About

Welcome to Redbird Rants, the St. Louis Cardinals news and opinion site brought to you by the FanSided Network. Redbird Rants is dedicated to providing top-notch Cardinals news and original content. This site also serves as a community for like-minded fans to come together and catch up on the latest happenings as well as discuss their passion about the Cardinals! Redbird Rants is comprised of an editorial team that creates content as they closely follow their favorite team. The site covers everything from news and rumors, including roster moves, injuries, trades, industry buzz and analysis, using reputable sources such as Baseball-Reference, Baseball Savant, MLB.com and more. All article submissions from the Redbird Rants writers are reviewed by the Site Expert and/or FanSided's full-time editorial team. Any updates or corrections to articles after publication are communicated via an editor's note. FanSided is owned and operated by Minute Media, whose other brands also include Sports Illustrated, The Players' Tribune, 90min and Mental Floss.

Meet The Team

Andrew Heckroth

Andrew Heckroth is a former professional librarian turned freelance sports writer. He graduated with a B.A. in History from Wartburg College in 2016 and from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with an M.A. in Library and Information Studies in 2018. He resides in South Bend, Indiana, with his cat, Harper.

@AHeckroth16

Andrew Wang

Andrew grew up in St. Louis and is a lifelong Cardinals fan. He began covering the St. Louis Cardinals in January 2023 when he co-founded the Dealin' the Cards Podcast (then Noot News) and joined the Redbird Rants team in October 2023. In addition to podcasting and writing, Andrew designs graphics for Dealin' the Cards and produces thumbnails for the Bernie Miklasz Show on YouTube. Andrew's love for baseball was furthered in 2021 by two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani. When he's not watching the Cardinals, he enjoys cheering on Ohtani and the Dodgers and has developed a fandom for the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league. Follow @andrew_wang7 on Twitter.

@andrew_wang7

Ben Goldberg

STL born and bred, in Arizona now. Lawyer by day, Cardinals-obsessed writer by night.

@@BenGoldbergSTL

Curt Bishop

Curt Bishop is a freelance sportswriter who covers MLB, NFL, and NBA for FanSided. Curt's work includes covering trade and free agent predictions, as well as rumors and news.

@bishopcurtis5

Cliff Williams

Cliff was born and raised in St. Louis. He is a long-time Cardinals fan, fantasy football writer, and really bad golfer. You can find some of his previous articles on Bleacher Report and Fantrax. If you know that Dizzy, Daffy, and Ducky are not Looney Tunes characters but ex-Cardinals players then you must be as big a fan as he is. You can follow Cliff on X @CliffWilliams_

J.T. Buchheit

J.T. Buchheit graduated with a journalism degree from Lindenwood University in May 2018. He worked as the copy editor and a writer on three schools’ newspapers from 2011 to 2018, winning a collegiate copy-editing competition in 2016 and receiving several local and national collegiate media writing awards. A native of Washington, Missouri, J.T. lives for baseball, reading books such as Baseball Prospectus every year. The number of Cardinals games he has missed in the last few years lies in the single digits. In addition to his journalistic exploits and rabid baseball fandom, J.T. has a lot of experience onstage, with performances in 21 theatrical productions from grade school through high school and in community theater.

@@jbuc14

Josh Jacobs

Josh Jacobs has been the Site Expert for Redbird Rants since October 2022. Josh began writing for FanSided in December 2021 and has also held roles as a Contributor for Redbird Rants and was formerly the Site Expert for Rays Colored Glasses. Josh is a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan and is passionate about providing thoughtful coverage and for Cardinals Nation. Josh’s experience includes covering Cardinals’ events like Winter Warm-Up, building relationships with Cardinals players, prospects, and employees, and guest appearances on local radio and podcasts. Josh is also the host of the Dealin’ the Cards podcast and co-host of “Philosophical Differences” with KMOV’s Brenden Schaeffer. You can find Josh on Twitter @joshjaco98 for even more opinions and coverage of the team.

@joshjaco98

Jameson McCurdy

Jameson McCurdy is a contributor on the FanSided Network and for Redbird Rants. He has written about a variety of topics regarding the St.Louis Cardinals for the past two years. His connection to the Cardinals goes back to 2013 when he worked as an unpaid intern for Cardinals announcer Dan McLaughlin. Jameson attended St.Charles Community College and Southeast Missouri State University majoring in Sports Management. He enjoys video games, reading, outdoor sports, and loves discussing statistics and sports history.

@J_macc14

Matt Blaker

Matt Blaker joined Redbird Rants in May 2023. Graduating with a B.A. in Communications in 2014, he brings a broad perspective on baseball from many angles. He has played, coached, commentated, umpired, and kept official scores in various capacities. Growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina, he discovered the Cardinals in the summer of '98. Hooked from afar by the cackle of Mike Shannon on KMOX, and reading every Goold or Leitch article he could find, he probably hasn’t missed a Cardinals game in 23 years and counting. He is passionate about preserving the history of baseball journalism and St. Louis Cardinals history. #HighSockSundays.

@MattBlaker83

Mason Keith

Mason Keith has been a contributor for FanSided since 2021. He started with Puckett’s Pond before landing with Redbird Rants. As a lifelong Cardinals fan, he aims to bring Cardinals fans further insight into the team and provide them the best content in Cardinals Nation. Mason is a graduate from Missouri State University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management. He is a lifelong resident to Springfield, MO and even worked for the Springfield Cardinals. Make sure to follow his X (formally Twitter) @masonkeith25 for more Cardinals coverage and fan engagement.

Miranda Remaklus

She is a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan. Born and raised in Arkansas, she has her journalism degree and a masters in public administration degree from Arkansas State University. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family, watching the St. Louis Cardinals, aggressively playing fantasy sports, cheering on the St. Louis Blues and Memphis Grizzlies. Always looking for streaming show recommendations!

@missmiranda

Thomas Gauvain

Thomas started writing for Redbird Rants in June of 2023. He has been a Cardinals fan for nearly 25 years and enjoys providing in-depth coverage on team transactions, historical events, and player analysis. Thomas has taught English for seven years now. His articles have been referenced by Bernie Miklasz and Trevor May, and he's appeared on the Locked On Cardinals podcast multiple times. You can find Thomas on Twitter @thomasgauvain for more opinions and reactions to Cardinal baseball.

@thomasgauvain

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