Best Podcast in Baseball
227 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 20 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 645 ratingsSt. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold and other sports columnists and reporters discuss the St. Louis Cardinals, MLB and anything tangentially related to the national pastime and the city that adores it.
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Best Podcast in Baseball 9.01: Testing your patience
April 07, 2021 18:12 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBThank you for your patience. BPIB is back. After a spring delay, the Best Podcast in Baseball returns in time for the Cardinals' home opener and discusses just how much patience fans and the Cardinals should have -- not for a podcast, but for production, for performance. KMOX/1120 AM Kevin Wheeler joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold for a conversation about patience and advanced metrics. The patience allowed the rotation is different than the patience afforded the out...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.47: What moves Matter?
February 11, 2021 15:54 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBAfter a slow, sluggish, largely inactive winter, the Cardinals completed a furious finish on the eve of spring training -- trading for Nolan Arenado, re-signing Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina, and trading Dexter Fowler. They also added a 6-foot-9 righthander who throws 98 mph. To get a sense of how radically the Cardinals changed the look of their offseason and the view of the fan base, the Best Podcast in Baseball heads to the middle of Missouri, the middle ground of the Show-Me State, a...
Best Podcast in Baseball: A conversation with ESPN's Pedro Gomez in Cuba (2015)
February 09, 2021 16:56 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBRevisiting a conversation in Cuba with the late Pedro Gomez, a celebrated and beloved baseball writer whose sudden death on Feb. 7 led to a cascade of stories on social media from all the people he knew and mentored. This podcast was recorded in December 2015, and some of the progress made back then by MLB, the U.S. government, and Cuba as part of "baseball diplomacy" stalled a year later. From the archives: While waiting for word on their delayed flight out of Havana, Cuba, ESPN's Pedro Gom...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.45: The Nolan Arenado Show
February 05, 2021 22:33 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBBetter late than never -- the Best Podcast in Baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals. The planned brand new episode of BPIB had to be shelved as news broke that the heretofore idle Cardinals, once again, had re-engaged with the Colorado Rockies about third baseman and uber-star Nolan Arenado. After years of being a recurring topic in BPIB, what was different this time? The trade happened, for starters. The Cardinals pulled off one of the biggest trades in their history, and certainly the most ...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.44: When will Winter Warm Up?
January 22, 2021 21:31 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBThrough the first 2 1/2 months of the offseason, the Cardinals are the one team remaining in the majors that has not added a player from outside to the major-league roster. Good thing their in a division that is hibernating. The National League Central, as a whole, has been leaking talent not adding it this offseason as several teams, the Cardinals included, look to trim payroll. What does that mean for the "legacy" players Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina, who have received scaled-down off...
Best Podcast in Baseball: When will Winter Warm Up?
January 22, 2021 21:31 - 65.3 MBThrough the first 2 1/2 months of the offseason, the Cardinals are the one team remaining in the majors that has not added a player from outside to the major-league roster. Good thing their in a division that is hibernating. The National League Central, as a whole, has been leaking talent not adding it this offseason as several teams, the Cardinals included, look to trim payroll. What does that mean for the "legacy" players Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina, who have received scaled-down offe...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.43: The Man in the Mask
January 14, 2021 20:05 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBCardinals catcher Yadier Molina mentions the possibility of retirement, the NL Central has been the least active in the majors this offseason, and the Cardinals' winter has lacked verve while they ask for patience. All of that, and this brand new episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball begins with a question about The Mandalorian. It will all make sense by the end, when we discuss who will be the Jedi Knight to save the Cardinals for this winter of fan discontent. KMOX/1120 AM sports host Ke...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.42: Big Deals & Sign Steals with SNY's Andy Martino
January 08, 2021 21:23 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBMeet the Mega Mets. Author and baseball writer Andy Martino joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to talk about a huge deal in Queens and a huge book on the horizon -- Martino's "Cheated" about the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal and the fascinating history of baseball's sign-stealing gray area. In the wake of the New York Mets' blockbuster deal for All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor, SNY's MLB reporter Martino to discusses the ownership change and aggressive move...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.41: New Year, New Resolution
December 31, 2020 18:06 - 1 hour - 63 MBCue the music. Polish that crystal ball. It's the final brand new episode of 2020, and after the welcome return of the BPIB holiday song by Annalyse Crowders and Rob Krosley, St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Benjamin Hochman joins host and baseball writer Derrick Goold to share hopes for the New Year and some thoughts on where the Cardinals are headed on the field, where the Cubs are going in the standings, and where baseball can continue to advance off the field. The Cardinals offse...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.40: Hindsight is 2020
December 26, 2020 19:12 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBAny time the biggest story in the world and most significant story in the country collide with the coverage of any beat, that's the most important story of the year. In the 40th brand new episode of the season for BPIB, St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson and baseball writer Derrick Goold discuss their selections as the top five stories from the 2020 St. Louis Cardinals. They range from a telling decision that will have repercussions to two defining players who might be...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.39: Remembering Cardinals Icons with Rick Hummel
December 22, 2020 18:51 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBAny time is a good time to tell stories about Bob Gibson and Lou Brock, and the end of this year offered a time to visit with Hall of Fame baseball writer Rick Hummel about the two Cardinals icons that he got to know as Hall of Fame players and, most of all, friends. Hummel joins BPIB host and St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to reminisce about his favorite stories and legends and moments from two Cardinals icons who died in 2020. The two writers also recall Dick Allen's...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.38: An Orchard of Lower-Hanging Fruit
December 11, 2020 19:05 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBIt the middle of what would have been baseball's annual winter meetings -- that crucible of scuttlebutt, swaps, and signings -- Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak outlined a team in talks, but at a standstill. He requested "patience." And acknowledged there weren't many clear answers. But there are obvious questions. St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson joins BPIB to discuss a 'white-knuckle' 2021 and whether the Cardinals are really positioning the...
Best Podcast in Baseball: An Orchard of Lower-Hanging Fruit
December 11, 2020 19:05 - 53.9 MBIt the middle of what would have been baseball's annual winter meetings -- that crucible of scuttlebutt, swaps, and signings -- Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak outlined a team in talks, but at a standstill. He requested "patience." And acknowledged there weren't many clear answers. But there are obvious questions. St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson joins BPIB to discuss a 'white-knuckle' 2021 and whether the Cardinals are really positioning them...
Best Podcast in Baseball: Shattering the Status Quo
December 03, 2020 19:01 - 45.5 MBThe Friday the Miami Marlins announced the hiring of Kim Ng as their general manager was a landmark day in Major League Baseball history, and one of the stories that best captured the joy, the enthusiasm, and the call to action throughout the baseball community was written by MLB.com's Cardinals beat writer Anne Rogers. She reached out to other women in baseball -- trailblazers and role models alike -- to talk to them about Ng and the first woman hired to lead the front office of a major-leag...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.37: Shattering the Status Quo
December 03, 2020 19:01 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBThe Friday the Miami Marlins announced the hiring of Kim Ng as their general manager was a landmark day in Major League Baseball history, and one of the stories that best captured the joy, the enthusiasm, and the call to action throughout the baseball community was written by MLB.com's Cardinals beat writer Anne Rogers. She reached out to other women in baseball -- trailblazers and role models alike -- to talk to them about Ng and the first woman hired to lead the front office of a major-lea...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.36: The Cooperstown Inquiry
November 28, 2020 18:21 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBA brand new Best Podcast in Baseball is all about negotiations -- negotiating the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame or negotiating the designated hitter into the National League. St. Louis broadcasters Dan McLaughlin, the television voice of the Cardinals for Fox Sports Midwest and founder of Scoops with Danny Mac, and Kevin Wheeler, of 1120 AM/KMOX fame, join the podcast for two discussions that hinge around this same thing. St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold ...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.35: Hedged Bets, Bluffs, and One Big Gamble
November 20, 2020 18:02 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBOne of the biggest unknowns for any Major League Baseball club in the 2020-21 offseason is how many tickets they'll be able to sell to how many games in the coming season. Revenue talk is all the rage, and into the conversation saunters word that a casino operator Bally's Corporation will have branding rights for several teams' broadcasts, including the Cardinals, and may infuse elements of gambling into the televised games. Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson joins baseball writ...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.34: Glory Days & Future Haze, a Reunion with Bernie Miklasz
November 11, 2020 22:07 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBBernie Miklasz, co-creator of the Best Podcast in Baseball and longtime, essential sports voice of St. Louis, joins the podcast he first hosted to discuss with Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold all that has happened in the past few months, and what's next for him. Miklasz, an award-winning and widely read sports columnist for the Post-Dispatch, left several years ago to focus on radio, but before he did he helped jumpstart the podcast that has become BPIB. So BPIB returns to him as...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.33: Catching Unicorns with MLB.com Insider Mark Feinsand
November 05, 2020 23:22 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB"The Cardinals are the consistency, that nice cup of cocoa on a cold winter's night that is always there to warm you up. It's always there," says Mark Feinsand, MLB.com executive reporter and insider for MLB Network. In a brand new Best Podcast in Baseball, Feinsand joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to discuss the chill in the air as free agency opens for Major League Baseball, but there's so little simmering on the Hot Stove. Feinsand details the market for catcher...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.32: Men not Machinations
October 31, 2020 19:22 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBKolten "Gold Glove" Wong is a free agent. Tony "Men not Machines" La Russa is the manager of the White Sox. The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions. Randy Arozarena is an October star. And Justin Turner doesn't think the pandemic rules apply to him. A lot has happened in the past week, and so the Best Podcast in Baseball turns to someone who talks a lot -- about baseball. Kevin Wheeler, back with KMOX/1120 AM, visits again with BPIB host Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch base...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.31: Sting Rays (Post-Dispatch at the World Series)
October 22, 2020 19:28 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBTampa Bay Times beat writer Marc Topkin, the busiest man in baseball joins the Best Podcast in Baseball, live from the 2020 World Series at Globe Life Field, it only sounds like we're shouting at you from Texas. Fair warning: Due to technical difficulties during the recording of this episode of the BPIB, the audio files were lost and the backups garbled or corrupted, so what follows is the salvaged audio pieced back together. As a result, the interview is edited for clarity, and the spots wh...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.30: The Cardinals Alumni Association
October 10, 2020 22:33 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBA handful of Cardinals alumni are rising stars of October -- leading their teams deeper into the playoffs than their former team reached. Randy Arozarena, a former Cardinals outfielder, and the Tampa Bay Rays advance to the American League Championship Series my leaping past St. Louis native and former Cardinals first baseman Luke Voit and the New York Yankees. Meanwhile, the National League, former Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna, who took a run at the Triple Crown in 2020, and his new t...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.29: Friars Flashbacks
September 30, 2020 19:03 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBTwo St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporters take to the road (well, air, honestly) for the wild-card round of the 2020 postseason, and it's time for Ben Frederickson to confess his not-so-secret fondness for the San Diego Padres and their swagger, their power, their youth, and the buoyancy they've brought to baseball. But wait — doesn't this all seem so familiar? Back in 2005 and 2006, the Cardinals came to San Diego for the first round playoffs, and once year (2005) San Diego's best pitcher didn'...
Best Podcast in Baseball : Sunken Treasure
September 18, 2020 19:16 - 45.7 MB"We're going to play a 60-game season and never be the team we thought we were," says John Mozeliak, Cardinals president of baseball operations. "In fairness, what this team has been through is not normal." That comment Friday before the start of the Cardinals' third doubleheader in five days is the launch point of a brand new episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball. St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson joins baseball writer Derrick Goold to discuss how to evaluate the Ca...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.28: Sunken Treasure
September 18, 2020 19:16 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB"We're going to play a 60-game season and never be the team we thought we were," says John Mozeliak, Cardinals president of baseball operations. "In fairness, what this team has been through is not normal." That comment Friday before the start of the Cardinals' third doubleheader in five days is the launch point of a brand new episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball. St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson joins baseball writer Derrick Goold to discuss how to evaluate the C...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.27: Finally, it's Miller Time
September 11, 2020 16:17 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBBefore they play their first game against Milwaukee, the Cardinals will have finished their season series against the Cubs and Reds, and yet it's the 10 games against the Brew Crew crammed into the final two weeks of the regular season that will decide both team's playoff chances -- and perhaps more. Adam McCalvy, the Brewers beat writer for MLB.com and author of "The Milwaukee Brewers at 50: Celebrating a Half-Century of Brewers Baseball," joins the Best Podcast in Baseball to preview a ser...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.26: The Last Dance at Wrigley
September 04, 2020 16:10 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBIs 2020 the last swing for the core Cubs that brought their faithful the first World Series since 1908, the group of players that was supposed to establish a dynastic reign over the NL Central with broad-shouldered ability and Miracle Mile charisma? These are the questions explored with Patrick Mooney, a senior writer at The Athletic who covers the Cubs and Major League Baseball, in a brand new BPIB with St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold. With five games crammed into four...
Best Podcast in Baseball: The Last Dance at Wrigley
September 04, 2020 16:10 - 65.2 MBIs 2020 the last swing for the core Cubs that brought their faithful the first World Series since 1908, the group of players that was supposed to establish a dynastic reign over the NL Central with broad-shouldered ability and Miracle Mile charisma? These are the questions explored with Patrick Mooney, a senior writer at The Athletic who covers the Cubs and Major League Baseball, in a brand new BPIB with St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold. With five games crammed into four ...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.25: Tradecraft
August 25, 2020 17:23 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB"The Big Fundy," Cardinals infielder Brad Miller says, describing teammate Paul Goldschmidt, who has reached base in 29 of his first 51 plate appearances since the team returned from its outbreak of COVID-19. During a call with teammates as they readied for a daunting schedule of doubleheaders and no off days, Goldschmidt suggested they have fun, "play loose," and as Miller said the "Tim Duncan of baseball" has led by example. The Cardinals have clawed out of quarantine to a 10-8, so what to...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.24: The Zero Defect Ziploc
August 06, 2020 18:44 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBAfter a week when the podcast could would have been outdated by the time it reached your ears, the Best Podcast in Baseball returns -- out of Milwaukee and into the precarious future for the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis radio staple Kevin Wheeler, a contributor to Siruis/XM and KMOX/1120 AM, joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to talk about the nature of covering the COVID-19 outbreak that engulfed the Cardinals on their road trip and what the team looks like as it ...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.23: Happy Opening Day
July 24, 2020 13:29 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBIt's later that usual. The season is shorter than ever. And the postseason, we learned after recording this episode, is going to include more teams. Welcome to Major League Baseball in 2020. St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson joins baseball writer Derrick Goold to preview the St. Louis Cardinals 2020 season, as they open the 60-game sprint against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals have set their roster, and top prospect Dylan Carlson is not on it -...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.22: A Noble Experiment
July 17, 2020 18:25 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBWith the St. Louis Cardinals speeding toward opening day and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's 2020 Baseball Preview section about to drop its 26-page extravaganza, including a poster-ready cover of Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright, the podcast takes a brief detour to the other side of the state and a visit with Kansas City Star columnist Sam Mellinger. The Kansas City Royals will visit Busch Stadium for an exhibition game on July 22 -- the Cardinals' first game against an opposing team in 133 ...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.21: The New Big Fish of Chicago Baseball
July 10, 2020 19:29 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBRemember Luis Robert, the uber-talented outfielder from Cuba who the Cardinals tried to woo before falling short of the Chicago White Sox's offer? Well, the Cardinals are scheduled to face him and the Sox in Dyersville, Iowa, near the site of the Field of Dreams, and his Chicago teammates have nickname for him. Brace yourself. They call him: Trout. Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Steve Greenberg joins the Best Podcast in Baseball and St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold t...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.20: Back to Baseball at Busch
July 03, 2020 20:55 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBAs the Cardinals hold their first official workout of the rebooted 2020 season, Chris Hrabe, of KMOX/1120 AM, joins BPIB host and St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to field seven questions that confront the Cardinals as they ready for the 60-game dash of the 2020 season. The questions range from the field -- who will be the first starter? who will close? who will play left field? -- to the environment and whether baseball and its players will remain healthy enough to see ...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.19: A Gargantuan Feat of Human Cooperation
June 30, 2020 20:54 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB'Stay healthy. Get weird.' That's the motto suggested for the 2020 Major League Baseball season as teams begin to report to their "summer camp" sites and ready for the first official workouts after more than three months of stoppage due to the global pandemic. St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports writers Derrick Goold and Ben Frederickson discuss the chances of actually having a baseball season in the face of spiking coronavirus cases and the massive, strict protocols in place for teams to follow,...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.18: 'The one with comedian Greg Warren'
June 18, 2020 00:03 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB'Ladies and gentlemen, Greg Warren ... ' St. Louis native Greg Warren, whose comedy special 'Where the Field Corn Grows' will debut on Amazon, Amazon Prime Direct, Google Play, and elsewhere on June 30, 2020, joins the podcast before his show in Myrtle Beach to discuss his fondness for the Cardinals and whether baseball can withstand some self-inflicted bruises as the owners and players' union tussle and try to save the 2020 season. Warren joins two other Mizzou School of Journalism grads, S...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.17: 'The one, as Flag Day approaches, with Mike Claiborne'
June 10, 2020 20:14 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBThe arrival of Flag Day every June 14 at Busch Stadium means one thing -- it is now Mike Claiborne-approved to begin talking about and looking at the standings. This year, those standings are empty, indefinitely ppd. Tandem crises have engulfed the United States and baseball could play a part in reopening a country and bringing it together, if owners and players can wade through their public squabbles to an agreement on the 2020 season. Claiborne, a Cardinals broadcaster and host of ClaibsOn...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.16: Releasing the Johnny Appleseeds of Baseball
June 04, 2020 18:58 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBThis past week, Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore explained his organization's plans to continue paying minor-league players a full stipend and not release any players, and he did so with an eloquent description of how the minor-leaguers of today are the coaches, scouts, and umpires of the future that help nurture and grow the fans and players of generations yet to come. Call them the Johnny Appleseeds of baseball. And there will be fewer in 2021 -- and possibly beyond. To bett...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.15: A Forecast into the Cardinals Future (For Now)
June 01, 2020 19:33 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBA special bonus episode: Baseball America national writer Kyle Glaser joined Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold for a series of videos to discuss the future at every position for the Cardinals. Their conversation was part of an eight-day, eight-part series that appeared in The Post-Dispatch and online at StlToday.com. For BPIB listeners, the entire conversation has been combined here to offer a look into the impact players the Cardinals have on deck, on the horizon, and the position...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.14: Sports on Tap (Home Edition)
May 28, 2020 18:14 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBSt. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson, from his home office in the St. Louis area, hosts a night at the round table with four of his colleagues: Blues beat writer Jim Thomas, Mizzou beat writer Dave Matter, sports columnist Benjamin Hochman, and baseball writer Derrick Goold. Viewers were invited to ask questions throughout the broadcast, and this is the audio-only recording of the event. There's baseball talk, rink talk, Tiger talk, and even some small talk as five membe...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.13: The Swing Kings of (Big) Fly-Over Country
May 24, 2020 20:42 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBThe Heartland Division? Fly-Over Central? The Breadbasket Rivalries? We're still working on the name, but the clock may be ticking. Major League Baseball's plan to start a shortened 2020 regular season is likely to include a revamp of the divisions and a merger between the Cardinals' National League Central and the American League Central. The result will be a geographically condensed division right in the middle of the country -- and perhaps the awakening of new rivals, not to mention a mor...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.12: Can Baseball Overcome the Capital-B Business of Baseball?
May 20, 2020 17:38 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBMajor League Baseball has delivered a proposal for how it can return for a shortened, highly-structured 2020 regular season, and that has revealed the parallel tracks the owners and players are driving. There is the precaution of health and the motivation of wealth and revenue -- and where these two intersect is the start of a discussion between St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson and baseball writer Derrick Goold. By nature of their position, the owners control serve a...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.11: A Test of Clubhouse and Coaching Culture
May 07, 2020 21:34 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBAs conversations about baseball's return gain volume, how clubs return from this lengthy stoppage of all official activities will be more than a test of talent -- it will challenge the existing clubhouse culture and the organization's leadership. That starts with trust -- and courage, says Southern Illinois University pitching coach Tim Jamieson. The longtime head baseball coach at the University of Missouri joins a brand new Best Podcast in Baseball to talk coaching during quarantine, the t...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.10: Catching Up, Counting Down
May 02, 2020 15:16 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBThis past week Cardinals veteran Yadier Molina, a constant at catcher for nearly two decades, suggested that he would pursue free agency this winter if he and the team cannot come to an agreement on an extension. He previously had said he would either play for the Cardinals or retire. Now, he wants to play. His preference is to be a Cardinal. But his priority is to play. St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Benjamin Hochman joins podcast host Derrick Goold, a baseball writer at the newsp...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.09: 'The One with Balukjian's Wax Pack'
April 30, 2020 21:47 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBAuthor Brad Bulukjian joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to discuss his new book, "The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball's Afterlife." The concept is so genius it should make you jealous. Balukjian took a pack of 1986 TOPPS baseball cards, opened it, and then set out on the road to find each player inside the pack -- from Steve Yeager in Los Angeles to Don Carman in Naples, Fla., to Garry Templeton in San Diego and Vince Coleman in ... well, we will ge...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.08: Is This the End of NL-Style Baseball?
April 17, 2020 17:06 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBSt. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson, fresh off streaming some live baseball from Asia, joins baseball writer Derrick Goold and the Best Podcast in Baseball to discuss official signs of optimism for the return of sports and Major League Baseball. Players are getting creative to stay in shape (see: Goldschmidt, Paul and Voit, Luke), leagues will get creative to play a season (see: Grapefruit League vs. Cactus League), and fans will be asked to be patient as games likely h...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.07: 'The one with Flotsam and Jetsam'
April 09, 2020 21:16 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBWhat do you know about Finnish Baseball? Let Tom Timmermann explain. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's hockey writer and resident uber-sportswriter Timmermann and Amy Marxkors, of KMOX/1120 AM, join the Best Podcast in Baseball to discuss baseball in a bubble, hockey staying on ice, and just how far we should be willing to shape, change, and wedge professional sports into the schedule and format that allows them to return as quickly as possible. Marxkors and Timmermann, the co-hosts of 'Flotsam ...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.06: Let Them Eat Cake
March 31, 2020 16:12 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB"This has been a curveball for us and our jobs," begins St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson before discussing how to cover sports in a time without sports when there is a much larger, more serious story. The answer? It's the same as when you're covering a sporting event: Write the people. Find the heroes. The real ones this time. Frederickson rejoins StlToday.com baseball writer Derrick Goold and the Best Podcast in Baseball for a discussion about cake -- the gift of it...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.05: The Opening Day That Wasn't
March 25, 2020 17:47 - 1 hour - 90 MBThe Cincinnati Reds won the offseason Yahtzee with good vibes coming from a surprise pitching staff (check), a big free-agent signing (check), a sexy addition of modern pitching tech gurus (check), a hometown and feisty manager (check), and a bright young talent on the horizon who stirred imaginations in spring (check). Alas, they won't get the traditional stage to show it. On the eve of Cincinnati's civic holiday -- baseball's opening day in the city of one of the first pro teams -- The Ath...
Best Podcast in Baseball 8.04: Campfire Tales for the Baseball Fan
March 21, 2020 01:04 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBAuthor and New York Times national baseball columnist Tyler Kepner joins a brand new Best Podcast in Baseball to discuss an April without baseball and his book, "K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches," which is now available in paperback. With host Derrick Goold, baseball writer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kepner -- joining the podcast from a socially approved social distancing distance, all the way in Connecticut -- discusses his favorite pitch, its master, the curveball, its master, ...