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) extension for Adam Wainwright , and how the NL Central might shape up in 2013. Please give a listen, and please support Mike by listening to his show daily on SiriusXM from 9a...
Jan 28, 2013•1 hr 5 min
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 here ), and Nick ( video here ) before Wednesday’s (02/22) deadline to help them make it to the next round of 30! Once you’ve voted, give them a shou...
Feb 20, 2012•1 hr 32 min
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, we collectively agreed to vote for six players for induction – but you’ll have to listen to find out which ones! (Or just read the next post on PH8 that outlines who voted for what a...
Dec 30, 2011•1 hr 59 min
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 thrown in for you Illinois fans. Will the Cards sign Carlos Beltran ? What does Jeff Luhnow leaving for Houston mean for the critical upcoming Cardinals draft? Please ...
Dec 22, 2011•1 hr 33 min
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 middle infield, to the new manager Mike Matheny , and ultimately devolving into a fascinating and excellent wager. If you listen to one episode of the Pitchers Hit Eighth podcast, this one is it...
Nov 22, 2011•1 hr 18 min
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 three and the remainder of the series. We then went on to talk a bit about some specifics from both teams: the difference between Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels , the Cards’ bullpen, s...
Oct 04, 2011•1 hr 8 min
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 during a live broadcast. After Josh and I put our two cents in on some things, we also had Pat Lackey from the Pirates blog WHYGAVS join us (recorded prior to last weekend’s STL-PIT series) to break down...
Jul 31, 2011•1 hr 21 min
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 enjoying some R&R away from the computer, but they managed to track me down via cell phone and we made the magic happen (read: recorded a show that took me forever ...
Jul 15, 2011•1 hr 30 min
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. Thanks again to Star Off Machine for providing our music for this episode, follow them on Twitter @STOFMA. —– The Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast is an irregularly recorded...
Jun 23, 2011•1 hr 12 min
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 moderate (is that wishy-washy enough?) supporter of Ryan Theriot . *ducks* Who threw that?! Also dragged into this show against their will: Nyjer Morgan , Ryan Braun ...
Jun 16, 2011•1 hr 1 min
Image by Getty Images via @daylife 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. We continue to have a blast recording these and are always looking for topics to discuss and new guests to berate inter...
Jun 03, 2011•57 min
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 Skip Schumaker ). We’re still working out some kinks, finding ideal microphone setups, and learning that it’s a bad idea to be in the ...
May 14, 2011•1 hr 14 min
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 by James from Astros County to talk about the series in general, Lance Berkman , Milo Hamilton , and what the Astros have in store for this and future seasons. I actually did some editing ...
Apr 29, 2011•1 hr 26 min
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 left-handed pitching, and Ryan Franklin ‘s fat pitch. —– The Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast is an irregularly recorded show featuring discussion about all aspects of the St. Louis Cardinals organizatio...
Apr 21, 2011•37 min
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 Josh and I are clearly knocking off some rust as public baseball chatter goes, and eventually we hope to improve the audio quality as we get used to our new equipment and learn a thing or t...
Apr 19, 2011•1 hr 5 min
