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St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold and other sports columnists and reporters discuss the St. Louis Cardinals, MLB and anything tangentially related to the national pastime and the city that adores it.

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Best Podcast in Baseball 7.27: Nationals Treasure

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11/01/19 • 37 min

Recorded hours after the final out of the 115th World Series and before the lights went out at Minute Maid Park, this brand new episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball features a conversation with New York Times national baseball columnist Tyler Kepner, author of the book "K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches." Kepner and Best Podcast in Baseball host and St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold talk about what they just witnessed during Washington's Game 7 victory and the first title in the short history of the Nationals franchise. Will the money and prospect that Houston and Washington spent on starting pitching to get to this point have a trickle-down impact on the rest of baseball, especially as a talented group of starters reaches free agency? What will be the lasting impact of the Nats' victory -- and is their reign a brief one? Kepner, after covering his 101st consecutive World Series game, also discusses his favorite specific pitches in World Series and postseason history, including one famous curve that bent past Carlos Beltran, who reportedly will be the next manager of the Mets. The Best Podcast in Baseball, sponsored by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold.

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Best Podcast in Baseball 7.24: Mirror, Mirror

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10/06/19 • 40 min

As the National League Division Series between the Cardinals and Atlanta Braves shifts back to Busch Stadium for the marble game -- Game 3 -- the Best Podcast in Baseball pulls The Athletic's Braves beat writer David O'Brien into the conversation and explores the many similarities in this October series. BPIB host Derrick Goold and the longtime baseball writer O'Brien, who was once with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, talk pitching plans for Game 4 and a potential Game 5 and check out the mirror image the Braves cast of the Cardinals, from manager and leaders top young pitchers on down. After Cardinals rookie reliever Ryan Helsley's comments that the Braves' longtime cheer is 'disrespectful' to his Cherokee heritage, O'Brien also offers some insight into the 'Tomahawk Chop.' How badly KU men's basketball needs its rivalry with Mizzou is also discussed. The Best Podcast in Baseball, brought to you by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is part of The Post-Dispatch's constant Cardinals coverage, complete with chats, live blogs, columns, and in-depth game previews every day in the pages of the newspaper and at StlToday.com. The BPIB is a production of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best Podcast in Baseball 8.33: Catching Unicorns with MLB.com Insider Mark Feinsand

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11/05/20 • 67 min

"The Cardinals are the consistency, that nice cup of cocoa on a cold winter's night that is always there to warm you up. It's always there," says Mark Feinsand, MLB.com executive reporter and insider for MLB Network. In a brand new Best Podcast in Baseball, Feinsand joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to discuss the chill in the air as free agency opens for Major League Baseball, but there's so little simmering on the Hot Stove. Feinsand details the market for catchers, why J.T. Realmuto is considered a 'unicorn,' where Yadier Molina might fit in New York City, and much, much. Feinsand offers his view of the Cardinals and whether it fits with the angst that is gripping Cardinals Nation, or is the industry view of the local nine something different? The Best Podcast in Baseball, brought to you by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold.

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'The Time has Come' author Will Leitch talks Cardinals, writing, and the dean of Cardinals writers

Best Podcast in Baseball

05/24/23 • 75 min

Note: The planned Best Podcast in Baseball episode with author Will Leitch, of New York Magazine and MLB.com, begins at 18:20. While recording a conversation with Leitch about his new novel, the cameo in it by the Cardinals, and his beginnings as a sportswriter, Best Podcast in Baseball host Derrick Goold had to step aside to write a tribute and obituary for Hall of Fame journalist and longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Rick Hummel. This episode begins with a memorial of Hummel from two people have shared a page in the newspaper with him -- one for a brief wonderful time as a Cardinals fan and forever reader of the Post-Dispatch and the other for 20 years as a colleague and sidekick at the ballpark. The previously recorded episode about Leitch's new novel, how sports writing influences his storytelling, and his view of the 2023 Cardinals, Willson Contreras, and if the recent upswing in their success is real -- or, like any novel, a red herring. The Best Podcast in Baseball, sponsored by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold.

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Best Podcast in Baseball 7.32: Deck the Hall with Danny Mac

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01/30/20 • 35 min

Scoops! Crossover! Dan McLaughlin, the television voice of the Cardinals and uber-host of all things Scoops with Danny Mac, has created a podcast empire, and a new year means new appearances for St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold. As a preview of the podcasts McLaughlin and Goold will do every weekday during spring training and then throughout the season here at the Best Podcast in Baseball and at Scoops with Danny Mac, here is a recent conversation about the voting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and some questions facing the Cardinals as spring training approaches. The Best Podcast in Baseball is a production of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold

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Best Podcast in Baseball 7.31: Signs, Signs, Everywhere They're Stolen

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01/17/20 • 60 min

At a time when teams are usually generating optimism with fan fests and starting to sell tickets for the onrushing new season, baseball was engulfed by a sign-stealing scandal that has upended two franchises, cost three managers their jobs, and is still unfurling in real time, on social media, with the gleeful participation of active players. In a brand new edition of the Best Podcast in Baseball, St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports writers Derrick Goold and Ben Frederickson, discuss the fallout from the sign-stealing penalties. They disagree on whether the punishment given Houston was enough, and they arrive at a question about what this scandal tells us about the pressure put on the modern-day manager and if its incongruous with the power of the modern-day manager. There is also a Nolan Arenado discussion. The Best Podcast in Baseball is a production of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold.

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Best Podcast in Baseball 7.29: The Carlos Question

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12/20/19 • 55 min

By signing Korean lefty Kwang Hyun Kim to a two-year deal, the Cardinals didn't just add a swingman who could be in the rotation if Carlos Martinez isn't -- they set the bar Carlos Martinez must beat to be in the rotation. In the final brand new episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball in 2019, host Derrick Goold, baseball writer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, discusses the Cardinals' addition with sports columnist Ben Frederickson, who makes the point that we're asking the wrong question. Martinez must prove his health, must prove his readiness for the rotation, and must prove he's better than Kim, who the Cardinals signed to compete for a starting job. With all of their moves this winter, the Cardinals are asking fans to take the same leap of faith the team is trying -- only the fans get to jump first.

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Best Podcast in Baseball 7.26: Angles in the Outfield

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10/26/19 • 45 min

From the lobby of a downtown St. Louis hotel on the eve of leaving town for the 2019 World Series, St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold visits with colleague and Hall of Fame baseball writer Rick Hummel about the future of the Cardinals for a brand new episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball. The two baseball writers explore improvements the Cardinals could make and changes the Cardinals need to make, and all of the conversation circles back and back again to the outfield. There are some surprise solutions, especially one involving a trade many years past its do-date, but still strangely fitting for both clubs. That right, BPIB goes straight-up chat by proposing trades. The Best Podcast in Baseball, brought to you weekly by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold

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Best Podcast in Baseball 8.26: The Last Dance at Wrigley

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09/04/20 • 71 min

Is 2020 the last swing for the core Cubs that brought their faithful the first World Series since 1908, the group of players that was supposed to establish a dynastic reign over the NL Central with broad-shouldered ability and Miracle Mile charisma? These are the questions explored with Patrick Mooney, a senior writer at The Athletic who covers the Cubs and Major League Baseball, in a brand new BPIB with St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold. With five games crammed into four days at Wrigley Field, the Cardinals have their final head-to-head chance of 2020 to chew into the rival Cubs' lead in the division. When last the Cardinals visited the North Side for a pivotal September series, they swept all four games -- for the first time in 98 years. All 10 games between the Cardinals and Cubs will be played at Wrigley, were the Cubs have defied their meager offense to tighten a grip on first place in the division. The Best Podcast in Baseball, sponsored by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold.

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Comedian Greg Warren checks the sizzle and substance on Cardinals' Hot Stove (Part 1)

Best Podcast in Baseball

12/19/23 • 60 min

It's the Best Podcast in Baseball Holiday Episode: Part 1. Comedian Greg Warren, a St. Louis native and devoted Cardinals fan, took over as entertainment for his friends at ballgames this past year when the results on the field were hardly a laughing matter. If that meant waving off the t-shirt slingshot or spiking his hat in frustration when the ball wasn't under the cap he guessed, then so be it. Warren, whose new special 'The Salesman' is available on YouTube, joins St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson and baseball writer Derrick Goold at Sunday Best, a restaurant in St. Louis' Central West End, to discuss his beloved Cardinals, what it's like being a fan this winter after a 91-loss season, and much much more, including the nightmare of seeing an actual can of corn hurtling toward you in right field. Part 2 of the discussion will appear shortly after this one drops. The Best Podcast in Baseball, sponsored by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold.

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How many episodes does Best Podcast in Baseball have?

Best Podcast in Baseball currently has 216 episodes available.

What topics does Best Podcast in Baseball cover?

The podcast is about Baseball, Podcasts and Sports.

What is the most popular episode on Best Podcast in Baseball?

The episode title 'Best Podcast in Baseball 8.19: A Gargantuan Feat of Human Cooperation' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Best Podcast in Baseball?

The average episode length on Best Podcast in Baseball is 54 minutes.

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Episodes of Best Podcast in Baseball are typically released every 7 days, 20 hours.

When was the first episode of Best Podcast in Baseball?

The first episode of Best Podcast in Baseball was released on Jun 6, 2019.

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