
Viva El Birdos Podcast
The editors of Viva El Birdos talk about the St Louis Cardinals and major league baseball.
Episodes
131 episodes
VEB Podcast #127: Opening Day is (Finally) Here!
Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writers Tyler Kinzy and Ben Clemens discuss Paul Goldschmidt's contract extension, review the offseason that was for the St. Louis Cardinals, and look ahead to the 2019 regular season.
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Episode 127
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1:14:46

VEB Podcast #126: Looking Back on 2018
Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writers Tyler Kinzy and Ben Clemens discuss the highs and and lows of the 2018 season and where that leaves the Cardinals organization as the offseason begins.
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Episode 126
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1:19:56

VEB Podcast #125: Just Keep Winning
Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writer Tyler Kinzy discuss the Cardinals' resurgence in the standings, what the road back to the postseason entails as the pennant chase heats up, how expanded rosters will impact the bench and pitching staf...
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Episode 125
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1:01:27

VEB Podcast #124: Trade Deadline Review, Pennant Chase Preview
Viva El Birdos writers Tyler Kinzy, Ben Clemens, and editor Heather Simon discuss the frenzy of roster transactions leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline and where these decisions will lead the Cardinals in the 2018 season and beyond.
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Episode 124
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1:21:56

VEB Podcast #123: An Uncertain Future
VEB editor Heather Simon and writers Lance Brozdowski and Tyler Kinzy break down the Cardinals’ lackluster play to begin the second half and consider what additional changes could be in store as the trade deadline nears. They also discuss the rece...
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Episode 123
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1:21:19

VEB Podcast #122: Winds of Change
VEB writers Tyler Kinzy and Tanner Puckett discuss the firing of Mike Matheny with VEB editor Heather Simon before assessing the Cardinals' long-term outlook at each position and debating the merit of a potential Carlos Martinez trade.
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Episode 122
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1:26:02

VEB Podcast #121: To Sell Or Not To Sell?
The Viva El Birdos Podcast makes its triumphant return as VEB writer Tyler Kinzy, editor Heather Simon, and managing editor Josey Curtis contemplate what direction the Cardinals should head in as the trade deadline approaches. They also discuss th...
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Episode 121
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1:07:55

VEB Podcast #120: Walkoffs and the power threats of Jose Martinez and Miles Mikolas
John and Heather participate in trivia about Cardinals walk-off home runs and discuss the highs and lows of the first four games of the Cardinals season.
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1:00:16

THE LOST EPISODE
In this episode, originally recorded on November 18, 2017, John and Heather discuss the (at the time) hot Giancarlo Stanton rumors and how the Cardinals should plan their off-season.
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10:28

VEB Podcast #119: Will Leitch discusses the two loves of his life (and briefly, his children)
John and Heather are joined by MLB.com, etc. writer Will Leitch (@willliamfleitch) and local wanderer Brendan Corkery (@BCorks09) to discuss the start of the 2018 season, how the Cardinals' recent past affects their present, and at 40:49, the grou...
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1:10:56

VEB Podcast #118: The Cardinals WAR Draft
John and Heather take turns in drafting 15-player teams to see which players will accumulate the most FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement for the 2018 Cardinals.
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55:59

VEB Podcast #117: The 2018 MLB Preview Edition with Dayn Perry
John and Heather are joined by CBS Sports writer Dayn Perry to break down each division in Major League Baseball, as well as make Wild Card, LCS, and World Series predictions.
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1:15:23

VEB Podcast #116: Let's talk about 'spects, baby
John and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos prospect gurus Aaron "A.E." Schafer and Josey Curtis to discuss each's top ten prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals system as well as some additional intriguing prospects in the Cardinals' organization.
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1:16:53

VEB Podcast #115: The Paul DeJong extension and the Dinger Draft
John and Heather discuss Paul DeJong's six-year, $26 million extension with the Cardinals and Tommy Pham's one-man battle against the league minimum salary, Heather participates in a round of "Name A Player on Each Team", and the two draft their f...
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57:13

VEB Podcast #114: Game Night
John and Heather briefly discuss the Eric Hosmer and J.D. Martinez signings and too-early Spring Training results before engaging in four rounds of trivia, quizzing each other and then being quizzed about Cardinals and baseball history.
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1:19:22

VEB Podcast #113: Darvish, Norris, and Pham
John and Heather discuss the Cubs' signing of Yu Darvish, the Cardinals' signing of Bud Norris, what holes they see in the Cardinals as currently constructed, and Tommy Pham's ranking among MLB center fielders.
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53:05

VEB Podcast #112: Brewers moves, Grichuk comments, and the Cardinals Hall of Fame
John and Heather do a round of walkup song-related trivia (3:12), discuss the Milwaukee Brewers' acquisitions of Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain and discuss how it impacts the NL Central race (11:52), Randal Grichuk's comments about playing time...
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47:05

VEB Podcast #111: Grichuk, the cold stove, and trivia
John, Heather, and VEB managing editor/FanGraphs writer Craig Edwards discuss the trade of Randal Grichuk to the Toronto Blue Jays (1:18), the institutional reasons for the lack of free agent movement (13:08), and Heather and Craig square off in F...
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1:04:17

VEB Podcast #110: The one where we finally break down and discuss the DH
John and Heather discuss the new developments from Winter Warm Up, including Luke Gregerson as closer and Yadier Molina's "retirement announcement", they discuss their opinions on the designated hitter (21:28), the results of the VEB Hall of Fame ...
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57:44

VEB Podcast #109: The Hall of Fame ballot edition
John and Heather briefly discuss the lack of Cardinals transactions over the last two weeks and then go name-by-name to place votes for the 2018 Hall of Fame class.
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1:07:40

VEB Podcast #108: Marcell Ozuna, Stephen Piscotty, Manny Machado rumors, and ZiPS projections
John and Heather discuss the acquisition of Marcell Ozuna from the Miami Marlins, the trade of Stephen Piscotty to the Oakland Athletics, more rumors surrounding Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles (among others), and the 2018 St. Louis Cardina...
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54:11

VEB Podcast #107: Stanton, Ohtani, Mikolas, Gregerson, and future moves
John and Heather closed the book on new Yankees right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (0:55), discussed the potential impact of Angels pitcher/DH Shohei Ohtani on Albert Pujols (20:52), the signings of Miles Mikolas and Luke Gregerson (38:21), and discu...
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1:08:36

VEB Podcast #106: The VEB Awards--Cardinals edition
John and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos writers Tyler Kinzy and As You Van Slyke It (i.e. Gail) to discuss the results of readers' choices for Cardinals MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year, as well as discussing the trade of Aledmys Diaz t...
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51:33

VEB Podcast #105: The Cardinals Things draft with Benjamin Hochman
John and Heather are joined by St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Benjamin Hochman to draft their favorite things about the St. Louis Cardinals. Link--The Vince Coleman interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBg3dX7AdSg
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