Ball Watching
Ball Watching is a fan podcast focused on providing end to end coverage of St. Louis CITY SC. The podcast posts biweekly preview and recap episodes of each match, and even highlights the non-sporting elements of the club including community outreach and administration. The podcast also features exciting guest interviews with some of STL's finest people! Thanks for tuning in!
Episodes
281 episodes
Stats vs. Scoreboards (feat. @ChatCityTactics)
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, break down St. Louis CITY SC's 3-2 loss against San Jose Quakes with data analyst, Mike Sinnott (@ChatCityTactics), and preview the upcoming match against Chicago Fire in the USOC!
Storms Passed, Quakes Ahead
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, break down St. Louis CITY SC's 4-1 loss @ Seattle Sounders, discuss the USOC win over FC Tulsa, and preview the upcoming match at home against San Jose Earthquakes!
Road Warriors
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, break down St. Louis CITY SC's 1-1 draw @ FC Dallas and preview the matches against FC Tulsa in the USOC and Seattle Sounders in MLS league play!
McSorely Magic (feat. Kevin Kalish)
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, break down St. Louis CITY SC's 1-1 draw @ NYCFC and the upcoming away match against FC Dallas!
Bronx Bound; USMNT Downed
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, break down the key takeaways from the March USMNT camp, and St. Louis CITY SC's upcoming away match against New York City FC!
Turns Out, Scoring Helps
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, break down St. Louis CITY SC's 3-1 win over New England Revolution and the upcoming away match against New York City FC!
Home Sweet Hope
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, break down St. Louis CITY SC's 0-2 loss @ LAFC and the upcoming home match against New England Revolution!
Heavy Hearts and a Full Plate
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, break down St. Louis CITY SC's 0-1 loss vs Seattle Sounders FC and the upcoming away match against LAFC!
San Diego Setback, Seattle Test
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, break down St. Louis CITY SC's 0-2 loss at San Diego FC and the upcoming home match against Seattle Sounders FC!
One Point, Westbound
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, break down St. Louis CITY SC's 1-1 draw vs. Charlotte FC and the upcoming away match against San Diego FC!
Lights, Camera, Charlotte (feat. @ChatCityTactics)
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, welcome data analyst, Mike Sinnott (@ChatCityTactics), to the show to discuss the state of CITY's roster and predictions for the 2026 season. Additionally, they preview the upcomi...
2026 St. Louis CITY SC Season Preview
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, discuss the latest CITY news, preseason learnings, and the overall season preview for 2026. The season preview includes scheduling blocks, previewing the depth chart, predicting points tallies...
CITY's Wray Forward
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, discuss the latest CITY news, including the incoming deals for Polvara and Mbacke, the overall state of the roster, and how preseason is progressing. In addition, we discuss St. Louis' partici...
Sin Bin - VAR is Changing the Game
Former FIFA Assistant Referee George Gansner joins Ball Watching hosts, Jake and Justin, to break down the most significant upcoming changes to officiating, VAR usage, and offside interpretation as FIFA prepares for the 2026 World Cup across th...
Klauss-ing Time
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, discuss the latest CITY news, including Klauss' sale to LA Galaxy, potential new incomings of Polvara and Santos, the state of the roster, and the beginning of preseason. In addition, we discu...
The Long, But Right, Wray Back
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, discuss the latest CITY news, including Daniel Edelman's new contract, Wallem's confirmed return, Mbacke Fall's link to the club, the beginning of preseason matches, and our full preseason sch...
The Boys are Back in Town
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, discuss the latest CITY news, including Yoann Damet's new technical staff, Daniel Edelman's signing, Wallem's supposed return, and our full preseason schedule! In addition, we break down the J...
John O'Leary Putting the Hope in the Holidays
John O'Leary, motivational speaker, best-selling author, host of "Live Inspired" podcast, and subject for the recent film "Soul on Fire", joins 'Hope for the Holidays' for a special guest presentation!
Noise Everywhere, Silence in STL
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, reconvene to discuss CITY's "new dawn" memo, soccer's growth in America, the biggest MLS offseason moves thus far, looming changes to offsides, and the rebuild that both STL and SKC find thems...
Damet, Jim: CITY’s Got a New Coach
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap SLU Men's Soccer's College Cup return, break down CITY's head coaching hire, dissect their three MLS Super Draft picks, discuss Bürki's place in MLS, and a whole lot more!
SLU Goes for Glory & USA’s World Cup Fate
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap SLU Men's Elite 8 win over Akron and other NCAA results with local impacts, chat about the MLS Cup Final, talk about the US Open Cup schedule, break down the World Cup draw, and a whole ...
The Billikens are Elite!
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap SLU Men's Sweet 16 win over Bryant and other NCAA results with local impacts, chat about the ongoing head coaching search for CITY, break down the upcoming World Cup draw, catch up on ML...
Oh When the Bills, Go Marching In!
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap SLU Men's A-10 Round 1 and Round 2 matches with HC Kevin Kalish, chat about the 2026 CITY schedule release, catch up on MLS playoffs, and a whole lot more!
CITY Audit: Assets, Liabilities & Klauss-ifieds
Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap SLU Men's A-10 Tournament Title, weigh in on Josh Yaro's new contract, break down the MLS schedule/table format changes for 2027, and bring on data analyst, Mike Sinnott (@ChatCityTactic...