THE REDBIRD REVIEW Earlier this month I listened to a national interview with Andrew Friedman, the brilliant president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The hosts asked Friedman about the key to the Dodgers’ sustained success with pitching. Since...
Nada on Nado. As of 3 p.m. Friday, the Cardinals still haven’t transferred their third baseman to the Dodgers, and this is flagrantly disrespectful to LA’s director of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. When he calls about a player, you have to give him the player,...
BERNIE BITS After the lockout and a new collective bargaining agreement, the MLB teams and the player agents will resume their pairing ritual. The available athletes will find homes. The teams will find solutions – maybe. Fans and the media hot take industrial complex...
The curiosity bubbled for more than a week. The debates were friendly. The what-if speculation was fascinating and fun. Albert Pujols was available. But was he feasible? Is it possible for Pujols to sign with the Cardinals and come home? Or perhaps we were simply...
