Viva El Birdos Podcast

John and Heather play a round of Cardinals trivia, then at 11:32 discuss Pride Night, the promotions of Randal Grichuk and Luke Voit, and answer listener questions about sandwiches, favorite smells, and Cardinals/The Office parallels.

John and Heather discuss the recent struggles and tumble of the Cardinals' playoff odds, and then they create a list of fifteen Cardinals to protect in a hypothetical MLB expansion draft.

John and Heather discuss the awful series against the Reds and the awesome series against the Phillies, Scooter Gennett's inexplicable excellence, Friday's roster moves, Carlos Martinez's ace status, and what to do about Yadier Molina and Randal Grichuk.

John and Heather discuss the future of Jhonny Peralta and the overall offensive struggles with the Cardinals, the success of Matts Holliday and Adams with different teams, and wax poetic about the latest career accomplishment for Albert Pujols.

Chris Rongey, co-host of 101 ESPN's The Fast Lane, joins John and Heather to discuss and up-and-down (mostly down) week of Cardinals baseball and to discuss his journey from St. Louis to Chicago and back to St. Louis.

John and Heather discuss the Cardinals career of Matt Adams, the roster moves of the last weekend, and exclusivity caused by homophobia in sports.

John and Heather discuss controversy surrounding the Cardinals Twitter account, thoughts on Cardinals starters and outfield situation, and proposed rule changes regarding extra innings in MLB.

John and Heather discuss the top performers of the first month of 2017, Kolten Wong's horrible no good very bad May 1 game, and Mark McGwire's importance to the Cardinals franchise.

John and Heather talk with Will Leitch of Deadspin, Sports on Earth, and a majority of the internet's websites about his experiences as a Cardinals fan, the relationship between national baseball media and Cardinals fans, the current state of the team, and many other topics.

John and Heather discuss Matt Adams, Jhonny Peralta, and the Cardinals rotation and bullpen early in the season, and at 23:47, the two square off in a battle of Cardinals nickname trivia.

John and Heather discuss extensions for Yadier Molina and Stephen Piscotty and discuss early pitching performances, Mike Matheny's early season managing, and Matt Adams's struggles in left field.

John and Heather do a bunch of trivia and discuss Yadier Molina's potential extension, Tommy Pham vs. Jose Martinez, Kolten Wong's platoon controversy, Matt Adams in left field, and other topics.

John and Heather break down the NL Central with Brandon Kraeling of Red Reporter (2:24), Kyle Lesniewski of Brew Crew Ball (20:36), Charlie Wilmoth of Bucs Dugout (40:09), and Al Yellon of Bleed Cubbie Blue (53:39).

John and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos writer Alex Crisafulli to break down each's projected order of finish for each division in Major League Baseball in 2017.

John and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos managing editor Craig Edwards to discuss early Spring Training results and to forecast the 2017 Cardinals.

John and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos writer Ben Markham to answer listener questions about Carson Kelly, Jaime Garcia, Kolten Wong, Aledmys Diaz, and other baseball and non-baseball topics.

John and Heather discuss controversy surrounding Dexter Fowler and Cardinals fans, and at 20:39 discuss Alex Reyes's injury and top Cardinals prospects with VEB's Aaron Schafer, aka the red baron, and Josey Curtis.

John and Heather are joined by VEB writer Josey Curtis to discuss Mike Matheny's interview with ESPN's Mark Saxon and to discuss 2017 options for reserve roles with the Cardinals

John and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos writer/editor Joe Schwarz for another round of Cardinals trivia and to discuss Carlos Martinez's contract extension, forecasts for Cardinals pitching in 2017, and Baseball Prospectus's projected Cardinals record.

John and Heather are joined by Rotoworld editor (and Cardinals fan) Drew Silva, where they discuss their top 20 Cardinals ever, while Heather and Drew compete in a super-edition of Cardinals trivia.