Brenden and Charlie are back with another episode of the acclaimed podcast Low Hanging Fruit to discuss the recent run that has put the Cardinals in a solid position to buy at the trade deadline. Is it time for John Mozeliak to give into what a lot of fans would like to see -- and perhaps be a little selfish himself when it comes to making moves at…

Brenden Schaeffer doles out first-half (not half, it's been 96 games, but whatever) grades to the St. Louis Cardinals players, manager and front office! Which Cardinals made the grade and which need to see significant improvement in their efforts down the stretch run for the Cards to get where they want to go? Follow this podcast feed for Cardinals…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Monday's news of Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley being replaced by Kyle Finnegan on the NL All-Star roster. We explain why it's actually very good news (no, he's not hurt). We also discuss the worst anthem in the history of anthems at the HR Derby Monday. Bobby Witt Jr. almost won it, but at least Michael Buffer said his n…

In Ep. 618 of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden Schaeffer decides to completely ignore that disgusting Cardinals game from Sunday afternoon at Busch and focus entirely on the MLB Draft from Sunday evening. The Cardinals made a splash with the seventh overall pick, selecting touted infielder JJ Wetherholt out of West Virginia. Is there a chance that Wetherho…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals doubleheader sweep over the Cubs from Saturday, July 13, 2024 as the lens through which Brenden viewed the day came from a pregame conversation with the writers and Oli Marmol. Bullpen roles are such a critical aspect of what an MLB hopes to accomplish in a given year and it goes without saying that the Car…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-1 loss to the Cubs at Busch from Friday, July 12, 2024. Kyle Hendricks is a long-time Cardinal killer, but he has a 7.53 ERA this season. There's no way he could do it again to STL, right? Wrong. He can't keep getting away with it, but he does. Seven shutout as the Cardinals looked clueless against him. G…

Brenden Schaeffer and Josh Jacobs (From Dealin' The Cards) begin a new podcast endeavor talking Cardinals baseball. In Episode 1, we discuss what's possible for the Cardinals in 2024 based on recent play and their place in a funky National League standings, plus the guys get into trade concepts and come up with a doozy near the end of the show that…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals and MLB on the off-day for St. Louis 7/11/24. Did we avoid a doomsday scenario with a Tommy Edman setback? Seemingly, yes. We'll explain the latest there after his rehab game on Thursday. The Pirates pulled Paul Skenes after 7 no-hit innings and 99 pitches. Was it a mistake? Brenden actually didn't mind the…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a bitter pill for the Cardinals to swallow as they were swept Wednesday at Busch in the two-game series and doubleheader against the Royals. The pitching plan for the Cards honestly made sense on paper, but they just did not quite get enough from their bullpen, or really their offense, to make it sing like they wanted. T…

In Ep. 613 of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden Schaeffer uses the off-day via rainout to discuss a topic floating around the social media-sphere: Would the Cardinals listen to trade offers on Jordan Walker this month? Walker isn't currently helping the club's pursuit of October baseball in 2024, considering he's down in Memphis still not hitting quite to e…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 6-0 win over the Nationals in a live stream on July 8, 2024. This is the audio podcast version of the stream, which includes an actual ending since the stream version randomly died in the middle. We talked a lot of Michael Siani's emergence and whether he has staying power even after Tommy Edman's eventual …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 8-3 win over the Nationals from Sunday and delves into how several contributors from the game were arguably snubbed from the All-Star Game rosters. Those were announced later Sunday. Masyn Winn has some interesting stats in how he stacks up to other NL shortstops. Should he have been selected? And why not W…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals lopsided loss to the Nationals on Saturday afternoon as Lance Lynn was bombarded by a Washington lineup that seemed to know the scouting report on the Cardinal starter. Do recent struggles by the Cardinals rotation lend to the team pursuing an upgrade at the trade deadline? Or will it take an injury, not ju…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals thrilling 7-6 win over the Nationals on Friday, July 5, 2024. Sonny Gray spotted the Nats five runs but the Cardinals grinded out a comeback trail throughout the game leading into a late-inning do-or-die scenario -- and Willson Contreras came through. His home run in the ninth inning propelled the Cards int…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 3-2 win in 10 innings from Thursday, July 4 in Pittsburgh. Cards took 2 of 3 from the Pirates thanks to Andre Pallante's splendid outing. What he's done as the number 5 starter is remarkable and we should be giving him his flowers for it. Offensively, another lean day for the Cardinals but a few clutch mome…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-4 loss in 10 innings to the Pirates on July 3, 2024. Mikolas had a solid start. Contreras had a key homer. But the bullpen had some warts as Giovanny Gallegos gave up a home run to Rowdy Tellez that proved costly in the outcome of the game. Once the Cards got a lead in the 10th, Kittredge and Romero weren…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 7-4 win over the PIrates on Tuesday night at PNC Park as the Cardinals got a huge contribution from Nolan Gorman at long last. Does his key grand slam parlay into a more consistent approach for the slugger? Gorman leads the team in homers but just has not been a consistent producer for the lineup lately. Ma…

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals 2-0 win over the Reds from Sunday, June 30, 2024 at Busch Stadium. Lance Lynn reached a milestone in his scoreless start, becoming the 6th Cardinal pitcher to reach 1,000 strikeouts in a Redbird uniform. Lance Lynn 2K for his career is a milestone just around the corner next. Cards got what little offense…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 9-4 loss to the Reds from Saturday at Busch Stadium. Sonny Gray was not as sharp as we've become accustomed to seeing him recently as he seemed to labor through the outing. Nolan Arenado's error in the fifth inning proved costly as the inning unraveled from there with the Reds scoring six runs to put the ga…

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals 1-0 win over the Reds from Friday, June 28, 2024.Brendan Donovan, walk-off catch?! Unbelievable game from BFD in left field. Michael Siani got the better of Elly De La Cruz. The pair were former teammates in the Cincy org, so Siani knew what to do when Elly ranged further into CF than he had any business …

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down topics surrounding the Cardinals 11-4 loss to the Reds on Thursday as Miles Mikolas imploded for five innings in a row to log his worst start of the season -- and arguably his worst as a Cardinal. Just one of those nights for Miles or one to be concerned about in the long run? We'll discuss the lay of the land for the …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the doubleheader split by the Cardinals against the Braves on Wednesday. We get into the sadness associated with game one, but only barely, as the masterful performance of Matthew Liberatore seized the day and the conversation in the nightcap. Exceeding any expectation for his pitch count limit, Libby dominated for six i…

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss Monday's win by the Cardinals as well as where the starting rotation for the team stands at present. Do the Cardinals still need to trade for another starter after how things are rounding out with Lynn's improvement and other solid outings across the starting five? What should be Steven Matz's role in a…

Finding your own voice in music can seem like a daunting task. We look up to so many great jazz composers, but how did they discover their own sound as composers? The best thing to do is to start writing your own music. This simple composition exercise which Sterling will show you will help you create your own music right away! Go to for practice m…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Braves on Monday at Busch Stadium as Willson Contreras made his triumphant return to the lineup. We saw a very good version of Lance Lynn lead the Redbirds in this game as he managed to stay entirely away from giving up free passes for the second outing in a row. The offense didn't do much…

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals 5-3 win over the Giants from Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Busch Stadium. Sonny Gray was perfect through 6.2 innings before that ended in a relatively emphatic way... But he was still elite in another seven-inning performance that paved the way for a Cardinal winner. Is Oli Marmol pulling Sonny too early from …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Saturday's Cardinals win over the Giants, 9-4 at Busch Stadium. Jordan Hicks made his return to Busch and the St. Louis lineup greeted him with a really savvy approach to be able to score plenty of runs and chase him from the game after four innings. The Cards kept the approach solid against the SF bullpen in a game that…

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the memorable event at Rickwood Field on Thursday as the Cardinals beat the Giants 6-5 in a game that was only a small part of the pageantry that took place down in Birmingham. What an incredible event put together by MLB. Brenden discusses all angles of the event and takes you behind the scenes in as many ways as he c…

The boys of Hot Take Central dig into a controversial topic on whether Oli Marmol or John Mozeliak is more responsible for the underwhelming play of the Cardinals in recent years. Have the standards of the organization declined? If so, this conversation is probably a lot deeper than just one individual being the issue. Tune into Hot Take Central we…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Wednesday's Cardinals loss in the series finale in Miami as the Marlins walked it off in the ninth after Matthew Liberatore made the start on zero days rest. That is correct. With Kyle Gibson coming up injured moments, literally minutes before the game, Liberatore was summoned to pitch into the fourth inning despite havi…

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 9-8 loss to the Marlins in 10 innings on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The Cardinals knocked three homers off Miami's starter and scored seven runs across four innings. It was finally going to be the easy, coast to the finish type of win that we've rarely seen the bats provide this year. Except, Lance Lynn didn't…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 7-6 win in 12 innings over the Marlins in a live stream on Monday, June 17, 2024. This is the audio from the YouTube live. Sonny Gray was fantastic and efficient until running into a spot of trouble in the eighth. Oli Marmol went with JoJo Romero for the spot against Jazz Chisholm, who had crushed Sonny all…

Brenden Schaeffer shares info on Monday's voting update from MLB regarding the All-Star Game ballots. It does not look like the Cardinals will have any starters in the game. We dive into who has the best chance to rally as well as which players are most likely to fill the one representative that is guaranteed for each team. Follow this feed for dai…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Father's Day heroics by Pedro Pagés who provided the only semblance of Cardinals offense in Sunday's win over the Cubs, 2-1 at Wrigley. Where is the rest of the offense and when will it show up? Plus Miles Mikolas was nails again and the Cardinals are still getting away with Ryan Helsley not being at his sharpest. Fo…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-1 loss to the Cubs from Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Wrigley Field in this episode of B-Schaeff Daily. Shota Imanaga shoulda been a Cardinal, eh? Instead, he's going to terrorize the Redbirds for the next for years, isn't he? It sure happened on Saturday. What happened with Andre Pallante? He was pitching p…

Matt Whitener and Brenden Schaeffer hold down the fort while Cam Janssen leaves the studio to join another radio show during our show.We chirp him for it and then get into a discussion of the most overrated franchises in sports before diving into a really fun Cardinals topic: Who would you protect in the Cardinals organization in the event of a ful…

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals 3-0 win over the Cubs at Wrigley on Friday, June 14, 2024. Kyle Gibson was masterful. Kyle Hendricks was annoying. Pedro Pagés launched one into the wind and somehow found the basket for his first big-league homer, with his family in attendance. Pedro also called a heckuva game and guided the Cardinals st…

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss the Cardinals 3-0 win over the Cubs from Friday. How in the world is Kyle Hendricks still owning the Cardinals in The Year Of Our Lord 2024?! Annoying though it may be, the Redbirds still won. We talk Pedro Pages and Kyle Gibson's big contributions, among other tidbits. Tune into the KTGR app to listen …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Pirates from Thursday, June 13, 2024. Lance Lynn failed to get through five innings for the third straight time, and for the third straight time, his teammates bailed him out. Goldy and BFD homered to pace the offense. The bullpen was sensational, tossing 4.2 scoreless innings after John K…

Andy and Brenden discuss the Cardinals, Royals and the messy NL Wild Card picture on the KTGR Big Show on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Where would you set the Over-Under for the win total of the third NL wild card team in 2024? Lots of teams are vying for the chance at it, but none of them are currently at or above .500! Tune into the Big Show on KTGR.…

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the Cardinals 4-2 win over the Pirates on Wednesday, June 12. 2024 at Busch Stadium. Sonny Gray was looking to rebound from a rough outing last Thursday in which walks came back to haunt him. That meant a gameplan Wednesday of attacking hitters in the middle of the strike zone and trusting his stuff to do the rest. Wel…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 2-1 loss to the Pirates from Tuesday, June 11, 2024. In Ep. 588 of B-Schaeff Daily we discuss the duel between Miles Mikolas and Paul Skenes as the rookie phenom lived up to the billing for the Pirates--but Mikolas matched him stride for stride. It was the Cardinals offense that disappointed in this one, u…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the recent MLB Player Poll conducted by The Athletic that dove into several hot topics around the game, including asking players to name their most overrate peer, which player has the best vibes, and what organizations have a bad reputation among players. Were the Cardinals listed among the bad organizations or as one th…

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss the disappointing series split that the Cardinals had against the Rockies over the weekend at Busch Stadium. By failing to beat up on the weak competition on their current and upcoming schedule, the Cardinals are risking setting up an untenable scenario for what will be required of them later on in the …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-1 win over the Rockies on Sunday, June 9, 2024. The Cardinals finally had an easy peasy win over the Rockies in this series, but all it got them was a series split. That's not what was needed when the series began, but by Sunday, of course, it was the most they were eligible to do. How do you feel about t…

In Ep. 585 of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 6-5 loss to the Rockies on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Rockies did everything in their power to hand the game to the Cardinals on a platter and the Cardinals politely declined to win it. A three-run throwing error helped give STL the lead, but the Cardinals had a rare mishap b…

Brenden Schaeffer and Charlie Marlow return for the latest episode of the award-winning podcast (in our own minds) Low Hanging Fruit. Charlie says the Cardinals are boring this year. We discuss that contention and numerous other topics pertaining to the team. I actually had fun recording this one with Charlie, and he's a bit of an obnoxious guy usu…