Viva El Birdos

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images One of the authorities on STL sports joins the podcast to give his perspective! We had the pleasure and honor of having the great Bernie Miklasz join us as our final guest before Opening Day. We were under the threat of inclement weather Friday night and Heather wound up in a stair well with tornado sirens going off in the middle of recording. … [Read more...] about The Viva El Birdos podcast: Episode 16 Interview with Bernie Miklasz (part 1)

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Expect to see Quinn Mathews soon, and Crooks not far behind. With a major league squad poised to be mediocre, it can be hard to drum up excitement for the upcoming season. What takes much less effort is getting excited for prospects, specifically prospects on the verge of making their MLB debut. Though I would … [Read more...] about The battery of the future: Mathews to Crooks (Season Preview: Part Four)

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images *well, sort of — you will see what I mean. I have a short post today, but hopefully a fun one. I was looking at the stats for St. Louis Cardinals newest reliever Phil Maton on Baseball Savant. Specifically I was looking at Run Value to try to determine what some of his best pitches might be. It isn’t a perfect measure … [Read more...] about I found objectively the best pitch on the Cardinals*