Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

Nate & Ben discuss Helsley's new hellish intro, Jack Flaherty's exciting return, Jordan Hicks and his slider, the return of Matz and what to do with him, Dak Hudson's strong start, ALL THE PITCHERS ARE PITCHING WELL, speedy Ben DeLuzio, Waino and Yadi on the cusp of history, the AL Central, AL MVP, the MLBPA, Kimbrel, and much much more!

Nate, Ben, and guest Daniel Shoptaw (@C70, Meet Me at Musial, Gateway to Baseball Heaven) discuss the recent series against the Cubs, the series against the Braves, Tater Tots, Lars Nootbars breakout, Tyler O"Neill's return to form, Wainwright's big night at the mic and on the mound, Carlson's struggles, Albert's chase, Flaherty's return, and much more! 

Nate & Ben discuss the Machine, Knizner, Dickerson, Fiery Oli Marmol, Jordan Montgomery, Bader, the Cardinals run differential and pythag record, TJ McFarland, Yadi's great escape, the Dodgers, and so much more! 

Nate and Bend discuss Nolan Arenado's MVP candidacy and offseason plans, Edman's decline, the series against the Rockies (ugh), the series against the Brewers (woop!), Ryan Helsley!, Montgomery, the Brewers and their offensive collapse, Jack Flaherty's imminent return, Tink Hence and Alec Burleson, TLR's sleepy approach, and much more! 

Nate & Ben are joined by Tara Nichols (Birds on the Black, Gateway to Baseball Heaven) discuss a dumb watermelon challenge, the FIRST PLACE ST LOUIS CARDINALS, the very strange Hader trade, the Cardinals boring/predictable/bad/good trade deadline, Matt Carpenter's return to Busch, Paul DeJong's triumphant comeback, Quintana. & Montgomery's early impact, and much much more! 

Nate & Ben discuss the Juan Soto trade, Mozeliak's approach, the additions to the rotation, Bader, the Brewers strange move and the rest of the NL Central, the Rockies (lol), Vin Scully (RIP), and much more!

Nate & Ben discuss heroics in Chicago, the Arenado/Goldschmidt situation, Yadi's return, Matz' injury, the uncertainty of the rest of the IL, the upcoming trade deadline and WHY THE CARDINALS SHOULD TRADE FOR SOTO, adding pitching, the recent HoF inductees, and so much more! Also, Ben fights off a familiar aquatic foe. 

Nate and Ben talk baseball movies, the home run derby, Albert's cry for help, the JRod Show, Juan Soto and why he should be a Cardinal, Juan Soto and why he won't be a Cardinal, the All Star game, and the college heavy draft. 

Nate & Ben discuss Packy Naughton, the all stars and scrubs, participating in all star voting, the Cardinals all stars, whether the all star game is good, competing in a home run derby, the mid-season slump and tiny surge, the upcoming trade deadline, and much much more! 

Nate & Ben, along with Kyle Reis (Birds on the Black), discuss the collapsing Cardinal bullpen pitching staff, Tyler O'Neills near return, the overexposure of recent callups, the mystery of Jake Woodford, the recent Fangraphs top 34 prospects list, favorite prospects, and much more!

Nate, Ben, and guest Daniel Shoptaw (@C70) discuss Paul Goldschmidts MVP run, Jack Flaherty's reinjured shoulder, Bader's foot injury, new MLB debuts, Cabrera's mystery injury, Paul DeJongs unlikely future, the future of the Cardinals catcher position, Waino's new look curveball, and much much more! 

Nate and Ben discuss their trip to Boston and Fenway, Paul Goldschmidt's MVP run, should Edman win it instead?, how fun this team is, the youth movement, Hudson's new look, Flaherty's slow return, and much more!

Nate and Ben discuss the FIRST PLACE ST LOUIS CARDINALS, Miles Mikolas' incredible near miss, Tommy Edman and just how sorry we are, Paul Goldschmidt (MVP), O'Neill!, Donovan!, Seth McFarland, TJ McFarland, Matz, Hicks, Yadi and Knizer (sad face), Matt Carpenter, and much more on this episode of #TAB! 

Nate and Ben discuss Oli Marmol's wanton fury, the future of umpiring, pitching 4 innings and the men who do that, the return of Tyler O'Neill and hopeful return of Flaherty, some fun Gorman stats (spoiler, he good), Hudson's slider-fueled breakout, two buds, two gone Joe's, a judge, and Cardinal closers. 

Nate & Ben discuss Paul Goldschmidt's insane run, Gorman's break out, shoulder juice, Liberatore and his place in the rotation, the SWEEP of the Padres, the upcoming FIVE GAME SERIES against the Cubs, and much more! 

Nate and Ben discuss how frustrating the streaming service expansion has been, how exciting the recent call up of Gorman and Liberatore was, the consistent resurgence of the Cardinal offense, Donovan's hot start and whether it will maintain, alllllll the injured Cardinals and what it means for the rotation, Alex Reyes (:(), Flaherty (:)), and much more. 

Nate & Ben discuss the recent fishing trip (and its many failures...), the resurgent Cardinal offense, watching baseball on airplanes, old men and their great smiles, the rise of Brendan Donovan, O'Neill's continued struggles and how shitty of a system arbitration is, and try to answer a great question about having a good time in STL. 

The Juan Yepez era has begun! Nate and Ben discuss goin' fishin', the explosion of Yepez, the demotion of Paul DeJong and what that means for the rest of the lineup, the LACK OF GORMAN, Tyler O'Neills elite underlying metrics, the scary underlying the metrics for the rest of the offense (pop ups, are they bad?), some Cardinal trade rumors?!?!, and some other bird-related material. 

Nate and Ben discuss chugging beers for the jumbotron, Helsley and the incredible fastball, Yepez's debut, the problems at shortstop (and the outfield...), the brawl with the Mets, STUBBY CLAPP, Jordan Hicks!, a few guys who don't get to play baseball anymore, and try to pick out some of the galaxies best names. 

Where have all the homers gone? Are we worried? Are you worried? No, not really. Nate & Ben discuss the league-wide offensive decline, Miles Mikolas' surge, the impressive bullpen, the sadness in the outfield, them cheatin' Yanks, finding a cure to Gormania, and try to remember a not too distant Cardinal team.  Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand ne...

Another week of baseball is done and there is so much to talk about! Nate and Ben breakdown some key highlights from the series in Milwaukee, the old man squad and their early success, the baby birds mashing in AAA, Edman's early power surge, and dedicate a fair amount of time to making fun of Cubs fans and the Reds organization. Plus, Ben had a very special moment and a familiar foe returns!  Tal...

Nate and Ben discuss home openers, tiny flat screens, spending your fan bucks, Arenado, Matz's blisters on his fingers, early signs of a good offense, Pujols lookin' tall, Hicks move to the rotation (!!!), Aaron Judge, the owners (AND THEIR GREED), and much more!  Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord! https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

The 2022 season has begun! Nate & Ben wrap up the final news and outcomes from Spring Training, share some bold predictions for 2022, talk about bat licking and smelling(?), discuss some last minute league moves, and have a little draft of their own.  Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord! https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

Nate and Ben discuss the triumphant return of Albert Pujols, what to expect from Albert Pujols (IT'LL BE GOOD IT MUST BE), Oli Marmol's bullpen and DH management, who won or lost the off-season, and also some wildlife off the coast of England.  Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord! https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

Nate and Ben discuss the early results from all the new and returning pitchers, the confusing Flaherty situation, the disappoint Reyes situation, pizza peels (what do they do, anyway?), the adorable and bittersweet return of YADI, the end of the Story story, the absolutely bonkers Correa story, and also deal with some aquatic predators.  Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patro...