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Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

Daniel Shoptaw and David Jones

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) and David Jones (@iPopEditor) as the go through the week that was for the Cards!

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38:48

GTBH 7/31/22: Will The Deadline Truly Be Dead?

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/08/01

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. With the deadline moved from its traditional perch at the end of July, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) spend time talking about what could happen rather than what has happened. Should the Cardinals go with Juan Soto or pitching in the shopping cart? Can the Cards make the playoffs either way? Our duo also talks about the return of

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48:17

GTBH 7/20/22: Our Good Friend Mo

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/07/20

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. This past weekend, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) were both in attendance at the annual Blogger Day event hosted by the Cardinals. John Mozeliak said a lot but did he say anything? What trade was he wishing he could have back? What were his thoughts about the welfare of the minor leaguers? All that and more, plus our intrepid

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38:11

GTBH 7/10/22: Ending The Drought

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/07/11

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. After a remarkably dry week, where the Cards went 19 innings without scoring a run and that didn't count the shutout mid-week by the Braves, the four runs scored today by St. Louis felt like a downpour. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) get into the various issues with the lineup, whether it's injury or fatigue or something else.

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40:25

GTBH 6/19/22: Pitching and Defense (and Offense Too)

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/06/20

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) brings you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. This week brought some almost history in the middle and a classic matchup at the end, so there's plenty for Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) to discuss. What was it like watching the end of Miles Mikolas's bid to get a no-hitter? What do they make of the bullpen dichotomy? How do you balance sentiment and winning? All that and

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45:37

GTBH 6/12/22: Two For the Price of One

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/06/13

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. After a long absence, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) is very glad to welcome Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) back to the co-host chair. Tara's not coming empty-handed, though, as the legendary #SiriSteve joins in the conversation, bringing a little Cubbie blue perspective on the issues of the day. The three talk about the Cardinals season as a whole, the youth

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36:41

GTBH 5/22/22: The Young and the Old

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/05/23

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. With Tara still out of pocket, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) reaches back into Cardinal blogging history to talk with his friend Josh Gilliam (Prospect Preacher, @aprfool79) about the past, present, and future of the Cardinals. Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore made their debuts this weekend. What lies in store for both of these highly touted young men? What does the

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45:41

GTBH 5/15/22: Tonight, It’s Boom

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/05/16

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. With Tara still away, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) brings in David Jones (@iPopEditor) to talk about this confusing and roller-coaster week of Cardinal baseball. One day they can't put up any hits, the next day they have double digit runs. Where's the consistency? What really is this team? Where do you improve? What happens now at shortstop with Paul DeJong in

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31:17

GTBH 5/8/22: Shop Talk

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/05/09

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. Well, usually it's two of the best fans. This week, with Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) still out of pocket, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) flies solo, filling the time with a stream of consciousness discussion that somehow never veers into Star Wars or Marvel properties. (Maybe next time!) Offense, the rotation, the bullpen, Juan Yepez's call up, all are touched

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38:17

GTBH 4/17/22: The First Real Test

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/04/18

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. With Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) away, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) brings in Mike Bauer (@mike_bauer) to talk about the first full week of Cardinals baseball. The Cards split with the Brewers--is that a cause for concern or a good sign? Albert Pujols has two home runs in four games played. Can he actually reach 700? Do good outings by Steven Matz and Miles

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29:04

GTBH 4/10/22: Let’s Get It Started

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/04/11

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. With Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) out of pocket, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) brings in Mason (@MastheAce25) to talk about the opening weekend of Cardinal baseball. Opening Day was spectacular and the guys talk about all the excitement around that before digging into the issues with the rest of the weekend, most notably the pitching. Can the Cardinals slug

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36:27

GTBH 3/13/21: Let There Be Baseball

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/03/14

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 truly is every week now as Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) come to you for the second week in a row, this time to discuss the news of baseball's return. Was it a surprise that the CBA got signed and with little cost in games? How hard is it going to be to see familiar faces in new places, now that Carlos Martinez will be a Giant

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47:07

GTBH 3/6/22: Will There Be a Season?

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/03/07

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis about the St. Louis Cardinals. Well, every week that makes sense to record and there hasn't been a lot of those recently. With the cancellation of major league games, though, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) get back in studio to talk about all the problems among baseball's leadership. Do the owners really want to have a season? Are the players giving too much away?

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33:35

GTBH 1/16/22: Just Resting Our Eyes

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2022/01/17

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. OK, so it's occasionally every three months. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) dust off the microphones and get to talking about the little baseball news that there is. Of course, most of that is the lockout and the two spend some time talking about how that's going, when it will end, etc. They wrap it up with the big news of the

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01:00:59

GTBH 10/17/21: Philosophically Discussing Differences

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2021/10/18

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. There have been weeks with big news but few that were bigger and more shocking than this week, when the Cardinals fired manager Mike Shildt after he led the team to the playoffs yet again. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) try to get their arms around what just happened. Is this a schism in the making? What in the world could have

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45:55

GTBH 10/10/21:The Brief Flicker of the Postseason

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2021/10/11

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 didn't get to stay in October very long, being bounced by the Dodgers in a tight game that ended poorly. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) discuss the wild card game, from decisions that could have changed the game to the decisions that did. There's a lot of Alex Reyes talk, just for fair warning!

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44:54

GTBH 10/3/21: Not Everything Is Ending

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2021/10/04

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 final game of the regular season invites reflection on the past, something Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) are more than willing to do. The winning streak is history, but does that bode ill for the playoffs? Mike Shannon finished 50 years in the booth while Matt Carpenter finished a decade in uniform. Daniel and Tara talk

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42:11

GTBH 9/26/21: Sweet 16!

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2021/09/27

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. For the second week in a row, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) are coming to you after a perfect week of Cardinal baseball, this time consisting of two four game sweeps of the Brewers and the Cubs on the road. What's been the most remarkable part of this streak? How can you put into words what this team has been doing in all facets

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49:38

GTBH 9/19/21: A Week For The Ages

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2021/09/20

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. From a game out last week to three games up this week, the Cardinals have had a wonderful week for their postseason aspirations. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) talk about the excitement and energy around the team now that they've had back-to-back sweeps against two other teams vying for that same second wild card spot. Tyler

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38:42

GTBH 9/12/21: Still Hanging Around

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2021/09/13

Every week, two of the Best Fans In Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis about the St. Louis Cardinals. With a series win against the Reds and a little help from a slumping Padres team, the Cardinals end the week just one game out of the wild card game. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Bat, @tarawellman) discuss how much to invest in this team. Do you trust them to not break your heart the rest of the way? Have the good moments from the players been forgotten

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57:40

GTBH 9/5/21: Here We Go Again

Gateway to Baseball Heaven: A St. Louis Cardinals... ·

2021/09/06

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. Another Sunday, another walk-off disaster by the Cardinals bullpen. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) had so much to say about the bullpen situation that this turned into a double-length episode. Who can you trust in the Cardinals bullpen? How much blame does Mike Shildt deserve? What's the difference between stabilizing and

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