Birds On A Blue Note

Hey Hockey Fans! Join us as we spend the next hour playing out a Mock Draft of the 1st Round for the '24 season. We've gone in depth looking at every teams current prospect pool and what their needs are for the future to bring you a preview of who your team may choose. 

The Draft, especially the 1st Round, can be a pivotal moment for franchises as they seek to bolster their rosters with top-tier talent. Wee break down our predictions for the first round picks, analyze potential steals, and discuss the impact these young players could have on their new teams.

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In tonight's episode we will be taking a closer look at the recent series loss to the Phillies. Despite a lot of frustrations from the games there were quite a few positives and other takeaways. But before we get to all of that, RJ lost a bet and had to suffer through the 1 Chip Challenge.

While he was busy handling the heat from that we cover Game 1 in which Sosa blasted a 3 run shot off Miles early in the game wound up being the difference maker. It did not help the offense that we are currently without Contreras, Noot & Donny (a late scratch with a stiff neck) but as usual Nola continued his dominance. 

Moving on to Game 2, Sonny had issues early and was knocked from the game and the offense wasn't able to take advantange of a freak comebacker that drove Suarez from the game after the 2nd inning and made the Phillies turn to their bullpen early.

In an all important game 3 the offense was able to break out and avoid the sweep with contributions throughout the lineup including a clutch hit by Gorman in the 10th. Helsley sealed the deal for his league leading 19th save of the season. A big issue this season that continued this series was the errors that loom large. Without them this game is 4-0 in 9.

Finally, we find ourselves now in sole possession of the last Wild Card spot. Next up we have a stretch of series that are winnable. The team must take advantage of these games to build a buffer between us and the other competition.

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Join us for another episode of Birds on a Blue note as we discuss the recent series win 2-1 against the Cincinnati Reds on the road. The offense continued its surge during the series outside of a forgettable Game 1 of the series to give us the 5th straight series win.

We go in depth into the offensive contributions from individual players including the Nolans, Goldy, Noot & more while also highlighting the efforts from the pen in holding and securing those victories.

Finally we hit upon Pallante who absolutely wowed in his start leading many to now have him as the frontrunner for that 5th spot in the rotation. Only time will tell if they let him roll with that. 

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Thanks for joining us for this Memorial Day Weekend episode and our thoughts are with those servicemen and women that have lost their lives in service to protect the freedoms of this wonderful country. 

Today we will be recapping the recent 2 game sweep of our rivals, the Chicago Cubs. We start off quickly covering the postponed 1st game of the series which may have ultimately set the tone for things as it pushed back the start of their ace this season, Imanaga and gave us a real opportunity to set the tone the next day. 

Moving on to Game 2, we highlight the overall performance of the offense in what was easily the most exciting game of the season for fans capped with a 4 run eighth with the help of a timely pitch hit RBI from Carpenter and highlight reel slide from Burleson. We also talk about the bullpens cracks that began to appear and bled into the next game.

For Game 3, we find ourselves talking heavily about Cardinal Killer Happ and our former MVP Goldy who were the real stars of the game. We touch on Sonny having to come out early despite a stellar line to that point and the ambiguity surrounding what may or may not have happened with the rain delays and what not. We also dive deeper into Helsleys recent issues and if its possible he's tipping pitches. 

Finally we take a look down at the farm to check in on Walker and see how he's doing while also shifting focus to another important upcoming NL Central series on the road against the Reds.

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Recapping the sweep of the series against the Baltimore Orioles. Not only was this our first one of the season but also killed the O's attempt to break our franchises MLB record from back in the day. 

Coming into this series many figured this would be a real test of where this team stood and outside of a few mistakes that kept Baltimore in it, they did what they needed to do and took 3 important games. Siani was the star of Game 1, Gorman of a rain delayed Game 2, while it took a team effort to comeback and steal game 3 from under their noses. Not only that but both the starters and relievers held up fantastically against a potent offense. Very little negatives from this series which is a rare thing this season.

In the last 10 the Cardinals are 8-2 while the rest of the Central is on a slide.  We find ourselves only 1 GB of a Wild Card spot and still well in the mix for the Central title. This makes the upcoming series against the Cubs and Reds all that more important.

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In this episode we take a deeper look at Army and Bannister's press conferences from the offseason regarding their thoughts on the teams performance and at the time, the coaching search that would be taking place. With that decision being made less than 2 weeks later we felt it was prudent to go back, rewatch and share our thoughts on their assessment of the teams performance and the plan going ahead.

Army's presser covers topics like overall team performance, how they'll be managing the future group of prospects seemingly knocking on the doorstep, where we are at in the rebuild, and takes questions about the coaching search in which he confirms Bannister is a finalist.

As for Bannisters presser, he gives a lot of thanks to the organization for this opportunity even though it was never guaranteed he'd be brought back, and also the players for rallying around his message. Other topics include where he feels the team fell short and what his plans are for the future of the team.

Stay tuned for more Blues offseason coverage as we approach the end of playoffs and prepare for the draft and free agency.

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Before we hop into our series recap, we announce a Cardinals Mystery bag, which RJ purchased, will be raffled off to one of our lucky Youtube followers once we hit 100 subscriptions. 

Following that we take a deeper look at the 2-1 series win against the Red Sox; highlight the offensive explosion that took place and led to 6 homers and 20 runs total in the 3 games played. We also harp on Oli's perceived strategy of sitting his best starters consistently rather than going for the sweep. On that note, the Libby situation continues to be a source of frustration as a guy thats been useful as a lefty out of the pen has now been thrust back into a role he struggles in.

Lastly we let you know our honest opinions on the Cardinals City Connects that dropped earlier today; the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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Today we will be recapping the 2-1 series victory out in Anaheim against the Angels. Thanks to some offensive support, finally, the team was able to hit a 3 game win streak and put up over 15 runs the first two games.

While thats all well and good, the pitching experienced a regression that many pf us have been expecting as they had been over-performing for most of the spring months. 

We also take a look at the upcoming home stretch against the BoSox, Orioles, & Cubs before hitting the road to visit the Reds & Phillies to round out the month of May. This coming two weeks worth of games will be critical for this team if they wish to stay in the race. It's not going to be easy but this will be a great test to see what these guys are really made of; will they step up like the pros they are or fold under pressure?

Let us know your thoughts!

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Unpack the enigma behind the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting slump with special guest Blake Newberry of Viva El Birdos & The Cardinal Nation as we dissect this curveball in their offensive strategy. This can't-miss conversation takes a deeper look at what might be impacting star sluggers like Arenado and Goldschmidt. 

Dive headfirst into the technical trenches with a detailed analysis of Lars bat speed and Walker's promising power. Our chat with Blake not only showcases these players' potential but also zooms out to examine the pivotal role of player development in the AAA leagues. The confluence of analytics and skill refinement is painting the future of baseball, and we're giving you a front-row seat to the intricate dance of mechanics, strategy, and physical prowess shaping tomorrow's champions.

Switch up the pace as we change gears to the mound, where the Cardinals' pitching strategy echoes a league-wide evolution, favoring a diverse mix of sliders and off-speed pitches over fastballs. We dissect the Liberatore's situation along with his pitching style, debate the Cardinals' rotation options, and peak into the crystal ball of potential trades and rising prospects. And to close out the game, we step up to the plate with draft predictions, considering how the Cardinals' offensive needs could call the shots in their future lineup.

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In this episode we recap the recent 3-1 series loss to the Brewers on the road. We talk about how the starters are pitching on eggshells with the amount of run support we are getting and the fact we continue to strand men on base at an alarming rate.  Finally we discuss whether the season is already lost at this point or if this team can pull itself out of the whole; if they want any chance at salvaging this year something needs to happen fast as the message of patience rather than urgency continues.

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