Best Podcast in Baseball 9.05: Pujols 'magic,' pitching inside, and more with former Cardinals reliever Brad Thompson

Best Podcast in Baseball

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sports, Baseball

4.8 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Former Cardinals reliever and current broadcaster Brad Thompson joins the Best Podcast in Baseball to talk about what he was thinking on the mound in 2009 as he faced the New York Mets captain David Wright after two of his teammates had been hit with pitches. The art of pitching inside and the gray area of sending a message is where this brand new episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball begins. Thompson and St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold also discuss some reasons for all of the bruises in baseball this season, and of course they touch on whether Albert Pujols, about to be released by the Angels, is fit for a reunion with the Cardinals. Thompson tells tales of being on the team when Pujols as at his peak. The 2021 Cardinals finding their footing and what they're missing is also explored. 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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0:00.0	The best podcast in baseball is brought to you by Closets by Design.
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0:12.6	Call 1-800 by design.
0:14.4	That's 1-800-by-design.
0:16.9	Do I think he's a fit?
0:18.5	No, I don't.
0:19.8	Would I like to see it? Yes, yes, I would. And it goes back to the romanticism of it. And this is part of that, too. I still believe, I know what the numbers look like. And I know what he wants, too. And Joe Madden doubled down on that and said that, you know, Albert wants to play. I'd love to see the
0:38.2	reaction of fans at Bush Stadium when that guy came up to the plate. And I still believe in the
0:45.2	magic of baseball. I still believe that like if you put him in that uniform and you brought
0:49.9	him back, like I feel like something crazy might just end up happening. When I look at the team and I look at
0:56.4	the opportunities that would be out there for Albert on this club, I don't necessarily see it.
1:08.7	Hello everybody and welcome to the best podcast in baseball brought to you by closets by design of St. Louis.
1:13.0	I'm St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derek Gould.
1:15.2	Join this week by a voice and the name that Cardinal Nation all knows,
1:21.7	whether it's from his work on the mound with 201 appearances in the major leagues,
1:25.7	his role with the Cardinals as a fireman coming out
1:28.3	of the bullpen, his scoreless streak as a starter in the minors, or now as a co-host of a drive-time show
1:35.3	a 101 FM WXOX, or as, you know, everybody's favorite analyst on Bali Sports Midwest, Brad Thompson. Brad,
1:42.2	thank you so much for joining me. Derek, I appreciate you having me, and your checks in the mail for the very nice intro.
1:48.2	I appreciate that.
1:50.3	Thanks.
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