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We talk to Brian Walton of thecardinalnation.com about Carlos Martinez's rehab, Jake Woodford's start to the season and more. We also discuss Anthony Shew, an up and coming 25-year-old throwing very well. We'll call today "Thrower Thursday" as we discuss pitchers in this day-late session of Wednesday with Walton. Listen here:

In this week’s “Tony Talk”, Martin Kilcoyne and Tony LaRussa talk about the magic of a Game 7.  How he turned to Jim Edmonds and Scott Rolen to address the Cardinals before facing the Mets in Game 7 in the 2006 NLCS.   Tony’s take on visiting the White House.  How he wishes it was more about patriotism than politics.   Tony missed one visit because he had to watch his pets (seriously).   Fans hate it, but do all managers use a “getaway” lineup where multiple stars sit.  And a great behind the scenes story when Yadier Molina struggled at the plate and what the Cardinals catcher said to LaRussa.

We talk the tough weekend against the Cubs and the better series against the Nationals. The Cardinals try to right the ship starting today at home. Listen here for Mo's breakdown of where the ball club stands now.

A newly updated book written by Derrick Goold has just come out. The latest version of  100 Things Cardinals Fans Should Know and Do Before They Do Die has a great forward written by Adam Wainwright. Goold has access to so much historical content about the Cardinals and he put it to excellent use. This book contains many unique stories from Cardinals Hall of Famers plus little known facts and myths debunked.

We have a long visit today with Derrick Goold about how this book is different now and compares to others written by authors of his kind.

An excerpt from the foreward by Adam Wainwright...

Another late start time for the Blues tonight in Game 5. They face the Stars again at Enterprise Center. Ben Fred tells us that he thinks it all comes down to Binnington verses Bishop. Ben Fred says Binnington is like the hockey version of the Terminator. Ben Fred talks about the scuffles from the last game and something fans might not have seen happen. Also, some of the guys aren't fans of the line changes but, so far, all the alterations Berube has made have worked. So what's the next move? What is there to unlock against the Stars now since they've seen so much of each other?

Cardinals are at Wrigley tonight to start the series against the Cubs. Right now, the Cardinals have the best record in baseball but the Cubs are playing well. Should be a great meeting between two of the hottest teams around. We talk about whether Matt Carpenter can get his mojo back. Wrigley has been good for him in the past. Since July of last year when Mike Shildt took over, the Cardinals have done quite well. He deserves a lot of credit for where they are now. We talk about how he interacts with players and why Yadi says Shildt is like Tony LaRussa.

What will it be like when Kris Bryant comes to the plate after the off season comments? Will it be like what happened with Brandon Phillips? Listen here.

Lots of interesting stories today. Tony tells us about his friendship with Carlos Santana and band. What did Santana give Tony as a good luck charm for the World Series last year? How has that band been involved with ARF over the years?

Tony and Mike Shildt also have a great report. How did Shildt impress Tony years ago? What is it about Shildt that's like George Kissell? Tony says Mike Shildt is a constant student of the game and that it serves him well.

Shildt wasn't a big enough name as a coach for some talking about St. Louis managers but Martin points out that Tony wasn't a big name when he got the Chicago job. We talk to Tony about his time in Chicago and his opinion of Harry Caray. What did Harry Caray call Martin before an interview?

We talk about the newest Cardinals HOF inductees too.  All that and more stories from the one and only TLR here.

Brad Thompson talks to us today about what  could be a real quick game tonight with the Cardinals' Mile Mikolas facing Max Scherzer. We also talk Paul DeJong hitting doubles on doubles. He's learned to stay back on breaking balls. We talk bullpen and John Gant, Jordan Hicks and more.

Brian from TheCardinalNation.com discusses his pitcher and players of the month for April from the organization.

Adam Wainwright throws tonight looking for his 151st win. We talk to Derrick Goold about last night's game and what's in store tonight in game 2 verses the Nationals.

Derrick Goold talks about the stretch of wins for the Cardinals this past week at home. We hot players and those not so hot. We talk base-running, Dexter Fowler, Marcell Ozuna and more here.