Viva El Birdos Podcast
132 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★ - 54 ratingsThe editors of Viva El Birdos talk about the St Louis Cardinals and major league baseball.
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VEB Podcast #127: Opening Day is (Finally) Here!
March 28, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 34.3 MBViva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writers Tyler Kinzy and Ben Clemens discuss Paul Goldschmidt's contract extension, review the offseason that was for the St. Louis Cardinals, and look ahead to the 2019 regular season.
VEB Podcast #126: Looking Back on 2018
November 01, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBViva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writers Tyler Kinzy and Ben Clemens discuss the highs and and lows of the 2018 season and where that leaves the Cardinals organization as the offseason begins.
VEB Podcast #125: Just Keep Winning
August 27, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBViva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writer Tyler Kinzy discuss the Cardinals' resurgence in the standings, what the road back to the postseason entails as the pennant chase heats up, how expanded rosters will impact the bench and pitching staff, and Matt Carpenter and Harrison Bader's chances of claiming an individual award this year.
VEB Podcast #124: Trade Deadline Review, Pennant Chase Preview
August 03, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBViva El Birdos writers Tyler Kinzy, Ben Clemens, and editor Heather Simon discuss the frenzy of roster transactions leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline and where these decisions will lead the Cardinals in the 2018 season and beyond.
VEB Podcast #123: An Uncertain Future
July 27, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBVEB editor Heather Simon and writers Lance Brozdowski and Tyler Kinzy break down the Cardinals’ lackluster play to begin the second half and consider what additional changes could be in store as the trade deadline nears. They also discuss the recent success of the organization’s minor league affiliates and potential shifts in the team’s player development and drafting strategies.
VEB Podcast #122: Winds of Change
July 20, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBVEB writers Tyler Kinzy and Tanner Puckett discuss the firing of Mike Matheny with VEB editor Heather Simon before assessing the Cardinals' long-term outlook at each position and debating the merit of a potential Carlos Martinez trade.
VEB Podcast #121: To Sell Or Not To Sell?
July 13, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBThe Viva El Birdos Podcast makes its triumphant return as VEB writer Tyler Kinzy, editor Heather Simon, and managing editor Josey Curtis contemplate what direction the Cardinals should head in as the trade deadline approaches. They also discuss the latest clubhouse drama involving Jordan Hicks, Bud Norris, and Mike Matheny before tackling a trivia competition and answering listener questions ranging from organizational philosophies about tanking to Fortnite prowess.
VEB Podcast #120: Walkoffs and the power threats of Jose Martinez and Miles Mikolas
April 02, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBJohn and Heather participate in trivia about Cardinals walk-off home runs and discuss the highs and lows of the first four games of the Cardinals season.
THE LOST EPISODE
April 01, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 4.83 MBIn this episode, originally recorded on November 18, 2017, John and Heather discuss the (at the time) hot Giancarlo Stanton rumors and how the Cardinals should plan their off-season.
VEB Podcast #119: Will Leitch discusses the two loves of his life (and briefly, his children)
March 26, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBJohn and Heather are joined by MLB.com, etc. writer Will Leitch (@willliamfleitch) and local wanderer Brendan Corkery (@BCorks09) to discuss the start of the 2018 season, how the Cardinals' recent past affects their present, and at 40:49, the group partakes in trivia about Opening Day, famous baseball names, and the Cardinals and Illinois Fighting Illini.
VEB Podcast #118: The Cardinals WAR Draft
March 19, 2018 04:00 - 55 minutes - 25.7 MBJohn and Heather take turns in drafting 15-player teams to see which players will accumulate the most FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement for the 2018 Cardinals.
VEB Podcast #117: The 2018 MLB Preview Edition with Dayn Perry
March 12, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 34.5 MBJohn and Heather are joined by CBS Sports writer Dayn Perry to break down each division in Major League Baseball, as well as make Wild Card, LCS, and World Series predictions.
VEB Podcast #116: Let's talk about 'spects, baby
March 07, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBJohn and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos prospect gurus Aaron "A.E." Schafer and Josey Curtis to discuss each's top ten prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals system as well as some additional intriguing prospects in the Cardinals' organization.
VEB Podcast #115: The Paul DeJong extension and the Dinger Draft
March 05, 2018 05:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBJohn and Heather discuss Paul DeJong's six-year, $26 million extension with the Cardinals and Tommy Pham's one-man battle against the league minimum salary, Heather participates in a round of "Name A Player on Each Team", and the two draft their favorite home runs in franchise history.
VEB Podcast #114: Game Night
February 26, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBJohn and Heather briefly discuss the Eric Hosmer and J.D. Martinez signings and too-early Spring Training results before engaging in four rounds of trivia, quizzing each other and then being quizzed about Cardinals and baseball history.
VEB Podcast #113: Darvish, Norris, and Pham
February 13, 2018 05:00 - 53 minutes - 24.3 MBJohn and Heather discuss the Cubs' signing of Yu Darvish, the Cardinals' signing of Bud Norris, what holes they see in the Cardinals as currently constructed, and Tommy Pham's ranking among MLB center fielders.
VEB Podcast #112: Brewers moves, Grichuk comments, and the Cardinals Hall of Fame
February 06, 2018 05:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBJohn and Heather do a round of walkup song-related trivia (3:12), discuss the Milwaukee Brewers' acquisitions of Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain and discuss how it impacts the NL Central race (11:52), Randal Grichuk's comments about playing time and Mike Matheny's response to them (23:59), and their picks for the 2018 class of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame (32:37). Photo credit: Andrew Gurney (@kingabababa on Twitter)'s drawing of Xavier Scruggs from his collection of drawings of ev...
VEB Podcast #111: Grichuk, the cold stove, and trivia
January 22, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBJohn, Heather, and VEB managing editor/FanGraphs writer Craig Edwards discuss the trade of Randal Grichuk to the Toronto Blue Jays (1:18), the institutional reasons for the lack of free agent movement (13:08), and Heather and Craig square off in FanGraphs WAR trivia (39:26).
VEB Podcast #110: The one where we finally break down and discuss the DH
January 15, 2018 05:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBJohn and Heather discuss the new developments from Winter Warm Up, including Luke Gregerson as closer and Yadier Molina's "retirement announcement", they discuss their opinions on the designated hitter (21:28), the results of the VEB Hall of Fame election (35:41), and answer listener questions (40:18).
VEB Podcast #109: The Hall of Fame ballot edition
January 02, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBJohn and Heather briefly discuss the lack of Cardinals transactions over the last two weeks and then go name-by-name to place votes for the 2018 Hall of Fame class.
VEB Podcast #108: Marcell Ozuna, Stephen Piscotty, Manny Machado rumors, and ZiPS projections
December 18, 2017 05:00 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBJohn and Heather discuss the acquisition of Marcell Ozuna from the Miami Marlins, the trade of Stephen Piscotty to the Oakland Athletics, more rumors surrounding Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles (among others), and the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals ZiPS projections.
VEB Podcast #107: Stanton, Ohtani, Mikolas, Gregerson, and future moves
December 11, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBJohn and Heather closed the book on new Yankees right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (0:55), discussed the potential impact of Angels pitcher/DH Shohei Ohtani on Albert Pujols (20:52), the signings of Miles Mikolas and Luke Gregerson (38:21), and discuss the potential of acquiring Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna, Chris Archer, Alex Colome, Josh Donaldson, and/or Manny Machado (49:24).
VEB Podcast #106: The VEB Awards--Cardinals edition
December 03, 2017 05:00 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBJohn and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos writers Tyler Kinzy and As You Van Slyke It (i.e. Gail) to discuss the results of readers' choices for Cardinals MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year, as well as discussing the trade of Aledmys Diaz to the Toronto Blue Jays.
VEB Podcast #105: The Cardinals Things draft with Benjamin Hochman
November 27, 2017 05:00 - 53 minutes - 24.5 MBJohn and Heather are joined by St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Benjamin Hochman to draft their favorite things about the St. Louis Cardinals. Link--The Vince Coleman interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBg3dX7AdSg
VEB Podcast #104: Doc, Stanton, Cooperstown, and listener questions
November 20, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 28 MBJohn and Heather discuss the late Roy Halladay, Giancarlo Stanton rumors, the new Hall of Fame ballot, and listener questions about just about everything.
VEB Podcast #103: Stantonpalooza!
November 06, 2017 05:00 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBJohn and Heather take a look at how the Astros and Dodgers built their rosters, the potential end of the Trevor Rosenthal and Lance Lynn eras in St. Louis, and rumors around free agents and Giancarlo Stanton.
VEB Podcast #102: Game 5 vs. Game 6 and Cardinals coaching changes
October 30, 2017 04:00 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBJohn and Heather compare the instant classic Game 5 of the 2017 World Series to Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, the firings of postseason managers John Farrell, Dusty Baker, and Joe Girardi, and the Cardinals' hirings of Mike Maddux and Jose Oquendo.
VEB Podcast #101: The VEB Awards--AL and NL edition
October 19, 2017 04:00 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBJohn and Heather are joined by Rotoworld's Drew Silva to discuss the results of the Viva El Birdos community's picks for American League and National League Rookie of the Year, Cy Young Award, and Most Valuable Player.
VEB Podcast #100: The end of the Cardinals season and a postseason preview
October 02, 2017 04:00 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBJohn and Heather discuss the final week of the season for the Cardinals, compete in trivia about 2017 Cardinals statistical leaders, and make postseason picks as well as ranking the remaining teams by rootability.
VEB Podcast #99: The long-shot playoffs odds, Pham and DeWitt comments, and Winston Churchill (?) trivia
September 25, 2017 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBJohn and Heather discuss the increasingly unlikely possibility of the Cardinals making the playoffs, recent interviews featuring Tommy Pham and Bill DeWitt Jr., and Heather emcees John and others in trivia about quotes from Mike Matheny and Winston Churchill.
VEB Podcast #98: The Gang avoids actually discussing the Cardinals
September 18, 2017 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBJohn and Heather procrastinate discussing the 2017 Cardinals by challenging each other to Tommy Pham and Memphis Redbirds themed trivia at 3:50, and at 28:48 start discussing the Redbirds' PCL title and, despite their best wishes, discuss the Cardinals' games against the Reds and Cubs and the team's dwindling chances at the postseason.
VEB Podcast #97: The September playoffs have begun
September 11, 2017 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBJohn and Heather discuss the recent winning ways of the Cardinals, the odds of the Cardinals making the playoffs, the Juan Nicasio acquisition, and Mike Matheny's recent comments about Adam Wainwright.
VEB Podcast #96: The Mike Leake trade and the new doors it opens
September 05, 2017 04:00 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBJohn and Heather play trivia regarding the 1996 Cardinals, discuss last week's roster moves regarding Mike Leake and Kevin Siegrist, and the team's options in center field.
VEB Podcast #95: How Tommy Pham saves us from the crushing reality of 2017
August 28, 2017 04:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBJohn and Heather discuss the disappointing 2-4 home stand, good performances from Tommy Pham and Luke Weaver, injuries to Trevor Rosenthal and Jedd Gyorko, and the incredible present and uncertain future of Giancarlo Stanton.
VEB Podcast #94: Eclipses, cats, and learning to lose again
August 21, 2017 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBJohn and Heather do two rounds of trivia, and at 11:10 banter about whether or not the solar eclipse counts as sports, and then they discuss the Cardinals' relative struggles, injuries to Trevor Rosenthal and Adam Wainwright, and the rally cat.
VEB Podcast #93: A winning streak!
August 14, 2017 04:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBJohn and Heather discuss the recent 8-game winning streak and banter about the Rally Cat, Tommy Pham, Adam Wainwright, the Little League World Series, and other things.
VEB Podcast #92: The All-Time Cardinals Awards
August 07, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBJohn, Heather, and VEB podcast debutantes Matthew Ludwig and Tyler Kinzy briefly discuss the demotion of Stephen Piscotty to Memphis and discuss their picks for the greatest Cardinals players, pitchers, managers, and fielders of all-time.
VEB Podcast #91: The trade deadline recap (and other stuff to fill time)
July 31, 2017 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBJohn and Heather discuss the relative inaction of the Cardinals trade deadline, what the lack of moves says about the Cardinals, and comments made by Yadier Molina and Mike Matheny.
VEB Podcast #90: The impending trade deadline as buyers or sellers
July 20, 2017 04:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBJohn and Heather discuss the Cardinals' 3-4 post-All Star Break start and whether the Cardinals should jump into full-on sell mode or bide their time until the trade deadline.
VEB Podcast #89: All-stars, emerging hitters, and a lot of trivia
July 11, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBJohn and Heather discuss Cardinals all-stars Yadier Molina and Carlos Martinez, the emergence of Paul DeJong and Luke Voit, and are joined by a "special" guest for an extended version of MLB trivia.
VEB Podcast #88: A bunch of roster moves and listener questions
June 26, 2017 04:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBJohn and Heather play a round of Cardinals trivia, then at 11:32 discuss Pride Night, the promotions of Randal Grichuk and Luke Voit, and answer listener questions about sandwiches, favorite smells, and Cardinals/The Office parallels.
VEB Podcast #87: Preparing for an expansion draft
June 19, 2017 04:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBJohn and Heather discuss the recent struggles and tumble of the Cardinals' playoff odds, and then they create a list of fifteen Cardinals to protect in a hypothetical MLB expansion draft.
VEB Podcast #86: The best of times and the worst of times
June 12, 2017 04:00 - 52 minutes - 24 MBJohn and Heather discuss the awful series against the Reds and the awesome series against the Phillies, Scooter Gennett's inexplicable excellence, Friday's roster moves, Carlos Martinez's ace status, and what to do about Yadier Molina and Randal Grichuk.
VEB Podcast #85: Pujols hits #600, no current Cardinal hits anything
June 05, 2017 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23 MBJohn and Heather discuss the future of Jhonny Peralta and the overall offensive struggles with the Cardinals, the success of Matts Holliday and Adams with different teams, and wax poetic about the latest career accomplishment for Albert Pujols.
VEB Podcast #84: Cardinals and Chicago talk with Chris Rongey
May 30, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 40.8 MBChris Rongey, co-host of 101 ESPN's The Fast Lane, joins John and Heather to discuss and up-and-down (mostly down) week of Cardinals baseball and to discuss his journey from St. Louis to Chicago and back to St. Louis.
VEB Podcast #83: Matt Adams, Magneuris Sierra, and the Kevin Pillar controversy
May 22, 2017 04:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBJohn and Heather discuss the Cardinals career of Matt Adams, the roster moves of the last weekend, and exclusivity caused by homophobia in sports.
VEB Podcast #82: Social media, proposed rule changes, and the 1st Place Birdos
May 15, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 31.7 MBJohn and Heather discuss controversy surrounding the Cardinals Twitter account, thoughts on Cardinals starters and outfield situation, and proposed rule changes regarding extra innings in MLB.
VEB Podcast #81: A look back at April, Wild Card predictions, and the Cardinals Hall of Fame
May 02, 2017 04:00 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBJohn and Heather discuss the top performers of the first month of 2017, Kolten Wong's horrible no good very bad May 1 game, and Mark McGwire's importance to the Cardinals franchise.
VEB Podcast #80: Talkin' Birdos with Will Leitch
April 25, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 30 MBJohn and Heather talk with Will Leitch of Deadspin, Sports on Earth, and a majority of the internet's websites about his experiences as a Cardinals fan, the relationship between national baseball media and Cardinals fans, the current state of the team, and many other topics.
VEB Podcast #79: Struggling Birds and Cardinals nickname trivia
April 12, 2017 04:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBJohn and Heather discuss Matt Adams, Jhonny Peralta, and the Cardinals rotation and bullpen early in the season, and at 23:47, the two square off in a battle of Cardinals nickname trivia.