B-Schaeff Daily: St. Louis Cardinals Talk, Every Day

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals lopsided loss to the Nationals on Saturday afternoon as Lance Lynn was bombarded by a Washington lineup that seemed to know the scouting report on the Cardinal starter.

Do recent struggles by the Cardinals rotation lend to the team pursuing an upgrade at the trade deadline? Or will it take an injury, not just poor performance, to convince John Mozeliak to take action?

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals thrilling 7-6 win over the Nationals on Friday, July 5, 2024.

Sonny Gray spotted the Nats five runs but the Cardinals grinded out a comeback trail throughout the game leading into a late-inning do-or-die scenario -- and Willson Contreras came through.

His home run in the ninth inning propelled the Cards into extras where Ryan Helsley lost his save streak thanks to Rob Manfred... But he got something better than a save as he recorded a W on an excellent 11th inning, his second inning of work.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 3-2 win in 10 innings from Thursday, July 4 in Pittsburgh.

Cards took 2 of 3 from the Pirates thanks to Andre Pallante's splendid outing. What he's done as the number 5 starter is remarkable and we should be giving him his flowers for it.

Offensively, another lean day for the Cardinals but a few clutch moments ended up being enough.

Is it strange to see Fernandez and Helsley unavailable for that game Thursday after somewhat measured usage recently? Kittredge and King came through clutch in their stead.

Down On The Farm, a big day by a Double-A starter!

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-4 loss in 10 innings to the Pirates on July 3, 2024.

Mikolas had a solid start. Contreras had a key homer. But the bullpen had some warts as Giovanny Gallegos gave up a home run to Rowdy Tellez that proved costly in the outcome of the game.

Once the Cards got a lead in the 10th, Kittredge and Romero weren't able to hold it there, as the Pirates walked off on the Cardinals.

Should Helsley or Ryan Fernandez been used in this game by Oli Marmol? Well, the manager said neither were available. Is that a source of frustration for fans who wanted Oli to manage the 'pen differently Wednesday?

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 7-4 win over the PIrates on Tuesday night at PNC Park as the Cardinals got a huge contribution from Nolan Gorman at long last.

Does his key grand slam parlay into a more consistent approach for the slugger? Gorman leads the team in homers but just has not been a consistent producer for the lineup lately. Maybe this one gets him going?

Kyle Gibson was a strikeout fiend but ran into trouble in the fifth inning. Still, a nicely pitched game by the Cardinals staff, particularly the bullpen that shut the door to ensure a win in the series opener.

Suddenly, the Cardinals are a season-high four games above .500!

Down on the farm, it was a big night for Thomas Saggese. But we might be on alert for an injury to Cooper Hjerpe...

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Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals 2-0 win over the Reds from Sunday, June 30, 2024 at Busch Stadium.

Lance Lynn reached a milestone in his scoreless start, becoming the 6th Cardinal pitcher to reach 1,000 strikeouts in a Redbird uniform. Lance Lynn 2K for his career is a milestone just around the corner next.

Cards got what little offense they needed to set up the Triumvirate for the slamming of the door, as Ryan Helsley converted number 30 on the year.

We go down on the farm to discuss Luken Baker's power and the Springfield debut of lefty starter prospect Quinn Mathews.

And unfortunately we need to have a more detailed conversation about the struggles by Nolan Gorman. They have reached biblical proportions. And not good bliblical... Like the parts about the plagues and stuff.

I hope you all enjoy the final podcast of my 20s!

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 9-4 loss to the Reds from Saturday at Busch Stadium.

Sonny Gray was not as sharp as we've become accustomed to seeing him recently as he seemed to labor through the outing.

Nolan Arenado's error in the fifth inning proved costly as the inning unraveled from there with the Reds scoring six runs to put the game effectively out of reach.

Paul Goldschmidt homering was a highlight for the offense but it just wasn't nearly enough.

We get into the conversation about Arenado's struggles and whether the team would consider various measures to combat them.

Plus, we go down on the farm as Brenden moos like a cow for a sound effect.

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Brenden Schaeffer breaks down topics surrounding the Cardinals 11-4 loss to the Reds on Thursday as Miles Mikolas imploded for five innings in a row to log his worst start of the season -- and arguably his worst as a Cardinal.

Just one of those nights for Miles or one to be concerned about in the long run? We'll discuss the lay of the land for the Cardinal starter as well as give a hat tip for Pedro Pages for his glovework and game-calling (before tonight, naturally).

Plus, the injury update for Tommy Edman we forgot to mention on Wednesday that is just absurd enough to have to laugh about.

Also, Gordon Graceffo is reportedly joining the Cardinals Friday. What do we think of that move?

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the doubleheader split by the Cardinals against the Braves on Wednesday.

We get into the sadness associated with game one, but only barely, as the masterful performance of Matthew Liberatore seized the day and the conversation in the nightcap.

Exceeding any expectation for his pitch count limit, Libby dominated for six innings of scoreless ball, striking out eight and earning a spot that Oli Marmol extended to him in the sixth that the data said was absolutely the wrong matchup.

But it was a growth experience for Libby. The question is, what do the Cardinals do about it moving forward? And what SHOULD they do about it moving forward?

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