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

It's been 84 years.... Or at least it felt like it since the last Redbird winner. Brenden Schaeffer discusses the first Cardinals win in a while, and it comes thanks to some savvy efforts by Dylan Carlson and Packy Naughton. How concerned, though, should we be about the offensive struggles for this team? And is the rotation still a scary thought heading into a new homestand? This show has a little...

Brenden Schaeffer returns from the holiday break to discuss the woes for the Cardinals rotation and whether those issues are more concerning for the team moving forward than the issues with the quiet offense of late.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down a heartbreaker of a loss as the Cardinals fall to Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins on Wednesday. A rare mishap for Ryan Helsley caused the pain, but there's still plenty to love about what Andre Pallante is showing as a starter in his rookie season.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the phenomenon of folks hating on Dakota Hudson. How do we evaluate his season and career to this point with the Cardinals? He did enough Tuesday as the Cardinals came from behind to beat the Marlins. And boy, how about that bullpen? Is there a rising relief star finding his moment for St. Louis? Brenden thinks so.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down an eventful day at Busch as the Cardinals drubbed the Marlins with big outings by Goldy and Yepez--they both went yard off a french fry facade. Waino was Waino, and the guy who relieved him in the eighth was a lifelong Cardinals fan making his MLB debut. Also, Mozeliak with a media misstep when discussing the Jack Flaherty injury? Lots to get to on today's episode.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals' demoralizing loss Sunday, but more importantly, the status of Jack Flaherty after he threw only two innings in the game.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals' unfortunate loss to the Cubs from Friday as the Curse of Kyle Hendricks reared its ugly head again at Busch. We break down the ridiculous numbers Hendricks has against STL in his career, as well as sharing our other takeaways from the night, including Pallante's outing and an injury to Drew VerHagen.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the series finale in Milwaukee as the Cardinals fell to the Brewers behind a clunker from Dakota Hudson. Though elsewhere in the bullpen things were tidy, Drew VerHagen struggled again. Is there a decision to be made on him, or is his contract situation going to prevent that from happening? Plenty of good conversation on today's episode.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the FIRST EVER Major League win for Johan Oviedo as he is fitting into his new bullpen role like a glove. Goldy and Arenado also helped out Wednesday as the Cards beat the Brewers to overtake sole possession of the NL Central. All that and more inside this episode.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the big day by Nolan Gorman on Tuesday as the Cards beat the Brewers 6-2 despite another tough day at the office for Jack Flaherty. We react to Gorman's heroics, Flaherty's struggles as well as discussions on the new-look bullpen coming through and an injury scare for Goldy?

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals loss to Milwaukee on Monday. Where'd the offense go? And what do we make of the reshuffled bullpen roles as announced by Oli Marmol on Sunday? Plus, reaction to the news of Tyler O'Neill heading back to the IL.

The Cardinals tried to come back in the ninth inning on Friday at Boston, but the rally fell short as the bullpen left them just too big a hill to climb. Brenden Schaeffer discusses TJ McFarland's role in that--and Oli Marmol's role in selecting him for the ill-fated opportunity in the seventh inning. We also discuss Yadi heading to the IL with knee soreness.

Brenden Schaeffer gives his reaction to a tough night on the mound for Jack Flaherty as the Cards starter made his season debut for St. Louis. How did Flaherty feel about the start? Hear from him as well in this episode with some audio from the postgame Wednesday.

Brenden Schaeffer and Andy Humphrey open the Big Show by breaking down the Mikolas outing, the latest epic Goldschmidt performance, and a potentially sneaky mic drop from Andrew Knizner in the post-game from Tuesday, 6/14.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a doubleheader sweep for the Cardinals that included a near no-no by Miles Mikolas, some heady baseball by Nolan Gorman, and an absolutely preposterous day at the dish for Paul Goldschmidt. En fuego. 

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cards' comeback victory from Monday at Busch with insights on a lineup that is finally sliding into place.

Brenden Schaeffer talks with Andy Humphrey on the KTGR Big Show about whether we liked Cardinals manager Oli Marmol calling out Andrew Knizner specifically for his struggles at the plate this season. It's certainly a different approach to press conferences than we've seen from past managers in St. Louis...

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down Tuesday's Cardinals loss to the Rays and digs into whether the Cardinals manager could have or should have done anything different with his deployment of the relievers.--or whether his defensible actions merely expose another problem with the roster.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down a big Cardinals win from Tuesday, May 31 at Busch Stadium as Adam Wainwright, Paul Goldschmidt, Tommy Edman, Albert Pujols and Lars Nootbaar delivered major contributions to a huge team win.

Brenden Schaeffer takes stock of the Cardinals starting rotation alongside his KTGR co-host Andy Humphrey. Jordan Hicks' last start was a clunker; will it be his last for St. Louis ahead of a move to a different role? The boys give their confidence ratings on the Cards rotation as the injuries and ineffective performances pile up.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down--a hockey game? That's right. This is a hockey episode discussing the Blues improbable Game 5 win over the Avalanche on Wednesday. If you're only into baseball, skip this episode. But if you like Blues hockey, dive on in and relive one of the most insane games in franchise history.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals' walk-off win over the Blue Jays from Monday and delves into the latest roster moves and injury updates for the team.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals' series loss to the Mets and dives into how that series triggered the team's decision to promote two of their top prospects to the big-league club.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the recent trade proposal idea by Jim Bowden of The Athletic: the Cardinals trading top hitting prospect Nolan Gorman for a star shortstop to solidify a position of need for St. Louis. But would such a trade be a good idea for the Cards?

Brenden Schaeffer recaps a tough series loss to the Orioles as the bats fell silent Thursday in a situation that was seemingly made for success. Since it didn't arrive, we discuss the ups-and-downs for this lineup on a quest for more consistent production.