Viva El Birdos Podcast
The editors of Viva El Birdos talk about the St Louis Cardinals and major league baseball.
Episodes
March 28, 2019 • 74 mins
Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writers Tyler Kinzy and Ben Clemens discuss Paul Goldschmidt's contract extension, review the offseason that was for the St. Louis Cardinals, and look ahead to the 2019 regular season.
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October 31, 2018 • 79 mins
Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writers Tyler Kinzy and Ben Clemens discuss the highs and and lows of the 2018 season and where that leaves the Cardinals organization as the offseason begins.
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August 26, 2018 • 61 mins
Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writer Tyler Kinzy discuss the Cardinals' resurgence in the standings, what the road back to the postseason entails as the pennant chase heats up, how expanded rosters will impact the bench and pitching staff, and Matt Carpenter and Harrison Bader's chances of claiming an individual award this year.
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August 2, 2018 • 81 mins
Viva El Birdos writers Tyler Kinzy, Ben Clemens, and editor Heather Simon discuss the frenzy of roster transactions leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline and where these decisions will lead the Cardinals in the 2018 season and beyond.
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July 26, 2018 • 81 mins
VEB editor Heather Simon and writers Lance Brozdowski and Tyler Kinzy break down the Cardinals’ lackluster play to begin the second half and consider what additional changes could be in store as the trade deadline nears. They also discuss the recent success of the organization’s minor league affiliates and potential shifts in the team’s player development and drafting strategies.
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July 19, 2018 • 86 mins
VEB writers Tyler Kinzy and Tanner Puckett discuss the firing of Mike Matheny with VEB editor Heather Simon before assessing the Cardinals' long-term outlook at each position and debating the merit of a potential Carlos Martinez trade.
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July 12, 2018 • 67 mins
The Viva El Birdos Podcast makes its triumphant return as VEB writer Tyler Kinzy, editor Heather Simon, and managing editor Josey Curtis contemplate what direction the Cardinals should head in as the trade deadline approaches. They also discuss the latest clubhouse drama involving Jordan Hicks, Bud Norris, and Mike Matheny before tackling a trivia competition and answering listener questions ranging from organizational philosophies...
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April 1, 2018 • 60 mins
John and Heather participate in trivia about Cardinals walk-off home runs and discuss the highs and lows of the first four games of the Cardinals season.
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March 31, 2018 • 10 mins
In this episode, originally recorded on November 18, 2017, John and Heather discuss the (at the time) hot Giancarlo Stanton rumors and how the Cardinals should plan their off-season.
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March 25, 2018 • 70 mins
John and Heather are joined by MLB.com, etc. writer Will Leitch (@willliamfleitch) and local wanderer Brendan Corkery (@BCorks09) to discuss the start of the 2018 season, how the Cardinals' recent past affects their present, and at 40:49, the group partakes in trivia about Opening Day, famous baseball names, and the Cardinals and Illinois Fighting Illini.
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March 18, 2018 • 55 mins
John and Heather take turns in drafting 15-player teams to see which players will accumulate the most FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement for the 2018 Cardinals.
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March 11, 2018 • 75 mins
John and Heather are joined by CBS Sports writer Dayn Perry to break down each division in Major League Baseball, as well as make Wild Card, LCS, and World Series predictions.
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March 6, 2018 • 76 mins
John and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos prospect gurus Aaron "A.E." Schafer and Josey Curtis to discuss each's top ten prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals system as well as some additional intriguing prospects in the Cardinals' organization.
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March 4, 2018 • 57 mins
John and Heather discuss Paul DeJong's six-year, $26 million extension with the Cardinals and Tommy Pham's one-man battle against the league minimum salary, Heather participates in a round of "Name A Player on Each Team", and the two draft their favorite home runs in franchise history.
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February 25, 2018 • 79 mins
John and Heather briefly discuss the Eric Hosmer and J.D. Martinez signings and too-early Spring Training results before engaging in four rounds of trivia, quizzing each other and then being quizzed about Cardinals and baseball history.
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February 12, 2018 • 53 mins
John and Heather discuss the Cubs' signing of Yu Darvish, the Cardinals' signing of Bud Norris, what holes they see in the Cardinals as currently constructed, and Tommy Pham's ranking among MLB center fielders.
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February 5, 2018 • 47 mins
John and Heather do a round of walkup song-related trivia (3:12), discuss the Milwaukee Brewers' acquisitions of Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain and discuss how it impacts the NL Central race (11:52), Randal Grichuk's comments about playing time and Mike Matheny's response to them (23:59), and their picks for the 2018 class of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame (32:37).
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January 21, 2018 • 64 mins
John, Heather, and VEB managing editor/FanGraphs writer Craig Edwards discuss the trade of Randal Grichuk to the Toronto Blue Jays (1:18), the institutional reasons for the lack of free agent movement (13:08), and Heather and Craig square off in FanGraphs WAR trivia (39:26).
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January 14, 2018 • 57 mins
John and Heather discuss the new developments from Winter Warm Up, including Luke Gregerson as closer and Yadier Molina's "retirement announcement", they discuss their opinions on the designated hitter (21:28), the results of the VEB Hall of Fame election (35:41), and answer listener questions (40:18).
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January 1, 2018 • 67 mins
John and Heather briefly discuss the lack of Cardinals transactions over the last two weeks and then go name-by-name to place votes for the 2018 Hall of Fame class.
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