Meet Me At Musial: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

With John unavailable for this recording session, Daniel turned to Redbird Daily contributor Allen Medlock to fill the co-host chair.  After talking about Allen's background, the guys get into discussing some of the news since the last show, including the expected arbitration hearings of Carlos Martinez and Michael Wacha, the usage of Yadier Molina, and other stuff that came out of the Winter Warmup.  They look at the rotation and who might be in and out with the help of some Twitter questions before briefly touching on the MLB Pipeline Top 100.  As always, they wrap with some more Twitter questions, including discussing one of Brandon Schaeffer's Twitter trade proposals.  It's a long one but a good one!

There's been plenty of activity since John and Daniel got together to talk about the Cardinals, but no move was as big as the last one, as the Cardinals signed Dexter Fowler to a five-year deal.  Was it a good move?  How surprising was the fact the Cards surrendered a draft pick?  Does this improve the team and what is the lineup going to look like?  The guys also touch on the other moves, such as Brayan Pena, Seth Maness, and the Jaime Garcia trade.

While there's a lot that's already happened, that doesn't mean John Mozeliak is done.  The guys talk about what could happen, what should happen, and what will happen before John breaks down the players received in the Garcia deal as part of The Futures Report.  The guys then tackle the Twitter questions and plan out their offseason schedule.

The World Series has come and gone and, stunningly, we now live in a world where the Cubs are champs.  Daniel and John don't dwell much on that, however, digging into the moves the Cardinals have made since the last out of Game 7.  Was Mike Matheny's extension too long?  Was it a good move to pick up Jaime Garcia's option and let Brandon Moss walk?  How bad is it that Tyler Lyons is out for a good chunk of 2017?

After that, the guys move into the Cardinal Blogger Award ballot and give their picks on who should take home the prizes.  (If you want to vote, head over to www.unitedcardinalbloggers.com).  John then talks about some of the Arizona Fall League results, with a focus on Paul DeJong, before the guys tackle the Twitter questions from the listeners.  It's a full show, but it should tide you over until the next one early in December!

Hang on, the calendar says it's October but the Cardinals aren't playing baseball.  Are you kidding me?  There's got to be something wrong with the universe.  Who do I talk to about fixing this?

Until things get sorted out, Daniel welcomes back John and they talk about the end of the season, including the tributes to Matt Holliday and how he ended his Cardinal career (plus Daniel's slightly crazy theory about why the Cards aren't bringing him back).  The guys then talk about the first decisions that need to be made in the offseason.  Do you exercise Jaime Garcia's option?  Offer a qualifying offer to Brandon Moss?  Tender Trevor Rosenthal a contract?  Lots for Mo to do even before you get into free agency and trades.

 

After some talk about the minor leagues, the guys wrap with some Twitter questions and the general plan for the show in the offseason.  Be sure to subscribe to the show if you haven't already!

Hang on, the calendar says it's October but the Cardinals aren't playing baseball.  Are you kidding me?  There's got to be something wrong with the universe.  Who do I talk to about fixing this?

Until things get sorted out, Daniel welcomes back John and they talk about the end of the season, including the tributes to Matt Holliday and how he ended his Cardinal career (plus Daniel's slightly crazy theory about why the Cards aren't bringing him back).  The guys then talk about the first decisions that need to be made in the offseason.  Do you exercise Jaime Garcia's option?  Offer a qualifying offer to Brandon Moss?  Tender Trevor Rosenthal a contract?  Lots for Mo to do even before you get into free agency and trades.

After some talk about the minor leagues, the guys wrap with some Twitter questions and the general plan for the show in the offseason.  Be sure to subscribe to the show if you haven't already!

It's been an ugly week of Cardinal baseball, but even as Daniel and guest host Mike Metzger of West Coast Redbird and Padres Trail discuss things, it gets a nice capper.  Daniel and Mike talk about the losses to the Brewers, Cubs, and Giants before segueing into a general discussion of the Cardinal woes and what to possibly do about them.  Is Adam Wainwright still an ace?  What do you do with Matt Holliday?  Do you exercise Jaime Garcia's option?  After some talk about that, Mike sheds some light on the AJ Preller scandal out in San Diego and the guys tackle some tough Twitter questions.

After a bit of a gap, some life conflicts and technology issues, Meet Me at Musial is back!  John Nagel, as they would say on the radio, is still "on assignment", so Daniel dipped into United Cardinal Bloggers history and brought up Nick Waeltz, founder of Pitchers Hit Eighth and noted Jaime Garcia honk.  Daniel and Nick go over the last few games, culminating in a late Cardinal win against the Brewers on Saturday night.  They ponder whether the lack of a difference in the rotation (save perhaps Carlos Martinez) is a positive, as it won't matter as much who they line up in a play-in game (or perhaps a play-in game to the play-in game).  The guys then discuss the wild card race, the debut of Carson Kelly, and go over a backlog of Twitter questions.  It's a special MMM episode you won't want to miss!

After a bit of a gap, some life conflicts and technology issues, Meet Me at Musial is back!  John Nagel, as they would say on the radio, is still "on assignment", so Daniel dipped into United Cardinal Bloggers history and brought up Nick Waeltz, founder of Pitchers Hit Eighth and noted Jaime Garcia honk.  Daniel and Nick go over the last few games, culminating in a late Cardinal win against the Brewers on Saturday night.  They ponder whether the lack of a difference in the rotation (save perhaps Carlos Martinez) is a positive, as it won't matter as much who they line up in a play-in game (or perhaps a play-in game to the play-in game).  The guys then discuss the wild card race, the debut of Carson Kelly, and go over a backlog of Twitter questions.  It's a special MMM episode you won't want to miss!

It's another middling week for the Cardinals, made more frustrating by the fact that the games were against their closest wild card competition (Miami) and a team that, while warm, is still pretty bad (Cincinnati).  Players returned, players got hurt.  For pretty much the 800th time this season, the Cards just tread water.

Which begs the question, can this team put together a sustained run that gets them into the playoffs?  John and Daniel tackle that in their main segment, listing out the reasons they can and the reasons they can't.  Then they boil it down to one simple question: will the Cardinals be playing in October?

 

Looking at the minors, the guys talk about David Washington and Davis Ward.  They may share initials, but their short-term prospects at least are much different.  Could Washington get a call-up in September?  Will Ward get promoted even with a weak K/9?

 

Finally, the guys answer a number of Twitter questions, talking about roster construction, who comes up when, and whether this team has an edge or not (and whether it should).  As always, Daniel and John appreciate your patronage and hope that you'll give us some favorable ratings on iTunes or give us feedback on our Twitter accounts, @C70 and @CardinalsFarm!

It's another middling week for the Cardinals, made more frustrating by the fact that the games were against their closest wild card competition (Miami) and a team that, while warm, is still pretty bad (Cincinnati).  Players returned, players got hurt.  For pretty much the 800th time this season, the Cards just tread water.

Which begs the question, can this team put together a sustained run that gets them into the playoffs?  John and Daniel tackle that in their main segment, listing out the reasons they can and the reasons they can't.  Then they boil it down to one simple question: will the Cardinals be playing in October?

Looking at the minors, the guys talk about David Washington and Davis Ward.  They may share initials, but their short-term prospects at least are much different.  Could Washington get a call-up in September?  Will Ward get promoted even with a weak K/9?

Finally, the guys answer a number of Twitter questions, talking about roster construction, who comes up when, and whether this team has an edge or not (and whether it should).  As always, Daniel and John appreciate your patronage and hope that you'll give us some favorable ratings on iTunes or give us feedback on our Twitter accounts, @C70 and @CardinalsFarm!