After being lapped, how can Cardinals catch up in MLB's arms race?

Best Podcast in Baseball

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sports, Baseball

4.8 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Entering September, the Cardinals had an offense that ranked in the top eight in the majors, was producing runs 7% better than the average lineup, and that was with two of its centerpieces struggling. They had the bats to carry a contender. Their arms let them down. The solution is obvious, to quote an executive: "Pitching. Pitching. Pitching." That does not make easy. Frequent contributor Kevin Wheeler, part of the The Dave Glover Show on KMOX/1120 AM, joins the BPIB to discuss the fallout from the 2023 season and the pitching plans that will create a quick turnaround for 2024. He also discusses the defensive spectrum and tries to stay one step ahead of BPIB host, St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold. The Best Podcast in Baseball, sponsored by Closets by Design, is a production of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold. Welcome to the offseason.

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0:00.0	The best podcast in baseball is brought to you by Closets by Design.
0:05.6	Update your closet, garage, office, pantry, and more.
0:09.0	Imagine your home totally organized with closets by design.
0:12.6	Call 1,800 by design.
0:14.4	That's 1,800 by design.
0:17.2	I just, I think you got to go big.
0:19.6	Like, don't worry about the fifth spot in the rotation.
0:22.1	Go big.
0:23.2	You've got two people in there at the moment.
0:25.4	And then you're going to, to me, you have to add two that are better than those two.
0:28.7	If you do that, everything else can sort out.
0:31.4	Most people can't name the fifth starter on any playoff team.
0:43.3	Yeah. any playoff team. Hello everybody and welcome to the best podcast in baseball, brought to you by closet by design of St. Louis.
0:47.6	I'm St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derek Gould, join this week, fittingly, for the end of the Cardinals' regular season.
0:54.6	The end of the Cardinals' season, we don't need the regular qualifier there, do we?
0:59.9	It's KMOX's own, a favorite visitor and often guest on this show, Kevin Wheeler.
1:08.0	Kevin, how are you?
1:09.2	I'm good, my man.
1:10.3	How are you?
1:12.3	I'm good. Thanks for the invitation are you? Good. I'm good.
1:16.4	Thanks for the invitation, man. You know I love doing this. Yeah, the last minute invitation. I, I, uh, yeah, I apologize for that. I crafted the text message. It was in Iambic pentameter.
1:24.0	And I was ready to send it on Tuesday. I'm like, hey, man, do you have time this week to do a podcast?
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