Baseball & Beyond

Brad Straubinger interview with Post Dispatch columnist, who wrote a book called "The Big 50", with 50 great stories about Cardinal moments and players. I was intrigued when I heard Ben talk about finding the "anyone want a sodie, and free straw" vendor, the Vince Coleman drunk interview in 1987, and other odd moments that we both grew up on. We talk about some of those memories, we talk about the problems with the 2018 team, and his thought that Matheny is on the hot seat, and then we talk about the general state of STL sports...to depress y'all a little bit.

Brad Straubinger interview with funny man former pitcher Dave Lapoint. The lefty who played for a a number of teams, including the '82 Cardinals, tells stories from his days playing in the 80's, Among the stories are great ones about Whitey Herzog, Andujar, Hendrick, Lonnie Smith, Bob Forsch, Keith Hernandez and more. And then we talk about his other stops with one of the funniest stories I have ever heard about his career, about the one time he had an "accident" right before he was to take the mound, and its priceless. We also talk about playing for the Yankees with Rickey Henderson, Deion Sanders, Don Mattingly and more. A fun chat with a fun guy!

Brad Straubinger interview with Will Leitch. We talk about the days at deadspin, and if the negativity was a bit much after he left. Are Cardinals fans a bit too into themselves as "Best Fans in Baseball"? Is baseball in a bad spot right now with the style of play we see? We delve into some general Cardinals talk as we argue about Matt Carpenter, and agree on Mathen-aging...and what is next for the always ahead of the curve voice of a generation.

Brad Straubinger interview with Woody Williams. We chronologically go season through season with Woody as a Cardinal, from the 2001 trade to the end of the 2004 season. We get some great Tony LaRussa stories, the day DK died and that 2002 run to the pennant, the religion of Cardinal baseball and so much more.

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NOTE---THESE PODCASTS ARE LOADED TO YOUTUBE FIRST SUPPORTED WITH VIDEO--- WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/STWEEKLY SUBSCRIBE AND SEE THIS AND OTHER STERN VIDEOS AND INTERVIEWS ON MY CHANNEL...KC Armstrong, Jackie Martling and others.. Brad Straubinger interview with former Howard Stern show funny guy, Stuttering John. Stuttering John was one of the main cogs during the glory days of my favorite show as a teen--twentysometing-- ok into my 30's too. Here, he holds no punches against his former boss, He promotes his comedy gig, talks about his upcoming book, and his time as announcer and comedy writer with Jay Leno.

Brad Straubinger interview with Bob Tewksbury. Tewksie was a Cardinal from 1989 to 1994, and played with many characters along the way. We talk about those characters, including a fun story about Pedro Guerrero. We talk about his incredible 1992 season where he walked 20 in over 230 innings pitched--not accomplished since or before in a long time. And we talk about his book, 90% Mental. Bob has been a mental skills coach for many years with the Red Sox and now the Giants. A new role in baseball, but it is one that is seemingly going to become grow more in the game, Tewks talks about working with Jon Lester, and his troubles throwing to to 1st. We cover other stories about the mental side of the game and helping players through those struggles, including personal memories when he was in it mentally.

Kevin Farley, younger brother of Chris Farley, talks about the legacy of his brother, the Matt Foley sketch, the great Bob Odenkirk, and working up a career in standup comedy.

Brad Straubinger interview with Jake Westbrook. The former Cardinal and Indian talks about being part of the trade for Corey Kluber, the 2011 September run, being the winning pitcher of "Game 6", the day Berkman arrived and changed the clubhouse culture, retiring young, midges attacking Joba Chamberlain in 2007, Tommy John surgery from start to finish and so much more.

Brad Straubinger interview with former Cardinals, A's and Mets great Jason Isringhausen. Izzy covers a wide variety of topics including his desire to be in the Cardinals HOF, crazy Steve Kline stories, the hurt of being booed in his own hometown, making millions and millions of dollars, the incredible pain he suffered during 2006, his crazy comeback in 2011, getting to know Albert Pujols as they reunited in Anaheim, Generation K days, and so much more.

Brad Straubinger interview with Greg Amsinger. We cover a wide range of topics during this chat. Early on, we talk about his rise to the network level very early on his career, telling off his bosses, doing shows his own way and more. We then move on to what are the Cardinals thinking this offseason, and what their outlook is for 2018. We then talk about some of the great stories his analysts have told him, like Pedro Martinez, Al Leiter and others. And we end with "Do players contact him or the network" when they are not happy with the coverage....and Greg had a GREAT story lined up for that one. I am a huge of fan of Greg's work, and hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did. I will be bugging him again. And if you enjoy these, please subscribe and leave a positive comment on itunes, and please subscribe to my youtube channel! Youtube.com/stweekly

Brad Straubinger interview with former Cardinal catcher Gary Bennett. We talk about the Cardinals missing out on Stanton, who should be next on their wish list, baseball's changing culture, Tony LaRussa stories, what a leader means to a team, the Yips, and much more!

Brad Straubinger interview with Reed Low. The former Blues tough guy tackles all subjects here, as we talk about some of his toughest fights, including tussles with legends Bob Probert, who said "Next time out I am going to kill you", Tie Domi, Darren McCarty and other grapplers. We relive his incredible streak of fights per game to start a career, and Joel Quenneville with a funny story about that. We talk about the decreasing role of the enforcer, the sad statistics of concussions for hockey players, and then a look back at those great teams he was apart of from 2000-2004. And then we end with the amazing behind the scenes story of Mike Danton's arrest in San Jose!

Brad Straubinger interview with one of the five original MTV VJ's, Alan Hunter. We talk about the early days of MTV, how MTV shaped the Top 40 and all music was welcome by 1983 and 1984 being a landmark year with Van Halen, Michael Jackson, Prince, Twisted Sister, Human League and many more were topping the charts. We talk about classic interview with Led Zeppelin and Rowdy Roddy Piper. And the craziness that was Live Aid.

Brad Straubinger interview, talking with the man who was known as Brother Love in the WWF in the late 80's, We look back at his character, but Bruce, the man playing the red faced interviewer, was also one of Vince McMahon's right hand men from 1988-to-2008. He was part of the creative writing team, the tv production team, he's seen it all! He was there for Hulk v Macho Man, and describes why it was one of the great feuds of all time. We hear about Andre the Giant and his drinking habits. We get an insight how wrestling is written, and how Vince McMahon has the final say on every angle. Why did Hulk v Ric Flair never happen on the big stage? What happened to Bret Hart during 1997, which ultimately led to the "Montreal Screwjob"? Answers are all here. We talk Steve Austin, The Rock and even Roman Reigns and angles that can never be done in the WWE (there actually are some). Please give me a 5 rating and a good review! Maybe prizes coming your way??? And check out Bruce's podcast "Something To Wrestl

Brad Straubinger interview with Randy Flores. The Cardinals scouting director gives a peek behind the curtain at what the scouting director exactly does, the Cardinals philosophy on who they are selecting, and more. And then we look back at his career with fun moments during some of the glory days in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Brad Straubinger interview with the Atheltic's Ken Rosenthal. He talks about his new venture with the Athletic and video taking over websites, with the written stories being phased out, and then covers the big upcoming free agent class and the possible Cardinal connections. He talks about getting scoops, twitter scoreboards among MLB writers, favorite moments to cover and much more.

Brad Straubinger interview with Skip Schumaker. He tells TLR, Waino, , Pujols, Carp and Holliday stories. He talks about the nerves and having to throw up driving into the ballpark for the 2011 World Series, the bizarre circumstances around his first game in 2005 and so much more.

Brad Straubinger interview with Tom Green, as we cover his career from public access to feature films. Does Tom still talk to Trump, eat mice, or stay in touch with David Letterman? What about an article ranking his MTV show 40th worst tv show of all time? What does he think about Jackass basically copying his template? And how did he come from public access to still tour comedy clubs to this day? It's all here...

Brad Straubinger interview with Jack Clark. The former Cardinal slugger (and Giants, Yankees, Padres and Red Sox hitter) talks about his memorable first at bat as a Cardinal, as he had a situation at his hotel he dealt with, keeping him up all night. He also talks about blasting the home run at Dodger Stadium to put the Cardinals in the World Series in 1985, and blasts the Dodgers in Jack Clark fashion. And he also tells the story behind why he blew up Mike Scioscia at home plate, almost killing the man in a regular season game back in 1985. He's known as the ripper....and he rips away!