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00:00 INTRO
00:35 Mariners acquire Brendan Donovan from the Cardinals
07:51 A full rebuild for the Cardinals
20:28 Did the Padres move forward or back this offseason?
30:38 Are the Orioles a contender?
38:30 The White Sox new addition
42:50 OUTRO

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35 comments
  1. yup yup.. squatty potty for sure dude.. that's my setup too.. squatty potty and the tushy bidet setup.. hahahaha… yeah man need to make those bowel movements smooth and then clean

  2. I'm a cards fan and I realized that were a dumb and spoiled bunch. This rebuild had to happen. And honestly if gorman and Walker put numbers to they're talent they could be all-stars. And if Ivan hits like he can he's top 5 at c. JJ a freak. Wynn could take a step forward and be an all-star too

  3. What pitching have the Orioles even added? They added Alonso, Ward, etc,.. We knew they could hit, the pitching was their problem.Idk if they're getting a WC spot with this roster as is…

  4. "If you're gonna go into a season thinking we don't have much of a chance, what kinda good is that?" Well if it's accurate — which it is in this case — then it's called being able to admit the reality of the situation. This is the kind of good that helps you get better in a few years rather than being delusional and wasting value that won't do you any good to keep and then let go for nothing in return. This is why teams rebuild, Trevor. It's kinda general management 101, eh?

  5. @8:20 as a life long cardinals fan I genuinely have not been this optimistic about the team since the 2022 offseason. Being bad will suck but at least we have picked a direction and will hopefully be back contending soon.

  6. @12:37 Something that cardinals fans are REALLY not used to, ESPECIALLY cardinals fans in their mid 20s like myself, are 3 consecutive uncompetitive seasons. That is unacceptable. If tearing everything down and trusting in young guys with massive raw talent to make a somewhat watchable product and paying guys tens of millions of dollars to play for other teams is the way to get back to contention, sign me the f up; because what has been going on since 2023 is not an option.

  7. I think going into spring training the 26 mariners are much better than the 25 mariners were at the same time. A full season of Naylor makes me think the 26 mariners will be better than the team at the end of 25

  8. I'm a pretty avid Cardinals fan and amongst those who pay close attention this was expected, and dare I say hoped for. It's really unfortunate, everything fell apart in a way that in hindsight was obvious, but at the time Mozeliak tried to do patchwork, rather than rethinking the overall strategy.

    It's going to be a rough few years, but hopefully it pays off. Trust the process? I hope? I guess?

  9. Mariners fan here, feeling hyped for Donovan. It’s definitely a better team than 2025 Opening Day. We’ll see how much better they can get at the trade deadline.

  10. I'm 70 years old and only discovered the squatty potty about five years ago. It's totally f***ing brilliant. It literally is a life-changer. GET ONE (or just find something you can put your feet up on).

  11. I do think the Mariners are a notch better than last year despite expecting Cal to come back a little from the rarified air of last year and Woo the same. Excited to have a legit leadoff guy and Naylor for the entire year and have some hope the starters bounce back to form. I'll say I like the Mariners projected lineup more than the Yanks', haven't said that a ton.

  12. Cardinal fan here, I’m actually very excited for this season. There are no expectations other than let the young guys develop. Over the past 3-4 years we’ve been in this limbo of “retooling” and a “reset” and have been pussyfooting around actually rebuilding, so I’m glad Chaim actually got in there and really started the rebuild. Seeing Donny go hurts like hell, but it was the right thing to do.

  13. The mlb tv app is great, Coach is absolutely correct. It also comes with a shitton of blackouts depending on your location. Blah blah vpn blah blah. It’s a shame, my dad is blacked out from our team from three different states, hundreds of miles away.

  14. I live in Japan for 14 years and Trevor is 100% right about the toilet thing and Chris reaction is a little disappoiting tbh, but that's also why nobody like the change and don't even try. I'm asking everyone to please, follow Trev's advice about toilets.

  15. I don’t know…. I’ll buy the package this year if for no other reason there are a lot of new names on the Cardinal roster I have to familiarize myself with.

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