Jim Hayes is joined by Matt Holliday and Lance Lynn for another edition of Serving It Up.

They discuss:

• Whether John Mozeliak deserves a farewell ceremony and how fans would react

• Chaim Bloom’s next steps as Cardinals GM and what the 2026 rotation could look like

• MLB’s looming labor battle, salary cap talk, and possible work stoppage

• How pitching development has changed, from grooming 200-inning workhorses to today’s velo-first approach

• The young Cardinals players and arms they’re most excited to see in 2026

In this edition of Serving It Up, Jim Hayes talks with Matt Holliday and Lance Lynn from Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel to talk baseball life and a little paranormal.

• The guys trade stories about the Pfister’s ghost lore, the reality of 20-games-in-20-days travel, and how much the grind affects performance.
• Then they dig into the Cardinals’ “runway” season: what the club has actually learned about individual players, roster redundancy, and who—if anyone—should be untouchable.
• They also hit on Nolan Arenado’s late-season push to play, how injury decisions get made between team doctors and second opinions, and which cities have the toughest fans.
• To close, it’s awards chatter and October guesses: catcher impact vs slugger value in the AL, Shohei’s two-way dominance in the NL, and which clubs feel built for a short-series bullpen war.

Jim Hayes hosts Matt Holliday and Lance Lynn in this edition of Serving it Up! Kyle Gibson is out this week, and Holliday pops in from Oklahoma State:

Topics:

• The Busch Stadium reality: why crowds look thin, how fan frustration, a non-contending club, and the calendar all collide.

• Brant Brown’s candid comments about Jordan Walker’s preparation, Lynn’s tough-love comp to Jo Adell, and what “taking over your own career” really means at 23.

• Holliday on hitting: avoiding information overload, fixing attack angle on ground-ball tendencies in the offseason, separating cage work from in-game compete mode.

• Nolan Arenado and the shoulder: why competitors play if cleared, how Nolan Gorman’s reps at third complicate things, and balancing “play now” with long-term value.

• The reset: what Chaim Bloom should prioritize, why STL needs star-level development (think JJ Wetherholt), and where veterans still matter in a clubhouse that skews young.

• Pitching talk: Lynn on working with “Dusty,” blending analytics with feel, usage, tunneling, and why veteran voices accelerate learning for young arms.