THE REDBIRD REVIEW The blitz keeps coming. After another dull, zombies-in-the yard performance and a 5-1 loss to the Angels, the Cardinals are 10-20 through the first 30 games since 1972. I’m not sure what happened to the ‘72 Redirds, a ballclub that received...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Rookie Jordan Walker’s last game before being optioned to Triple A Memphis was April 23 in Seattle. He was sent down, in part, because the Cardinals wanted to extend regular playing time to Tyler O’Neill, Lars Nootbaar, Dylan Carlson and Alec...
Hey, how about some Happy Talk? As the Cardinals open a six-game homestand on Tuesday night, they’re 10-19 and have played dreadful, across-the-board baseball. They’re dwelling in last place in the NL Central, 10 games behind the first-place Pirates. This division has...
Mike Shannon enjoyed life more than anyone I’ve known. He had so many friends, so many activities and so much fun, Mike bypassed the peace and quiet of a traditional night of sleep by taking a series of short naps during the day. I don’t know how Shannon did it, but...
“April is the cruelest month.” — T. S. Eliot The Cardinals spent the month of April in a free fall, unable to defeat gravity or most of the teams on their schedule. They reinvented the so-called “Cardinal Way” and reversed it by losing games in every...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals move into Dodger Stadium for a weekend of baseball. They undoubtedly entered Chavez Ravine in a better mood, having escaped San Francisco on Thursday with a dandy 6-0 Thursday win that blocked the Giants from completing a four-game...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Bad starting pitching, bad defense, bad bullpen, bad offense, bad baserunning, an overwhelmed manager and an underwhelming front office. They don’t get out to many leads, but they do let many leads slip away. And during Wednesday’s postgame show on...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Many thoughts on Jordan Walker’s demotion to the minors: 1. This will benefit Walker in the long term. The 20-year-old rookie made the long jump from Double A baseball to the majors leagues, and a couple of potentially serious flaws came with him....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals have used seven outfielders in 24 games. And this doesn’t include Juan Yepez, who was on the team for a while, serving as an injury sub for Lars Nootbaar. Manager Oli Marmol has used 12 different outfield combinations in the 24 games....
