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Ep. 804: Willson Contreras At The Center Of The Fun As The Cardinals Beat Brewers! Jun 15, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals snapping the six-game losing streak against the Brewers on Saturday, as Willson Contreras was at the center of some controversial moments.

Contreras had a collision with Caleb Durbin at first base that Rhys Hoskins took some major exception to. From there, guys started getting thrown at and tensions continued to rise.

Willson had the last laugh with a home run later in the game, and he stared down the Brewers dugout to make sure they knew about it.

Nolan Gorman had a big swing in this game that makes us think he should continue in the lineup for the foreseeable future.

Ryan Helsley had a shot in the ninth inning, and is still working through things with the fastball. But the slider looked sharp!

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Ep. 803: Enough, Already. Cardinals Must Shift Lineup Amid Nootbaar's Severe Struggles Jun 14, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the latest loss for the St. Louis Cardinals, their sixth in a row as the lineup has fallen to a wimper on a nightly basis lately.

Lars Nootbaar is 0-for-23 with 13 strikeouts in his last five games. There's no chance he can remain the Cards' leadoff hitter.

But let's recognize that the Cardinals have bigger issues than that -- this is not a slump that rests on one man's shoulders. The problem is, everything that is going wrong is happening at the same time.

Plus, it's not a year where the front office is expected to have urgency in fixing any of it.

We break all of that down and more on this latest episode.

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Ep. 802: After 5 straight losses, are the Cardinals suddenly in free fall? Jun 13, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals lost their fifth straight game on Thursday night, falling to the Brewers in shutout fashion in the series opener in Milwaukee. Is it time to worry about a Cards club that is seemingly teetering toward the cliff of a free fall? How can the Birds avoid lettings things slip away?

We dive into Sonny Gray's outing, the way the bats looked against a rookie making his debut, plus some positive things happening down on the farm when it comes to the Double-A rotation and the club's top hitting prospect JJ Wetherholt.

Plus, our thoughts on Thursday's flurry of roster moves.

Ep. 801: These Cardinals NEVER quit — But man, the pitchers simply had to be better Tuesday Jun 11, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses another frustrating finish to the night for the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Tuesday as the late heroics by the offense with homers from Arenado and Contreras were overshadowed by the shortcomings of the bullpen in a 10-9 loss to the Blue Jays.

Miles Mikolas had a poor result with his outing, too. But hey, at least Nolan Gorman also came up with a big swing against a pitcher he seemingly loves to face.

Might be good to see Gorman getting hot, too, because Brendan Donovan has an injury that we need to talk about.

Plus, is it time to see Andre Granillo in St. Louis?

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Ep. 800: Herrera is him, but Helsley sure hasn't been... Cardinals lose a brutal one in extras Jun 10, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer breaks down key topics from the St. Louis Cardinals loss on Monday to the Blue Jays in his daily Cardinals podcast B-Schaeff Daily.

Topics from Monday night's 5-4 loss in 10 innings include Ivan Herrera's heroics, Andre Pallante's outing, and a breakdown trying to get to the bottom of why this Ryan Vilade experiment is still happening.

Plus, how concerning are recent struggles for Lars Nootbaar and Ryan Helsley? We break down both situations on the show.

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Ep. 799: Clayton Kershaw Threw SHADE At The St. Louis Cardinals? Jun 09, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the apparent shade thrown by Clayton Kershaw toward the St. Louis Cardinals organization after the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 7-3 on Sunday at Busch Stadium.

Michael McGreevy got through six innings although there were sure elements of his game he probably wishes he could have back. But we still liked to see him battle against a top lineup like he did.

Plus, we discuss Tink Hence in a brilliant rehab start from Saturday when he go down on the farm!

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Ep. 798: Arenado Walks Off The Dodgers! Busch Was ROCKIN'! Jun 08, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals walk-off win over the Dodgers from Saturday at Busch Stadium as Nolan Arenado delivered the clutch swing off the bench to send the stadium into a frenzy and mitigate the damage from a bizarre top of the ninth inning that allowed Los Angeles to tie the score.

Nolan Gorman, Pedro Pages and Masyn Winn delivered key contributions with offense and base running in the latter stages of the game.

Don't forget about Erick Fedde, either, as the starter tangled into the sixth inning with this tough LAD lineup and departed the game without allowing a run.

Bullpen was sturdy and the Cardinals now have a chance to sweep on Sunday -- with Michael McGreevy announced as the starter.

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Ep. 797: Cardinals Blank The Dodgers! Shutout For Sonny & The 'Pen! Jun 07, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night at Busch Stadium as Shohei Ohtani's club didn't hold up to the might of Sonny Gray's arsenal in this matchup.

Gray cruised to another scoreless appearance against a stout lineup as he's looking like the ace that was promised all along.

The bullpen rounded into form, too, as the offense made sure to get what it needed against LAD starter Justin Wrobleski (who was extremely volatile in a very strange bottom of the fifth inning!).

Good to see the defensive brilliance continue for the Cardinals, too, plus the recent trend of power swings by Willson Contreras showed up again.

And we go down on the farm to discuss some big-time efforts by prominent Cardinals pitching prospects.

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Ep. 796: Willson Is DIALED IN! Is Libby Okay...? Cardinals Split DH With Royals Jun 06, 2025

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Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the St. Louis Cardinals doubleheader split against the Royals on Thursday at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals rallied to win Game 1 in dramatic fashion but lost the nightcap amid a concerning development for Matthew Liberatore.

Willson Contreras was locked in and emotional in the way he carried the Cardinal lineup on Thursday, which is a great sign to see.

Plus, we check in on JJ Wetherholt with a nice night for Springfield when we go down on the farm (moo).

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Ep. 795: Is Pallante's rotation spot in jeopardy after Tuesday's Cardinals loss? Jun 04, 2025

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Andre Pallante unraveled in Tuesday's loss for the St. Louis Cardinals as the Royals got the better of the Redbirds in the renewal of the I-70 series at Busch.

Is Pallante in danger of losing his rotation spot after his ERA increased to nearly 5.00 in Tuesday's rough outing? Michael McGreevy could be on the way soon, but not necessarily in Pallante's stead.

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