"They seem like a real annoying team to play against." So says Los Angeles Times baseball writer Andy McCullough of the Cardinals. McCullough joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold on the newest Best Podcast in Baseball, brought to you weekly at StlToday.com by Lumberlend.com. The two writers met in the back room of the Busch Stadium press box during the Dodgers' four-game visit to Busch Stadium and a pivotal moment in LA's and STL's seasons. The Dodgers are a pricey team that made all the headlines at the trade deadline. The Cardinals are the surprise contender after what they did at the All-Star break and didn't at the deadline. Between them is probably one playoff team -- and a horse race for the National League's second wild card. The conversation is both narrative (for St. Louis) and cinematic (for Hollywood). McCullough's decorated time as a baseball writer in Missouri and ongoing streak as the Show-Me State's favorite seam-scribe is also discussed, and eventually the film "A Few Good Men" is referenced. You can handle the truth. The Best Podcast in Baseball is part of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's galaxy of podcasts, all of which can be found at StlToday.com along with the newspaper's Constant Cardinals Coverage.