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Talking #stlcards since 2007. Podcasting at Meet Me at Musial and Gateway to Baseball Heaven. Writing mainly at Substack. I used to say I was a blogging, tweeting, Christian baseball man but time has tweaked the first two terms. Known to occasionally pun.

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09.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
GTBH 3/8/26: Joshua Fit the Battle of Left Field | Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.Β  As spring training gets close to the midway point, Daniel (@C70) and Davi...

Another week, another Gateway. David and I spend a lot of time talking about Joshua Baez, but there's other #stlcards talk in there as well. gatewaytbh.podbean.com/e/gtbh-3826-...

09.03.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Me At Musial, Episode 412, Asking Cardinal... by Meet Me At Musial: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast Daniel and Dayn Perry tackle a hodgepodge of questions around this Cardinals team

Always good to talk #stlcards with @daynperry.bsky.social, filling in for the coaching @amedlock1.bsky.social. Using his excellent Birdy Work post as a guide, we talk Gorman, Pallante, attendance, trade deadline, and so much more. Give it a listen! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/RRTE...

07.03.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Cecil Fielder's grandson as a Brewers prospect was what did me in.

07.03.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd say the Arch was next but I guess it was actually first in line.

06.03.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yours is really close to what I had. Question, though: does it appear the Cards will send back Pushard?

05.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just have to knocker it out.

04.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's definitely making the breast of the situation.

04.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here are the Cardinals' 2026 Top 30 prospects With a busy offseason on the trade market and some nice swings in last year's Draft, the Cardinals have built their farm system into something approaching the ideal talent-rich pipeline rebuilding org...

The Cardinals helped JJ Wetherholt grow into a Top 5 overall prospect and got breakouts from Rainiel Rodriguez and Joshua Baez in '25. After adding more talent this offseason, the development work adds another chapter in the organization's rebuild.

The St. Louis Top 30: www.mlb.com/milb/news/ca...

03.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cardinal Six--2026 Season

The season long #cardsix for the #stlcards is now open! You've got until first pitch on Opening Day to get your picks in about how this season is going to go! forms.gle/uR39rAnbEPGt...

02.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
GTBH 3/1/26: Marching On In | Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.Β  Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) wind up doing a deep discussion on ...

When David and I get going, it can be hard to stop us. We only touched on two #stlcards topics--the lack of broadcasts and Oli Marmol's extension--and we still wound up blowing past 30 minutes. Come give i a listen! gatewaytbh.podbean.com/e/gtbh-3126-...

02.03.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oli, The Hall, and Roster 3.0 Catching up on some Cardinals news

Sunday afternoon #stlcards thoughts about Marmol's extension and other items. open.substack.com/pub/cardinal...

01.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What an honor to have had this opportunity! Such a fun conversation and everything good that happens this spring matter. Everything bad? Well, it's spring training you dummies
#STLCards

01.03.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Me At Musial, Episode 411, Cardinals On Ou... by Meet Me At Musial: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast Daniel talks spring training and other items with Scott Plaza

With @amedlock1.bsky.social getting the season fired up, I spent some time talking with @mrplaztastic.bsky.social about his career on the field and behind the mic, plus some things coming out of #stlcards spring. Come join us! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/RRTE...

28.02.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

It was a tough ask!

26.02.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Who Stays, Who Goes? (Responses)

I forgot to do this last week, but the final Who Stays/Goes grading is done! Congrats to Tony M who took the overall title by one single point! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

26.02.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

A sports-themed dating show could do worse than "Match Day".

23.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Daniel Shoptaw (@c70.bsky.social) has a close eye on Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman. ⚾️
Is this the ultimate make-or-break year for the St. Louis Cardinals' rebuild? If these two struggle again at the plate, are we looking at their last ride in STL?
Thoughts, Cards fans? πŸ‘‡
#STLCards #MLB #Cardinals

23.02.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
GTBH 2/22/26: The First Bite of Grapefruit | Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.Β  Grapefruit League action has started and the Cardinals have split their f...

We've had two games of #stlcards baseball so David and I had to do a deep dive into the games, of course. Well, maybe not so much. gatewaytbh.podbean.com/e/gtbh-22226...

23.02.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW EPISODE and Daniel Shoptaw (@c70.bsky.social) joined us to cover the storylines that will change the season! ⚾️

Who proves they are a core player for the St. Louis Cardinals this MLB season?

#STLCards #MLB #CardinalsNation #MasynWinn #NolanGorman

23.02.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just like everyone predicted.

21.02.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I already felt very good about it but after hearing Bernie talk here I don’t think I could be more delighted with the incoming Bloom era.

21.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's not just a Catholic thing, of course. I've often done a Lenten fast and probably should have done something like that this year as well.

21.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't forget, the #stlcards #cardsix for the spring is open until first pitch Saturday. Get those picks in! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

20.02.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Your every-so-often reminder that you can get 40% off my book on the Czech Republic national team with code 6AS26 here. Book is out on April 1, but preorders from publisher will likely arrive sooner: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...

19.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Me At Musial, Episode 410, Your Guide To T... by Meet Me At Musial: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast Brian Walton joins the show to talk over the ever-important minor league system with Daniel.

Another great conversation, this time with @b-walton.bsky.social about the ever-important minor league system. What really made the difference for Joshua Baez? Who gets a Brendan Donovan comp? All that and much more! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/RRTE...

20.02.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't forget, the #stlcards #cardsix for the spring is open until first pitch Saturday. Get those picks in! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

20.02.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reasonable enough. I know there were a number of people that thought that the last lockout wound up being a win for the owners, though I don't know if it was disqualifying or not.

17.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Flip side is that Clark hasn't necessarily been the strongest union leader anyway.

17.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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17.02.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2