BIRD WATCHING Good day to you. The Cardinals were off Monday, and it was a good time for a break. The spring-training grind tends to become tedious after the first two weeks, and once teams reach March, they can see the start of the regular season out there on the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW It’s that time of the year again. The St. Louis Cardinals recently announced their 2025 Hall of Fame ballot nominees, and now I get to write about it. I’ve been doing this for several years now, and I’m a member of the Red Ribbon Hall of Fame...
BIRD WATCHING Luken Grosvenor Baker walloped a three-run homer in Monday’s Grapefruit League victory over the Mets, but this is not why I am writing about him today. I am writing about him today because I just wanted to have a reason to put the middle name Grosvenor...
BIRD WATCHING It’s Monday and a brand new week for hobbyists to resume their springtime birdwatching with the most intriguing Redbirds in the Jupiter springtime habitat. Today my short-take focus is on JJ Wetherholt, the 7th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. The...
Nolan Arenado reported to spring training in Jupiter on Sunday, and by all accounts no punches were thrown, no one turned away, and There were no cold-shoulder snubs, no long faces or sour expressions. All was calm. Not a squall in sight. Arenado reported to work and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Alex Bregman has agreed to a free-agent contract with the Red Sox, so Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado won’t be shipping up to Boston. After spring training in Florida, ‘Nado will be skiffing up to St. Louis for his fifth season with the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The St. Louis Cardinals don’t begin their Grapefruit League schedule until Feb. 22, but off the field they’re getting clobbered by critics who have strong opinions about the team’s slothful offseason. Before I get to what national media are saying,...
The Cardinals are entering the gates of Jupiter, straight into spring training, for seven weeks of drills, hard work, sunshine, blue skies, exhibition games. The return of baseball is still a big deal in me ol’ mind and heart. In the spirit of the obligatory...
For the Cardinals to improve offensively in 2025, a lot of positive things must kick in to get the lineup rolling. By now you’re familiar with the basic list of what we’d like to see in 2025: – Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman get substantially better and live up...
