The COVID-era phone call between 13-year-old Rainiel Rodriguez and Albert Pujols is the stuff of legends: a prophetic prologue that proves the baseball god’s cosmic devotion to St. Louis, or another parable of Cardinals’ devil magic, depending on your denomination. As...
Chaim Bloom led off his first Q&A with the Cardinals’ amateur media with a pledge to be candid. As special advisor to John Mozeliak for the past two seasons, Bloom watched his predecessor’s tenure end on sour terms with St. Louis fans weary of front office apathy...
On today’s Great Talk, we dig into St. Louis Cardinals baseball with a look at the weekend series against the Cubs. Starting pitchers, Pujols return, and more. Also thoughts on backing up Gorman, adding or subtracting at the trade deadline, promoting prospects...
A look at the recent Cardinals Insider show on Ozzie Smith, not just an ambassador for St. Louis but for all of MLB. We also look at the resurgence of Marmol with Cardinals fans. He seems to be getting the most he can out of the team. Are the right field bleachers now...
Springfield manager Patrick Anderson, then with the Washington Nationals organization, traveled to Taiwan to help friends run a Nike baseball camp. Anderson scouted several “tall, skinny right-handers”, including one that he’d cross paths with again halfway around the...
Talking Cardinals split series in San Diego with thoughts on pitching both starting and closing. Will Riley O’Brien bounce back well? A “way too early” look at MLB playoff teams too. We get into Lebron’s success at 41 and his NBA future plus...
The Cardinals are still winning despite expectations. What are some of the keys to their record? How much hinges on Jordan Walker? Will Mozeliak get some credit for building this team although he’s gone? We talk about the team changes when Nootbaar returns. A...
Mason Molina learned to slow the speed and increase the spin of his devastating changeup at the University of Arkansas pitching laboratory in 2024. After a dizzying start to his professional career – the 22-year-old was traded twice last year – Molina is back in the...
Hours before he haunted Midland RockHounds pitchers – and with Rockwell’s famous Trick-or-Treat playlist ballad “Somebody’s Watching Me” jamming on the stadium speakers on “Halfway to Halloween” theme night – Springfield outfielder Chase Davis spoke about his approach...
