came And Washed Away The Cardinals Chances In Cincy 31:44

1d ago31:44

31:44

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a rain-soaked loss for the St. Louis Cardinals in Cincinnati on Thursday as the rain delay knocked Matthew Liberatore from his start prematurely and apparently took any chances the Cardinals had in the game with him. Are we concerned about the offense after being completely stymied by the Reds bullpen again? Or is this o…

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Ep. 769: Cardinals SWEEP The Doubleheader In Cincy! Mikolas, Matz, Graceffo, Winn + More SHINE! 47:35

2d ago47:35

47:35

Brenden Schaeffer provides the comprehensive breakdown of the St. Louis Cardinals thrilling doubleheader sweep of the Reds on Wednesday in Cincy as Miles Mikolas got his first win of the season with the Cards bats finally waking up. Masyn Winn has a two-homer game and caps a back-to-back-to-back sequence in the ninth inning of Game 1. Victor Scott …

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Oli Marmol told KMOX there's "Nothing to point at" to explain reason for Cardinals road woes... Will this trend level out soon? 17:41

3d ago17:41

17:41

Andy Humphrey and Brenden Schaeffer discuss Oli Marmol telling the Gashouse Gang show on KMOX Tuesday that "there's nothing to point at from a preparation standpoint or a from a player standpoint where there's something indicating why we should not have success on the road." Marmol sees the Cards' 2-12 road record as a blip on the radar that doesn'…

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Ep. 768: Cardinals Offense Sleepwalks Through Game 1 In Cincy -- Why Are They So Bad On The Road? 57:15

4d ago57:15

57:15

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals dropping the series opener in Cincinnati against the Reds at Great American Ballpark, 3-1 as Nick Martinez out-dueled Andre Pallante. Pallante gave the Cardinals a quality start and saw the bullpen do a solid job behind him, but he did not get the run support he needed to win this game. Why have t…

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Ep. 767: Saggese To Memphis? Quintana Cruises Past Cardinals | Blues Have CRUSHED Hellebuyck's Spirit 36:05

5d ago36:05

36:05

Brenden Schaeffer discusses two big games in downtown St. Louis from Sunday as the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Brewers 7-1 and the St. Louis Blues won Game 4 over the Jets, 5-1, to even up the Stanley Cup Playoffs series. We discuss Erick Fedde's lackluster performance and Thomas Saggese's impending demotion. On Blues, we break down the win and…

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Ep. 766: NOLAN ARENADO CALLED GAME! Cardinals win & bail out Helsley with one swing! 29:37

6d ago29:37

29:37

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 win over the Brewers on Saturday at Busch Stadium as the Cards walked it off on a Nolan Arenado home run in the bottom of the ninth. The Cardinals actually played a very solid game all the way through to the ninth, getting timely hitting and good defense to go along with a solid outing from So…

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Ep. 765: Nolan Arenado Is UNREAL! One Of The Best Plays You'll Ever See Helped The Cardinals Win Friday! 41:02

7d ago41:02

41:02

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals win over the Brewers on Friday night at Busch Stadium as Nolan Arenado made of one his finest defensive plays as a big-leaguer to cut down the tying run at home plate and help Phil Maton out of an eighth inning jam. Kyle EveryDeahy pitched, too, showing his own escape tricks in the seventh. All of…

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Ep. 764: St. Louis Blues DOMINATE The Jets In Game 3—Did The Series Just Shift? 29:44

7d ago29:44

29:44

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Blues 7-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs series on Thursday at Enterprise Center. Hear from Jim Montgomery from after the win as we break down the game and the way in which it may have shifted the state of the series moving forward with a massively important Game 4 loomin…

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Ep. 763: Did Stubbornness From Cardinals Roster Management Cost Them In Atlanta? 48:13

9d ago48:13

48:13

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the stubbornness of the St. Louis Cardinals management as it pertained to the bullpen construction this past series in Atlanta. There were guardrails on many relievers in the bullpen, guardrails which individually, we completely agree with being in place. But add it all up, and collectively, it arguably meant the Cardina…

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The St. Louis Cardinals Bullpen Woes Just Hit A Frustrating New Low 22:12

9d ago22:12

22:12

Andy, Brenden and Grant discuss the St. Louis Cardinals' loss to the Atlanta Braves from Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park. No matter who Oliver Marmol turned to behind Miles Mikolas, the relievers didn't get the job done on Wednesday unless their name was Kyle Leahy (AKA Kyle EveryDeahy). For everyone else, what did it matter the order Oliver Mar…

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Ep. 762: THERE YOU GO, GORM! Clutch Swing By Nolan Gorman Propels Cardinals To Slump-Busting Win! 44:33

10d ago44:33

44:33

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night as the Cards got a hugely clutch swing from Nolan Gorman to break a tie in the eighth inning and propel St. Louis to the end of the five-game losing skid. Willson Contreras also worked one of the toughest walks you'll ever see, and bat-flipped the …

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Ep. 761: The Cardinals Bullpen Physically Can't Stop Blowing Games 35:04

11d ago35:04

35:04

Brenden Schaeffer discusses another rough go of things for the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen as this time the Redbirds had a lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning and the top setup men were unable to deliver the game safely to Ryan Helsley for a ninth inning save chance. Plus, we're seeing a number of the young core players offensively regr…

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Ep. 760: Cardinals Get Swept By Mets, Ryan Fernandez Struggles Reach Fever Pitch 37:12

12d ago37:12

37:12

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 loss to the Mets on Sunday, capping a series sweep for New York as the Cardinals fall to a pitiful 1-9 record in road games this season. The trio of Lindor, Soto, and Alonso combined to drive in more runs in this series than the entire Cardinals team scored. Ryan Fernandez's recent struggles r…

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Ep. 759: Lights Out For Libby, But... Where Are The Cardinals Bats?! 36:48

13d ago36:48

36:48

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals shutout loss to the New York Mets on Saturday at Citi Field as Kodai Senga carved up a Cardinal lineup that is suddenly looking extremely pedestrian over the past couple of weeks. The season-long numbers don't yet fully reflect just how quiet the St. Louis lineup has become. What gives, here? Toug…

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Ep. 758: Cardinals Lose On a Lindor Walk-off To Squander Donnie's Heroics 43:29

14d ago43:29

43:29

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a painful loss for the St. Louis Cardinals as Francisco Lindor and the Mets walked it off on Friday night at Citi Field. That's the seventh road loss of the year for the Cards in only eight games, and it was a frustrating one considering they got a few timely hits (including a clutch home run by Brendan Donovan in the to…

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Ep. 757: Should We Worry About The Cardinals Road Record? It's 1-6... 31:54

15d ago31:54

31:54

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals loss to the New York Mets from Thursday night as the bats were quiet and one bad inning cost Andre Pallante on the mound. The Cardinals are now 1-6 on the road this season, which is a stark contrast to their 8-4 record at home. What do we make of this differential and is it something that is a cau…

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Ep. 756: NOOOT! Cards Win The Houston Series + JJ Wetherholt Is DOING THINGS, GANG! 45:37

16d ago45:37

45:37

The St. Louis Cardinals got a key series win on Wednesday over the Astros at Busch Stadium, so we had plenty to talk about on this episode of B-Schaeff Daily! From a strong start by Steven Matz to prospect buzz in Springfield, here’s what we’re diving into in Ep. 756: 🧢 Steven Matz delivers a solid start in his first turn back with the rotation — W…

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Ep. 755: Hunter Brown Shuts Cardinals Down—Six-Man Rotation Coming Wednesday! 33:03

17d ago33:03

33:03

In Ep. 755 of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals losing 2-0 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday at Busch Stadium. -Hunter Brown was darn good for the Astros, and the Cardinal bats were unable to take advantage of their best chances, going 1-for-7 with RISP -Erick Fedde was good in his own right, giving up only one run…

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Ep. 754: Nado Sticks It To The Astros (Again!), Sonny Shoves, Donnie Leads MLB In Hits! 46:18

18d ago46:18

46:18

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 win over the Astros on Monday night at Busch Stadium. -Brendan Donovan went 4-for-4 and now leads MLB in hits. Is it time for the Cardinals to deliver him a muffin basket and right a wrong from over the winter? -Arenado could have been an Astro, but he didn't want to be, and now he's hitting n…

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Ep. 753: WILLSON IS BACK! And He Had A Postgame Message For Cardinals Fans??? 38:32

19d ago38:32

38:32

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 win over the Phillies from Sunday, including the revival of Willson Contreras at the plate as he put together a strong day offensively. Plus, Contreras had a strong message for Cardinals fans, leaning into the notion that this team plays for the fans -- and is hoping to see them back at Busch …

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Ep. 752: Pallante Posts A Gem! But Masyn Winn Injury Leads To... Pagés Playing 2B?! 34:31

21d ago34:31

34:31

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 2-0 win over the Phillies behind Andre Pallante's sterling outing on Friday night. There are some negative topics, though, too, as uncertainty forms over Masyn Winn's status after he left Friday's game with back spasms. Plus, what do we see looming for Miles Mikolas in a key start on Saturday? Follow this p…

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Ep. 751: Lineup Moves - Cardinals Bump Jordan Walker Up In Friday's Lineup! 11:25

22d ago11:25

11:25

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the lineup move that sends Jordan Walker up into the two-hole for Friday's game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium. What does it mean for Willson Contreras? Follow this feed for daily Cardinals coverage all season long!

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Ep. 750: Two Key Blunders Cost The Cards + NEWS: Roycroft Optioned To Memphis 30:58

23d ago30:58

30:58

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' ugly loss from Wednesday in which two key baserunning blunders came back to haunt the Redbirds. Plus, we discuss the bullpen and the news that Chris Roycroft is being optioned to Memphis Thursday. What needs to happen for the Cardinals' plan to shift to a six-man rotation to come to fruition? Is it even po…

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Ep. 749: The Cardinals Just Did Something To Paul Skenes That No Team Had EVER Done 36:41

24d ago36:41

36:41

Brenden Schaeffer discussing what seemingly was the first documented instance in Paul Skenes' entire life in which he gave up five runs in a game as the pitcher. And the St. Louis Cardinals did it to him. We broke down the game, including the performance by Sonny Gray, as well as the makeup of this Cardinal team that lends itself toward needing the…

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Ep. 748: Mixed Results For Libby, But Pozo Was A Beast In Cardinals Debut! 32:23

25d ago32:23

32:23

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a mixed results type of night for Matthew Liberatore as the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pirates 8-4 at PNC Park on Monday. Although Liberatore struck out seven and didn't walk anybody, he got bit by the big inning again and righties still seemed to feast on him. Is this considered progress or do we need to see more f…

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Ep. 747: Cardinals SWEPT in Boston as Mikolas, Helsley headline pitching struggles 28:42

26d ago28:42

28:42

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Ivan Herrera injury, Ryan Helsley tumultuous inning and the Miles Mikolas meltdown in a Cardinals doubleheader loss on Sunday in Boston. Follow this feed for Cardinals content all year long!

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Ep. 746: So... Is The Cardinals Pitching Going To Hold Up? Or Are Things Taking A Turn Already? 35:51

28d ago35:51

35:51

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the situation surrounding the Cardinals pitching staff after an ugly loss on Friday saw the Redbirds hurlers walk EIGHT batters in surrounding 13 runs to Boston at Fenway. Erick Fedde struggled from the jump, but nobody that came in behind him really did their jobs, either. Is this a blip on the radar or a cause for legi…

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Ep. 745: Five Players Who The Cardinals Should Approach For Contract Extensions TODAY 47:10

29d ago47:10

47:10

In the spirit of recent contract extensions around Major League Baseball for up-and-coming players like Kristian Campbell and Jackson Merrill, Brenden Schaeffer discusses his top five contract extension candidates from the St. Louis Cardinals who the team should consider trying to sign on long-term deals. The key with many of these players is their…

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Ep. 744: IVAN JUST RAKES! Herrera Has First EVER Three-Homer Game By Cardinals Catcher! 31:19

1M ago31:19

31:19

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 12-5 win over the Angels from Wednesday, April 2 as Ivan Herrera becomes the first Cardinal catcher in franchise history with three home runs in one game. His unbelievable eruption offensively was far from the only story line Wednesday as Sonny Gray was tremendous until hitting a wall in the sixth, plus Con…

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Ep. 743: I Went To The Wrong Game In Downtown STL Tuesday; Cardinals Lose In Extras... AGAIN. 39:20

1M ago39:20

39:20

Brenden Schaeffer discusses making a wrong turn off Tucker Blvd. to end up at Busch Stadium instead of Enterprise Center on Tuesday night. The Cardinals lost in extras for the second game in a row and Brenden is evidently the world's biggest contrarian because he frankly didn't see anything to be overly mad about from Tuesday's game. You can always…

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Ep. 742: Cardinals Lose A Frustrating One In Front Of RECORD SMALL Crowd At Busch! 39:44

1M ago39:44

39:44

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals first loss of the 2025 season, a 5-4 defeat in extra innings to the Angels at a sparsely populated Busch Stadium. In front of the smallest crowd in Busch III's history, the Cardinals saw walks come back to haunt their pitchers, while not getting enough thump at the plate aside from solo homers by Nootbaar…

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Ep. 741: Arenado Curtain Call Opening Day 2025 — ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! 31:40

1M ago31:40

31:40

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down an eventful opening day for the St. Louis Cardinals after spending it at Busch Stadium. In the St. Louis Cardinals' Opening Day game against the Minnesota Twins on March 27, 2025, the Cardinals secured a 5-3 victory. Lars Nootbaar energized the offense with a two-run homer and a single, while Nolan Arenado added a sol…

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Ep. 740: We Think Oli Marmol Just Showed His Cards For The Opening Day Lineup! 35:45

1M ago35:45

35:45

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the projected opening day lineup for Oliver Marmol and the Cardinals after the team used a new alignment in the exhibition game against the Memphis Redbirds on Monday night in Memphis. With a new lead-off hitter and several swaps on down the order, what do we think of the new alignment? Plus, Brenden ranks the nine hit…

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"Brand as a Rorschach Test" with Tom Suharto, Global Strategy Lead at Forsman & Bodenfors 56:52

1M ago56:52

56:52

In this episode of The Bad Podcast, An Advertising Podcast, we get inside the mind of Tom Suharto, Global Strategy Lead at Forsman & Bodenfors. From cutting his teeth in research to leading strategy on a global scale, Tom's career path is anything but linear—unless you count the 400-page data reports he once sifted through. We talk cultural codes, …

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Ep. 739: Cardinals Opening Day Roster Revealed! And There Are A Couple STUNNERS! 24:39

1M ago24:39

24:39

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the reveal of the Cardinals opening day roster from Sunday morning as St. Louis ended up throwing some curveballs our way with some of these final decisions. Liberatore in the rotation. McGreevy to Memphis. Victor Scott is the center fielder. Matz to the bullpen, but only for a little while? Siani still makes the team,…

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Ep. 738: The Cardinals Can't Leave Victor Scott II Off This Roster... Right? 27:01

1M ago27:01

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the roster conundrum for the St. Louis Cardinals when it comes to CF Victor Scott II. With another home run on Wednesday, Scott is forcing his way into the opening day conversation. But Alec Burleson also homered on Wednesday... Are the Cardinals stuck between a rock and a hard place with how to prioritize the various yo…

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Ep. 737: Updating Cardinals Roster Battles, Plus Mock Lineups! 32:07

2M ago32:07

32:07

Brenden Schaeffer gives his update on a few Cardinals roster battles as camp gears toward the finish line over the next two weeks. Plus, some mock lineups to guess at what things might look like depending on how CF shakes out! Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year!

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Ep. 736: IT FINALLY HAPPENED! Cardinals sign a free agent! Welcome, Phil Maton! 30:28

2M ago30:28

30:28

The St. Louis Cardinals signed their first free agent to a MLB contract of the entire off-season on Thursday. Phil Maton joins the bullpen. Brenden Schaeffer discusses the move as well as Gordon Graceffo being cut from big-league camp on Thursday and connects the dots on the two moves to outline how the Cardinals might be viewing their pitching sta…

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Ep. 735: Yadier Molina Says He Would Be Willing To... Manage The Cubs? Say It Ain't So! 27:56

2M ago27:56

27:56

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the recent revelation by Yadier Molina in an article by Katie Woo for The Athletic that he when he's ready to take on the role of MLB manager, he would not necessarily let a little detail like the Cardinals' managerial role being occupied stop him from pursuing that dream. In fact, if they asked, Yadi would even be willi…

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Ep. 734: Home Run Bug Bites Sonny Gray Again - What's The Concern Level? 30:12

2M ago30:12

30:12

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Sonny Gray getting bit by the home run ball again in Monday's outing, continuing a trend that got him during the 2024 season, his first with the St. Louis Cardinals. After Gray has now allowed five HRs across two spring training outings, is this a concern that could follow Sonny into the new season? Follow this podcast f…

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"Think Local, Act Global" with Erin Williams, Global XD at McDonald's 58:58

2M ago58:58

58:58

Our Favorite Stories Erin’s unconventional path to advertising—starting with an English and film degree, moving to Chicago, and launching a scrappy startup before breaking into UX. The “hot cake” corporate training at McDonald’s, where new hires spend a full day working in a restaurant, and how it shaped her design perspective. How McDonald’s globa…

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Ep. 733: Is Pallante suddenly on shaky ground when it comes to his starting rotation spot? 27:55

2M ago27:55

27:55

After one Cardinals opening day roster projection called into question the degree to which Andre Pallante is locked into a rotation spot, we discussed the right-hander's struggles from his spring outing on Sunday and whether or not we could see the Cardinals pulling him out of the rotation to begin the season. Hey, Michael McGreevy does deserve a s…

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Ep. 732: Cardinals avoid disaster with Jordan Walker's knee injury 26:40

2M ago26:40

26:40

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the update on Jordan Walker's left knee pain as the MRI revealed no structural damage for the Cardinals right fielder. If the Cardinals are going to exceed public expectations this year, Walker is an important piece of that puzzle, so we talk more about our season outlook on the Cardinals after an extremely inactive off-…

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Ep. 731: Uh-oh... Jordan Walker leaves game with injury scare on Tuesday? 29:43

2M ago29:43

29:43

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Jordan Walker injury scare as it pertains to him leaving the Cardinals Grapefruit League game on Tuesday with what the team termed as left knee pain. How important is Walker to the outlook for the Cardinals in 2025 and what would the concern level be from this particular incident? We don't know a lot just yet, but we…

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Ep. 730: Cardinals Option Quinn Mathews To Minor League Camp... Already??? 32:23

2M ago32:23

32:23

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals optioning Quinn Mathews to minor league camp on Sunday, plus the news that Zack Thompson is dealing with a lat injury that is going to knock him out for basically the rest of what was supposed to have been an important spring training for him. Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals coverage all year long!…

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Ep. 729: Should We Be Concerned About Early Spring Struggles For So Many Cardinals Hitters? 34:40

2M ago34:40

34:40

Brenden Schaeffer discusses his thoughts on the early struggles for a number of Cardinals hitters in spring training. Too early to panic or is it a sign of things to come? Plus, what actually happens if the guys who need the runway to perform this year fall flat? Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals content all year!…

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Ep. 728: Should the Cardinals trade Erick Fedde during spring training? 37:25

2M ago37:25

37:25

Brenden Schaeffer discusses recent rumors and reporting that the Cardinals are open to trading Erick Fedde in the lead-up to the MLB season. Is that a concept that makes sense for the Cardinals? What would be the circumstances in which it makes sense and what could be some reasons that now isn't the best time to do it barring a unique example of th…

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Ep. 727: Path To Cardinals Opening Day Roster For Quinn Mathews & Victor Scott II? 26:54

2M ago26:54

26:54

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the big days for Quinn Mathews and Victor Scott II from Tuesday for the Cardinals! What are the paths to the opening day roster for both players? Follow this feed for Cardinals coverage daily!

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Ep. 726: Cardinals Spring Training Live Stream Covers TONS Of Topics! 38:42

2M ago38:42

38:42

Brenden Schaeffer hosts a live stream talking St. Louis Cardinals baseball live from Jupiter, Florida. This podcast is a replay of that stream! We discuss JJ Wetherholt's timeline, the leader for the starting catcher job, whether the org has too many infielders, likely No. 2 in the rotation and plenty of other relevant Cardinals topics! Follow this…

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Ep. 725: Astros Back In On Arenado Trade With Cardinals? 19:53

2M ago19:53

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Could the Astros be back in on Nolan Arenado? New reporting Saturday suggests the possibility. We break down the new storylines. SUBSCRIBE to this feed for St. Louis Cardinals coverage all year long.

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