Catching Up with David Eckstein! Stories from the World Series MVP

About this episode

David Eckstein discusses his current activities and reflects on his time with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Today, 2006 World Series MVP David Eckstein joins Jim Hayes and it's all smiles on Cardinal Territory! (1:01) Eckstein catches us up on what he's doing these days and shares his view of the game today with analytics and slug reigning supreme. (12:21) "X Factor" also waxes nostalgic about his time with the Cardinals, a great 2005 team that came up short, and the 2006 World Series ballclub. 🌶️ Subscribe to the YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@CardinalTerritory   Follow our social media channels for more content! https://x.com/CardTerritory https://www.instagram.com/cardinalterritory/ Support the show and wear what the hosts wear! https://cardinalterritoryshop.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jim Hayes

Guest: David Eckstein

Topics covered

• David Eckstein
• World Series MVP
• St. Louis Cardinals
• baseball analytics
• nostalgia
• 2006 World Series

Keywords

• David Eckstein
• World Series MVP
• St. Louis Cardinals
• baseball
• analytics
• 2006
• nostalgia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cardinal Territory, Foul Territory Network

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