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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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41:13

GTBH 8/29/21: Melt It All Down

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

2021/08/30

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. On the heels of Alex Reyes serving up a walkoff blast on Sunday afternoon, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) spend a lot of time talking about the bullpen. Who should close if Reyes doesn't? What do we make of the Cardinal bullpen as a whole? Can Mike Shildt get creative if freed from the "use Reyes in the ninth" rule? There's also

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35:37

GTBH 8/22/21: The Gem In The Dirt

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

2021/08/23

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals treated the Brewers and the Pirates the same this week, which was not a good thing as the Redbirds dropped both series and looked very comparable to the competition, both good and bad. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) talk about the good first though, spending time being amazed by what Adam Wainwright is doing.

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31:36

GTBH 8/15/21:Of TV and Cardinals

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

2021/08/16

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. This week, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) asks current Iowa resident Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) her thoughts about the Field of Dreams game held in said state as well as her thoughts about the Cardinals TV broadcast, most notably the inexplicable decision to keep broadcasters from traveling. Plus there's a little talk about the Cardinals 6-0 week as well!

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45:46

GTBH 8/8/21: A Broken Record

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

2021/08/09

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. After another blah week, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) talk about what they've seen, what this team needs, and if the organization is just caught in a cycle that they have no desire to break out of. What will they do this winter? Do we trust them to be creative? What keeps you watching this team for the rest of the season?

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44:02

GTBH 8/1/21: At Least They Did Something?

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

2021/08/02

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 trade deadline has come and gone and the Cardinals, well, they participated. That's more than you can say about some years, but the additions of Jon Lester and J.A. Happ weren't exactly enough to get motors revving and folks excitedly making postseason plans. Is this the white flag without fully giving up? Can these two rebound like Wade LeBlanc has in St. Louis? And

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35:08

GTBH 7/25/21: Better Results But Still A Long Way To Go

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

2021/07/26

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 an up-and-down week for the Redbirds but as Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) note, that's better than the myriad of weeks that were just down. Beating the Cubs was great but unfortunately the Cardinals missed opportunities to do the same to the Reds. Do their postseason hopes still have a heartbeat? Will John Mozeliak make

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39:42

GTBH 7/18/21: A Couple of Ramblers

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

2021/07/19

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 Cards won another series against the Giants, which should give reason for optimism. However Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) still have a lot of concerns. Is the pitching able to hold up when you still don't know who your fifth starter really is? The offense still is sputtering, only scoring seven runs total in the series. Can

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41:34

GTBH 7/11/21: A Little Upswing

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

2021/07/12

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. While the last game of the "first half" got rained out in Chicago, there was still plenty for Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) to discuss in this one. The Cardinals played a bit better this week, taking two of three from the Giants and splitting the series with the Cubs. Is there still some hope, however faint? Has the process

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42:40

GTBH 6/27/21: The Worst Possible Week (Almost)

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

2021/06/28

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. Just when you thought things couldn't get worse, the Cardinals lost five of six to Detroit and Pittsburgh. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) spend a lot of time lamenting what is on the field and what the front office hasn't done to make it better. The comments by Tommy Edman calls into question the preparation of this team. Are

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44:00

GTBH 6/20/21: She's Back!

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

2021/06/21

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 due to other priorities, Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) returns to talk about the Cardinals with Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70). Not that there's a lot of great things to talk about. Trying to find which flaw to talk about is a chore in and of itself, but the two talk about the struggling offense as well as the shaky pitching staff. It may not

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01:00:52

GTBH 6/6/21: Examining the Smoking Crater

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

2021/06/07

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 Well--um, Nichols--still out, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) is glad to welcome in her Chirps partner Alex Crisafulli (Birds on the Black, @alexcards79) in to talk about....well, whatever this past week was for the Cardinals. From losing Jack Flaherty to a sputtering offense to five losses in a row and six of seven, Daniel and Alex cover it all and still find time

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54:06

GTBH 5/30/21: A Mixed Road Trip

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

2021/05/31

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 doing all the things you do when your wedding is less than a week away, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) goes to the bullpen and finds a reliable arm in Russ Robinson (Redbird Rants, @frrobinson1957). The two talk about what went right and what went wrong out in Arizona and the moves that John Mozeliak and company should be actively looking forward. Plus

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43:16

GTBH 5/9/21: Everything Old Is New Again

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

2021/05/10

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 week, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) spend much of the time talking about how some personage that are representative of Cardinal history are making their impact today. From Mike Shannon's last year in the booth to Adam Wainwright's continued mastery on the mound to the possibilities relating to recently released Albert Pujols,

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30:15

GTBH 5/2/21: Are They Putting It Together?

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

2021/05/03

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 sweep of the Pirates, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) talk about what's going right for this club as they went 5-2 last week, including winning the last four in a row. How great is it to see Carlos Martinez stepping up? Is there a concern about Jordan Hicks? Can this team finally click and be the team everyone expected?

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41:59

GTBH 4/25/21: A Break From The Ordinary

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

2021/04/26

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 week, Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) are joined by Tara's fiancé Steve (known to many as the legend of #SiriSteve) who happens to root for, shall we say, a different team. Tara and Steve give insights on what it's like when your significant other roots for your rival and how you balance those two competing interests. There is

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34:38

GTBH 4/18/21: Inconsistency, Thy Name Is Cardinals

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

2021/04/19

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 losing week of baseball for the Redbirds and Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) are a bit worn out from the steep ups and crazy downs this season has brought on so far. Is the fact that the Cards have a lot of people "hitting the ball hard" a sign of things to come or a palliative that doesn't address the real issue? Can any

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34:39

GTBH 4/11/21: Not Exactly Weekend Warriors

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

2021/04/12

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 are undefeated....if you don't count those pesky weekend games. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) talk about the ups and downs of the past week and tackle some of the problems the club has. How long is Daniel Ponce de Leon going to stay in the rotation? Did Johan Oviedo push his way in with Sunday's performance? How

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35:22

GTBH 4/4/21: Stumbling Out of the Gate

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

2021/04/05

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. Baseball returned this week and with it came all the roller-coaster emotions that living and dying with each game brings. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) break down what to be concerned about and what not to be after the Cards dropped two of three in Cincinnati. Is the pitching this bad? What happens if the bullpen isn't the rock

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38:03

GTBH 3/28/21: That's Our Secret, We're Always Concerned

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

2021/03/29

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis you need about the St. Louis Cardinals. Spring training is winding to a close, but that doesn't mean all the questions have been answered. Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) talk about their concerns about the pitching rotation, now that it's official that John Gant and Daniel Ponce de Leon are going to be at the back end of it. There's also talk about the final roster

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37:11

GTBH 3/21/21: Getting That Much Closer

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

2021/03/22

Every week, two of the Best Fans in Baseball (TM) bring you all the news and analysis about the St. Louis Cardinals. Less than two weeks separate us and the Cardinals from Opening Day, so Daniel (C70 At The Bat, @C70) and Tara (Birds on the Black, @tarawellman) talk about a few things from camp. Carlos Martinez still is having trouble getting out of the first inning. Is that a major issue? Jordan Hicks is still hitting 100-plus. Is he guaranteed the ninth? Can John Nogowski make his way onto

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