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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Joe, Doug, Keith and Ron attempt to recover from one of the most devastating playoff losses in Blues history and transition to other topics. Before they go, they discuss how the timing of the game and how the epic magnitude of Game 7 may have led new fans to the Blues. And with the core back and money to spend, the future looks bright for the Blue Note. The Cardinals show surprising grit as they transition from one talent cycle to the next and have oddly surprising success against Paul Skenes. Joe and Ron decide that Bob Baffert is transitioning toward Bond villain status (Walken in View to a Kill, specifically) and Doug is headed to the PGA Championship which will hopefully have better traffic procedures than last year. Keith doesn't mince words describing the state of CITY SC and the guys salute Greg Popovich as he transitions into his next phase after coaching.

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