Meet Me At Musial: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

Episode 186: Breaking Out the Jerseys

Spring training is starting to find its next gear and the Cardinals will soon be getting out the white home jerseys (though maybe not for the first game on Sunday).  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) welcome in Ben Godar (Viva El Birdos, @bengodar) to talk about some of the early returns from spring training.  Can we take anything from Harrison Bader's first live BP?  What do you look for in the early part of spring?  The guys also talk about Jack Flaherty's arbitration hearing and what that may mean going forward, especially with the CBA renewal coming up.
Then the three spend a lot of time on jerseys, shirts, hats, and the general outward signs that show what your team preference is.  Come and join in, then weigh in on the discussion on Twitter!

Episode 185: Redbirds Beat Snowbirds

While the middle part of the country, including Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1), deal with cold and snow, the Cardinals have taken flight south to Jupiter, as spring training has kicked off with pitchers and catchers (and more) reporting.  Joining the guys this week is prospect expert and general raconteur Kyle Reis (Birds on the Black, @kyler416), which means it's a fun hour of talk that focuses mainly on those up-and-coming players.  What does everyone think about Zack Thompson wearing 57?  What kind of information came out of the Springfield camp from last year?  Can Nolan Gorman stick at second?  Plus stick around for a glimpse at who Kyle would rank at the top of the prospect list right now--the answer might surprise you!

Episode 184: Warm Talk in Cold Weather

Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) continue their run of excellent guests by roping in KMOV's Brenden Schaeffer (@bschaeffer12).  Brenden gives a first-hand account of covering the team in an empty stadium, discusses the craziness that was the Arenado deal, and then dives into the 2021 Cardinals.  It'll get you warmed up and ready for spring as the pitching staff, the outfield, and other factors are discussed.  And no, Daniel couldn't go the whole show without a dig at Brenden.  He tried, he really did.

Episode 183: Cardinals Past and Present

The Cardinals have been extremely busy over the last few days and Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are here to talk about it.  Before they get into that, though, the guys chat with Mike Mitchell (@rickeysredbirds), author of Mr. Rickey's Redbirds.  Mike talks about the process of writing his book, some of the stories about Rickey and baseball in St. Louis, and whether Rickey would have tried to break the color barrier had he stayed in St. Louis instead of moving to Brooklyn.
Then the guys get into all this work that the front office has been doing since the last show.  The trade for Dexter Fowler last night was a bit of a surprise.  What does that mean for the outfield?  Kolten Wong is a Milwaukee Brewer now.  Is it a good thing that we'll see him 18 times a year?  Then more talk about Nolan Arenado and what in the world is happening in Colorado.  Another long one so strap in and enjoy!

Episode 182: Say Hello To The New Guy

Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) had things all nicely planned out.  Then the Cardinals threw a curveball worthy of Uncle Charlie.
This week, the guys talk to Geoff Goldman of FOX Sports (soon to be Bally Sports) Midwest.  Geoff discusses his job as Senior Director of Communications, talking about how things have changed over the past 20 years, what 2020 was like for him and the crew, and even that infamous Dexter Fowler video.
Then, as that conversation winds down, a conflagration began on Twitter as Ken Rosenthal confirmed what we'd been talking about all day long: Nolan Arenado is going to be a Cardinal.  The guys spend the second half of the show discussing the deal, dreaming on lineups, and basically trying to temper excitement and failing.  Plus there's talk about what looked to be the news of the day until about 9:30 PM, the return of Adam Wainwright.
It's an extra-long show but folks, these sort of blockbusters just don't happen every day.  Give it a listen! 
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Episode 181: Chatting With The Cat

More weeks without much in the way of Cardinals news, but we've got the cure for your baseball ennui right here.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are very pleased to welcome in FOX Sports Midwest sideline reporter Jim "The Cat" Hayes to this week's show.  Jim talks about how rough doing what he does was in 2020, tells some stories about Hall of Famers and former Cardinals, and how he approaches Twitter.  No cargo shorts were harmed in the making of this podcast so come give it a listen!
 
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Episode 180: Starting Off Another Season

Season 7!  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are joined by Jeff Jones (Belleville News Democrat, @jmjones) to talk about the season that was, the offseason that is, and the season that is to come.  What's it like trying to cover a team during a pandemic?  What are the dynamics around Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina and will they return to St. Louis?  Who is one player to watch in the coming season and what will said season look like?  All this and much more as we start another fun year of talking baseball at the Musial statue!

Episode 179: Good Riddance to a Bad Year

One last show for 2020!  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are joined by Jason Hill (Viva El Birdos, @JPHill_Cards) as they look at the limited pool of Cardinal news for the last month.  What are the Cards thinking about with the legends?  Could Kolten Wong return?  Will anyone at all be joining the birds on the bat?  The guys then go through some 2020 awards before handing out a resolution for 2021.  Thanks for joining us this year and we look forward to better days!

Episode 178: Tendering Some Opinions

It's been a little bit since the guys got together but the baseball landscape hasn't changed all that much.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) get together and talk about the players non-tendered from the Cardinals and players out there now that could be a target.  There's also a discussion about how you'd feel about certain Cub players becoming Cardinals.  A good bit of baseball talk to warm the winter!

Episode 177: Reviewing the Squad

Call this show an audio counterpart to Daniel's (C70 At The Bat, @C70) Exit Interview series.  After some general talk about the quietness of the week, he and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) go through the first part of the interview posts.  What kind of grade should Harrison Bader get?  Is there any hope for Matt Carpenter?  What can you make of Jack Flaherty's season?  All that and much more as we work our way to the holiday season!