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'A true baseball gentleman': After four decades, a Cardinals scout returns his radar gun amid changing landscape

Mike Roberts, right, went to a fall workout at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Halloween, his final day under contract after more than 40 years as a scout for the Cardinals. He was joined by scout Dirk Kinney, left, and invited by Little Rock head coach Chris Curry (center) to speak to the team. (Photo courtesy of Chris Curry)

On their way to work this past Halloween, Cardinals scouts Dirk Kinney and Mike Roberts stopped at Roberts’ favorite place for breakfast in Little Rock, Ark.