Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

Nate & Ben discuss Packy Naughton, the all stars and scrubs, participating in all star voting, the Cardinals all stars, whether the all star game is good, competing in a home run derby, the mid-season slump and tiny surge, the upcoming trade deadline, and much much more!

Nate & Ben, along with Kyle Reis (Birds on the Black), discuss the collapsing Cardinal bullpen pitching staff, Tyler O'Neills near return, the overexposure of recent callups, the mystery of Jake Woodford, the recent Fangraphs top 34 prospects list, favorite prospects, and much more!

Nate, Ben, and guest Daniel Shoptaw (@C70) discuss Paul Goldschmidts MVP run, Jack Flaherty's reinjured shoulder, Bader's foot injury, new MLB debuts, Cabrera's mystery injury, Paul DeJongs unlikely future, the future of the Cardinals catcher position, Waino's new look curveball, and much much more!

Nate and Ben discuss their trip to Boston and Fenway, Paul Goldschmidt's MVP run, should Edman win it instead?, how fun this team is, the youth movement, Hudson's new look, Flaherty's slow return, and much more!

Nate and Ben discuss the FIRST PLACE ST LOUIS CARDINALS, Miles Mikolas' incredible near miss, Tommy Edman and just how sorry we are, Paul Goldschmidt (MVP), O'Neill!, Donovan!, Seth McFarland, TJ McFarland, Matz, Hicks, Yadi and Knizer (sad face), Matt Carpenter, and much more on this episode of #TAB!

Nate and Ben discuss Oli Marmol's wanton fury, the future of umpiring, pitching 4 innings and the men who do that, the return of Tyler O'Neill and hopeful return of Flaherty, some fun Gorman stats (spoiler, he good), Hudson's slider-fueled breakout, two buds, two gone Joe's, a judge, and Cardinal closers.

Nate & Ben discuss Paul Goldschmidt's insane run, Gorman's break out, shoulder juice, Liberatore and his place in the rotation, the SWEEP of the Padres, the upcoming FIVE GAME SERIES against the Cubs, and much more!

Nate and Ben discuss how frustrating the streaming service expansion has been, how exciting the recent call up of Gorman and Liberatore was, the consistent resurgence of the Cardinal offense, Donovan's hot start and whether it will maintain, alllllll the injured Cardinals and what it means for the rotation, Alex Reyes (:(), Flaherty (:)), and much more.

Nate & Ben discuss the recent fishing trip (and its many failures...), the resurgent Cardinal offense, watching baseball on airplanes, old men and their great smiles, the rise of Brendan Donovan, O'Neill's continued struggles and how shitty of a system arbitration is, and try to answer a great question about having a good time in STL.

The Juan Yepez era has begun! Nate and Ben discuss goin' fishin', the explosion of Yepez, the demotion of Paul DeJong and what that means for the rest of the lineup, the LACK OF GORMAN, Tyler O'Neills elite underlying metrics, the scary underlying the metrics for the rest of the offense (pop ups, are they bad?), some Cardinal trade rumors?!?!, and some other bird-related material.

Nate and Ben discuss chugging beers for the jumbotron, Helsley and the incredible fastball, Yepez's debut, the problems at shortstop (and the outfield...), the brawl with the Mets, STUBBY CLAPP, Jordan Hicks!, a few guys who don't get to play baseball anymore, and try to pick out some of the galaxies best names.

Where have all the homers gone? Are we worried? Are you worried? No, not really. Nate & Ben discuss the league-wide offensive decline, Miles Mikolas' surge, the impressive bullpen, the sadness in the outfield, them cheatin' Yanks, finding a cure to Gormania, and try to remember a not too distant Cardinal team. Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord!https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

Another week of baseball is done and there is so much to talk about! Nate and Ben breakdown some key highlights from the series in Milwaukee, the old man squad and their early success, the baby birds mashing in AAA, Edman's early power surge, and dedicate a fair amount of time to making fun of Cubs fans and the Reds organization. Plus, Ben had a very special moment and a familiar foe returns! Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord!https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

Nate and Ben discuss home openers, tiny flat screens, spending your fan bucks, Arenado, Matz's blisters on his fingers, early signs of a good offense, Pujols lookin' tall, Hicks move to the rotation (!!!), Aaron Judge, the owners (AND THEIR GREED), and much more! Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord!https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

The 2022 season has begun! Nate & Ben wrap up the final news and outcomes from Spring Training, share some bold predictions for 2022, talk about bat licking and smelling(?), discuss some last minute league moves, and have a little draft of their own. Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord!https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

Nate and Ben discuss the triumphant return of Albert Pujols, what to expect from Albert Pujols (IT'LL BE GOOD IT MUST BE), Oli Marmol's bullpen and DH management, who won or lost the off-season, and also some wildlife off the coast of England. Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord!https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

Nate and Ben discuss the early results from all the new and returning pitchers, the confusing Flaherty situation, the disappoint Reyes situation, pizza peels (what do they do, anyway?), the adorable and bittersweet return of YADI, the end of the Story story, the absolutely bonkers Correa story, and also deal with some aquatic predators. Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord!https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

Nate and Ben discuss the RETURN OF BASEBALL, the destruction of the NL Central, the sad reality of baseball returning and injury reports, rockem sockems or soccer rockers or whatever they are called, FA movement, ridiculous ballpark food, and much more. Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord!https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

Nate and Ben discuss the lockout, upcoming rule changes, Spring Training, why 2022 will be great for Cardinals or terrible, ghosts (spoooky), and play another round of "Who Is This Guy?"Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord!https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds

Talking About Birds is back! Nate Heininger and Ben Simorka discuss the return of the podcast, the 2021 season and the 17 game win streak, Mike Shildt and Olie Marmol, Matz, and free agency. Talking About Birds is supported via Patreon. Become a Patron and join our brand new Discord!https://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds