Best Podcast in Baseball

No longer sitting on 7.14, the Best Podcast in Baseball join's A's-Plus Podcast for an interleague crossover episode featuring Susan Slusser, the San Francisco Chronicle's A's beat writer and California Sportswriter of the Year. BPIB host Derrick Goold, a

On the eve of Albert Pujols' return to St. Louis for the first time since signing with the Angels after the 2011 season, Los Angeles Times national baseball writer Andy McCullough, a former Missouri Sports Writer of the Year winner, joins Best Podcast in Baseball host Derrick Goold to discuss what he's discovered about Pujols' legacy while visiting Mound City. Hint: There's a statue of Pujols waiting for a home. The two baseball writers also discuss the conversion rate on wins in the National League West to wins in the National League Central, and why McCullough sees a better team in the Cardinals than maybe the standings imply. There is also a rant about a GM that compared himself to brain surgeons and a discussion about the modern game of baseball. McCullough makes a good point about what baseball has above other spots -- and how it's missing the chance to market and maximize that trait. The Best Podcast in Baseball, brought to you by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of StlToday.com, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Derrick Goold.

On the eve of Albert Pujols' return to St. Louis for the first time since signing with the Angels after the 2011 season, Los Angeles Times national baseball writer Andy McCullough, a former Missouri Sports Writer of the Year winner, joins Best Podcast in

It's the Best Road Trip in Baseball: Joey Mellows, known on Twitter as @BaseballBrit, is, according to his bio, "a cheerful British chap on a 162-game mission to promote interest in baseball." Specifically, he wants to ignite interest in the United Kingdom, where the Cardinals and Cubs are set to play in June 2020. As part of his journey to 162 games this season, he has thrice tried to see the Cardinals -- and rain has interrupted his experience every time. Mellows joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to talk about the origins of his fondness for baseball, his planned unplanned schedule, and why baseball's fan base in the UK has so many insomniacs. There is also a friendly debate about colleges and invitation for the BPIB to go international.Which will happen. Book it. This interview is split between two parts -- one out in the stadium, surrounded by the ballpark vibe, and the other, after the rains came, under cover, in the quiet of the press box. Mellows' work can be found on Twitter (@BaseballBrit) and in the podcasts "Bat Flips and Nerds" and "Absolute Bunts." The Best Podcast in Baseball, brought to you by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of StlToday.com, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Derrick Goold.

It's the Best Road Trip in Baseball: Joey Mellows, known on Twitter as @BaseballBrit, is, according to his bio, "a cheerful British chap on a 162-game mission to promote interest in baseball." Specifically, he wants to ignite interest in the United Kingdo

Believe or not, we'll try to avoid the hot air. Of course this podcast is still free-ee-ee. In a brand new episode of The Best Podcast in Baseball, brought to you by Closets by Design of St. Louis, St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold visits with C. Trent Rosecrans, Cincinnati Reds beat writer and baseball writer for The Athletic. The two explore where the Reds are a contender in the NL Central, what has gone awry with Joey Votto's season and what that means for first base at the All-Star Game, and discuss Rosecrans great adventure to see the major-league debut of Shed Long, an infielder with the Seattle Mariners. Rosecrans' podcast 'Great American Dream' set the bar for all baseball podcasts, and the result wasn't just a great story, a great example of audio storytelling, and a great advancement of baseball coverage -- but also a friendship. Rosecrans also nitpicks Goold's syntax and grammar, which is always fun. The Best Podcast in Baseball is a production of StlToday.com, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Derrick Goold.

Hall of Fame baseball writer Rick Hummel joined fellow St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to explore how the Cardinals went from winning 20 of 30 games to losing ground, losing series, and just losing a lot.

In the fallout from the St. Louis Blues loss in overtime to the San Jose Sharks on a hand pass that clinched a 5-4 victory and would not be reviewed by officials, Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold joins Fox Sports Midwest broadcaster Dan McLaughlin for conversation about instant replay in both baseball and hockey. McLaughlin and Goold first met when they both covered the Blues, and now both on the baseball beat -- where they've been introduced a game trying to come to grips with tradition and technology. This episode of BPIB was part of their semi-regular conversation for "Scoops with Danny Mac" and is shared with BPIB listeners by permission of McLaughlin. The Best Podcast in Baseball, brought to you by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of StlToday.com, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Derrick Goold.

After some technical difficulties, the Best Podcast in Baseball, brought to you by Closets by Design of St. Louis, returns to a regular schedule just in time to determine what's gone awry with the St. Louis Cardinals a few weeks after they had the best record in the National League. Losers of nine of their past 11, swept at Wrigley Field, and 2-5 against the state of Pennsylvania on the road trip -- are changes afoot? St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold and sports columnist Benjamin Hochman dive into the power rankings of changes that must be made, from the lineup to the rotation, the rotation to the bullpen. There is also discussion about when is the right time to make changes, how Dakota Hudson has done as a starter, Carlos Martinez's return as a reliever, and the happy coincidence when bowl of poutine meets a jar of barbecue sauce and wonder appears before our very eyes. The Best Podcast in Baseball is a production of StlToday.com, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Derrick Goold.

From the visitors' dugout at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer and Best Podcast in Baseball host Derrick Goold talks with MLB.com baseball writer Jesse Sanchez. A leading voice on Latin American baseball and talent in the area, Sanchez also has deep personal connections to Monterrey and the Sultanes de Monterrey, the professional team that calls this ballpark home. Through this brand new edition of the BPIB, recorded during the Mexico Series, the two baseball writers talk about baseball's global outreach, the purpose and benefit of being abroad and in Mexico, and the level of talent in the area.The two writers, having also been together on a goodwill tour to Cuba, discuss the politics of baseball and whether it really is a diplomatic bridge to improve relations. The Best Podcast Baseball, brought to by Closet By Design of St. Louis, is a production of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold.