Blunt Rotation

About this episode

The episode discusses the Cardinals' recent performance, player updates, and features a fun draft segment.

The Cardinals are 31-28 after a rough stretch, but the underlying talent keeps ascending. Dustin May might be turning into an ace, the pitching staff's strikeout rate jumped from 30th to 13th in a single month, and Jimmy Crooks just got called up as the primary catcher. We recap Blogger Day with Chaim Bloom, check in on Masyn Winn's signs of life, debate who stays when Nootbaar returns, and close with the Vibes Guys Draft — building the dream blunt rotation of the most fun Cardinals of the last 15 years. Play Nate's game at: https://crossonym.com/ ! Have a question or comment for the show? Text or leave us a voicemail at: (848) 48-BIRDS (848-482-4737) Talking About Birds is listener supported on Patreon. Support the show and join our private discord server at: www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds .

People in this episode

Hosts: Nate Heininger, Ben Simorka

Topics covered

• Cardinals performance
• pitching staff
• Blogger Day
• player updates
• Vibes Guys Draft

Keywords

• Cardinals
• Dustin May
• Chaim Bloom
• Masyn Winn
• Jimmy Crooks
• Nootbaar
• Vibes Guys Draft

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