Meet Me At Musial: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

It's Lars Nootbaar's world and we're all just living in it.  The Cardinal outfielder is the biggest thing to hit Japan since a certain kaiju.  With Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) still doing the coaching thing, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) teamed up with Nate and Ben from the Talking About Birds podcast (@TalkAboutBirds) to discuss how in the world Nootbaar became the most recognized Cardin...

With Allen's (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) season getting started at Tulsa Hale, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) brings in Ben Cerutti (Birds on the Black, @stlfanbc7) to talk about a full week of spring training.  While none of these results should be taken with anything but a grain of salt, there's still a lot of interesting things to talk about.  Jordan Walker continues to make a case for starti...

Seasons are starting, whether it's high school (where Allen, Mr. Red Dirt Redbird and @amedlock1, is at) or professional (at least, the exhibition version).  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) brings in Russ Robinson (Redbird Rants, @frrobinson1957) to talk about goings on in camp on the eve of the Cardinals' first spring training game.  Does the fact that Tyler O'Neill wants to play center cause a rif...

Pitchers and catchers (and other players) have reported to Jupiter and the baseballs are flying, either in bullpens or batting practice.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) brings in Alex (Birds on the Black, @alexcards79) with Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) still on assignment to talk about things in Jupiter.  The guys honor Tim McCarver after his passing this week and discuss how many Cardinal...

With Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) on assignment, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) is fortunate enough to rope in prospect guru and all around great guy Kyle Reis (Birds on the Black, @kyler416) for a little chat.  The guys talk about the World Baseball Classic, combating the hype around certain players, and how the organization values its farm system.  And, of course, we get into the Dirty 50...

It's Episode #300 in Best Dans/MMM history (and the 100th with the current theme song by Some Guy Named Robb) and Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) doesn't have Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) but instead gets to chat with Jason Hill (Viva El Birdos, @JPHill_Cards) about Cardinal things.  The two spend most of the time using the roster possibilities as the backbone of their conversation.  Do we b...

With weather issues keeping Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) away, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) sits down solo to talk with Katie Woo (The Athletic, @katiejwoo) about a host of topics, including the fact that Katie finally gets a normal spring training.  What is she looking for when she heads to Jupiter?  What was it like last year, with Albert, Yadi, Waino, and the MVP boys?  What struck her...

With Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) away on assignment, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) trades jibes with Brenden Schaeffer (KMOV, @bschaeffer12) while talking about the state of the Cardinals in 2022 and 2023.  What was it like for Brenden to cover Albert Pujols after watching him as a fan growing up?  How crazy was last year and how much should we remember the disappointing ending?  Will the...

It's another season of Meet Me at Musial and with Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) away starting baseball coaching duties, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) has the traditional season opener, bringing in Jeff Jones (Belleville News-Democrat, @jmjones) to talk about all things Cardinals.  2022 brought a lot of great storylines for Cardinal fans.  What was it like getting to see Albert Pujols up clo...

On New Year's Eve, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) talk about some of the biggest stories of 2022, from Albert Pujols's return to the big trade, and then went over some of the predictions of 2023 to see how reasonable they are.  Come wrap up the year with the guys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a couple of weeks and things have happened--and not happened--in the world of the Cardinals so Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) got together to try to discuss it all.  St. Louis found its replacement for the departing Yadier Molina in Willson Contreras.  While it brings up memories of Dexter Fowler, is this really a bad deal?  How will it impact the...

After a little time off for Thanksgiving, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are back at it, trying to stir some embers and see if the Cardinals version of the hot stove can catch fire.  Before that, though, the guys fix an issue from last time, talking about the additions of the new coaches on staff, most notably Matt Holliday.  Then they get into what the Card...

Who wants to talk about payroll?  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) spend most of this episode trying to wrap their heads around what the Cardinals are doing with their budget for this winter.  The available amounts seem to have gone from $60 million to $20 million faster than the snap of Thanos's fingers.  Is that reasonable?  Should the Cardinals not be count...

For a team not in the playoffs, the Cardinals made quite a bit of news this week.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) go over all of it.  Adam Wainwright is coming back for another season.  Is that a surprise?  Does that mean that the Cards are set at pitcher?  Waino deferred some money in his new contract and John Mozeliak said that payroll will be going up.  W...

The Cardinals' season ended in the snap of a (jammed) finger and with a whimper, not a bang.  With Allen (@amedlock1) away, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Alex (Birds on the Black, @alexcards79) get down to talking about how things ended.  Which, being the grumpy old men that they are, leads down the "is this postseason expansion bad" road.  After that, they discuss Adam Wainwright's Twitter ex...

The Cardinals were 93-0 entering the ninth inning of a postseason game with a lead of two or more.  They were much more known for late rallies than late collapses.  Unfortunately, not all this history this season is good and Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are here to sift the the rubble of that ninth inning.  How much blame goes to Oli Marmol?  Should Ryan H...

The Cardinals did the second-best kind of divisional clinching this week, taking the NL Central on Milwaukee's turf.  (The best, of course, would have been to do it against Milwaukee at Busch.)  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) spend some time looking at the rest of the playoff picture and how that might impact the Cards before settling in to the Cardinal-cent...

700!  A mark that seemed so improbable at the beginning of the season and so impossible midway through became reality last night.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) marvel at the man that is Albert Pujols and talk about this historic event and all that surrounds it, such as if it couldn't come in St. Louis, LA was the next best place.  While the guys could talk...

It's been a historic week for the Cardinals and Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) are here to talk all about it.  From the incredibleness that is Albert Pujols to the reliability of Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina, plenty of milestones were on display.  Did that distract the team any?  Is there a concern about their late inning heroics being non-repeatable in...

The Cardinals finally dropped back-to-back games for the first time since late July.  But is it a good thing they've cooled from their red-hot August?  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) talk about the week that was for the Cardinals and what might be lurking ahead.  Is the pitching staff hitting a little bit of a wall?  What will the bullpen roles be like in th...

The Cardinals are heading into Labor Day weekend in very strong position, up 7 1/2 over the Brewers.  Is this race over already?  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) talk about how things are going for the surging Redbirds.  How much will Jack Flaherty bring when he returns next week?  Is there concern over Miles Mikolas?  Is Lars Nootbaar for real?  The guys als...

It's been a very good few weeks for the St. Louis Cardinals, but that doesn't mean it's been perfect.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) don't spend as much time as they should marveling at Paul Goldschmidt's Triple Crown run or Nolan Arenado's mastery but instead look around at some of the potential issues of the club.  What does the pitching staff look like w...

The Cardinals are up four games in the NL Central and that has Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) riding high.  The guys talk about the week that was, including Albert Pujols's heroics and his chances at 700, plus discuss other matters such as who they trust in the bullpen, how important Jordan Montgomery in particular has been to the club, and what is going on...

The Cardinals stumbled in Colorado while the Brewers finally found their post-Hader footing, so this weekend's series between the two teams is big.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) talk about the week that was, the weeks to come, and the winter looming.  Can Jack Flaherty make a difference?  What is up with Tyler O'Neill?  How trustworthy is Genesis Cabrera? ...

The Cardinals didn't get big and bold at the trade deadline but they did get better.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) talk about all three trades the Cards made and the repercussions involved in them.  Will JoJo Romero influence this season?  How perfect is the fit of Jose Quintana?  Did the club somehow sour on Harrison Bader?  All that plus discussion of ne...