With some of his regular conversation companions unavailable, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) goes to the pen and brings in Russ Robinson (Redbird Rants, @frrobinson1957) to talk about another middling week for the Cardinals. How concerning is it to be in the bottom part of the division as the season closes in on finishing its first month? Does this West Coast swing add to those worries? Can we be encouraged over Jordan Hicks's last couple of outings and what will Adam Wainwright bring when he returns to the rotation? And just how is Mo going to be able to manage this roster? All this and much more!

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It was a better week of Cardinal baseball, at least in the results category. Two wins against Colorado had the team looking better as it came to Busch, though the first game of the Pirates series left much to be desired. As the Cardinals played game two of the four game set, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and guest host Alex Crisafulli (@alexcards79) were joined by CBS Sports writer Dayn Perry (@daynperry), who has started up a Cardinals-focused Substack called Birdy Work (birdywork.substack.com).

After talking about this project and his history with writing, the guys dive into all the issues surround the St. Louis Cardinals. Is the pitching staff going to be OK? What happens to Jake Woodford with Adam Wainwright about to rehab and Matthew Liberatore going strong in Memphis? Is there hope for Jordan Hicks? What's the level of concern around Willson Contreras? All that and thoughts on Jordan Walker and others so come in and join the discussion!

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We've got a week's worth of games to talk about but, save for Jordan Walker, not a whole lot of upbeat topics. Still, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Alex (@alexcards79) muddle through, discussing the pitching staff and the drama that this team has had so far. What kind of concern level is there over Jack Flaherty? Has Miles Mikolas been as bad as it seems? Do you have hope for Jordan Hicks? All that plus the Marmol/O'Neill throwdown (which, thankfully for Oli, wasn't physical). It's been a week, hasn't it?

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And here we go! The 2023 season is now underway and Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and guest Blake Newberry (Viva El Birdos, @bt_newberry) are ready to wildly overreact to the first couple of games. Is there any concern from the outings of Miles Mikolas and Jack Flaherty? What should we make of Jordan Hicks? And how fun is this offense going to be this season? Plus, because Blake's the expert, a little prospect talk including the Question of Masyn Winn. All that and more!

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This week Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) invites both sides of the Cardinals Off Day podcast, Ben Godar (@bengodar) and Ben Humphries (@b_g_h) to fill in the co-host chair while Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) continues the high school baseball activities.  Roster decisions became clearer this week with the injuries to Adam Wainwright and Paul DeJong.  How does the rotation look and are there concerns about Waino's return?  Who would be the first man up, Dakota Hudson or Matthew Liberatore?  Does the order of the rotation matter at all?  There's also talk about the middle infield now that DeJong has cleared the way for some other folks on the roster.  All that and much more, plus a show announcement, are waiting for you within!

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With Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) still molding young minds and improving his players, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) sits down with Richard McGill (@RichardMcGill89) of the Playing Catch podcast.  They talk about why Richard and his son Truman started their show and how its going before diving into the Cardinal talk.  The Cardinals made a 40-man roster move this week--was it for Jordan Walker and why make it now?  The rotation has looked sharp in spring, should we expect that going forward?  And how in the world are we expected to know the Opening Day roster?  All that and much more!

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It's Lars Nootbaar's world and we're all just living in it.  The Cardinal outfielder is the biggest thing to hit Japan since a certain kaiju.  With Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) still doing the coaching thing, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) teamed up with Nate and Ben from the Talking About Birds podcast (@TalkAboutBirds) to discuss how in the world Nootbaar became the most recognized Cardinal across the globe.  The guys also get into everyone's favorite topic, Jordan Walker, as well as the man who has had perhaps the better spring training.  Questions about Paul DeJong and Jordan Hicks are answered and there's even time for Nate to bring one of their podcast staples out and host a game show.  It's an offbeat hour of great Cardinal conversation!

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With Allen's (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) season getting started at Tulsa Hale, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) brings in Ben Cerutti (Birds on the Black, @stlfanbc7) to talk about a full week of spring training.  While none of these results should be taken with anything but a grain of salt, there's still a lot of interesting things to talk about.  Jordan Walker continues to make a case for starting in St. Louis--can it really happen?  Masyn Winn is holding his own at short while Paul DeJong can't get on the field, but does that matter?  What about Adam Wainwright's velocity questions?  Then the guys dig into Ben's patented projection system and talk about some of the highlights and interesting numbers.  Come join the discussion!

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Seasons are starting, whether it's high school (where Allen, Mr. Red Dirt Redbird and @amedlock1, is at) or professional (at least, the exhibition version).  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) brings in Russ Robinson (Redbird Rants, @frrobinson1957) to talk about goings on in camp on the eve of the Cardinals' first spring training game.  Does the fact that Tyler O'Neill wants to play center cause a rift with Dylan Carlson?  Can Giovanny Gallegos pitch faster or does he continue to do his impression of Daniel trying to get to a point?  Also, is there any chance anyone gets into the Cardinal Hall of Fame this year other than David Freese?  Be sure to stick around when Russ throws a whole can of gasoline on the HOF fire!

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Pitchers and catchers (and other players) have reported to Jupiter and the baseballs are flying, either in bullpens or batting practice.  Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) brings in Alex (Birds on the Black, @alexcards79) with Allen (Red Dirt Redbird, @amedlock1) still on assignment to talk about things in Jupiter.  The guys honor Tim McCarver after his passing this week and discuss how many Cardinal icons have left us in the last few years.  Then they focus on this team, talking about what they've seen so far in camp and how much, if any of it, matters.  Finally there's discussion about arbitration, most specifically the case involving Ryan Helsley.  Come on in and enjoy the conversation!

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