About

Andrew Heckroth

Andrew Heckroth is a professional librarian and 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 Carroll, Iowa, with his cat, Harper.

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.

Ben Goldberg

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

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.

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_

Eric Cole

I started my career writing about baseball covering the Atlanta Braves for SB Nation's Talking Chop back in 2015 which has since been renamed Battery Power. After years of writing for those fine folks, I made the decision to take over as Site Expert at House That Hank Built before becoming a full-time MLB Staff Writer for FanSided in 2023. Along the way, I have been a guest on multiple ESPN radio affiliates as well as 680 The Fan and 92.9 The Game to discuss Braves baseball and especially Braves prospects and was a long-time host on the Battery Power podcast. These days, I continue to write about the Braves as well as covering the Astros, Padres, and Angels with particular expertise with minor league coverage, the MLB Draft, and bashing Anthony Rendon when possible. When I am not writing about or talking about baseball (which is seldom), I am an avid baseball card collector (Maddux and Soroka being my primary personal collections) and I also collect shark teeth. All other sports are mostly dead to me as my Bills have broken my heart too many times.

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.

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.

Justin Renaldi

Mack Baltes

Mack Baltes is a contributor to Redbirds Rants, writing on all things St. Louis Cardinals. Mack specializes in written MLB and NBA content, but also has experience in covering the NFL, PGA Tour, English Premier League, and NASCAR Cup Series. With a Communications degree from UNC Charlotte, Baltes began pursuing a career as a sports writer in 2024, also having written for Enforce The Sport. He has been a dedicated sports aficionado since 2014 and in his free time enjoys being around family and friends.

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!

Scott Plaza

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.