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.