The Cardinal Nation (TCN), TheCardinalNation.com, is the online leader for exclusive, objective and independent coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals, specializing on end-to-end coverage of its minor league system.
Founded in 1998 as The Birdhouse, we provide the ultimate fan experience through community interaction with our team of writers, analysts and locally-based reporters at all of the Cardinals minor league ballparks – from Triple-A Memphis to the backfield action in the rookie-level Florida Complex League Cardinals.
In 2017, TCN returned to independent status after more than 12 years with the Scout.com network (affiliated with FOX Sports and later CBS/247 Sports), and continues to feature the same insiders content Cardinals fans have relied upon for over 25 years.
Michael Goff
Minor league reporter
mgoff@mail.bradley.edu
Michael Goff is a Sandwich, Illinois native who has extensively followed the game of baseball from a young age. He is currently a senior at Bradley University majoring in sports communication and minoring in journalism. Michael has worked in local radio and sports broadcasting over the last few years and is excited to share his passion for baseball in writing minor league game recaps for The Cardinal Nation for a second year.
Marilyn Green
Staff writer
mrlyngreen@aol.com / Bluesky @mrlyn59.bsky.social
Marilyn Green is a native of Missouri and is a long time Cardinals fan since childhood. She grew up in a passionate baseball family who has loved the Cardinals for generations. Marilyn is a retired attorney and a former substitute teacher. Marilyn authors our Monday St. Louis Notebook and is part of the team delivering minor league game recaps each morning in-season. Prior to joining TCN in 2015, she was a staff writer for Redbird Rants from 2012 to 2014.
Paul Ivice
Florida Complex League Cardinals reporter
ivpaul42@aol.com
A native of Chicago’s South Side, Paul Ivice has been a professional journalist since 1977 as a writer and editor, mostly in the news and business departments of daily newspapers. Currently, he is self-employed as a writer, mostly for daily newspapers, and as a media relations consultant for private businesses. Baseball, though, is his hobby and passion. From 1997 until 2024, he worked as official scorer in the Southern League, Florida State League and Gulf Coast League, and for 10 years was umpire for high school and youth baseball and softball. Paul joined The Cardinal Nation staff in 2011.
Leonda Markee
Minor league writer
jal5863@gmail.com
Leonda Markee only follows winners. She is known on our message boards as “UConnCard,” honoring her other passion in addition to the Cardinals, University of Connecticut women’s basketball. Other than Brian Walton, Leonda is the longest-serving member of The Cardinal Nation staff, having been contributing statistically-oriented analysis and commentary focused on Cardinals minor leaguers since 2005. Her current focus is on the Dominican Summer League Cardinals. Leonda also serves as a moderator for TCN’s popular message boards.
Bryce Malcolm
Palm Beach Cardinals reporter
brmalcolm04@gmail.com
Bryce Malcolm is a Junior at Florida Atlantic University, majoring in Multimedia Studies with a focus on Film and Video and minoring in Sports Studies. He is originally from Natick, Massachusetts, where he grew up watching and playing baseball. Bryce continues to play for the Florida Atlantic Club Baseball Team and remains an avid fan of the game. He looks forward to watching and reporting on the Palm Beach Cardinals this year.
Kyle Reis
Prospect analyst and podcast host
X/Twitter @kyler416
Kyle Reis is a native St. Louisan who has fond memories of watching Cardinals games from the bleachers with his father. For 2026, Kyle is authoring a weekly minor league column at cardinals.com. Kyle is one of the most informative and entertaining Cardinals related social media follows and he has co-hosted our Wednesday podcasts here at The Cardinal Nation since January 2025.
Jamie Santner
Springfield Cardinals reporter
jdsantner@gmail.com
Jamie Santner is a Journalism major attending Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. He is a Springfield native who has been a Springfield and St. Louis Cardinals fan from a young age. Jamie has been a multi-year contributor to “The Standard” newspaper, writing stories about football, basketball, volleyball, hockey and baseball. He is covering the Springfield Cardinals for the 2026 season and can’t wait to see where this season goes.
Steffen White
Peoria Chiefs reporter
X/Twitter @steffen_white
A native of Northbrook, Illinois, Steffen White has watched baseball and followed all organizations for as long as he can remember. Steffen is working toward a career in sports as a business analytics major at Bradley University. Outside the classroom, Steffen works as a student manager for the Bradley University baseball team, helping analyze data and film. Steffen is thrilled to cover the Peoria Chiefs for the 2026 season.
Tabarius White
Memphis Redbirds reporter
Tabarius05@gmail.com
Tabarius White is from Rossville, Tennessee. As a kid, he played Little League Baseball, football, basketball and Track and Field. One of the first professional teams he saw was the Memphis Redbirds. Tabarius graduated with a bachelor’s degree at Tennessee State University and is currently working on his master’s degree in strategic media for broadcasting at the University of Memphis. While covering the Memphis Redbirds, he wants to learn every aspect of journalism and how it operates.
Brian Walton
Publisher and editor
brian@thecardinalnation.com / X/Twitter @B_Walton
Brian Walton has closely followed the St. Louis Cardinals for more than half a century. Recognized as perhaps the most knowledgeable individual about the Cardinals minor league organization not employed by the team, he stokes that passion running The Cardinal Nation.
Among the national sites where Brian’s work has appeared regularly include FOXSports.com and Yahoo.com as well as USA TODAY, FOX Sports and Fantasy Baseball Guide magazines. Brian previously authored regular columns on Cardinals minor leaguers for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, FOX Sports Midwest and for the Cardinals Gameday Magazine for two years. For seven years, he appeared with former Cardinals television voice Dan McLaughlin on weekly “Wednesday with Walton” podcasts at ScoopsWithDannyMac.com, which now run here at The Cardinal Nation with Kyle Reis as co-host.
Since its creation in 2014, Brian has been a member of the “Red Ribbon” Committee for Cardinals Hall of Fame selections. His historical research has been published in multiple SABR journals.
As an analyst, Brian has guested on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio and FNTSY Sports Radio Network as well as on a number of radio stations across the Midwest, including KxNO in Des Moines and periodically on St. Louis’ 101 ESPN Radio, KMOX and 590 The Fan.
As a reporter, perhaps the most notable story he broke was Albert Pujols’ $100 million contract with the Cardinals in 2004. Brian also competes in a number of fantasy industry baseball leagues, including National League LABR and Tout Wars, the latter which he won in 2009 and serves as a board member.
Brian joined this team in 2003 and became its sole leader in 2009.
