Meet Me At Musial: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

Who wants to talk about payroll?  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) spend most of this episode trying to wrap their heads around what the Cardinals are doing with their budget for this winter.  The available amounts seem to have gone from $60 million to $20 million faster than the snap of Thanos's fingers.  Is that reasonable?  Should the Cardinals not be counting the money from Colorado, even though they are receiving it now?  Can you get this team to where it needs to be with the resources provided?  They also talk about awards season, the World Series, and when the Christmas season actually starts.  Come on in and give it a listen!

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For a team not in the playoffs, the Cardinals made quite a bit of news this week.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) go over all of it.  Adam Wainwright is coming back for another season.  Is that a surprise?  Does that mean that the Cards are set at pitcher?  Waino deferred some money in his new contract and John Mozeliak said that payroll will be going up.  Where is that money going?  Some may go to Nolan Arenado, who seems to be using his opt-out leverage in constructive ways.  But would he go somewhere else?  Mo also indicated there would be an outside addition at catcher.  How surprising was that and is Willson Contreras the answer?  Finally the guys get to the coaching changes and what kind of person might fill the void.  Come settle in and go over all the news!

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The Cardinals' season ended in the snap of a (jammed) finger and with a whimper, not a bang.  With Allen (@amedlock1) away, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Alex (Birds on the Black, @alexcards79) get down to talking about how things ended.  Which, being the grumpy old men that they are, leads down the "is this postseason expansion bad" road.  After that, they discuss Adam Wainwright's Twitter explanation of his rough September and spend some time honoring Bruce Sutter.

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The Cardinals were 93-0 entering the ninth inning of a postseason game with a lead of two or more.  They were much more known for late rallies than late collapses.  Unfortunately, not all this history this season is good and Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are here to sift the the rubble of that ninth inning.  How much blame goes to Oli Marmol?  Should Ryan Helsley have notified the bench sooner about his finger?  What sort of situation does that put the Cards in for the rest of the series, which hopefully is more than one game?  The guys talk about all of that, plus the end of the regular season and the curious case of the reliever extension.

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The Cardinals did the second-best kind of divisional clinching this week, taking the NL Central on Milwaukee's turf.  (The best, of course, would have been to do it against Milwaukee at Busch.)  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) spend some time looking at the rest of the playoff picture and how that might impact the Cards before settling in to the Cardinal-centric talk.  Who's in and who's out of the postseason roster?  Is there any way Adam Wainwright doesn't make a start in the first series?  Can Tyler O'Neill get back in time?  All that plus some reflections on The Last Inning--the final home weekend with two (three?) absolute legends of the organization.

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700!  A mark that seemed so improbable at the beginning of the season and so impossible midway through became reality last night.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) marvel at the man that is Albert Pujols and talk about this historic event and all that surrounds it, such as if it couldn't come in St. Louis, LA was the next best place.  While the guys could talk about Pujols forever, they do turn to the recent downturn of the offense, their thoughts on the current pitching staff, and some look forward to the postseason.  Mainly, though, this is about Albert.  As it should be!

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It's been a historic week for the Cardinals and Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are here to talk all about it.  From the incredibleness that is Albert Pujols to the reliability of Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina, plenty of milestones were on display.  Did that distract the team any?  Is there a concern about their late inning heroics being non-repeatable in October?  Is Jack Flaherty a part of the postseason rotation?  How are pitchers going to be used in the playoffs?  So many questions around a pretty solid team.  Come listen and see if we have answers!

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The Cardinals finally dropped back-to-back games for the first time since late July.  But is it a good thing they've cooled from their red-hot August?  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) talk about the week that was for the Cardinals and what might be lurking ahead.  Is the pitching staff hitting a little bit of a wall?  What will the bullpen roles be like in the playoffs?  Are there downsides to Ryan Helsley's new entrance display?  All that plus talk about Alec Burleson's callup and the MLB rule changes so come on in and join us!

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The Cardinals are heading into Labor Day weekend in very strong position, up 7 1/2 over the Brewers.  Is this race over already?  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) talk about how things are going for the surging Redbirds.  How much will Jack Flaherty bring when he returns next week?  Is there concern over Miles Mikolas?  Is Lars Nootbaar for real?  The guys also talk about MLB debuts and player usage.  Spend your afternoon with them!

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It's been a very good few weeks for the St. Louis Cardinals, but that doesn't mean it's been perfect.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) don't spend as much time as they should marveling at Paul Goldschmidt's Triple Crown run or Nolan Arenado's mastery but instead look around at some of the potential issues of the club.  What does the pitching staff look like when Jack Flaherty returns?  Has Dakota Hudson actually turned it around?  What's up with players like Genesis Cabrera and Paul DeJong?  What may the club do this offseason?  All that plus a plug for our Discord server--DM C70 if you want to join it!

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