The World Baseball Classic is awesome. Spring Training is boring. What does the year hold in store?

Happy Pitcher's and Catcher's Report Day!!! Steve and Ryan discuss the expectations for the Cardinals this spring and imagine how a shorter spring training period could potentially look.

It seems meant to be. Opening Day of the 2026 podcast year is the day the Cardinals trade Nolan Arenado. Join us for a conversation about that move and more as we discuss the Cardinals' off season up to this point. Happy New Year! But has it been a happy off season?

Is 162 games too many in today's social media, digital age? Join us for a discussion if we can stay on topic long enough!

The seats at Busch Stadium have been lonely throughout the summer. How do the Cardinals plan on getting the fans to return? By promoting the other team, of course! Join our discussion of how we think the Cardinals should market the team to renew fan interest.

After an unplanned break, the optimist and pessimist make a return for the Trade Deadline. How did the Cardinals do? Learn about a glass half full and glass half empty perspective.

This is part 2 of our discussion with our special guest on the Savannah Bananas, the St. Louis Cardinals and a critique on the marketing strategies of each franchise. As always, thanks for joining in the conversation and go Cardinals.

Thank you for tuning in to Good Fan Bad Fan. We have our first guest on the show with a two part discussion on the Savannah Bananas, the St. Louis Cardinals and a critique on the marketing strategies of each franchise. As always, thanks for joining in the conversation and go Cardinals.