THE REDBIRD REVIEW There’s some day baseball on the menu Thursday, with Cardinals and Padres playing their series finale at 1:15 p.m. The Redbirds can salvage a 2-2 series split by winning this one. Not that it will matter in the standings. The Cards (66-67) are seven...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I’ll get warmed up with nine Fungoes … 1. How low can the Cardinals go? And I’m talking about the number of fans who actually are seated at Busch Stadium for home games. There were fewer than 12,000 patrons in the house for Tuesday’s 7-5 loss to the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW This made the rounds on social media, and there were many tweets and retweets. The words caused quite a stir among the locals. But in case you didn’t hear or see it, here’s the deal … Two terrific San Diego team broadcasters were stunned by the...
Mike Shildt is back in The Lou as manager of the resurgent San Diego Padres. This four-game series is, well, awkward for Cardinals’ management. Shildt was fired shortly after the 2021 season despite guiding the Cardinals to the playoffs in three consecutive years. In...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals were a winner in the trading-deadline shuffle. Based on Wins Above Replacement (WAR) prorated over 162 games, the Cards came out near the top in an evaluation made by esteemed baseball analyst Neil Paine. Here are the top 11 MLB teams...
One week to go on the trading-deadline clock, and I’m counting down and looking around the National League. Here come the sharp traders, playing the angles, looking for the fools to exploit. And those fools will find fool’s gold. Here come the nervous front...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Cardinals fans got their first chance to watch Kyle Gibson start a game that counted, and he did an exceptional job of quieting a potent Padres offense that came in averaging 7.5 runs per contest. And Gibson impressed with his professionalism, poise...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals lost their opening series of the season, losing three of four to the Dodgers. I’m thinking that the Dodgers will win a lot of series at Dodger Stadium this year. Two reasons: (a) They had a home winning percentage of .679 over the past...
If their offseason plan goes as expected, and if the independent projection systems are reasonably accurate, the St. Louis Cardinals will contend for a postseason spot. The Cardinals have two gateways. They can do it by winning the NL Central. They can return to the...
