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

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 3-2 loss to the Rockies from Thursday, June 6, 2024 at Busch Stadium. Sonny Gray came apart at the seams in the fifth inning as he walked three batters with two wild pitches and a pair of stolen bases allowed. He was candid with his frustration after the game, but didn't offer a ton in the way of an explanation for why things went so wrong. You'll...

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss the Cardinals' win over the Astros from Wednesday and take stock of the road trip at large as the Redbirds finished up with a 4-5 record in their trip to Cincy, Philly and Houston. Are you satisfied by the result of the road trip? Or is it a merely "tolerable" result for the Cardinals as they seem to have weathered the storm of a difficul...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Wednesday's 4-2 win for the Cardinals over the Astros as Miles Mikolas earned the W for his six strong innings of two-run baseball. It was a bit of a quirk to see Mikolas pulled from the game after only 62 pitches, but Oli Marmol explained why it was about factors other than pitch count that led to him determining that it was the right time to turn to his bullpen at...

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss the Cardinals' bullpen woes in their show following Monday's loss to the Astros. Should John Mozeliak and the Cardinals be looking to set the market on relief pitching with a June trade for right-handed bullpen help? Tune into the Big Show weekdays from 4-6pm CT on KTGR.com for Cardinals, Chiefs and Mizzou talk all year long! Follow this feed f...

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 re...

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 hi...

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,...

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 n...

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'...

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 concer...

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...

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?

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...

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 tha...

Will Carroll joins the Big Show to discuss the latest in MLB injuries including the situation for Ronald Acuña Jr. and his torn ACL, Cardinals RP Nick Robertson and his elbow issue, as well as Michael Massey of the Royals still dealing with back problems. Plus, could the Cardinals end up with a stud collegiate pitcher like Chase Burns or Hagen Smith in the upcoming MLB Draft? Tune into the Big Sho...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Monday's loss for the Cardinals as the recent winning streak was snapped in a 3-1 defeat against the Cincinnati Reds. After a Sunday hiatus on the pod, Brenden is sure to dip into some of the conversation topics from over the weekend as the Cardinals handled the Cubs in impressive fashion, but what do we make of Arenado's struggles reaching new levels amid the C...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 7-6 win over the Cubs from Saturday night at Busch Stadium as Matt Carpenter delivers another dagger into the hearts of Cubs fans. Time is a flat circle. Though the audio quality isn't as high as the St. Louis offense lately (our usual setup will return after the weekend but I figured something is better than nothing!), how are we feeling about this Ca...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the postponed game from Friday May 24, 2024 between the Cardinals and Cubs. Could this shift benefit the Cardinals in a major way competitively against their biggest rival? There's a case to be made that the answer is yes, and the reason comes from the two pitching decisions that have resulted from the postponement. A little baseball talk right here for those who ar...

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss the Cardinals recently surging offense and then get into the topic of Matthew Liberatore seemingly slated to start again for the club when they take on the Cubs on Saturday. Tune into the Big Show on KTGR.com weekdays from 4 to 6 pm CT for conversation about the Cardinals, Mizzou, Chiefs and more!

Brenden Schaeffer and Charlie Marlow return for Low Hanging Fruit after Charlie was too busy to do the show last week. The Cardinals have won 8 of 10 and are climbing up the standings. Are they legit good now? Is this recent stretch an anomaly? Come for the Cardinals take, stay for reminiscing about... Jeff Fisher and the St. Louis Rams? Okay, sure. Never know what we'll get into on this podca...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals sweep over the Orioles in a YouTube live stream on May 22, 2024. This podcast is the audio from that stream as Brenden dove into listener questions about the current state of the team. Are the Cardinals back? Although they're still three games below .500, St. Louis has consistently demonstrated a lot of encouraging signs over the past 10 games, during...

The boys of Hot Take Central on 590 The Fan KFNS (Cam Janssen, Jim "The Cat" Hayes, Cole Bartemes and Brenden Schaeffer) discuss the Cardinals on the show on Friday, May 17, 2024. Who has been the biggest disappointment for the Cardinals so far in 2024? What about a positive, a pleasant surprise for the club? The guys give their answers to both questions and also discuss hypothetical tra...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 6-3 win over the Orioles on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Busch Stadium. 'The Michael Siani Game', as future generations will come to know of it, was a spectacle for the St. Louis outfielder who launched his first ever big-league home run and compiled four RBIs on the night. Sonny Gray had a no hitter going through five, but ended up asking for Oli Marmo...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses comments by Marlins manager Skip Schumaker after Sixto Sanchez had another rough first inning that the Miami club was unable to overcome over the weekend. A hit batter and wild pitch followed by multiple walks and hits put the Marlins in a bind that they weren't able to overcome against the Mets. Schumaker pulled no punches saying that what the club has been getting...

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 11-3 loss to the Red Sox from Sunday, May 19, 2024 at Busch Stadium. In Ep. 568 of B-Schaeff Daily, we dive into the Cardinals' handling of Matthew Liberatore this season as he began the year thriving in a bullpen role but has been tasked with a return to the rotation on the fly. What does it say about the Cardinals' drafting and development of pit...