Doug, Tom and Ron discuss the Cardinals blazing past Flag Day in the number one Wild Card spot. The recent lineup transfusion has breathed new life into an offense that was growing stale. But what about the rotation with two starters that are taxing the bullpen regularly? And then, there’s the Dustin May question – suitable for a high school debate class. Sell high or hope he’s Carpenter 2.0 and build around him?

Around the league, Spencer Strider is shut down for at least a month and the guys wonder if he’ll ever return to form. The Brewers continue to confound and succeed and the White Sox have risen to the top of a very mediocre AL Central.

The Brendan Sorsby era is over at Texas Tech – was a Wilfred Brimley-like figure involved at the end? Mizzou gets early windows for big games, and at least two Sportists don’t mind. Big finishes for the NHL and NBA and the NHL draft is only a week away. What will the Blues do?

The World Cup is a rousing success so far and St. Louis is tuning in. The rest of the world (including the Democratic Republic of Congo) is chippy regarding the US hosting, despite David Beckham being everywhere.

The US Open is ready at Shinnecock Hills and unless you’re a tough guy, you need not consider winning. All of this plus how to drive talk radio traffic, is June becoming a good sports month and good news for a St. Louis Battlehawk on this jam-packed edition of the St. Louis Sportists Podcast.

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