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

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss Monday's win by the Cardinals as well as where the starting rotation for the team stands at present.

Do the Cardinals still need to trade for another starter after how things are rounding out with Lynn's improvement and other solid outings across the starting five? What should be Steven Matz's role in all of this?

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Braves on Monday at Busch Stadium as Willson Contreras made his triumphant return to the lineup.

We saw a very good version of Lance Lynn lead the Redbirds in this game as he managed to stay entirely away from giving up free passes for the second outing in a row.

The offense didn't do much outside of the third inning but they provided a crooked number in that frame that saw the recent key contributors continuing that trend, while adding Contreras back into the fold and proving that good fundamentals and savvy base running go a long way.

The Cards stole a run on a delayed steal in that third inning that proved crucial after Ryan Helsley struggled with the strike zone in the ninth. Ryan Fernandez, oddly, did the same in the eighth, but got away with it despite Ozzie Albies hitting a baseball pretty dang far.

Oh and how about Michael Siani's defense, y'all? What a maestro.

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Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals 5-3 win over the Giants from Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Busch Stadium.

Sonny Gray was perfect through 6.2 innings before that ended in a relatively emphatic way... But he was still elite in another seven-inning performance that paved the way for a Cardinal winner.

Is Oli Marmol pulling Sonny too early from these starts or are we just getting too wrapped up in an old-school definition of an ace that doesn't necessarily pay good attention to what it is that the Cardinals are seeking from Gray this year?

Plus, the offense deserves some flowers for the way a number of hitters are going about things lately, and for the way they approached the base running aspect of the game throughout this Giants series. There was a purpose to it, and it worked in STL's favor.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses Saturday's Cardinals win over the Giants, 9-4 at Busch Stadium.

Jordan Hicks made his return to Busch and the St. Louis lineup greeted him with a really savvy approach to be able to score plenty of runs and chase him from the game after four innings.

The Cards kept the approach solid against the SF bullpen in a game that finally saw the Redbirds wins on a day where someone other than a marquee leverage reliever was permitted to throw the final pitch.

Plus, we had tons and tons of injury updates to dive into, some good, but several bad or concerning. Lots of info on this episode!

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Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the memorable event at Rickwood Field on Thursday as the Cardinals beat the Giants 6-5 in a game that was only a small part of the pageantry that took place down in Birmingham.

What an incredible event put together by MLB. Brenden discusses all angles of the event and takes you behind the scenes in as many ways as he can before diving into the nuts and bolts of the Cardinals win.

Adam Kloffenstein had a debut that he'll never forget, as a high-leverage reliever, no less! Helsley broke a franchise record and Brendan Donovan, Masyn Winn and Alec Burleson absolutely showed out at the dish.

We break it all down from B-Ham after an amazing display of baseball and baseball history.

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The boys of Hot Take Central dig into a controversial topic on whether Oli Marmol or John Mozeliak is more responsible for the underwhelming play of the Cardinals in recent years.

Have the standards of the organization declined? If so, this conversation is probably a lot deeper than just one individual being the issue.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses Wednesday's Cardinals loss in the series finale in Miami as the Marlins walked it off in the ninth after Matthew Liberatore made the start on zero days rest.

That is correct. With Kyle Gibson coming up injured moments, literally minutes before the game, Liberatore was summoned to pitch into the fourth inning despite having thrown about 16 hours prior.

It started as badly as possible but Libby settled in to give the Cardinals a chance.

The rest of the bullpen helped. The Cardinal offense hardly did. Sigh.

We discuss the game and look ahead to Thursday at Rickwood Field (Brenden will be live from Birmingham).

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 9-8 loss to the Marlins in 10 innings on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

The Cardinals knocked three homers off Miami's starter and scored seven runs across four innings. It was finally going to be the easy, coast to the finish type of win that we've rarely seen the bats provide this year. Except, Lance Lynn didn't pitch well.

And Oli Marmol felt no choice but to leave him in the game considering the way the bullpen had been run ragged recently.

Those recent early hooks came home to roost on Tuesday night in what may have been the most annoying loss of the Cardinals' season to date.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 7-6 win in 12 innings over the Marlins in a live stream on Monday, June 17, 2024. This is the audio from the YouTube live.

Sonny Gray was fantastic and efficient until running into a spot of trouble in the eighth. Oli Marmol went with JoJo Romero for the spot against Jazz Chisholm, who had crushed Sonny all night. But it did not pan out, leaving many to wonder if the pitching change was the right move after all.

But we mostly forgot about that amid the craziness of the next few innings. Masyn Winn and Dylan Carlson emerged as heroes of the 12th inning as the Cardinals somehow, some way, finally found their way to a record above .500.

Are the Birds back?

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Brenden Schaeffer shares info on Monday's voting update from MLB regarding the All-Star Game ballots.

It does not look like the Cardinals will have any starters in the game. We dive into who has the best chance to rally as well as which players are most likely to fill the one representative that is guaranteed for each team.

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