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

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the series win for the Cardinals over the Braves this weekend in Atlanta. Did Oli Marmol make the a fine call that backfired on Saturday afternoon with Kyle Gibson and Ryan Fernandez or should he look back on the move with regret? Plus the offense is really powering up, led by Alec Burleson's continued surge. We go Down On The Farm to lament Tommy Edman's latest...

Brenden Schaeffer and former Mizzou football "superstar" D'Andre McKenzie link up for a new podcast covering Mizzou sports. This first episode features the guys breaking down their SEC football power rankings ahead of the new season. They VERY much disagree on which SEC newcomer will have a better year between Texas and Oklahama. Plus Jontay Porter talk after his recent guilty plea i...

Brenden Schaeffer doles out first-half (not half, it's been 96 games, but whatever) grades to the St. Louis Cardinals players, manager and front office! Which Cardinals made the grade and which need to see significant improvement in their efforts down the stretch run for the Cards to get where they want to go? Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals content daily all year round!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Monday's news of Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley being replaced by Kyle Finnegan on the NL All-Star roster. We explain why it's actually very good news (no, he's not hurt). We also discuss the worst anthem in the history of anthems at the HR Derby Monday. Bobby Witt Jr. almost won it, but at least Michael Buffer said his name all cool and stuff. Plus, a though...

In Ep. 618 of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden Schaeffer decides to completely ignore that disgusting Cardinals game from Sunday afternoon at Busch and focus entirely on the MLB Draft from Sunday evening. The Cardinals made a splash with the seventh overall pick, selecting touted infielder JJ Wetherholt out of West Virginia. Is there a chance that Wetherholt is the best player in the entire draft, but tha...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals doubleheader sweep over the Cubs from Saturday, July 13, 2024 as the lens through which Brenden viewed the day came from a pregame conversation with the writers and Oli Marmol. Bullpen roles are such a critical aspect of what an MLB hopes to accomplish in a given year and it goes without saying that the Cardinals have a much better handle on what looks lik...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-1 loss to the Cubs at Busch from Friday, July 12, 2024. Kyle Hendricks is a long-time Cardinal killer, but he has a 7.53 ERA this season. There's no way he could do it again to STL, right? Wrong. He can't keep getting away with it, but he does. Seven shutout as the Cardinals looked clueless against him. Go figure. They waste a solid outing by Son...

Brenden Schaeffer and Josh Jacobs (From Dealin' The Cards) begin a new podcast endeavor talking Cardinals baseball. In Episode 1, we discuss what's possible for the Cardinals in 2024 based on recent play and their place in a funky National League standings, plus the guys get into trade concepts and come up with a doozy near the end of the show that would involve bringing two former Cardina...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals and MLB on the off-day for St. Louis 7/11/24. Did we avoid a doomsday scenario with a Tommy Edman setback? Seemingly, yes. We'll explain the latest there after his rehab game on Thursday. The Pirates pulled Paul Skenes after 7 no-hit innings and 99 pitches. Was it a mistake? Brenden actually didn't mind the decision, and he explains why. Max Scherz...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a bitter pill for the Cardinals to swallow as they were swept Wednesday at Busch in the two-game series and doubleheader against the Royals. The pitching plan for the Cards honestly made sense on paper, but they just did not quite get enough from their bullpen, or really their offense, to make it sing like they wanted. The STL bullpen that has been so good had a bumpier...

In Ep. 613 of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden Schaeffer uses the off-day via rainout to discuss a topic floating around the social media-sphere: Would the Cardinals listen to trade offers on Jordan Walker this month? Walker isn't currently helping the club's pursuit of October baseball in 2024, considering he's down in Memphis still not hitting quite to expectations. And where exactly he fits...

Brenden and Charlie are back with another episode of the acclaimed podcast Low Hanging Fruit to discuss the recent run that has put the Cardinals in a solid position to buy at the trade deadline. Is it time for John Mozeliak to give into what a lot of fans would like to see -- and perhaps be a little selfish himself when it comes to making moves at this deadline? Follow this podcast feed for daily...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 6-0 win over the Nationals in a live stream on July 8, 2024. This is the audio podcast version of the stream, which includes an actual ending since the stream version randomly died in the middle. We talked a lot of Michael Siani's emergence and whether he has staying power even after Tommy Edman's eventual return. We touched on Mikolas' really...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 8-3 win over the Nationals from Sunday and delves into how several contributors from the game were arguably snubbed from the All-Star Game rosters. Those were announced later Sunday. Masyn Winn has some interesting stats in how he stacks up to other NL shortstops. Should he have been selected? And why not Willson Contreras if other players who missed consi...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals lopsided loss to the Nationals on Saturday afternoon as Lance Lynn was bombarded by a Washington lineup that seemed to know the scouting report on the Cardinal starter. Do recent struggles by the Cardinals rotation lend to the team pursuing an upgrade at the trade deadline? Or will it take an injury, not just poor performance, to convince John Mozeliak to...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals thrilling 7-6 win over the Nationals on Friday, July 5, 2024. Sonny Gray spotted the Nats five runs but the Cardinals grinded out a comeback trail throughout the game leading into a late-inning do-or-die scenario -- and Willson Contreras came through. His home run in the ninth inning propelled the Cards into extras where Ryan Helsley lost his save streak t...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 3-2 win in 10 innings from Thursday, July 4 in Pittsburgh. Cards took 2 of 3 from the Pirates thanks to Andre Pallante's splendid outing. What he's done as the number 5 starter is remarkable and we should be giving him his flowers for it. Offensively, another lean day for the Cardinals but a few clutch moments ended up being enough. Is it strange t...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-4 loss in 10 innings to the Pirates on July 3, 2024. Mikolas had a solid start. Contreras had a key homer. But the bullpen had some warts as Giovanny Gallegos gave up a home run to Rowdy Tellez that proved costly in the outcome of the game. Once the Cards got a lead in the 10th, Kittredge and Romero weren't able to hold it there, as the Pirates walke...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 7-4 win over the PIrates on Tuesday night at PNC Park as the Cardinals got a huge contribution from Nolan Gorman at long last. Does his key grand slam parlay into a more consistent approach for the slugger? Gorman leads the team in homers but just has not been a consistent producer for the lineup lately. Maybe this one gets him going? Kyle Gibson was a str...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals 2-0 win over the Reds from Sunday, June 30, 2024 at Busch Stadium. Lance Lynn reached a milestone in his scoreless start, becoming the 6th Cardinal pitcher to reach 1,000 strikeouts in a Redbird uniform. Lance Lynn 2K for his career is a milestone just around the corner next. Cards got what little offense they needed to set up the Triumvirate for the sla...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 9-4 loss to the Reds from Saturday at Busch Stadium. Sonny Gray was not as sharp as we've become accustomed to seeing him recently as he seemed to labor through the outing. Nolan Arenado's error in the fifth inning proved costly as the inning unraveled from there with the Reds scoring six runs to put the game effectively out of reach. Paul Goldschm...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals 1-0 win over the Reds from Friday, June 28, 2024. Brendan Donovan, walk-off catch?! Unbelievable game from BFD in left field. Michael Siani got the better of Elly De La Cruz. The pair were former teammates in the Cincy org, so Siani knew what to do when Elly ranged further into CF than he had any business being on the third-inning play that ended up lead...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down topics surrounding the Cardinals 11-4 loss to the Reds on Thursday as Miles Mikolas imploded for five innings in a row to log his worst start of the season -- and arguably his worst as a Cardinal. Just one of those nights for Miles or one to be concerned about in the long run? We'll discuss the lay of the land for the Cardinal starter as well as give a hat tip for...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the doubleheader split by the Cardinals against the Braves on Wednesday. We get into the sadness associated with game one, but only barely, as the masterful performance of Matthew Liberatore seized the day and the conversation in the nightcap. Exceeding any expectation for his pitch count limit, Libby dominated for six innings of scoreless ball, striking out eight and e...

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss Monday's win by the Cardinals as well as where the starting rotation for the team stands at present. Do the Cardinals still need to trade for another starter after how things are rounding out with Lynn's improvement and other solid outings across the starting five? What should be Steven Matz's role in all of this? Tune into the Big Show on...