B-Schaeff Daily

The boys of Hot Take Central on 590 The Fan KFNS (Cam Janssen, Jim "The Cat" Hayes, Cole Bartemes and Brenden Schaeffer) discuss the Cardinals on the show on Friday, May 17, 2024. Who has been the biggest disappointment for the Cardinals so far in 2024? What about a positive, a pleasant surprise for the club? The guys give their answers to both questions and also discuss hypothetical trade concepts involving Ryan Helsley and... Jackson Holliday??? (Remain calm everyone, just having some fun!) Hear Brenden Schaeffer join Hot Take Central on Fridays from 7am to 10am on 590 The Fan (KFNS) and 590thefan.com. You can listen to the rest of the crew on weekdays in the same time slot! Follow this feed for Cardinals talk all season long! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 6-3 win over the Orioles on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Busch Stadium. 'The Michael Siani Game', as future generations will come to know of it, was a spectacle for the St. Louis outfielder who launched his first ever big-league home run and compiled four RBIs on the night. Sonny Gray had a no hitter going through five, but ended up asking for Oli Marmol to pull him from the start before completing the top of the sixth. Plenty of context explaining that decision and the other moves made by the Cardinals manager. If you ask me, Oli had an impeccable night of managing this bullpen and the St. Louis pitching staff. Follow this feed for Cardinals content all season long and DM Brenden @bschaeffer12 on Twitter if you want info on how to access ad-free episodes of B-Schaeff Daily on Spotify! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses comments by Marlins manager Skip Schumaker after Sixto Sanchez had another rough first inning that the Miami club was unable to overcome over the weekend. A hit batter and wild pitch followed by multiple walks and hits put the Marlins in a bind that they weren't able to overcome against the Mets. Schumaker pulled no punches saying that what the club has been getting from Sanchez has been unacceptable. Do we like a manager giving blunt criticism of a player on his team when it matches what fans and media can see and acknowledge with their own eyes? Is this similar or different to other instances of managers coming after their own players in recent years across MLB? Follow this feed for MLB and Cardinals baseball content all year long! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 11-3 loss to the Red Sox from Sunday, May 19, 2024 at Busch Stadium. In Ep. 568 of B-Schaeff Daily, we dive into the Cardinals' handling of Matthew Liberatore this season as he began the year thriving in a bullpen role but has been tasked with a return to the rotation on the fly. What does it say about the Cardinals' drafting and development of pitchers if their best option for filling in for the rotation is a player that they had already assigned to a bullpen role? Is Liberatore going to be miscast by the Cardinals as a "failed starter" in the same way that Jordan Hicks was? Because he's looking like a pretty successful starter over with the Giants this year... Simply put, this falls on the Cardinals front office. We also discuss the frequent off-days for players like Masyn Winn and how (and perhaps why) they have coincided with Sunday games in which the Cardinals have mightily struggled this year. Follow this feed for Cardinals content all season long and DM Brenden @bschaeffer12 on Twitter to learn more about ad-free listening options on Spotify! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 7-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals have continued to swing the bats well recently, racking up a ton of hits as every player in the lineup came up with at least one base knock on Saturday. But most importantly, they came through with a clutch late rally in order to seal the deal and set up another sweep chance for Sunday afternoon at Busch. We talk Liberatore getting set for that contest as well as Miles Mikolas' outing from Saturday. Plus, thoughts on Oli's bullpen management in the win and how important it was that Ryan Helsley was again not needed to win a game. Follow this feed for Cardinals content all season long! And shoot Brenden a DM on Twitter @bschaeffer12 for more info how to access the ad-free episodes available on Spotify! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

In Ep. 566 of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 10-6 win over the Boston Red Sox from Friday, May 17, 2024 at Busch Stadium. The offense was the star of the show Friday as the Cardinals mashed four home runs in the win, including Masyn Winn's first of the year and a key blast by a slumping Nolan Gorman to perhaps help him toward a turnaround. The Cardinals scored in seven out of their eight innings offensively and banished the RISP monkey from their backs for a night. Kyle Gibson pitched well enough and deep enough into the game to secure the win for St. Louis, but we'll get into the sustainability of a rotation that is teetering toward the bottom five of MLB in ERA. Follow this feed for daily Cardinals content all year long + DM Brenden @bschaeffer12 on Twitter to learn more about how to access uninterrupted episodes of this podcast through a subscription on Spotify! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the recent comments made by Cardinals team president Bill DeWitt III on 'The Kilcoyne Conversation' podcast with Martin Kilcoyne (hosted by the Scoops Sports Network). DeWitt referred to the notion of Cardinals fans deciding not to show up to games anymore in order to send a message to ownership regarding the fans' displeasure with the state of the club as an "illogical" line of thought. In doing so, DeWitt demonstrated a fundamental misunderstanding of what a team's relationship to its fans should be. Brenden dives into full depth on the comments and many elements surrounding them in this hour-long episode. Link to original podcast episode of the interview between Kilcoyne and BD3: https://www.scoopswithdannymac.com/bill-dewitt-may-2024-the-kilcoyne-conversation/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses Joe Buck returning to the St. Louis Cardinals TV broadcast booth for a special event next Friday, May 24, 2024 as Buck will call the action for Cardinals-Cubs alongside Chip Caray. It will be Joe Buck's first time in the local TV booth for the Cardinals since 2007. Who is looking forward to this collaboration between the lineage of one of the greatest duos in Cardinals broadcasting history (Harry Caray and Jack Buck)? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the letdown by the Cardinals on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 as the opportunity to cement a sweep once again evaded St. Louis in a non-competitive 7-2 loss to the Angels. Instead of keeping up the momentum and securing a winning road trip, the Cardinals reverted back to their struggles with RISP and saw a further deterioration to their standing in the pitching staff and in particular, the starting rotation numbers. Where the Cardinals stand statistically in these categories makes it clear why they are currently seven games below a .500 record. How should fans feel about the current state of things for the Redbirds? We'll try and dissect as many of the relevant topics as possible here in this episode. DM Brenden for info on how to go ad-free on Spotify when listening to the B-Schaeff Daily podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer goes into more detail on the Ron Washington comments about Luis Guillorme's failed squeeze bunt that HE called for but did not want to take responsibility for the failure! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 7-6 win over the Angels from Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Ep. 563 of B-Schaeff Daily delves into big moments offensively by Pedro Pages and Alec Burleson as the offense for St. Louis posted its fourth straight game with a double-digit hit total. We get into the outing from Sonny Gray as the Cardinal ace left a few too many pitches over the heart of the plate, which set up a thrilling final few frames as a result of the closely contested score. Ron Washington bailed out JoJo Romero in a major way in the eighth inning and Cowboy JoJo made sure not to waste the gift. Cardinals have won three in a row and will look to go for the jugular on Wednesday -- Can they get their first sweep of 2024? SUBSCRIBE for Cardinals content all season long and DM Brenden for info on listening to B-Schaeff Daily ad-free on Spotify! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals improbable rally as they scored eight runs in the seventh inning on Monday to come from behind to beat the Angels. In Ep. 562 of B-Schaeff Daily, we discuss the big outing by the bats but shed skepticism over whether we can truly believe the offense is BACK until they do one particular thing that they have not yet been able to accomplish -- it didn't happen Monday, let's just say that much. Would a more prolonged turnaround spare the jobs of the manager and hitting coach? What do the Cardinals need to do to maintain their success from the last couple of days? Plus, we scrutinize the handling of Matthew Liberatore as the Cardinals continue their search for consistency in the 5th starting rotation spot. SUBSCRIBE to this channel for Cardinals content all season long! Join the YouTube channel as a member to get access to perks including the launching of a private chat group on Discord: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCS7FSJTHB_Qxep6KItyJbQ/join DM Brenden on Twitter to inquire about the Spotify subscription that takes ads off the B-Schaeff Daily episodes! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer returns from his weekend hiatus at a wedding in NJ for a new B-Schaeff Daily discussing the weekend that was in Milwaukee but focusing heavily on the scrutiny and scuttlebutt that suggested the Cardinals could be close to making a move at manager. Mozeliak spoke to KMOX on Sunday morning, adding some fuel to the fire. Are the Cardinals close to firing Oli Marmol? Did the win Sunday potentially calm the waters on that front? And a better question -- Should Mozeliak really be allowed to execute another managerial firing in the first place? He built the roster, after all. SUBSCRIBE to this channel for Cardinals content all season long! And DM @bschaeffer12 on Twitter for info about ad-free listening on Spotify. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a recent suggestion by the Talkin' Baseball podcast that the Cardinals could trade Nolan Arenado to a contender. If this season goes off the rails for St. Louis, would now be a sensible time to consider a drastic move like that for the Cardinals? It may only be plausible under a certain set of circumstances, but we'll revisit the notion for Ep. 560 of B-Schaeff Daily given that the topic is getting some play from a prominent national podcast. SUBSCRIBE to this channel for Cardinals content all season long! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer and Charlie Marlow link up for Ep. 15 of the Low Hanging Fruit podcast as they discuss how done the Cardinals season is in the wake of the Willson Contreras injury. Read past the headline and get into the weeds with the guys as they lament the difficult situation currently facing the Cardinals. Follow this feed for Cardinals content all season long! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' most brutal night of the season as Willson Contreras breaks his arm on a JD Martinez swing. It's the fractured left forearm that he suffered in Tuesday's loss to the Mets on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Is this injury going to be too much for an already scuffling Cardinals team to overcome? And what the heck do you do about the struggles for Paul Goldschmidt at this point? Miles Mikolas, too, while we're at it. Follow this feed if you enjoy Cardinals content all season! DM @bschaeffer12 on Twitter for the link subscribe to uninterrupted podcasts episodes of B-Schaeff Daily on Spotify -- Yes that means without ads!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' 4-3 loss to the Mets on Monday, May 6, 2024 at Busch Stadium. Oli Marmol said the at-bats early in the loss weren't competitive enough from the Cardinals hitters and we get into exactly what he meant by that. The candid presser from the postgame gets a lot of consideration in this episode as we attempt to ascertain where the team goes from here. Kyle Gibson pitched well again for the Cardinals but spent a lot of his postgame comments discussing his belief in an offense that is destined to turn things around. He also hears how his comments might sound to a disgruntled fan base and addresses it in a self-aware conversation. Follow this feed for Cardinals content all season long! Subscribe for uninterrupted episodes on Spotify, link in podcast description or DM Brenden on Twitter if you need the link and have questions about what the subscription entails! He's available @bschaeffer12! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 5-1 loss to the White Sox on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Busch Stadium. Despite the majority of the pitching staff performing capably Sunday, the offense went silent yet again to ensure a series loss to the worst team in baseball. Does an embarrassment like this weekend inspire a drastic move from the Cardinals--either in terms or roster management or a potential coaching change? Or both? We discuss the factors as well as get into what in the world the team is supposed to do with Giovanny Gallegos at this point. Because his ERA is 12.00. Follow this feed for Cardinals content all season long! Ad-free listening to B-Schaeff Daily is available by becoming a subscriber on Spotify! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down CB Bucknor's latest failure in the Cardinals extra-inning loss to the White Sox on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Bucknor blew the call on Ivan Herrera to end the game, and Brenden blew his instant analysis of the call. He'll explain how that happened in this episode! Plus, a look to Sunday as Matthew Liberatore will join the rotation in the Steven Matz spot, at least for Sunday's start. Was this the right call? Oh, and Dylan Carlson is back to hopefully provide a boost to the lineup! SUBSCRIBE to this channel for Cardinals content all season long! Ad-free link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 3-0 win over the White Sox on Friday, May 3, 2024 at Busch Stadium. Sonny Gray shoved again. He also took off all his clothes in the middle of the game -- don't worry, he was in the clubhouse for that part. How Sonny felt that moment helped him to reset mentally, plus the *colorful* language Willson Contreras used to described Gray and the way he consistently goes about his business. (Yes, Willson does say a naughty word in the audio we're going to play and that's why I tagged this episode with an explicit warning in cased anybody prefers not to hear such content) More on Contreras, Arenado, Gray and how Burleson contributed to the proceedings as the DH without getting a single hit or getting on base once. Follow this feed for Cardinals content all season long! Listen to B-Schaeff Daily ad-free by subscribing on Spotify here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bschaeffer12/message