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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Best Podcast in Baseball episodes:

04.21.2024
What it was like to be born as a baseball fan into Whiteyball, a force multiplier for Cardinals history
Whether it was the style of play still expected of the team, the restoration of championship expectations, or the devoted fans that filled the ballpark and informed and inspired generations to come, the 1980s teams of Whitey Herzog were a...
04.12.2024
Taking hacks to determine if Cardinals' frostbit offense is a warning sign or small sample size
As the Cardinals head west for the second time in the first month of the regular season, they do so lugging the baggage from one of the least productive lineups in the majors. The Cardinals' rank in the bottom five...
04.03.2024
Cardinals starter Lance Lynn joins BPIB to discuss returning home, baseball's 'sense of humor'
A World Series champion, a two-time NL pennant-winner, and a two-time All-Star, Lance Lynn has done a bit of everything as a Cardinal and since he was a Cardinal. But on April 4, 2024, the burly, right-handed starter will do...
03.26.2024
Welcome to the mosh pit of parity: Some team (by rule) must win the NL Central, so how?
From the back fields and press box at Sloan Park, the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball Derrick Goold and Cincinnati Enquirer baseball writer Gordon Wittenmyer survey the National League Central and discuss ballpark factors,...
03.23.2024
What did Cardinals learn from disastrous '23 that they can already apply to early '24 challenges?
The 2023 Cardinals, on their way to 91 losses and a last-place finish, diagnosed the rotation, an inconsistent outfield, and a difficult schedule at the start of the season as reasons for the fist last place finish in more than...
03.09.2024
Cardinals near the breakpoint. How will mid-spring injuries strain roster, reveal new talents?
Within the first 90 seconds of his camp-opening comments, Cardinals executive John Mozeliak said one of the "critical" questions of spring was whether the team could stay healthy. He noted that is something he has probably said in all 17...
02.29.2024
10 Cardinals prospects, 2 minutes each on how they're poised for a leap year in 2024
Ten prospects. Two minutes each. Start the clock. St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Daniel Guerrero, one of the few staff writers at a daily paper dedicated to covering minor-league affiliates of the city's major-league team, joins the Best Podcast in...
02.25.2024
Seeking the 'Legend of Sonny Gray' and how spring can be the season of storytelling
"See a Different Game" was the motto of The Sporting News for a long time, and for a long time The Sporting News was known as the Bible of Baseball. Like everything, The Sporting News has changed, baseball coverage has...
02.20.2024
Hello, 2024. What way is the wind blowing as Cardinals open pivotal spring for top players, management?
On a windy day on the back fields of Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla., Mike Claiborne, one of the radio voices of the Cardinals, joins baseball writer Derrick Goold to discuss how maybe Flag Day is too late in...
02.02.2024
What tone must Cardinals set during spring training? Follow the leaders
As Cardinals prepare for the official opening of spring training, what tone must be set early and what lessons from last year's losing season and curious spring will inform this year's camp? St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson joins...
01.08.2024
New Cardinals reliever Andrew Kittredge talks trade, slider, and his Huskies
New Cardinals reliever Andrew Kittredge, less than 72 hours after the trade that brought him from Tampa Bay to St. Louis, talks with the Best Podcast in Baseball and host Derrick Goold about the move, and why it wasn't entirely...
12.19.2023
Comedian Greg Warren wrestles with Cardinals moves, MLB gifts (Part 2)
It's the Best Podcast in Baseball Holiday Episode: Part 2. Comedian Greg Warren, an All-American wrestler at Mizzou, considers a question posed by Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson: What current Cardinal would make the best wrestler? The physical skills and...
12.19.2023
Comedian Greg Warren checks the sizzle and substance on Cardinals' Hot Stove (Part 1)
It's the Best Podcast in Baseball Holiday Episode: Part 1. Comedian Greg Warren, a St. Louis native and devoted Cardinals fan, took over as entertainment for his friends at ballgames this past year when the results on the field were...
12.14.2023
How Shohei Ohtani's unicorn contract stokes Dodgers' threat to Cardinals' historic NL reign
The Cardinals have 11 World Series titles, most in the National League. Just ask them. But the Dodgers are coming for that crown the Cardinals cling to -- only four behind with 10 years of Shohei Ohtani ahead. "That's the...
11.30.2023
Welcome to the Sonny side of the Cardinals' winter spruce-up
The Cardinals entered the offseason with optimism they could make American League Cy Young Award runnerup Sonny Gray a compelling offer to come to St. Louis and lead, from the mound and clubhouse, a revamped rotation. In the span of...
11.17.2023
Crank up the volume! Cardinals need to deal in bulk for pitching
When it comes to the Cardinals' needs for pitching, this is not the offseason to fixate on one name or one solutions, argues St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson. This is the winter to deal in volume -- most...
10.25.2023
New rules the World Series: What's now for Rangers & Diamondbacks? What's next for Astros?
What has to happen for the 2023 World Series to put an exclamation point on a remarkable year for Major League Baseball and its new rules to invigorate (and shorten!) the game? Well, it starts with Arizona. Texas Monthly contributor...
10.20.2023
What can Cardinals take from Phillies' ongoing, outgoing October vibes?
Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies are putting the PH in fun once again this October, right down to his Phanatic cleats, a teammate's foul mouth, and a fun-filled, phenomenal atmosphere at home games. If more players in 2024 don't use...
10.12.2023
With Cardinals' winter off and running, Post-Dispatch's baseball writers set the pace
News team, assemble! The Post-Dispatch's baseball writing team gathers to discuss what moves the Cardinals can make quickly and need to make assuredly to race away from the results of 2023 and toward a better 2024. Lynn Worthy explores his first...
10.06.2023
After being lapped, how can Cardinals catch up in MLB's arms race?
Entering September, the Cardinals had an offense that ranked in the top eight in the majors, was producing runs 7% better than the average lineup, and that was with two of its centerpieces struggling. They had the bats to carry...
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 Baseball...
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 the...
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 of...
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 to...
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...

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Best Podcast in Baseball episodes:

What it was like to be born as a baseball fan into Whiteyball, a force multiplier for Cardinals history

Taking hacks to determine if Cardinals' frostbit offense is a warning sign or small sample size

Cardinals starter Lance Lynn joins BPIB to discuss returning home, baseball's 'sense of humor'

Welcome to the mosh pit of parity: Some team (by rule) must win the NL Central, so how?

What did Cardinals learn from disastrous '23 that they can already apply to early '24 challenges?

Cardinals near the breakpoint. How will mid-spring injuries strain roster, reveal new talents?

10 Cardinals prospects, 2 minutes each on how they're poised for a leap year in 2024

Seeking the 'Legend of Sonny Gray' and how spring can be the season of storytelling

Hello, 2024. What way is the wind blowing as Cardinals open pivotal spring for top players, management?

What tone must Cardinals set during spring training? Follow the leaders

New Cardinals reliever Andrew Kittredge talks trade, slider, and his Huskies

Comedian Greg Warren wrestles with Cardinals moves, MLB gifts (Part 2)

Comedian Greg Warren checks the sizzle and substance on Cardinals' Hot Stove (Part 1)

How Shohei Ohtani's unicorn contract stokes Dodgers' threat to Cardinals' historic NL reign

Welcome to the Sonny side of the Cardinals' winter spruce-up

Crank up the volume! Cardinals need to deal in bulk for pitching

New rules the World Series: What's now for Rangers & Diamondbacks? What's next for Astros?

What can Cardinals take from Phillies' ongoing, outgoing October vibes?

With Cardinals' winter off and running, Post-Dispatch's baseball writers set the pace

After being lapped, how can Cardinals catch up in MLB's arms race?

Catching up on Cardinals' minor-league 'leapers' with StlToday.com's Daniel Guerrero

How quickly can Cardinals close NL Central gap? How much will it cost?

Talking Cardinals prospects, deadline adds with 'Smart, Wrong and Lucky' author

As summer heats up, Cardinals turn dog days into extended spring training

What can Cardinals learn, borrow, take from Tampa Bay's pitching approach?

Sept. 12, 1974: The Cardinals get the longest win in National League history

A glimpse into Cardinals' future through present prospects, past drafts

A baseball writer in King Arthur's Court

How 'small things' add up to big problems for Cardinals

Can Elly De La Cruz raise Reds vs. Cardinals, vulnerable NL Central

'The Time has Come' author Will Leitch talks Cardinals, writing, and the dean of Cardinals writers

It all started at a bicycle race. Let Post-Dispatch great Rick Hummel tell you a story

Answering reader questions on pitching, the Cardinals way and salary caps

Cardinals catching heat for Willson Contreras decision, a Cubs view

Potholes on the expressway of pitching development: Best Podcast in Baseball

Opening acts: Tyler O'Neill's bind, Jordan Walker's debut, and pitching glitches

On the clock with former Cardinals pitcher Brad Thompson

Spring showcases Cardinals' future. But what about the present?

Cardinals promise competition this spring (again). Enter Jordan Walker.

Author Evan Drellich on Houston's sign stealing & Cardinals connections

Cardinals Hall of Famer Tim McCarver and the power of storytelling

BPIB's 11th season starts with 10 questions challenging Cardinals

June 16, 1964: Boyer hits for the cycle, but Brock steals the show

How baseball fans watch games is changing. Bet on it.

Small Hall, but big ballot? Discussing, disclosing 2023 votes for Cooperstown

June 10, 1944: The day the Cardinals beat up on a 15-year-old pitcher

Catching up with new Post-Dispatch baseball writer Lynn Worthy

New Year, Big Question: Can Cardinals compete in a Steve Cohen National League?

Getting a grip on Cardinals' pitching with MLB Network's Keith Costas

Can a new man behind the mask, Willson Contreras, change the face of Cardinals?