Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

GTBH 10/3/21: Not Everything Is Ending

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 final game of the regular season invites reflection on the past, something Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) are more than willing to do.  The winning streak is history, but does that bode ill for the playoffs?  Mike Shannon finished 50 years in the booth while Matt Carpenter finished a decade in uniform.  Daniel and Tara talk about both of them and also about that little thing coming up in LA later this week!

GTBH 9/26/21: Sweet 16!

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  For the second week in a row, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) are coming to you after a perfect week of Cardinal baseball, this time consisting of two four game sweeps of the Brewers and the Cubs on the road.  What's been the most remarkable part of this streak?  How can you put into words what this team has been doing in all facets of the game?  And what sort of downside could there be to 16 straight?  All this and more as we revel in the winning!

GTBH 9/19/21: A Week For The Ages

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  From a game out last week to three games up this week, the Cardinals have had a wonderful week for their postseason aspirations.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) talk about the excitement and energy around the team now that they've had back-to-back sweeps against two other teams vying for that same second wild card spot.  Tyler O'Neill hit two dramatic bombs this week--how great has he been this year and what does that mean for his future with the Cards?  The bullpen has been bending if not breaking.  Is usage catching up to players like T.J. McFarland?  Mike Shildt has been using Alex Reyes in various spots--is this creativity or something more Alex-centric?  All this and so much more!

GTBH 9/12/21: Still Hanging Around

Every week, two of the Best Fans In Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis about the St. Louis Cardinals.  With a series win against the Reds and a little help from a slumping Padres team, the Cardinals end the week just one game out of the wild card game.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Bat, @tarawellman) discuss how much to invest in this team.  Do you trust them to not break your heart the rest of the way?  Have the good moments from the players been forgotten because they come in losses?  Which team has the easiest and hardest schedules going forward?  All that and plenty more!

GTBH 9/5/21: Here We Go Again

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 Sunday, another walk-off disaster by the Cardinals bullpen.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) had so much to say about the bullpen situation that this turned into a double-length episode.  Who can you trust in the Cardinals bullpen?  How much blame does Mike Shildt deserve?  What's the difference between stabilizing and improving?  Plus there's talk about the return of Albert Pujols to St. Louis and whether or not we've seen the last hit in Matt Carpenter's Cardinals career.  Come and give it a listen!

GTBH 8/29/21: Melt It All Down

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  On the heels of Alex Reyes serving up a walkoff blast on Sunday afternoon, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) spend a lot of time talking about the bullpen.  Who should close if Reyes doesn't?  What do we make of the Cardinal bullpen as a whole?  Can Mike Shildt get creative if freed from the "use Reyes in the ninth" rule?  There's also talk about if anyone can take a playoff run seriously and what this week and this series against the Reds looks like.  Come commiserate with us!

GTBH 8/22/21: The Gem In The Dirt

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 Cardinals treated the Brewers and the Pirates the same this week, which was not a good thing as the Redbirds dropped both series and looked very comparable to the competition, both good and bad.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) talk about the good first though, spending time being amazed by what Adam Wainwright is doing.  However, is it a good thing a couple of approaching-40-year-olds are what captivate much of the attention?  And what about Jack Flaherty--can, will, and should the Cardinals try to lock him up this winter?  All that and more in 30 minutes (well, 35)!

GTBH 8/15/21:Of TV and Cardinals

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 week, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) asks current Iowa resident Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) her thoughts about the Field of Dreams game held in said state as well as her thoughts about the Cardinals TV broadcast, most notably the inexplicable decision to keep broadcasters from traveling.  Plus there's a little talk about the Cardinals 6-0 week as well!

GTBH 8/8/21: A Broken Record

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 blah week, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) talk about what they've seen, what this team needs, and if the organization is just caught in a cycle that they have no desire to break out of.  What will they do this winter?  Do we trust them to be creative?  What keeps you watching this team for the rest of the season?  Plenty of Cardinal talk inside so join us!

GTBH 8/1/21: At Least They Did Something?

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 trade deadline has come and gone and the Cardinals, well, they participated.  That's more than you can say about some years, but the additions of Jon Lester and J.A. Happ weren't exactly enough to get motors revving and folks excitedly making postseason plans.  Is this the white flag without fully giving up?  Can these two rebound like Wade LeBlanc has in St. Louis?  And what is this organization doing, in so many ways.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) break it all down, plus give Yadi Molina some flowers for his new place in history.