B-Schaeff Daily: St. Louis Cardinals Talk, Every Day

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Ep. 581: So... The Cardinals’ Fifth Starter Question Is Still A Thing Jun 05, 2024

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 8-5 loss to the Astros on Tuesday night, June 4, 2024.

Andre Pallante turned into a pumpkin one start after his brilliant game against the Reds. This one wasn't very sharp as he allowed six earned runs in three innings of work while giving away far too many freebies to the Houston lineup.

Does Pallante's rough night shed further spotlight on the reality that the Cardinals need to take action with this fifth rotation spot? It certainly reminds us of Mozeliak's failed gamble on the 'We hope our five (starters) can go' strategy of just hoping the penciled-in top five wouldn't miss any time due to injury this year.

The Cardinals are also dealing with other issues that we break down in this episode, including the general problem with fundamentals for this team right now, Arenado's overall struggles, and Donovan taking one of the worst at-bats we've seen from anyone all season.

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Ep. 580: Examining Oli Marmol’s Bullpen Moves After The Cardinals' Late-Inning Collapse In Houston Jun 04, 2024

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Brenden Schaeffer dives into the process for Oli Marmol as he attempted to navigate several landmines in the Cardinals' loss to the Astros on Monday, June 3, 2024.

In Ep. 580 of B-Schaeff Daily, we examine the various turning points of the game as the snowball began matriculating down the hill at full speed on a potential troublesome night for the bullpen when Kyle Gibson was unable to work his way through the sixth inning. From that moment on, Oli Marmol had game-changing decisions on his plate.

Most of them worked out, but when JoJo Romero gave up the lead in the eighth, we are forced to reckon with whether he was the best option for that point in the game--and even if he was, how earlier events ultimately caused a depreciation to his effectiveness in that spot. Plenty of fascinating matchup data and decision-making to discuss!

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Ep. 579: Cardinals Get One In Philly — And Move Into A Wild Card Spot?! Jun 03, 2024

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-4 win in 10 innings against the Phillies on Sunday Night Baseball, June 2, 2024.

In Ep. 579 of B-Schaeff Daily, we discuss the errors and lack of timely hitting that could have come back to haunt the Cardinals on Sunday, but it was their ability to come through when it mattered most that made the difference.

Nolan Gorman is really coming around recently, and had another big game Sunday. Alec Burleson continues to display a nice power stroke. And several contributors from the bullpen were absolutely nails for St. Louis -- Matthew Liberatore and Ryan Helsley in particular.

The Cardinals now sit in a playoff spot, just a shade ahead of the Cubs and Giants for the third wild card spot in the NL.

Though it's far too early to be caring about such things earnestly, it's certainly a nice sign for a Redbirds team that was so down and out just a few weeks ago.

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Ep. 578: Are the Cardinals sliding back again — Or are the Phillies just that good? Jun 02, 2024

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 6-1 loss to the Phillies on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

Now that the Cardinals have lost consecutive times to Philly, are you concerned the team is backsliding after it worked so hard to get back to .500 earlier in the week? Or is this series more about the greatness of this Phillies team than it is the shortcomings of the Cardinals, in which case you're not nearly as worried about these results going against St. Louis right now?

In this episode of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden dives into Sonny Gray's outing and another quiet night for the offense despite facing what essentially amounted to a bullpen game after an injury to Philadelphia's starter knocked him from the game early.

Nolan Arenado's defensive struggles can be quantified by the metrics in a way that is pretty jarring to realize considering his pedigree. We explain the stat that has Arenado ranked last among MLB third basemen in 2024.

And Jordan Walker got on the board with his first homer of the year Saturday in Memphis!

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Ep. 577: Winn's Hit Streak Ends After Pinch-Hitting For Crawford (Who Hit His First HR As A Cardinal!) Jun 01, 2024

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 4-2 loss to the Phillies on Friday, May 31, 2024 in Philadelphia.

Masyn Winn's 18-game hitting streak ended despite the fact that he didn't start in the game for St. Louis. A failed pinch-hit endeavor did him in. Should Oli Marmol have put him in that spot? Should Brandon Crawford have started to begin with?

Crawford was actually the Cardinals' best hitter in the game, knocking his first homer as a Redbird. So we'll dive into those angles as well as the outing for Mikolas, Dylan Carlson's defense and how Matthew Liberatore looked back in a bullpen role (spoiler: really good).

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Ep 576: Lars Nootbaar Hits The Injured List; Can The Cardinals Keep Things Rolling Without Him? May 31, 2024

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the news of Lars Nootbaar hitting the injured list on Friday, May 31, 2024 in the latest episode of B-Schaeff Daily.

The Cardinals turned their season around in conjunction with Nootbaar finding his rhyhthm. He was a huge catalyst for the run that has brought the Cards back to .500. Without him, can the Cardinals sustain this recent success?

Is there reason to be concerned long-term about Nootbaar's injury history? It's another one to add to the list as he strains his oblique on a check swing. Plus, why not Jordan Walker taking Noot's spot on the roster?

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Oli Sparks Pallante's Revival, Hypothetical Cardinals-Royals Trade, And We Look Ahead To Cards' Trade Deadline Needs May 31, 2024

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Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss the Cardinals win over the Reds, 5-3, on Wednesday's show. How much credit should Oli Marmol get for his handling of Andre Pallante back when the Cardinals sent him down AAA in April? There was a question that Oli thought to ask that may have sparked Pallante's revival. Plus we ask Producer Chris about our idea for a trade between the Cardinals and Royals and get into a little lineup talk.

Then a discussion on what the Cards will need at the deadline if they're looking to make a run. Tune into the Big Show weekdays from 4-6pm CT on KTGR.com for Cardinals, Chiefs and Mizzou talk all year long! Click FOLLOW on this podcast feed for daily Cardinals content!

Bonus: (Former) Mets Pitcher Jorge Lopez Yeets Glove Into Crowd, Tells Reporters He's On The Worst Team In MLB?! We Explain May 30, 2024

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Brenden Schaeffer dives into the Jorge Lopez situation with the Mets after some of the craziest stuff we've seen a player do in a long time in MLB. Is Lopez getting a bad rap for this situation or did he create it entirely on his own?

Ep. 575: CARDINALS ARE .500! Did Pallante Just Become The Answer? Plus, DEFCON Levels On Noot Injury, Helsley Struggles May 30, 2024

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-3 win over the Reds from Wednesday, May 29, 2024 as the Redbirds finally chased down that long-elusive .500 record thanks to a strong performance from Andre Pallante.

Did you see this coming from Pallante? And is there reason to believe he can keep it up moving forward to become the answer to the Cardinals' longstanding question over the five spot in their rotation?

Masyn Winn has an 18-game hitting streak. That's good.

Lars Nootbaar has a potential injury. Ryan Helsley gave up a run for his third straight appearance. Those things are bad. We give our DEFCON concern levels for those situations as well as for the Keynan Middleton setback.

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Ep. 574: Nado, Bang! Arenado Finds Power Stroke, Gibby Deals, Cardinals Win! May 29, 2024

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 7-1 win over the Reds on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 as Nolan Arenado finds the power swing he has been so desperately seeking. Nolan Gorman goes yard after an ill-fated bunt try. And Kyle Gibson deals by bringing a no-hit bid into the sixth inning.

He wasn't the only pitcher in the Cardinals organization to flirt with a no-no Tuesday, either. We discuss that while also prepping expectations for Andre Pallante's start on Wednesday afternoon as the Cardinals have officially named him for the opportunity as the next-man-up to be the number five starter in the rotation.

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