Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

Nate & Ben discuss surviving the ski trip, doing the splits, the START OF SPRING TRAINING!!!, Sonny Gray, the potential six man rotation, who makes the bullpen cut, one last shot at a rotation addition, city connect jerseys, shitty jerseys, Adam Wainwright, and much more!  Talking About Birds is listener supported on Patreon. Support the show and join our private discord server at: www.patreon...

Nate & Ben discuss the upcoming ski trip, the triumphant return of Casa Bonita (Pretty House), the Keynan Middleton signing and why we really like it, the DFA'ing of Zuniga, Moises Gomez, Fangraphs & Pecota standings projections, Ivan Herrera, Masyn Winn, the Corbin Burnes trade, the Athletics Ownership vs a Teacher's Union, and much more!  Talking About Birds is listener supported on Patr...

Nate & Ben discuss going to a hockey game, falling on ice, the fact that SPRING TRAINING STARTS THIS MONTH, Alfsonso Rivas and Moises Gomez, Josh James, the deathball, deadball, and multiball!, non-roster invitees to spring training, Xavier Scruggs and his interview with Oli Marmol, finding the love for Marmol and the Cardinals again, Alec Burleson, beefy boys being beefy, and much more!  Talk...

Nate & Ben are joined in this extra special episode by Kelsey Burd (@kburdtweets), Kyle Reis (@kyler416), and Daniel Shoptaw (@C70) to celebrate episode 100 of the podcast and to discuss Deadball, the return of Matt Carpenter, Tommy Edman's contract, our personal Mount Cardmores, prospects, vibes, birds, and much, much, more!  Talking About Birds is listener supported on Patreon. Support the s...

Nate & Ben discuss Ben's birthday celebration, opening day tickets, Masyn Winn and Jordan Walker getting BIG(ger), Goldy and his extension situation, the value of bulk innings vs quality innings, the (maybe) fight between Contreras and Flaherty, the international signing period and more big beefy boys, the Baseball America Prospect List, Tommy Edman and his wrist, arbitration, the Bally Sports...

Nate & Ben discuss Victor Scott 2's rap career, STL drinkin' beer, greedy owners (again, always), the hiring of Chaim Bloom and why it is probably the most important signing this offseason (and maybe of the decade), the Richie Palacios trade, Andrew Kittredge, Tommy Two Bags Edman and the case of the hurt wrist, Imanaga, and much more!  Talking About Birds is listener supported on Patreon. Sup...

Nate & Ben discuss New Year's Eve, David Ortiz and the hilariously bad gender reveal, food based gender reveals, the 2024 Cardinals ZIPs projections and why we should be hyped about 2024, the ZIPs projections and why 2024 may be another rough year, our thoughts on lineup construction, and news from around the league.  Talking About Birds is listener supported on Patreon. Support the show and j...

Nate & Ben are together, in the same room! with shiny lights! to discuss Ozzie Smith, Adam Wainwright's country foray, our new years plans, the Yamamoto signing and why the Cardinals were never really in it, Matsui and why it's good the Cardinals didn't beat the Padres deal, some quick Steamer observations, news from around the league, and much more!  Talking About Birds is listener supported...

Nate & Ben discuss Matt Carpenter's time as a Cardinal, Yuki Matsui, Josh Hader and how to improve the bullpen, Yamamoto, why the Cardinals should sign Blake Snell?, the rise of Victor Scott 2, Jeffery Bezos, Nick Robertson, and much more!  Talking About Birds is listener supported on Patreon. Support the show and join our private discord server at: www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds.

Nate & Ben discuss favorite Christmas movies, the hype machine around Ohtani and its absurdity, Tyler O'Neill's career as a Cardinal and the trade, Nick Robertson and his place with the team, why the Cardinals should absolutely obviously and immediately extend Goldschmidt, rotation depth, Yamamoto, the Cardinals bench, Ohtani's contract and why its both totally fine and also terrible, and much...

Nate & Ben are joined by Daniel Shoptaw (@C70) to discuss Christmas decorations, Mo's confidence, Yadi's return, the new rotation, Tyler O'Neill's trade value and potential, Ryan Fernandez and his slider, Phil Maton and the rumor mill, the draft lottery :(, the very cold stove, and much more! 

Nate & Ben discuss the Japanese GQ, baseball memorabilia, famous horses, Sonny Gray!, hurray Sonny Gray!, where the Cardinals go next, finding another ace and balancing upside, still chasing Yamamoto, our Hall of Fame picks, cheaters who win, Jason Heyward, and much much more! 

Nate & Ben discuss Thanksgiving favorites, the return of Dirty "The Clutch" Daniel Descalso, Joe McEwing, the ros and the cons of the Lance Lynn & Kyle Gibson signings, where the Cardinals go next with pitching (sign Brandon Woodruff), the Ivan Herrera era, the Noot factor, the return of Wilking, Mike Schildt, the stupid sexy Braves, and much more! 

Nate & Ben discuss the winter meetings (lol gross), awards week, a reliever winning the mvp and cy young, Riley O'Brien (sorry riley), the Rule 5 Draft, Wilking, Bedell, lesser discussed FA options, Alek Manoah, the manager shuffle, the trouble with Las Vegas, and much more!  Talking About Birds is listener supported on Patreon. Support the show and join our private discord server at: www.patr...

Nate & Ben discuss Mario vs Spider-Man, Jordan Montgomery and Derrick Goold's article, trusting articles and the insanity of the off-season, Jared Young, Chaim Bloom, augmenting the front office, trade candidates, rotation vs closer help, the World Series, Craig Counsell and the lolBrewers and ohnoCubs, and much more! 

Nate & Ben discuss halloween, our favorite candy, Waino in the broadcast booth, player personalities, Tommy Edman's gold glove candidacy, the recent DFA's and future DFA's, a potential SP contract or 3, fixing the bullpen that maybe doesn't need fixing, the World Series, and much more! 

Nate & Ben talk about grocery store sushi, missing jury duty, getting arrested, Adolis Garcia, the pitch clock in the playoffs, Mike Shildt, the now almost confirmed return of Yadi, the upcoming winter meetings, the World Series, the great Championship series, GM and POBO/CBO/Po'Boy/BOGO movements, and much more! 

Nate & Ben discuss the STL CITY Western Conference victory, the apparently impending Yadi reunion, how the Cardinals need to do a lot more than just re-hire Yadi, the coaching staff, Goldy and why they should extend him NOW, early AFL results, the future is Victor Scott II, Aaron Nola's small but important fix, Tyler O'Neills trade value, the league championship series, and notes from around t...

Nate & Ben discuss the upcoming spooky season, hitting golf balls on the moon, Coors Light, the cancelled end of season presser, how the Cardinals should handle the pitching staff, who to DFA, the playoffs, and much more! 

Nate & Ben discuss Nate's trip to Budapest, running a half marathon, the final record of 2023, how the Cardinals faired against the NL Central, bad defense and how to fix it, Adam Wainwright and the front office's mismanagement of him, mid-season predictions, the playoffs, and much more! 

Ben is joined by Kyle Reis (@kyler416) to discuss their feelings about the 2023 season, a break down of players received by the Cardinals at the trade deadline, we check in on the farm and much more!

Nate & Ben discuss an upcoming trip and a half-marathon, Waino getting to 200 wins (hurray!), the 2024 organizational changes, how Mozeliak can fix this, alllll the injuries, and much more!

Nate & Ben talk about the Lemons race, what is Grimace, a deep apology, Liberatore's role in the bullpen and beyond, Jordan Walker's defense, Nolan Gorman's evolution against LHP, the last 16 games and what to look for, the available pitching coming over from the NPB, the NL Central, and much more! 

Nate & Ben discuss terrible car races, Jordan Walker's breakout, Masyn Winn's future, the return of Ryan Helsley, Matthew Liberatore's return to the bullpen, Dakota Hudson and his magic show, Taylor Motter the forever Cardinal, Tommy Edman's role in 2024, load management, and much more! 

Nate & Ben discuss still enjoying the 2023 Cardinal season, Adam Wainwright (again!), the now dead offense. not prioritizing winning, Jordan Walker's future, blowing up mailboxes (BAD, ILLEGAL), blowing up construction cones (GOOD, FUN) the near return of Ryan Helsley (!!!), the return of Gorman!, Tekoah Roby's debut, Mozeliak being good at something, Moises Gomez, Chip Caray and Brad Thompson...