Podcast - Pitchers Hit Eighth

The triumphant return of the Pitchers Hit Eighth podcast resulted in Episode 12.0 and we were extremely lucky to have Mike Ferrin, co-host of Power Alley on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, as our guest. We talked to Mike at length about the lasting legacy of Stan Musial, Jason Motte‘s new contract, a pending (hopefully) […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 12.0: “This is one of the finest people that ever lived.” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Joined by MLB Fan Cave finalists Kyle Thompson, Sam Springli, Kelsey Shea Weinrich, and Nick Straatmann, we talk about the Fan Cave application process and ongoing voting (obviously) but also how these four finalists are Cardinal fans and how that affects their baseball fandom. Please vote for Kyle (video here), Sam (video here), Kelsey (video […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 11.0: “Rebecca Black needs to watch out!” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Dennis and Andrew join the show this week to almost make a Pitchers Hit Eighth clean sweep. We discussed EVERY PLAYER on the 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, and whether or not we thought they should get in. Using the consensus opinion from the show as a site-wide vote for the Baseball Bloggers Alliance balloting, […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 10.0: “The Hall of Nasty” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Will Leitch, life-long Cardinal fan (and also of New York Magazine, his book Are We Winning?, and Editor Emeritus of Deadspin) was our guest for the first post-Pujols recording. We discussed that subject at length, as well as what the future holds for the Cardinals sans Albert Pujols, and just a little Fighting Illini chatter […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 9.0: “We can go get hot new free agent Colby Rasmus!” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Moved to record a new episode after far too much time taken off since the last one, Josh and I blazed our own path without a guest for Episode 8.0. We did however, solicit questions from Twitter just before the show, and wound up discussing topics ranging from Jose Oquendo‘s future with the club, to […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 8.0: “Are you accusing the new Cardinals manager of waxing his face?” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Eric Seidman from the Phillies blog Brotherly Glove joins us to discuss the already completed games, and those yet to come, in the National League Division Series with the Phils. Our chat with Eric included many topics about both the Phillies and the Cardinals, including a review of games one and two, a preview of game […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 7.0: “That’s about as house money as house money gets, isn’t it?” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Dan Shulman from ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball joins us to discuss his second visit to St. Louis in 2011 to see the Cards play the Cubs. We also talked with Dan at length about being in the booth with Bobby Valentine and Orel Hershiser, and breaking the story that Osama Bin Laden had been killed […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 6.0: “You’ve got that Cubs disease.” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Dayn Perry (NotGraphs, Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball’s Mr. October) joins us to discuss the NL Central at the All-Star Break along with many other things, amongst them abusing poor, computerized Scott Erickson in a Diamond Mind game. Josh took over the hosting honors (honors?) on this one, as I was […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 5.0: “I once threw Scott Erickson for 220 pitches in a Diamond Mind game.” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Kevin Goldstein of BaseballProspectus.com joins Josh and I to talk about Kolten Wong and the Cardinals’ draft, as well as Shelby Miller, Matthew Adams, Zack Cox, Trevor Rosenthal, and many other Cards prospects. Josh and I run down the Cardinal callups this season, quick evaluations of how each one has done with the big club. […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 4.0: “My question for you is, can Matt Adams play second base?” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Jack Moore of Disciples of Uecker (U before the E, fools), Fangraphs, and Roto Hardball joins us to talk Brewers baseball.  Luckily his segment was recorded before the weekend series, so he couldn’t embarrass us.  (I’m sure that’s bound to come in the comments.) Additionally, despite the title of this episode, I’m still a relatively […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 3.0: “Theriot makes an error. Duh!” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Daniel Shoptaw of C70 At The Bat joins us to discuss United Cardinal Bloggers, Baseball Bloggers Alliance, Cardinal baseball and Baby Birds. On the agenda for Ep 2.0 – Kyle McClellan, Matt Holliday, Lance Lynn, Maikel Cleto, Shelby Miller, Zack Cox, Carlos Martinez, Chris Carpenter, Ryan Franklin, Chris Duncan – AND OH SO MUCH MORE. […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 2.0: “Self, this is not what I would do in this situation.” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Drew Silva from NBCSports.com’s Hardball Talk blog and Rotoworld.com joins us to talk about the Cardinals and the NL Central. We touched on several topics (ranging across a couple recording dates) including the Cards’ defense, bullpen, Chris Carpenter‘s struggles, and Ryan Theriot versus Brendan Ryan (and Tyler Greene, and Nick Punto, and Daniel Descalso, and […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 1.0: “But his stuff! His stuff looked good!” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

This episode is more like what Josh and I are used to.  Start out with a modest goal of chatting about Cardinals baseball for about a half-hour, and wind up closer to an hour-and-a-half. We talked about the bullpen, Wednesday night’s game (we recorded after the last out), and Matt Holliday.  We were also joined […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 0.9: “Matt Holliday is good at baseball.” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

We’re slowly inching our way back into the game, and closer to Episode 1.0. Josh and I took about thirty minutes today to discuss the first game and further attempt to polish our SKILLS in the lead-up to the big 1.0. Have a listen to our ramblings about Jake Westbrook, Rick Ankiel, Colby Rasmus and […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 0.75: “It’s hard as heck to defend the guy.” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.

Well, Josh and I have been talking about doing this since the end of last season, and now it’s slowly becoming a reality. It is with great pleasure (and lots of unpolished baseball chatter) that we bring to you the Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast (more on the name later). Episode 0.5 is enumerated as such because […] The post Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 0.5: “Hang on, we gotta do the intro, right?” first appeared on Pitchers Hit Eighth.