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…

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…

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…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 8-5 win over the Rockies from Friday, June 7, 2024 as Dylan Carlson emerges as a hero of the game, producing his first three RBIs of the season. DC3 provided the game-tying swing in the sixth after Lance Lynn had coughed up an early 4-0 Cardinals lead on a little league grand slam... Whoops. But the Cardina…

The boys of Hot Take Central on 590 The Fan KFNS (Cam Janssen, Jim "The Cat" Hayes, Cole Bartemes and Brenden Schaeffer) break down the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, June 7, 2024.Losing the the Rockies should not be considered acceptable. Sonny Gray had a really tough night. Is good news coming soon on Willson Contreras?Brenden and The Cat love go…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 3-2 loss to the Rockies from Thursday, June 6, 2024 at Busch Stadium. Sonny Gray came apart at the seams in the fifth inning as he walked three batters with two wild pitches and a pair of stolen bases allowed. He was candid with his frustration after the game, but didn't offer a ton in the way of an explana…

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss the Cardinals' win over the Astros from Wednesday and take stock of the road trip at large as the Redbirds finished up with a 4-5 record in their trip to Cincy, Philly and Houston. Are you satisfied by the result of the road trip? Or is it a merely "tolerable" result for the Cardinals as they seem to ha…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Wednesday's 4-2 win for the Cardinals over the Astros as Miles Mikolas earned the W for his six strong innings of two-run baseball. It was a bit of a quirk to see Mikolas pulled from the game after only 62 pitches, but Oli Marmol explained why it was about factors other than pitch count that led to him determining that i…

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss the Cardinals' bullpen woes in their show following Monday's loss to the Astros. Should John Mozeliak and the Cardinals be looking to set the market on relief pitching with a June trade for right-handed bullpen help? Tune into the Big Show weekdays from 4-6pm CT on KTGR.com for Cardinals, Chiefs and Miz…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 8-5 loss to the Astros on Tuesday night, June 4, 2024. Andre Pallante turned into a pumpkin one start after his brilliant game against the Reds. This one wasn't very sharp as he allowed six earned runs in three innings of work while giving away far too many freebies to the Houston lineup. Does Pallante's ro…

Brenden Schaeffer dives into the process for Oli Marmol as he attempted to navigate several landmines in the Cardinals' loss to the Astros on Monday, June 3, 2024. In Ep. 580 of B-Schaeff Daily, we examine the various turning points of the game as the snowball began matriculating down the hill at full speed on a potential troublesome night for the …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-4 win in 10 innings against the Phillies on Sunday Night Baseball, June 2, 2024. In Ep. 579 of B-Schaeff Daily, we discuss the errors and lack of timely hitting that could have come back to haunt the Cardinals on Sunday, but it was their ability to come through when it mattered most that made the differen…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 6-1 loss to the Phillies on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Now that the Cardinals have lost consecutive times to Philly, are you concerned the team is backsliding after it worked so hard to get back to .500 earlier in the week? Or is this series more about the greatness of this Phillies team than it is the shortco…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 4-2 loss to the Phillies on Friday, May 31, 2024 in Philadelphia. Masyn Winn's 18-game hitting streak ended despite the fact that he didn't start in the game for St. Louis. A failed pinch-hit endeavor did him in. Should Oli Marmol have put him in that spot? Should Brandon Crawford have started to begin with…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the news of Lars Nootbaar hitting the injured list on Friday, May 31, 2024 in the latest episode of B-Schaeff Daily. The Cardinals turned their season around in conjunction with Nootbaar finding his rhyhthm. He was a huge catalyst for the run that has brought the Cards back to .500. Without him, can the Cardinals sustain…

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss the Cardinals win over the Reds, 5-3, on Wednesday's show.How much credit should Oli Marmol get for his handling of Andre Pallante back when the Cardinals sent him down AAA in April? There was a question that Oli thought to ask that may have sparked Pallante's revival.Plus we ask Producer Chris about ou…

Brenden Schaeffer dives into the Jorge Lopez situation with the Mets after some of the craziest stuff we've seen a player do in a long time in MLB. Is Lopez getting a bad rap for this situation or did he create it entirely on his own? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-3 win over the Reds from Wednesday, May 29, 2024 as the Redbirds finally chased down that long-elusive .500 record thanks to a strong performance from Andre Pallante. Did you see this coming from Pallante? And is there reason to believe he can keep it up moving forward to become the answer to the Cardinal…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 7-1 win over the Reds on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 as Nolan Arenado finds the power swing he has been so desperately seeking. Nolan Gorman goes yard after an ill-fated bunt try. And Kyle Gibson deals by bringing a no-hit bid into the sixth inning. He wasn't the only pitcher in the Cardinals organization to flir…

Will Carroll joins the Big Show to discuss the latest in MLB injuries including the situation for Ronald Acuña Jr. and his torn ACL, Cardinals RP Nick Robertson and his elbow issue, as well as Michael Massey of the Royals still dealing with back problems.Plus, could the Cardinals end up with a stud collegiate pitcher like Chase Burns or Hagen Smith…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Monday's loss for the Cardinals as the recent winning streak was snapped in a 3-1 defeat against the Cincinnati Reds. After a Sunday hiatus on the pod, Brenden is sure to dip into some of the conversation topics from over the weekend as the Cardinals handled the Cubs in impressive fashion, but what do we make of Arenado'…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 7-6 win over the Cubs from Saturday night at Busch Stadium as Matt Carpenter delivers another dagger into the hearts of Cubs fans. Time is a flat circle. Though the audio quality isn't as high as the St. Louis offense lately (our usual setup will return after the weekend but I figured something is better th…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the postponed game from Friday May 24, 2024 between the Cardinals and Cubs. Could this shift benefit the Cardinals in a major way competitively against their biggest rival? There's a case to be made that the answer is yes, and the reason comes from the two pitching decisions that have resulted from the postponement. A li…

Andy and Brenden of the KTGR Big Show discuss the Cardinals recently surging offense and then get into the topic of Matthew Liberatore seemingly slated to start again for the club when they take on the Cubs on Saturday.Tune into the Big Show on KTGR.com weekdays from 4 to 6 pm CT for conversation about the Cardinals, Mizzou, Chiefs and more!--- Sen…

Brenden Schaeffer and Charlie Marlow return for Low Hanging Fruit after Charlie was too busy to do the show last week. The Cardinals have won 8 of 10 and are climbing up the standings. Are they legit good now? Is this recent stretch an anomaly? Come for the Cardinals take, stay for reminiscing about... Jeff Fisher and the St. Louis Rams? Okay, sure…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals sweep over the Orioles in a YouTube live stream on May 22, 2024. This podcast is the audio from that stream as Brenden dove into listener questions about the current state of the team. Are the Cardinals back? Although they're still three games below .500, St. Louis has consistently demonstrated a lot of enc…