Cardinals Insider

Cardinals Insider grants comprehensive access to the 11-time world champions. Guests include current players, alumni, broadcasters, and club officials. Episodes release on the final weekday of each month during the baseball season.

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9/30/21 | Ozzie and Simmons
Ted Simmons sits-down with Ozzie Smith to talk about his Cooperstown experience and the fraternity of being a Baseball Hall of Famer.
14 min
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9/18/21 | Lance Berkman
Lance Berkman played just two season in St. Louis, but became a fan favorite with his outgoing personality and clutch hitting in the postseason. He sits down to discuss joining the redbirds after battling the Cards for many years as a division rival
49 min
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8/31/21 | David Freese
World Series hero and St. Louis native David Freese joins the show to discuss his career with the Cardinals. Learn why he didn’t sleep in his own bed during the 2011 postseason, and the first question he asked John Mozeliak upon learning he had been traded to the Cardinals.
14 min
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8/17/21 | David Eckstein: Flashback Friday
David Eckstein joins team historian Brian Finch to talk about his 2006 World Series MVP, overcoming his size to excel as a Major Leaguer, and how he is spending his time in retirement.
44 min
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7/30/21 | John O’Leary
St. Louis native John O’Leary was given slim odds of survival after being burned on 100-percent of his body as a little boy. Enter Jack Buck, who rallied the Cardinals around John giving him a reason to fight.
36 min
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7/2/21 | Dan McLaughlin: Flashback Friday
Danny Mac discusses capturing big moments, working with different analysts and his road to the big league booth.
46 min
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6/30/21 | Tom and Matt Pagnozzi
Tom and Matt Pagnozzi join the program to discuss their relationship and what it meant to each of them to represent their family and the city of St. Louis as Cardinals catchers.
33 min
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6/23/21 | Hall of Fame Sr. Curator, Tom Shieber
Cards Team Historian Brian Finch talks with St. Louis native Tom Shieber about his role in Cooperstown at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Shieber was critical in reuniting the two halves of David Freese’s jersey from game six of the 2011 World Series for the Cardinals Museum’s special exhibit on the ’11 world champions.
40 min
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5/31/21 | Keith Hernandez on Live At Shannon’s
This episode digs into the Cardinals Radio Network archives to unearth a conversation between Keith Hernandez, Mike Shannon, and Mike Claiborne. The three discuss Hernandez’s baseball career and how he has watched the game evolve from the broadcast booth in recent years.
19 min
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4/30/21 | Xavier Scruggs
Xavier Scruggs hosts The Bigs, a new MLB podcast featuring player-to-player conversations. He joins our show to talk about his new podcasting venture and tell stories from his time in the Cardinals organization. It’s a discussion about the human side of baseball, and making your dreams come true.
34 min
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4/1/21 | A Very Cold Opening Day
Team reporter Emily Stephens joins the show to discuss the top storylines from Opening Day in Cincinnati.
9 min
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2/2/21 | A Few Minutes with Arenado
Nolan Arenado discusses his excitement for joining the Cardinals and shares a message for the fans.
7 min
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1-22-20 | What 2020 taught the Cards
GM Michael Girsch sits down with Dan McLaughlin to discuss what 2020 was like and how those challenges will shape the club’s approach to 2021 in St. Louis and the minor leagues.
19 min
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1/6/21 | Changes to Winter Warm-Up
Cardinals Care Executive Director Michael Hall joins the show to discuss how his staff is transitioning Winter Warm-Up to a virtual format. He also discusses Adam Wainwright’s Roberto Clemente Award win, and the process of continuing to serve kids throughout Cardinals Nation during the pandemic.   Visit cardinals.com/wwu for more info, including reservations for Winter Warm-Up virtual experiences.
22 min
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11/11/20 | The Man and The Navy
In 1945 Stan Musial was drafted into the US Navy. He took great pride in his service the rest of his life, holding it as one of his proudest accomplishments. Brian Finch from the Cardinals Museum joins the show to discuss Stan’s time away from baseball during World War II.
36 min
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10/9/20 | Ozzie and Gibby Revisited
Bob Gibson and Ozzie Smith discuss Gibby’s career and more during a lengthy interview from Opening Day 2017.
31 min
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9/4/20 | Waino’s Complete Game
Adam Wainwright discusses an emotional complete game on his 39th birthday.
14 min
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8/25/20 | Reliving ‘46
When the 2020 baseball season was postponed one fan couldn’t imagine a morning without reading a box score. So, he took it upon himself to make sure every day had a baseball game this summer, even if it required reaching into the past.
30 min
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8/14/20 | Driving to Chicago
The Cardinals are eyeing a return to the field this weekend. John Mozeliak provides an update on rosters, travel arrangements and test results before the team heads north.
12 min
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8/7/20 | Mo on Additional Positives & Postponed...
John Mozeliak provides an update on the postponed weekend series with the Chicago Cubs, and what comes next for the Cardinals in light of three more positive coronavirus tests.
6 min
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8/7/20 | Thoughts on the Quarantine
Mike Shildt talks about the six-day quarantine inside Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel.
7 min
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7/28/20 | Streaming with Danny Mac
Dan McLaughlin discusses the emotions and mechanics of bringing Cardinals baseball back to fans during the club’s summer camp. His cardinals.com broadcasts earlier this month were the first since spring training was cancelled on March 12th.
12 min
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7/14/20 | Intersquads
Cardinals players discuss the ins and outs of facing teammates during an intersquad game. Plus, Cardinals Care donates $1.1 million dollars towards Stars Park renovation.
21 min
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6/26/20 | New Signees
21st and 54th overall picks Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn talk with the media after signing their first pro contracts.
16 min
50
6/9/20 | Draft Primer
Assistant GM and Scouting Director Randy Flores, and President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak, discuss the 2020 MLB Draft.
8 min