On the clock with former Cardinals pitcher Brad Thompson

Best Podcast in Baseball

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sports, Baseball

4.8 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The pitch clock introduced this year by Major League Baseball has the potential to radically change the pace of games, the pulse of pitchers, and even how games are covered by broadcasters. Who better to talk about it than a former pitcher who is now a broadcaster -- and never had an issue working fast? Brad Thompson, Bally Sports Midwest color commentator and a regularly contributor to 101.1 FM/WXOS in St. Louis, joins the Best Podcast in Baseball to talk about the rule changes from a pitcher's perspective and how the countdown might stress relievers and alter the effectiveness of pitches. Thompson also discusses his own spring training experience as an example of how a player can make an impression on the back fields and ride that to the majors. The Best Podcast in Baseball, sponsored by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of StlToday.com, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and its host, baseball writer Derrick Goold.

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0:00.0	The best podcast in baseball is brought to you by Closets by Design.
0:05.7	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.
0:16.9	The hot take for me is somebody better emerge in this rotation
0:20.8	as a dude because that's
0:22.5	to me that's what's missing from
0:24.1	I think this team will hit this year. I think they'll hit
0:26.5	better than they did last year. But now the big question
0:28.6	for me is when you get to
0:30.6	the postseason inevitably, who's
0:32.8	going to take the ball and who's going to be able to
0:34.8	shove for you?
0:41.1	Hello ball and who's going to be able to shove for you. Hello, everybody, and welcome to the best podcast in baseball, brought to you by closet
0:44.1	by design and St. Louis.
0:45.1	I'm St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derek Gould, joined this week by former Cardinal
0:51.7	starter slash reliever slash minor league record holder, record setter,
0:58.8	101.1.1 FM contributor and ballet sports color commentator. Did I get them all right?
1:06.2	I think so. Yeah, and Fred Bird's best friend. Really?
1:08.8	Fred Bird. That's right. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, that's right. Star of stage and screen, Brad Thompson, and also radio.
1:14.9	I just, I want to launch right into it.
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