Pedro Pagés Put The Cardinals On His Back On Father's Day!

[@GrandSlamScotty]

With his infectious smile and his Cub killer instinct, he's forever ingratiated himself in Cardinal folklore.

[@bschaeffer12]

Instantly. I totally agree.

[@henketooraw]

Thanks for all the shows! Felt like a crime having all these for free with how much I’ve tuned in. Cheers 🍻

[@bschaeffer12]

Hey man I appreciate yuh, thanks a ton for watching for real I can't do it without y'all who tune in 🤘

[@adynfowler8383]

if they’re gonna get carried by their bullpen and starters i’m not complaining bc pitching should be more consistent then hitting. Plus when noot and contreras get back they’ll fill in some holes in the lineup and i think overall the offense will be in the better half of the league.

[@ACErob-me9ss]

Thanks for the video

[@bschaeffer12]

Thank you for watching 🤘

[@adynfowler8383]

let’s sweep miami to make up for the rockies series

[@bschaeffer12]

Would be huge

[@KevinWM2]

Happy Father's day, you Simp.😮 Thanks for the great coverage as always. I'm especially looking forward to your Rickwood coverage and I'm glad you have the opportunity to go.

[@bschaeffer12]

😂 thanks Kevin I appreciate you buddy

[@KevinWM2]

@@bschaeffer12 You're quite welcome, buddy. Keep up the great work.

[@PaulWells-g6k]

Pedro just became a cult favorite amongst a lot of Cards fans. I likeId him already along with Ivan who yes can not throw but still is a gamer. Pedro has a chance to mirror Yadi and Ivan has a chance to be the reverse. Meaning Pedro is the defensive catcher who needs to improve his swing and probably will if not given up on. Ivan has the bat but needs all the help in the world with base runners. I know you cant teach arm strength but tweaks in how you deal with runners on base are still possible. Two out of three of our catchers might be suited for 1st base at some point. Wilson and Ivan can dh and play first after the goldie era is done.

[@bschaeffer12]

This was a weekend to remember. And he's the nicest guy, I'll tell you that for a fact. Good dude.

[@PaulWells-g6k]

@@bschaeffer12 I really think the fans need a blue collar guy like Pedro to get behind. Hope you get to interview him some time and post it up.

[@mr.intensity2685]

75 seconds in, and a commercial? You'd think had 500k subs!

[@rousefire]

Good for Pedro. Ivans throws are so bad , it might be better to keep Pedro around when Wilson comes back.

[@KevinWM2]

Vote for Pedro!

[@RahulShah-kl7jg]

You’re such an easy listen! Thank you for all the hard work. I am really looking forward to Contreras’ return. Edman will help a ton. I am a bit concerned about Donovan but his defense is solid and his position versatility is crucial as the weather gets hot and you need to give rest to some of the veteran starters

[@bschaeffer12]

Thanks a million, I won't always get it right every episode but I'm working to try to get it right as often as I can with solid content about this team! Thanks for listening!!🤘

[@chriscresswellcomposer]

Here are my two takes: Glass half full: Even though the offense isn't what you want it to be, they are finding ways to win. They have the best(?) one of the best(?) records since late May despite the fact that the offense hasn't entirely clicked. When the offense clicks, oh man, this is going to be fun. Glass half empty: Their luck will run out and the lack of offense will catch up with them. Pedro Pages hitting a home run while his Dad is in the crowd on Father's Day. How can you not be romantic about baseball?

[@bschaeffer12]

Romantic indeed. Love this sport.

[@josephpolaster2271]

Happy Fathers day Schaff.

[@bschaeffer12]

Thanks buddy!

[@jkahl5596]

Crazy how pages is the backup to the backup and is still hitting homers and playing really good

[@thomashawkM855]

This weekend makes the rest of the Cards vs Cubs series the rest of the season that much more exciting. I love doubleheaders and a Saturday doubleheader in STL against the Cubs in July is going to be the event of the summer. Pumped.

[@chrisweidner4768]

Would be nice if it would be like the old days. My dad used to take me to double headers and there was like 20 minute break between games. Bliss. Not day / night. Empty the stadium in between for the $$$$$$

[@DarrenLewis-w5o]

Updated Carlson RISP stats: AVG .333 (OPS .844)

[@mr.intensity2685]

"Win on Friday, thank you, Pages. Lose on Saturday, thank you, Oli! Win on Sunday, thank you Pages!" Fixed.

[@bschaeffer12]

I just can't fully agree bc they scored 1 run. I didn't like the Pallante decision but they gotta score more than 1.

[@josephpolaster2271]

Nester Cortes will be available. Goldy for him.

[@bschaeffer12]

He won't be available. I don't know why you think that. The Yankees need him and are contending. And Goldy is not even one fifth as valuable as Nestor. So this one is dead on arrival, not a thing.

[@josephpolaster2271]

@@bschaeffer12 ooooooo.....k! Got it.😔

[@obituarywolf8772]

Mike's makes me nervous every start. but I certainly can't argue with the results the last handful of starts

[@cwg44]

The most consistent thing about this team is their consistent lack of run support for Mikolas

[@chrisweidner4768]

Heck, it feels like for everybody. Hopefully when everybody’s back they will start to rise.

[@cwg44]

@@chrisweidner4768 good point, I know it seems like a cliche but once we get some injury returns it will feel a lot stronger

[@tellerbrook1]

I think the bigger question is, when Willson comes back, who goes down? Herrera or Pages?

[@jakeandrew3616]

Best cardinals content around. Love your collaborations but nothing beats the solo stuff. Cardinals need their own network like the Yankees, and let you be their rich eisen.

[@bschaeffer12]

Hey I wouldn't turn it down 🤣 until then we are grinding 🤘

[@docholliday4824]

Well, i am amazed they took 2/3 from the Cubs with so little offense. Im sure everyone realizes if this keeps up, they may or may not win against weaker teams but will get their butts kicked against better teams.... I am not that excited about Edmans coming back either. He doesn't exactly set the world on fire with his bat, But I'm sure MO is all excited about it.

[@DarrenLewis-w5o]

I can't speak for others, but my idea of trading Goldy is not to grab season end help. It's to insert a better bat at 1B.

[@DarrenLewis-w5o]

Funny. When Helsley started consistently putting men on in the 9th, I told my wife about Izzy. On that Izzy night, I said it was an homage.

[@DarrenLewis-w5o]

I pulled my wife into baseball and hockey when we started dating in 2013.

[@bschaeffer12]

Haha I love this. I started dating my wife in 2011 and she still has zero clue on sports 🤣

[@ScottBoyles]

Pedro is the real deal. Stupid question, but is it possible to trade Herrera? (obviously once Contreras is healthy and back) Do we need 3 catchers?

[@bschaeffer12]

Depth is a good thing

[@bschaeffer12]

@@michaelcollins106 I mean, that's MLB-wide as a strategy and Willson said he's not changing it because he sees how much it has helped him improve.

[@cwg44]

If there are no Nolan Gorman fans on earth, then I have died

[@connorlongust9051]

Unfortunately offense isn’t gonna get going until Arenado and Goldy get the power stroke back… don’t know if we’re gonna see it so it may have to be close games all year

[@chrisweidner4768]

“Find that footing and let it fly.” Yep. Still waiting for this bunch to have fun and rake. We keep begging them to work on pitch recognition and drive it wherever it’s pitched. Mikolas has been nails. Good for him. Despite having to sit on the pine, it looks like Crawford has figured it out. I’d let him run with DH. Heck. Put him at 2B. Gorman desperately needs something to shock him into becoming a hitter that drives pitches throughout the field. His weak, lost, flailing at balls well off the plate grows wearisome.

[@kennysmith15]

I feel good because some offensive help is on the way. However, I worry because I think the pitching has overachieved.

[@slocumb1270]

Goldschmidt's .194 w/RISP ain't helpin'

[@jkahl5596]

We need to get over the 500 hump. It seems we get their and then drop and then get there again.

[@nickelliott1174]

Maybe Dewitt and Mo view 500 as a hard cap and don't want to pay an overage! 😄

[@AndrewWilliams-nm9nu]

Even flo lets go cards!

[@BillDownton]

I know we must score more but the Cubs only scored 6and 5 in one game

[@bschaeffer12]

And they lost because of it haha

[@kimbrown5024]

Well, I guess, they've better keep Pages in the line up! And when Contreras finally comes back, maybe let Pages be DH sometimes and be back up to Contreras instead of Herrera who clearly isn't that good of a catcher. I just wish Arenado, Goldschmidt, and Gorman would be more "consistent".. we would be above 500 if they would just hit the damn ball more often!

[@bschaeffer12]

Pagés is better behind the plate than he is at the plate, honestly. His offense won't stay this hot. But he's a damn good catcher.

[@chilou8708]

“Gonna be a short episode…” 30 minutes later. The stats are overkill. The RISP is a concern. Goldy needs to stay in 2nd! This lineup has zero routine. I don’t understand your argument expecting 6 and 7 runs per game yet the league wants games finished in 3 hours or less. The two aspects contradict each other. The fact that it’s mid June and we’re acting like a WC spot is acceptable shows how much the expectations have fallen. The MLB is down overall, no one is explosive or dominant. Wrigley is still garbage in terms of conditions and we won another series. On to Miami! Let’s roll

[@bschaeffer12]

30 minutes is short for B-Schaeff Daily. Historically we're closer to 40 or 50 minutes!

[@bschaeffer12]

The league wanting short games and offense can co exist. Many rule changes designed to accommodate both. But pitchers are still very good. Cards struggles has little to do with that though, other teams are scoring. They aren't.

[@PeterChan-u9z]

great w hope we can not repeat the white sox series!

[@jkahl5596]

Well, the cubs just suck anyways