Meet Me At Musial: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

It wasn't the best span of time that the 2021 Cardinals have had, losing two of three to the Cubs and White Sox before taking the opener in Arizona.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) talk about all sorts of aspects about the club.  Are we starting to see another tier in the bullpen?  Have we seen enough of Justin Williams?  How harmful was the Miles Mikolas in...

The Cardinals go out to San Diego and get swept, then return the favor to the Pirates in a short mid-week series.  Do either of them move the needle about what we think about this team?  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) hash it out, talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly from this past week of baseball.  How much of an impact has adding Nolan Arenado ha...

When the Cardinals only lose once between shows, it's a pretty good week.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) talk about all things Cardinals, from the intense and exciting Brewers series to what the rotation next year might look like.  There's Alex Reyes and Jordan Hicks, there's what the return of Miles Mikolas might mean, and there's discussion about the line...

It's rare that Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) spend much time talking about a team that's not the Cardinals, but when it's the Angels releasing Albert Pujols, you better believe they'll find the time.  Was the manner of his Anaheim end worthy of a player of his stature?  Is #Pujols2STL really feasible?  Is it really what people want, after the emotion clears...

With Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) unavailable, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) flies solo while chatting with new Cardinals beat writer for The Athletic Katie Woo (@katiejwoo).  The two talk about Katie's background in baseball and how she came to love the sport, her time with MiLB.com, and what it was like to get the call from The Athletic and how her adjustment period has been. And, of cou...

What's this?  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) sans guest?  In a first for 2021, the two sit down together to talk about the week that was in Cardinal baseball.  Is it an encouraging sign that the starting pitching put up three quality starts in a row?  Is it better to lose a 3-2 game or a 12-2 game?  How long do you stay the course?  Plus, don't worry, there'...

We're two weeks into the season and all the questions that were circling this team in the offseason still seem to be unanswered.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) welcome in St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Benjamin Hochman (@hochman) to talk about the problems relating to the 2021 Cardinals.  What could be the first thing the club does to right the ship?  Is...

There's one road trip and one remarkable home opener in the books for the St. Louis Cardinals.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) talk it over with longtime reporter and writer Rob Rains (STL Sports Page, @RobRains).  The guys talk about Rob's storied career covering the Cardinals before getting into some thoughts about the current squad.  How remarkable was No...

Baseball is truly back!  The Cardinals beat up on the Reds in Game 1, but how much can we take from that?  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) sit down with new MLB.com beat writer Zachary Silver (@zachsilver) to talk about all things Cardinals.  Zachary goes over his background and how he came to the St. Louis job, plus what he's looking forward to on the beat. ...

It's (almost) two shows in one!  In the first section, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) sit down with The Sporting News writer and editor Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) to talk about what it's like to be a St. Louis boy that grows up to work at a legendary St. Louis institution.  The guys also talk about baseball cards, the upcoming season, and how the Cardinals look...

We're less than two weeks until the season kicks off and spring training continues to roll on.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) welcome in Ben Cerutti (Birds on the Black, @stlfanbc7) to talk about what's going on in camp and what might be coming in the future.  The guys talk about the lack of depth in the starting rotation pool, how the club should handle Al...

The epic run of guests continues as Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) join forces with Alex Crisafulli (Birds on the Black, @alexcards79) to talk about the most recent news from Cardinals spring training.  Of course, being middle-aged guys, they wander into some surprising territory, like a discussion of Nolan Ryan, but for the most part they focus on Miles Mik...

Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) have the distinct privilege of having Brian Walton (TheCardinalNation.com, @B_Walton) as this week's guest.  Brian brings his knowledge of the minor leagues to bear as the guys talk about prospects of long ago and the prospects of today along with topics like the minor league reorganization and how different things were in 2020...

Spring training is starting to find its next gear and the Cardinals will soon be getting out the white home jerseys (though maybe not for the first game on Sunday).  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) welcome in Ben Godar (Viva El Birdos, @bengodar) to talk about some of the early returns from spring training.  Can we take anything from Harrison Bader's first li...

While the middle part of the country, including Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1), deal with cold and snow, the Cardinals have taken flight south to Jupiter, as spring training has kicked off with pitchers and catchers (and more) reporting.  Joining the guys this week is prospect expert and general raconteur Kyle Reis (Birds on the Black, @kyler416), which mean...

Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) continue their run of excellent guests by roping in KMOV's Brenden Schaeffer (@bschaeffer12).  Brenden gives a first-hand account of covering the team in an empty stadium, discusses the craziness that was the Arenado deal, and then dives into the 2021 Cardinals.  It'll get you warmed up and ready for spring as the pitching staf...

The Cardinals have been extremely busy over the last few days and Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are here to talk about it.  Before they get into that, though, the guys chat with Mike Mitchell (@rickeysredbirds), author of Mr. Rickey's Redbirds.  Mike talks about the process of writing his book, some of the stories about Rickey and baseball in St. Louis, and...

Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) had things all nicely planned out.  Then the Cardinals threw a curveball worthy of Uncle Charlie. This week, the guys talk to Geoff Goldman of FOX Sports (soon to be Bally Sports) Midwest.  Geoff discusses his job as Senior Director of Communications, talking about how things have changed over the past 20 years, what 2020 was l...

More weeks without much in the way of Cardinals news, but we've got the cure for your baseball ennui right here.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are very pleased to welcome in FOX Sports Midwest sideline reporter Jim "The Cat" Hayes to this week's show.  Jim talks about how rough doing what he does was in 2020, tells some stories about Hall of Famers and for...

Season 7!  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are joined by Jeff Jones (Belleville News Democrat, @jmjones) to talk about the season that was, the offseason that is, and the season that is to come.  What's it like trying to cover a team during a pandemic?  What are the dynamics around Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina and will they return to St. Louis?  Who is o...

One last show for 2020!  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are joined by Jason Hill (Viva El Birdos, @JPHill_Cards) as they look at the limited pool of Cardinal news for the last month.  What are the Cards thinking about with the legends?  Could Kolten Wong return?  Will anyone at all be joining the birds on the bat?  The guys then go through some 2020 awards b...

It's been a little bit since the guys got together but the baseball landscape hasn't changed all that much.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) get together and talk about the players non-tendered from the Cardinals and players out there now that could be a target.  There's also a discussion about how you'd feel about certain Cub players becoming Cardinals.  A g...

Call this show an audio counterpart to Daniel's (C70 At The Bat, @C70) Exit Interview series.  After some general talk about the quietness of the week, he and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) go through the first part of the interview posts.  What kind of grade should Harrison Bader get?  Is there any hope for Matt Carpenter?  What can you make of Jack Flaherty's season?  All that and much mor...