Best Podcast in Baseball

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold and other sports columnists and reporters discuss the St. Louis Cardinals, MLB and anything tangentially related to the national pastime and the city that adores it.

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09.15.2023

As the minor-league season nears its end -- some Cardinals affiliates are in the postseason, others are completing their schedule -- a brand new Best Podcast in Baseball discusses the performances at every level and "leapers" who have bounded into ...

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09.15.2023 Catching up on Cardinals' minor-league 'leapers' with StlToday.com's Daniel Guerrero As the minor-league season nears its end -- some Cardinals affiliates are in the postseason, others are completing their schedule -- a brand new Best Podcast in Baseball discusses the performances at every level and "leapers" who have bounded into ...
09.12.2023 How quickly can Cardinals close NL Central gap? How much will it cost? As they meander to their first losing season since 2007, the Cardinals have identified a shopping list for the 2023-24 offseason. To quote the executive who will lead the spree: "Pitching. Pitching. Pitching." John Mozeliak said it thrice on purpose. ...
08.25.2023 Talking Cardinals prospects, deadline adds with 'Smart, Wrong and Lucky' author So, how did the Cardinals do at the deadline with their acquisition of handfuls of minor-league pitchers? Smart, wrong, or lucky? Maybe a bit of all three. MLB Pipeline prospect guru Jonathan Mayo joins a brand new Best Podcast in ...
08.20.2023 As summer heats up, Cardinals turn dog days into extended spring training What happens when a team that prides itself on always been a contender turns the final two months of the regular season into extended spring training? That's what the Cardinals are going to find out. After the Cardinals' latest drubbing ...
08.11.2023 What can Cardinals learn, borrow, take from Tampa Bay's pitching approach? On the same night Matthew Liberatore makes his first start against Tampa Bay, the team that identified his talent and drafted him 16th overall in the 2018 draft, the Best Podcast in Baseball visits with Tampa Bay Times' baseball writer ...
07.26.2023 Sept. 12, 1974: The Cardinals get the longest win in National League history In this bonus episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball, we bring you PlayBacks, an audio series that brings to life the archives of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In a game that started on Sept. 11, 1974, the Cardinals beat ...
07.04.2023 A glimpse into Cardinals' future through present prospects, past drafts The Futures Game is approaching and with it the 2023 MLB Draft -- which gives BPIB an excuse to discuss if any talent is racing the Cardinals way and whether it's possible they run the table on their 2020 draft ...
06.20.2023 A baseball writer in King Arthur's Court From Mondo Beer + Pizza on the southbank of the Thames, a 5-minute walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theater on one side and London Bridge on the other, the Best Podcast in Baseball visits with Cardinals and baseball fans in London ...
06.13.2023 How 'small things' add up to big problems for Cardinals What begins with KMOX/1120AM broadcaster Kevin Wheeler's disclosure that he's fascinated by aliens and perhaps Bigfoot turns into a discussion about something that is just as elusive to see at this point: The Cardinals' chances of contending in 2023. Wheeler ...
06.09.2023 Can Elly De La Cruz raise Reds vs. Cardinals, vulnerable NL Central Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz, less than a week into his big-league career and already a certified sensation, makes his first visit to St. Louis for his first series against an NL Central rival. And he just might ...
05.24.2023 'The Time has Come' author Will Leitch talks Cardinals, writing, and the dean of Cardinals writers Note: The planned Best Podcast in Baseball episode with author Will Leitch, of New York Magazine and MLB.com, begins at 18:20. While recording a conversation with Leitch about his new novel, the cameo in it by the Cardinals, and his ...
05.23.2023 It all started at a bicycle race. Let Post-Dispatch great Rick Hummel tell you a story Sit back and let Rick Hummel spin a yarn. In 2021, as Rick Hummel celebrated his 50th year at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and neared what would be the 41st of 42 consecutive Major League Baseball All-Star Games, the giant ...
05.19.2023 Answering reader questions on pitching, the Cardinals way and salary caps In a first for the Best Podcast in Baseball, digital baseball producer Carter Chapley joins the show to introduce a new format. Chapley takes reader questions from the STLToday.com Monday live chats and asks lead baseball writer Derrick Goold. This ...
05.11.2023 Cardinals catching heat for Willson Contreras decision, a Cubs view Where better to go for background and informed viewpoints on the Cardinals decision to reduce All-Star catcher Willson Contreras' time behind the plate than to two of the people who covered him the longest as the man behind the mask ...
04.19.2023 Potholes on the expressway of pitching development: Best Podcast in Baseball About to start a long road trip out west, the Cardinals have already encountered some jarring potholes at the beginning of their season, from a split series vs. Pittsburgh to a botched series opener vs. Arizona. Pitching is the leading ...
04.05.2023 Opening acts: Tyler O'Neill's bind, Jordan Walker's debut, and pitching glitches The season-opening home stand ended with sweep by Atlanta and the first true stress tests of the Cardinals -- one long predicted and the other completely unexpected. Once the cars had been returned to their sales lots and the Clydesdales ...
03.18.2023 On the clock with former Cardinals pitcher Brad Thompson The pitch clock introduced this year by Major League Baseball has the potential to radically change the pace of games, the pulse of pitchers, and even how games are covered by broadcasters. Who better to talk about it than a ...
03.15.2023 Spring showcases Cardinals' future. But what about the present? Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn have been standouts of the Cardinals' spring training, and there have been other young players who have impressed. But if spring training has been a showcase for the future of the Cardinals, what about the ...
03.03.2023 Cardinals promise competition this spring (again). Enter Jordan Walker. Entering spring training, the Cardinals promised competition. No really this time. Seriously. And maybe top prospect Jordan Walker is an example why. Manager Oliver Marmol and John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations, acknowledged that in past springs they've said there ...
02.20.2023 Author Evan Drellich on Houston's sign stealing & Cardinals connections In his new book 'Winning Fixes Everything,' author Evan Drellich details the corporate culture that led to the Houston Astros sign-stealing quagmire and probes how many of the leading executives got their start in baseball with the Cardinals. Drellich joins ...
02.16.2023 Cardinals Hall of Famer Tim McCarver and the power of storytelling One of the game's greatest bards and gentleman, Tim McCarver made his big-league debut at 17, played for the Cardinals, won with the Cardinals, and in his final tour as a Hall of Fame broadcaster returned to the Cardinals to ...
02.12.2023 BPIB's 11th season starts with 10 questions challenging Cardinals Recorded in Jupiter, Fla., on the eve of the Cardinals' opening their 2023 spring training with the first official workouts, the 11th season of the Best Podcast in Baseball begins as it traditionally does: with 10 (or so) questions facing ...
02.07.2023 June 16, 1964: Boyer hits for the cycle, but Brock steals the show In this bonus episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball, we bring you PlayBacks, an audio series that brings to life the archives of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When Lou Brock first came to the Cardinals in 1964, a lot ...
01.27.2023 How baseball fans watch games is changing. Bet on it. After a discussion of Scott Rolen's election to the Hall of Fame and the coming parade of third basemen to Cooperstown, the Best Podcast in Baseball dives into a topic looming (huge) on the horizon. As spring training nears, one ...
01.21.2023 Small Hall, but big ballot? Discussing, disclosing 2023 votes for Cooperstown Another year, another Hall of Fame debate. Each winter, the Hot Stove gives way to the Hall of Fame, and while there is a limited number of voters, there are numerous opinions for how they should vote. Continuing an annual ...
01.17.2023 June 10, 1944: The day the Cardinals beat up on a 15-year-old pitcher In this bonus episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball, we bring you PlayBacks, an audio series that brings to life the archives of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. On June 10, 1944, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall became the youngest person ever ...
01.06.2023 Catching up with new Post-Dispatch baseball writer Lynn Worthy The New Year begins on the baseball beat at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch with a major acquisition -- Lynn Worthy, the former Royals beat writer for the Kansas City Star and a veteran baseball writer with years of experience covering ...
12.21.2022 New Year, Big Question: Can Cardinals compete in a Steve Cohen National League? Looking ahead to 2023 with Kevin Wheeler, of KMOX/1120 AM, and how what must happen for the Cardinals to challenge for a championship in the next year has its roots in one of the most remarkable things to happen in ...
12.17.2022 Getting a grip on Cardinals' pitching with MLB Network's Keith Costas Keith Costas, a senior researcher at MLB Network and part of the network's weekday morning 'Hot Stove' show, visits the South Grand neighborhood in St. Louis for a slice of pizza, a cup of coffee, and a conversation about the ...
12.09.2022 Can a new man behind the mask, Willson Contreras, change the face of Cardinals? Willson Contreras, a three-time All-Star and long-time Chicago Cub, joins the Cardinals, ready, he says, the takeover for Yadier Molina at catcher and possibly hit fifth, where Albert Pujols last did. No pressure, right? How the Cardinals went from exploring ...
12.08.2022 May 2, 1954: The day Stan Musial hit five home runs In this bonus episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball, we bring you PlayBacks, an audio series that brings to life the archives of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. On May 2, 1954, baseball's "Perfect Knight" sent three baseballs over the ...
11.29.2022 October 26, 1985: Jesse James Rides Again In this bonus episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball, we bring you PlayBacks, an audio series that brings to life the archives of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Don Denkinger didn’t have the cushion of an instant-replay review on that ...
11.21.2022 Major topics with Best Podcast in the Minors, a Post-Dispatch baseball crossover The Best Podcast in the Minors, the weekly show produced for StlPinchHits.com, invited Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to talk about the minors, review the season, and discuss development within the Cardinals system. In other words: Crossover podcast! BPIB is ...
11.16.2022 Dominant Astros are World Series champs. But are they Fall Classics like great Cardinals clubs? What does it take to turn a World Series or a World Series champion into a Fall Classic? Well, Lance Berkman sure helps. New York Times national baseball columnist and New York Times bestselling author Tyler Kepner joins the Best ...
11.11.2022 Catching up on Cardinals best bets before leaving Las Vegas Should the Cardinals roll the dice on Willson Contreras? Should they hold to their defensive wishes at catcher? NBC Sports Chicago baseball writer Gordon Wittenmyer joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to discuss the direction the Cardinals could ...
11.07.2022 Sept. 20, 1946: When Stan Musial became 'The Man' In this bonus episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball, we bring you PlayBacks, an audio series that brings to life the archives of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It was at Ebbets Field and with begrudging respect that Brooklyn Dodgers ...
10.27.2022 Can Cardinals change their 'narrative' with another 'shirsey worthy' addition? When asked at the end-of-season preview/review press conference whether he had any frustration with the Cardinals lack of wins and appearances in the National League Championship Series since 2014, John Mozeliak pushed back: "That's your narrative," the president of the ...
10.20.2022 How Major League Baseball's new rules avoid addressing same old issue What begins as an analogy for how a new rule punishes a team and players who use data, savvy, and athleticism to find an edge jumps into a much larger discussion on how a game guided by huge sample sizes ...
10.13.2022 Magic season. More of the same postseason. How can Cardinals change trend? A season that contained such wonder (Albert Pujols' 700th home run) and such unexpected storylines (Albert Pujols' 700th home run) finished where so many seasons have recently for the Cardinals -- flat. Swept out of the postseason by the lower-seeded ...
10.05.2022 Playoff Preview: Cardinals' quest through stacked NL begins with Phillies "And there isn't a Chris Carpenter walking through the door." A playoff preview with KMOX/1120 AM host Kevin Wheeler and St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold. After 11 years, the Philadelphia Phillies are back in the playoffs and awaiting ...
10.01.2022 Print the legend: A tribute to Cardinals greats Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols As a companion to the Post-Dispatch's Oct. 2 special commemorative edition celebrating the careers of Cardinals greats Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina, the Best Podcast in Baseball gathers several of the writers who contributed to that keepsake publication to discuss ...
09.29.2022 Oct. 10, 1926: An unlikely star saves the day against the mighty Yankees \| Bonus episode In this bonus episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball, we bring you PlayBacks, an audio series that brings to life the archives of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This episode looks at the Cardinals' Game 7 victory over the New ...
09.03.2022 What does the Cardinals' red-hot August say about a Red October? Two teams, two of the sharpest teams in baseball, both leading their division, made trades at the deadline that slowed their season, and in one cause capsized their hold on first place. The Cardinals, meanwhile, took flight. Don't dismiss the ...
08.26.2022 With fewer games, what's the future of Cardinals-Cubs rivalry? There's more than hopping the pond for a series in London to the Cardinals-Cubs meetings in 2023. Start with this: There are few of them. Six games from one of the game's oldest rivalries have been shaved off the schedule ...
08.17.2022 Cardinals GM Michael Girsch talks trades, challenges, championships expectations with BPIB "Our fans want to win today. But our fans want to win every year," says Cardinals vice president/general manager Michael Girsch as he joins the Best Podcast in Baseball for the first time to discuss his rise to becoming the ...
08.12.2022 What Cardinals gold glover Nolan Arenado is still trying to catch Two longtime Colorado baseball writers, MLB.com's Thomas Harding and The Denver Post's Patrick Saunders, join St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to discuss the brilliance of Nolan Arenado at third base and what, despite all the Gold Glove awards, ...
08.05.2022 Did Cardinals do enough at deadline to 'get hot' or just warmer? Against National League rivals that got better at the deadline, the Cardinals will need to have the best bullpen in Octobers, argues Hall of Fame baseball writer Rick Hummel. Did they do enough at the deadline to assure that? That's ...
07.28.2022 What Cardinals can learn from Blue Jays about bashing baseballs Within this brand new BPIB there are discussions about developing hitters, surviving the AL East, an AL view of the Cardinals, and how Stubby Clapp and Tyler O'Neill have come to represent Canada baseball. First, there is a discussion about ...
07.14.2022 Do Cardinals brass have moxie to make midseason moves to be great? "The season of the front office." That's what St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson called the 2022 season as it began, and more than 90 games in -- it still is. Frederickson joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer and ...
07.07.2022 How a team aimless in July can become champion by October A year ago, the Atlanta Braves had yet to see .500 and were scrambling to acquire outfielders in the same way the Cardinals tried to find starting pitchers. Through a series of shrewd moves, the Braves rebuilt their lineup at ...

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