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Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. Join Daniel Shoptaw (C70 At The Bat) and Tara Nichols (Birds on the Black) as they talk about the Cardinals!

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast Daniel Shoptaw and David Jones

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    • 5.0 • 18 Ratings

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. Join Daniel Shoptaw (C70 At The Bat) and Tara Nichols (Birds on the Black) as they talk about the Cardinals!

    GTBH 5/5/24: Really? Losing to the White Sox?

    GTBH 5/5/24: Really? Losing to the White Sox?

    Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  It was a pretty miserable week for the Cardinals, dropping series to the Tigers and the worst team in baseball coming into this series.  What's a team to do?  Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) don't really have any solutions, but they definitely can point to some problems.  What will it take to get some offense around here?

    • 34 min
    GTBH 4/28/24: This Week Was Not Offensive

    GTBH 4/28/24: This Week Was Not Offensive

    Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  The Cardinals won both series they played this week and were one strike away from getting a sweep at CitiField.  That doesn't mean everything is sunshine and roses for Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor).  There's no doubt that the bullpen has been remarkable and the starting pitching more stout than expected, but where are the bats?  Why can't they seem to find a groove?  We know where Jordan Walker is--at Memphis, trying to find his stroke.  Was that the right move?  All this and much more!

    • 37 min
    GTBH 4/21/24: The Kyle Gibson Episode

    GTBH 4/21/24: The Kyle Gibson Episode

    Two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) have real concerns about the offense of the Cardinals and how things are trending in a very similar direction as last year.  There's no solutions here, but before we get to the concerns and complaints, David had a chance to interview Kyle Gibson (@kgib44) earlier this week.  So listen to that and then maybe stick around for two grumps.  We also had some recording glitches, so we like the Cardinals also had trouble making contact.

    • 39 min
    GTBH 4/14/24: Second Verse Same as the First?

    GTBH 4/14/24: Second Verse Same as the First?

    Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  A downer of a series in Arizona puts the Cardinals exactly where they were at this point last season, something that does not inspire Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) with confidence.  Can this offense get clicking?  What's up with all the Masyn Winn rest days?  Are all of Oli Marmol's moves doomed?  At least the guys end on a Sonny note, talking about the return of the staff ace.

    • 33 min
    GTBH 4/7/24: A Much Better Week

    GTBH 4/7/24: A Much Better Week

    Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Even though they lost Sunday's game against the Marlins, there's plenty in the last week that encourages Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor).  Things haven't clicked on all cylinders but people like Sonny Gray and Lars Nootbaar should be returning soon.  How does the roster look then?  Do the Cardinals have one of those "good problem to have" at catcher?  What's up with Nolan Arenado?  All this and much more!

    • 31 min
    GTBH 3/31/24: Are We Having Fun Yet?

    GTBH 3/31/24: Are We Having Fun Yet?

    Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals.  Daniel (@C70) and David (@iPopEditor) recorded at their normal time, which happened to coincide with when John King came into the game, so you can hear the tone of the show shift in real time!  Actually, there's plenty of issues with this team already and a tough series coming up.  Come listen in as the guys try to make sense of it all!

    • 31 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

DJ19843333 ,

Great insight and analysis

I love listening to people discuss the Cardinals! I appreciate the thoughts on this podcast, as well as the hosts keeping it family-friendly. They’re honest, but fair. Always a great listen!

Madjackbird ,

Better Sound Concise Podcast

I have listened to Meet Me at Musial for a while and enjoy Dan’s Cardinal and Star Wars analysis. I am finding this podcast to be a little better then MMAM. Episodes are a little shorter and the sound is way better. Intro music is quieter and the sound is better between Dan and Tara then in the other podcast.

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