This week, Jake, Gabe, and Scott talk to one of the last remaining beat writers left covering the St. Louis Cardinals. Jeff Jones of the Belleville News Democrat (@jmjones) is currently in Jupiter, Florida, obtaining minute-by-minute accounts of players as they prepare for the 2026 MLB season.
We cover topics like Jeff’s recent story about 6 Cardinals players getting engaged this offseason as a Valentine’s Day relevant topic, the Cardinals’ spring battles, and how Jeff sees certain areas of the roster shaking out, Chaim Bloom’s first offseason leading the Cardinals, and the current state of local news coverage and what the future might look like for coverage.
Next week, we will be joined by a pair of new guests: Nate Heininger and Ben Smorka of the “Talking About Birds” podcast. If you have never heard of or listened to their show, they are cousins who combine comedy and everyday topics with Cardinals baseball and even play fun games at the end of their episodes, usually involving some sort of trivia or cheesy idea Nate has concocted that is making Ben shake his head in frustration or disbelief. They’re a very Abbot and Costello-style comedy duo that also combines analytics and Cardinals baseball, and they will join us next week.
-Thanks for listening