That's A Winner Podcast

Are you more worried about the offense or more excited about the pitching?

Masyn Winn and Ivan Herrera have been bright spots on the offense.

When Nootbaar comes back, where will Brendan Donovan play?

Attendance issues? Or on par with years past?

Cardinals open up on Thursday with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Are you worried about the pitching? Worried about the offense? Shohei Ohtani drama starts the season with the Cardinals in town, is it the perfect time to play the Dodgers? That and much more!

Is Oli Marmol a lame duck manager? Does it feel like Yadi Molina is ready to jump in when Oli fails or when his contact is up at the end of the season? Should the Cardinals or any other team sign Trevor Bauer to the league minimum? We talk about these topics and more.

Cardinals have won 5 straight, selling off? Not so fast. We discuss trade possibilities and what selling actually means to us.

We ask, will the Cardinals be buyers or sellers this season? John Mo Q&A coming up on Saturday, what questions we will ask. Offense is struggling and pitching has improved, how will the Cards fair over the next 6 games at home.

Cardinals have had a rough start to the season, but salvaged a game against the Dbacks to give us all hope. Next 10 games is a west coast trip, where will the Cardinals be come May 1st? We give our predictions. And positives, Willson Contreras and Nolan Gorman are being studly at the plate!

We jump on the conversation of the feud between Oli Marmol and Tyler O'Neill. Is it something or nothing? We discuss and the guys talk about whose side are they on. We talk about the pitching staff, too soon to be worried? Also talk about about the young guys. Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman have been great. Which one has been more surprising to you? AND Finally, Landon Atkins joins Kyle Peach to talk about his Cardinals fandom and how he made an impact on Kyle on the final game of 2022.

We talk with MLB.com and St. Louis Cardinals writer John Denton. We discuss #STLCARDS Spring Training storylines; Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn looking great. Who will make the roster? Will Tommy Edman steal 40+ bases? And learn about John Denton fandom growing up and how his dad made him take the Cardinals job.

Newest St. Louis Cardinal Logan Sawyer joined us and talks about playing Independent ball in Evansville, Indiana to now being signed by the St. Louis Cardinals. We also talk about the looming winter meetings and if Wilson Contreras just makes the most sense for the Cardinals or not.

Katie Woo joins us from The Athletic to discuss Cardinals offseason moves. We talked about what moves to expect at catcher, outfield and pitchers. Who will be the Cards big move and why did Nolan Arenado opt-in? 

We break down all the big news out of St. Louis today with all the coaching changes, who will be the next starting catcher and why we say Nolan Arenado WILL opt out out!

In Episode 19 we talk about the Cardinals finally beating the Reds in extra innings. We also get into the Cardinals red hot August, is Wilson Contreras an option in 2023? Goldy slumping, MVP and triple crown chase and finally we get into a little bit of the Hall of Fame weekend.

**The audio isnt perfect as it normally is. The computer was having some issues.

We talk about Albert Pujols' big day against the Brewers. When Yepez gets called up, who is going down? Who should be leading off for the Cardinals? Are you most worried about the bullpen?

The Cardinals sweep the Cubs and Yankees and on a 7 game win streak. Three guests join us to talk about Carpenter, Judge, Gorman and Pitching.

Thanks to Kyle peach, Dan Buffa and play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports and the voice of the Madden video game, Brandon Gaudin.

The trade deadline has come and gone and the Cardinals did not get Soto. We chat about the lack of Soto, the Cardinals acquiring starting pitchers and Harrison Bader is no longer a St. Louis Cardinal.

In this episode we talk about our Q&A with John Mo, POBO, we discuss and answer questions on the Juan Soto trade discussions. We talk about the Cardinals first half and finally I talk about meeting Nolan Gorman.

The Cardinals go into Wrigley and take 3 of 5. Should we have expected more? Who has overachieved and underachieved so far this season? Are the Cardinals in the trade market for pitcher? Are they set at shortstop for the future or should they still look to add? And finally, a good story about a recent meeting we had with Adam Wainwright and he signed some jerseys for us.

We had to make an EMERGENCY Podcast. Surprising news of the day; Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore, best friends since they were 5 years old are called up to play with the St. Louis Cardinals. They are the #2 and #3 prospects in the organization. We break down expectations, possible lineups, Tommy at Short Stop and we break off onto other topics as well.

We discuss Juan Yepez hot start to his MLB career and also the long debate of what to do at Shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals.

After a couple rainouts, the Cardinals finish the first home stand at 3-1. We recap the Opening Weekend and the festivities, we make some bold overreactions and we bet on the season, find out our Over/Under picks!

Kyle Reis from Birds on the Black joined us to talk about prospects and what to expect from the top guys like Juan Yepez, Masyn Winn, Nolan Gorman and Zade Richardson. Plus which young guys can make an impact on the mound.

After more than ten years, Albert Pujols has signed to return to the St. Louis Cardinals. Is this all for the feel good story or does he make an impact on this 2022 team?

We ask the question: Are the Cardinals better than they were in 2021? The Cardinals didnt sign any big names and are standing pat. What should we expect in 2022?

The MLB lockout is over, baseball is back and so are we! What does the CBA look like? What are we excited about and what are we upset about?

We talk about Steven Matz signing and favorable contract. Does Max Scherzer get to pick his next manager? Should the Cardinals look at Kyle Schwarber for 3 year/ $60M? What in the world are the Cubs doing and is Stroman a villain? PLUS: is Jordan Walker the Cardinals Next Super Star?

CBA Lockout is here. Lets Talk about what the Cardinals have done, what we expect of them and what this all means. 

Katie Woo from the Athletic joins us. We talk on a more personal level to learn about "Who is Katie Woo" and we obviously dive into Cardinals offseason and what to really expect for St. Louis this offseason, before and after the CBA.

Cardinals take home historic 5 Gold Gloves, Matt Carpenter says goodbye, Skip Schumaker new Bench coach and we talk about Cardinals pitching depth, Cardinals willingness to spend moeny AND Buster Posey isnt a Hall of Famer.

On this episode of "That's a Winner Podcast" we talk about the Cardinals Gold Glove nominations and then we bring on Mark Saxon (13:30) formerly with ESPN and The Athletic and he talks about the Cardinals off-season needs. 

St. Louis Cardinals hire their 51st manager and we talk about Oli Marmol and the firing of Mike Shildt.