Sports and the Political Agenda
I don’t know if this is happening outside of Cardinal Nation, but there is a segment of fans that are struggling with the fact that the Cardinals are going to do a “unified” gesture on opening day for Black Lives…
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Breaking Down the Mike Matheny Era and Moving Forward
I’ve never been much of a Matheny fan, as a manager, and I’ve been vocal about it. He was a great leader of men, but he was a lousy leader of ballplayers; he was the right guy when Oscar Taveras…
Nyrdball Episode 1: Slow Free Agency
Welcome to the first episode of Nyrdball: A Nyrdcast Baseball Podcast. Russ and Jay talk this week about the slow free agency, Giancarlo Stanton, spending this off-season versus the past few, and the top 5 baseball movies. The intro music…
The PCA Podcast Episode 1: Justin Birnbaum
Welcome to the Pop Culture Abstract Podcast. We talk anything pop culture. For the first episode, I talk with Justin Birnbaum of Base Knock MLB; we talk about the MLB Post Season (Clayton Kershaw, Corey Kluber, Justin Verlander, Chris Sale)…
The A-Rod Legacy
On August 3, Alex Rodriguez met with Hal Steinbrenner as a member of the New York Yankees. He left that meeting knowing that his last game will be on August 12th, and after that game he will be released from…
The Nyrdcast Interviews Episode 3: Russ Part 1
Cripple Jay is back, this time talking with his friend Russ about baseball. Russ worked in minor league baseball for a few years in a front office position; after explaining his journey in the game, they discuss the Yankees. Part…
Riding the Pine #1
Welcome to the first of many editions of “Riding the Pine” First off, I just wanted to give a little background on myself. I am a life-long Cardinals fan. I will try not to be biased, but I’m not guaranteeing…