THE REDBIRD REVIEW If you’re still wondering why the Cardinals have prioritized the modernization and restoration of the team’s ailing minor-league and player-development system and all of the infrastructure contained it it … Well, I’m happy to provide some...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The 2024 Cardinals are winding down, with only four games remaining in a disappointing season that wasn’t all bad. They’ll complete their series at Colorado on Thursday afternoon, then jet to San Francisco for a three-game weekend. And that will be...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I want to go with something positive today, and it’s not because I’m being a softy, or a Cardinals’ apologist, or scanning the cloudy sky for a ray of hope. The Cards are 74-72, and won’t be in the postseason tournament, and the ownership and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are mystifying. They really are. After slogging to a miserable 5-12 record in their first 17 games of August to severely damage their wild-card chances, the Redbirds are suddenly stacking wins against some of the best teams in the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals won the series opener at Pittsburgh, 7-4, and gave us a few things to talk about. FUNGOES + Tuesday’s 7-4 win at Pittsburgh moved the Cardinals up to 44-40 on the season. St. Louis hasn’t been four games over. 500 since the final day...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals blew a 4-0 lead on Friday at Busch Stadium and found themselves trailing Colorado 5-4 through five innings. For cripe’s sake. Could this be a second consecutive mortifying loss to the Rockies, the woebegone team that lurched...
After another disappointing start on Monday, let’s head on over to Baseball Reference and review the ledger of lefty pitcher Matthew Liberatore, the latest starter to fill the rotation void left by the predictable injury to Steven Matz. I would like to see Liberatore...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals had many, many problems in 2023. Offensively the team statistically ranked among the top 10 in the majors through the end of July, but faded over the final two months because of injuries and the fatigue of chronic losing. Having noted...
Two weeks ago I wrote about the possibility of Yadier Molina rejoining the Cardinals as a coach. Not to rehash all of the particulars, but there are plenty of valuable and meaningful reasons for the hire including his impact on game planning and the pitching staff,...
