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Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
The only Cardinals podcast dumber than running on Yadi. A weekly podcast mostly about the St. Louis Cardinals.
Episodes
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Swing Around Fun Town, or How To Fix the Cardinals in 2027
The 2026 autopsy ends with prescriptions. Nate and Ben draw up fixes for the Cardinals' bullpen, third base and center field, including Ben's plan to spend $40…
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Chaim Bloom's Body!!! (Of Work in 2026)
The 2026 autopsy rolls on. Nate and Ben grade Chaim Bloom's first full year running the Cardinals, re-grade every trade from the Sonny Gray deal to the Dustin…
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Regression Ghouls: 2026's Spookiest St. Louis Cardinals
The autopsy continues, this time sorting the 2026 Cardinals into who got lucky and who got robbed. JJ Wetherholt was the unluckiest man on the roster and is…
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Spooky 2: More 2026 Cardinal Autopsy: The Gourd Lords
The autopsy continues. Nate and Ben go player by player through the 2026 Cardinals, and the central mystery is brutal: the offense dropped 62% in value from…
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Spooky: The 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Autopsy
The season's over, so Nate and Ben grab the scalpel and perform the 2026 autopsy. They walk the final rankings — a middle-of-the-pack offense, a rotation that…
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My Own Method
The Cardinals are officially eliminated, so Nate and Ben start making peace with a season that — against every expectation — still counts as a success. They…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Look at These Guys
Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina went into the Cardinals Hall of Fame together, and Nate and Ben get appropriately misty about a pairing we'll probably never…
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Not Funny, Doug
Umpire Doug Eddings picked the wrong night to make it about himself. Nate and Ben break down his meltdown against a rookie, Oli Marmol's now-legendary…
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Curse of the TABino
The curse rolls on: the podcast is haunted, the Cardinals keep losing players, and JJ Wetherholt is the latest to hit the IL. Nate and Ben map out the team's…
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The Haunting of TAB House
The show is cursed. Last week's audio came out haunted, three Cardinals hit the IL in a matter of days, and Nate and Ben have made peace with the grudge ghost…
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Two Talls
Joshua Baez made maybe the greatest MLB debuts of all time — three home runs, three different pitches, three different parts of the ballpark. Nate and Ben soak…
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The Ace We Deserve
The Cardinals are hovering around .500 and mostly out of the race — but the offense is waking up at the perfect time. Alec Burleson is launching bombs, Ivan…
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Nootbye :(
The Cardinals sold at the deadline — Dustin May and JoJo Romero are Brewers, Lars Nootbaar is a Diamondback, and the returns are genuinely exciting. Nate and…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
When Many Word Work
It's the last episode before the trade deadline, so next week's Cardinals might look completely different. Dustin May has pitched his way into a real trade…
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A More Ept Ball Club
The Cardinals have lost four in a row and each one hurt in a different way. They gave away a 7-0 lead to the Diamondbacks. Riley O'Brien hit a guy to bring in…
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I Believe the Children are the Future (w/ Kyle Reis)
Jordan Walker is the first Cardinal in history to win the Home Run Derby. He beat Kyle Schwarber in Philly, hit four in a row off the magenta ball to close it…
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Hey Now, You're
Jordan Walker is an All-Star. Twenty-one home runs, a 142 wRC+, and the breakout is officially real. Meanwhile, JJ Wetherholt — 9th in fWAR among all position…
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Hall of Famers
The Cardinals are 44-38 and the playoff picture is getting tight. Playoff odds dropped from 55% to 33% in two weeks, the Cubs are surging thanks to Pete…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Better Than Albert (w/ Daniel Shoptaw)
JJ Wetherholt is on pace for a better rookie season than Albert Pujols in 2001. He's got the best June of his career, he's 7th in fWAR among all position…
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Flag Day
The Cardinals are 40-31 with a 55% chance to make the playoffs, and the trade deadline conversation just got real. Do you trade Dustin May and JoJo Romero, or…
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Screaming Singles
The Cardinals are 36-28, riding a five-game win streak, and Jordan Walker is on 30/30 watch. He's got 16 homers and 10 steals with two-thirds of the season…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Blunt Rotation
The Cardinals are 31-28 after a rough stretch, but the underlying talent keeps ascending. Dustin May might be turning into an ace, the pitching staff's…
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Bootstrap River
Abner Uribe struck out Alec Burleson, hit the DX “suck it” toward the Cardinals dugout while up six runs, and nearly got overturned by ABS. The lack of…
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Step 1: Tarps On. Step 2: Go To Game. Step 3: TARPS OFF
The Cardinals are 28-19 and there's a shirtless movement happening in right field. Tarps off started as one row of guys on a Friday night, expanded to the…
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What Even is a Horse
The Cardinals are 24-17 with the fifth best record in baseball. Power rankings have them in the top 10. The playoff odds just passed Cincinnati. So we ask the…
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The Cardinals are Offensive
The Cardinals have the seventh-best offense in baseball. Ahead of them? Houston, Detroit, Atlanta, LA, New York, and that's about it. We dig into what that…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Double Jay Double You
Nathan Church hit three home runs this week and robbed another one. But the real story isn't the results — it's the underlying changes. His bat speed is up…
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Masyn Winn is Turning It(us) On
The Cardinals are 14-10 and playing better than most people expected. They swept the Astros, the young core is slugging — 11th in MLB in home runs — but the…
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Jordan Walker is the Best Player in Baseball Forever Guaranteed
Jordan Walker isn't just hot, he's the best player in baseball right now. Better than Aaron Judge, better than Ohtani, better than Bobby Witt Jr. Through 17…
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Jordan Walker is My Son and My Dad
Jordan Walker has spent the last two weeks doing things we've never seen him do before. Through 12 games, he's leading Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani in fWAR…
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Jumping Jehoshaphat Wetherholt
The Cardinals are off to a hot 4-2 start 🔥 as early storylines take shape. We break down extension buzz around JJ Wetherholt, roster moves, and what we’re…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
(We Hope) The Kids Are All Right - Opening Day 2026! (w/ Daniel Shoptaw)
Opening Day is HERE 🔥 and we’re joined by Daniel Shoptaw (@C70) to break it all down. JJ Wetherholt makes the club, Matthew Liberatore gets the Opening Day…
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You Don't Raise Heroes, You Raise Nelsons
We break down a scorching start from Nelson Velázquez and whether it actually matters, plus the latest on Lars Nootbaar’s status as Opening Day looms. We dive…
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Got More Stupider 2026
We went to Florida for Cardinals spring training and brought back plenty to talk about. We break down the messy outfield situation, Lars Nootbaar’s uncertain…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Get More Stupider 2026
We break down early impressions of the ABS system, Oli Marmol’s contract extension, and key Cardinals injury updates before diving into spring training…
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After Dark, Prospects! (w/ Kyle Reis)
Kyle Reis of The Cardinal Nation joins the show for a deep dive into the Cardinals’ farm system and what’s coming soon to St. Louis. We talk realistic MLB…
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Graph Fans (w/ Ben Clemens)
Ben Clemens of FanGraphs joins the show to break down where the 2026 St. Louis Cardinals are headed, from win expectations and outfield needs to Chaim Bloom’s…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Swing Thots
Pitchers and catchers are officially in camp, and we’re breaking down the early storylines — including Jurrangelo Cijntje throwing from both sides, a bullpen…
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Amphibious Pitcher
The Cardinals get it done, trading Brendan Donovan in a blockbuster that brings switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje, outfielders Tai Peete and Colton Ledbetter…
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Picture Pages (w/ Dan Szymborski)
ZiPS creator Dan Szymborski joins us to break down the Cardinals projections, biggest surprises, cats, funny voices, and what the data says about the rebuild…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
More Molinas, More (Catchers Not Being) Problems
We react to Nolan Arenado’s candid comments on his exit from St. Louis and what they reveal about the Cardinals’ reset, plus Yadier Molina’s return to the…
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Nevertheless, Our Nolans Are Less
The Cardinals officially close the book on the Nolan Arenado era, trading the longtime third baseman and cash to the Diamondbacks (Butts'n'cracks) and ushering…
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JJ Wetherholt, Cardinal Jesus
The Cardinals make yet another bullpen pitching move, but the spotlight stays firmly on JJ Wetherholt as league executives anoint him the early NL Rookie of…
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What Actually is a Rumor Mill
The Brendan Donovan trade saga takes center stage as the Cardinals slow-play their best asset, hoping to turn patience into a real prospect haul while the…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
200 Losses
In this historic, recorded live and in person, 200th episode, we discuss how the Cardinals make another major offseason move, sending Willson Contreras to…
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May He Be Good
The Cardinals make a big pitching bet, signing Dustin May and betting on a reshaped arsenal after one of the strangest injury arcs in recent MLB history. We…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Don't Play the Lottery
We’re talking Cardinals news as St. Louis grabs Zak Kent off waivers, weighs growing trade interest in Brendan Donovan, drops in the 2026 draft lottery, and…
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Thrilling Milestone
The Winter Meetings are here, and the Cardinals might actually be ready to move Willson Contreras — with reports he’s now open to waiving his no-trade for the…
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Fitts and Starts
The Cardinals kick off the offseason with a blockbuster: Sonny Gray is shipped to Boston in a restructured deal that guarantees him $41M for 2026, while St…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Donnie From the Block
The St. Louis Cardinals are gearing up for a busy offseason, planning for JJ Wetherholt to debut in 2025 and preparing potential trades involving Arenado…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
fUtility
Burly brings home the Silver Slugger (and yes, it totally counts). We talk Cardinals roster shuffles, Sonny Gray rumors, and what the offseason could hold for…
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I Love Goooooold
The offseason is here and the Cardinals are already making moves. We talk Masyn Winn’s Gold Glove, new front office hires, and which Cards might be on the…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Bats... BATS!!!
The Cardinals’ surgery list is SO SPOOKY! Brendan Donovan, Ivan Herrera, and Lars Nootbaar all go under the knife, and Joe McEwing vanishes into the night. We…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
More Like Twenty-Twenty-BYE
We’re wrapping up the 2025 Cardinals season and taking a hard look at what the numbers got right — and what they completely whiffed on. ZiPS nailed Sonny…
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I'm Too Old For This Shildt
The Cardinals’ offseason rumor mill is heating up — could Ivan Herrera or Pedro Pagés be on the trade block? We break down Derrick Goold’s latest insights…
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Hey, I'm Farmin' Here!
Chaim Bloom is already making moves — the Cardinals’ new president of baseball ops plans to add a leadership role to reshape the front office and sharpen pro…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
In the End, It Doesn't Even Batter
John Mozeliak officially says goodbye, Chaim Bloom steps in as Cardinals president of baseball ops, and Oli Marmol will return in 2026. Willson Contreras wants…
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Wheels Up
Nolan Arenado gets his possible farewell at Busch, Masyn Winn heads into knee surgery, and Ivan Herrera preps for offseason elbow work. Meanwhile, Herrera’s…
- Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
The Nates and the Bens (w/ Daniel Shoptaw)
Ben and guest Daniel Shoptaw (@C70) break down the latest St. Louis Cardinals news as Willson Contreras and Masyn Winn hit the IL, Nolan Arenado returns, and…
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Relatively Regular
We discuss Masyn Winn’s upcoming offseason knee surgery, Willson Contreras’ return, and Brendan Donovan’s rehab assignment, along with notable roster moves…