Brenden Schaeffer breaks down Monday's 6-5 loss to the Phillies as the Cardinals fell short of a comeback bid. The bottom of the eighth produced plenty of intrigue -- and two coaching decisions worthy of scrutiny.

One of them was Oli Marmol's -- and postgame, he acknowledged he would do it differently, and make a different decision than the one he made.

The other, though, was more complicated -- and perhaps more costly, as Pop Warner opted for a conservative approach rather than waving Masyn Winn home on a play that could have tied the game.

The Cardinals traded Lars Nootbaar to the D-backs, where he will rejoin buddy Nolan Arenado. We talk about the deal, as well as another deadline buzzer beater in which the Cards backfilled the bullpen with some help for 2026.

Brenden breaks down the Cardinals trade of May and Romero to the Brewers on Monday's deadline day.

Brenden breaks down the news that Quinn Mathews will start for the Cardinals in Toronto on Saturday.

Why now, and what are we looking forward to seeing from some of the pitching machinations in the coming weeks revolving around the deadline?

Brenden breaks down Wednesday's Cardinals win over the Cubs from the perspective of a spectator -- this was my son's first walkoff as a fan!

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals falling below .500 for the first time this season. The trade deadline reality is coming soon for this team.

Brenden discusses the Cardinals loss to the Cubs on Monday, 7-3, after a rain delay. Liberatore and Dobbins covered the full game, but not especially effectively. The offense was quiet aside from a loud swing by Fermin.

What will the Cards do with Liberatore? Is Memphis an option? Is the bullpen? We'll discuss.

Ivan Herrera and Andre Pallante powered the Cardinals to a much-needed win.

How about that timing for Dustin May's best start in more than five weeks? He was fantastic on Friday night, and there should be no doubts from contending teams about the status of his health and performance.

So the question: Do the Cardinals trade him before the August 3 deadline?

Brenden takes stock of where the Cardinals are after Thursday's disappointing loss to the D-backs.