Haaaaaaaaaaw! Joe, Doug, Ron and Keith consider if the Cardinals are actually a playoff caliber squad? Are the Rockies so bad that they are legally liable? At what point do you cash in a futures bet? How will history remember the Olaf Melberg era in the annals of St. Louis City SC history? How much can a coach really blame injuries for a sub-par record? Are the SEC and NCAA about to act out a scene from Die Hard 3? Do people care if the Chiefs and Royals play in Missouri or Kansas? How did the NBA reach the current state of unwatchability and what can be done? And would you rather watch the current playoffs or a broadcast of the 1987 Lakers-Celtics? There's no crying on this podcast, and certainly no crying from the yacht. So, knock him out John, and come along for another trip through the swamp with The St. Louis Sportists.

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It's the first all-Ava hosted episode of the podcast as Joe, Doug, and Ron bring some Douglas County to the sports topics of the day including the major question before the surging St. Louis Cardinals - when are Arenado, Helsley and others "off the market?" Juan Soto is jogging, ambling or not going all-out, which would NOT fly if you're an Ava Bear. Keith is "tying up loose ends" which leads us to wonder if he woke up this morning and met up with Tony Soprano. City SC is in full-blown crisis and Olaf Mellberg may not be the manager by the time you're reading this. The "tush push" survives in the NFL as the NFL continues to tinker with the rules including the onside kick. Oh, and which NFL player will be the first to blow an ACL in the Olympics playing flag football? NIL and the NCAA move to the fully absurd and Doug shares behind-the-scenes stories from the PGA Championship. All of this and yet another visit to the mudhut (with a prayer for Mike Tomlin) on this week's episode of The St. Louis Sportists Podcast.

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Joe, Keith and Ron take no chances in this week's podcast. From Joaquin Andujar and John Tudor, the guys discuss the current Cardinals and their recent upswing. Will the fans come back? Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe are eligible for the HOF. But it's complicated. The Blues have a big decision to make on a key player and the clock is ticking so loudly Jack Bauer can hear it. The NFL Schedule is out, and the Chiefs are regularly irregular. The NCAA is considering a 16-team football playoff for reasons that would make Gordon Gekko proud while tinkering with basketball rules. St. Louis CITY continues to spiral snatching defeat from the jaws of victory against arch-rival Kansas. And will Pope Leo be the one to finally settle on one version of Wins Above Replacement?

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