Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  The Ferris wheel that is the 2025 season is back on the upswing after the Cards took two of three from Philadelphia.  Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) talk about how likely this is to last.  Willson Contreras is starting to hit--is it the bat?  How does the spread of...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  As the final innings of a ESPN-broadcast pounding take place, Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) take a look at some of the real concerning things that have taken place recently.  How concerning is Ryan Helsley's meltdown against the BoSox?  Should we expect anything fr...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  The 2025 season has kicked off and, if this weekend is any indication, it’s going to be a fun one.  Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) talk about all the different facets of the Cards’ sweep of the Twins.  Should we call VS2 Victor Van Go?  Is there still concern with S...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  The Cards finalized their Opening Day roster and Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) are here to talk about the surprises.  Victor Scott II will be in center for the opener--in St. Louis, not Memphis.  What are the ripple effects from that decision?  Who takes shortstop...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Just one week left in spring but there's still plenty of questions around the club.  Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) work their way around some of them.  What's really behind this idea of a six-man rotation and why are the Cardinals apparently willing to do it in the...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Another week of spring training in the books and Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) are noticing things.  Like the improved play of Nolan Gorman, capped off with a home run on Sunday.  Or the fact that the Yankees suddenly seem to have a need for a major league starter....

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Spring training is in full swing and there's been just enough statistical data for people to start getting a little buzz going.  It's not like Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) are really concerned about Masyn Winn not having a hit or anything like that, but there are...

Every week, two of the Best Fans of Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  With two spring games in the book, of course it is time for Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) to overact wildly about the results.  OK, maybe not, but the games do give a jumping off point to talk about Tekoah Roby, Sem Robberse, JJ Wetherholt, and many more.  Baseball...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) kick off season 9 of the show by talking about the main event, the reporting of Nolan Arenado to Cardinals camp.  The guys break down his media scrum and talk about the impact he'll have on the season.  Plus they give their first impre...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  The quiet winter is starting to come to an end and it can't come quickly enough for Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor).  They talk about what hasn't happened, how the roster could change during the year, Nolan Arenado, and Jim Edmonds's thoughts about the club.  Plus it...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  This weekend, the Cardinals hosted Winter Warm Up, in part to help the streets around St. Louis finally thaw.  The news is still frigid, however, as everything is waiting on the glacier pace of a Nolan Arenado trade.  Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) spend some time w...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  It's been a quiet few days...weeks...months for the Cards, but Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) are here to break down all the news about Bailey Horn.  OK, not really, but they do go through the arbitration cases while pondering the front office's approach.  Come give...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Every week is pushing it in the winter, but Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) are back before the Christmas holidays to break down all the Cardinal activity which is...nothing.  So we talk about Nolan Arenado, why ownership shouldn't be looking for salary dumps, Paul G...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Actually, due to many different circumstances, it's been about a month since Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) have been able to sit down and talk about the Cardinals.  Not a lot has changed, though there has been some news.  What do we make of Sonny Gray and Willson C...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  The World Series is going on, and while Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) talk a bit about it, the Cardinals made some news of their own this week.  What will Rob Cerfolio bring to the table from the Cleveland organization?  What does this hire say about Chaim Bloom? ...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  It's been quiet, which means Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) have to cast a wider net to find topics.  Does the fact that Tommy Edman was NLCS MVP for the Dodgers mean that trade should go with the other trades of questionable vintage?  What does the World Series mat...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  A week out from that important press conference, it was a little quieter for the Cards.  That doesn't mean Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) don't have things to talk about.  The Cards have cut ties with hitting coach Turner Ward.  What are the ramifications of that? ...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  The season is over for the Redbirds and while Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) pause to address that a bit, the big news was the press conference held by ownership on Monday.  The Chaim Bloom era is getting started with a focus on player development before taking on J...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  At least Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) don't have to try to talk about the White Sox every week, so there are silver linings to everything.  After marveling at those 120 losses, the guys get into what's going on with the Cardinals and what needs to change for next...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  After a disappointing weekend in Canada, the Cards sit a game under .500 with just two weeks left to salvage something from 2024.  Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) think the team can win some games but the real work seems to need to come from a front office that incre...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  After another very rough outing by Miles Mikolas, Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) try to figure out his place on the team and how likely it is he'll be finishing out his contract in 2025.  Gary Larocque stepped down as Director of Player Development this week.  How i...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  With David (@iPopEditor) still on the IL, Daniel (@C70) goes to the bench to bring in legendary pinch-hitter Alex Crisafulli (@alexcards79) to talk about a good week of Cardinal baseball that probably means nothing in the grand scheme of things.  What can we see in the las...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Well, almost every week.  For the first time in Gateway history, Daniel (@C70) flies solo.  After talking about the upcoming temporary hosting change, he gets into where the Cardinals are after taking two of three from the Brewers and the Twins.  Should we write them off? ...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Waiting a day to record didn't really help Daniel (@C70) and David's (@iPopEditor) mood or patience with this current incarnation of the Redbirds.  How frustrating are moral victories at this time?  Will the club finish over .500 or will they finish in last place?  What ha...

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  After a week on the IL, David (@iPopEditor) is back to join Daniel (@C70) to talk about a club that seems to be just spinning its wheels.  What are the real chances for October baseball?  What should the club do with Jordan Walker?  Which pitcher besides Sonny Gray do you...