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Bernie’s Redbird Review: Let’s Take A Deep Dive Into A Dull Offense
Welcome To The Redbird Review The state of the Cardinals offense was summed up rather well, if not intentionally, by the exasperated...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Let’s Take A Deep Dive Into A Dull Offense
Welcome To The Redbird Review The state of the Cardinals offense was summed up rather well, if not intentionally, by the exasperated manager Mike Shildt following Thursday’s humdrum 4-0 loss to Atlanta. “I’d rather not alibi the fact that we’ve haven’t been as...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Starting Pitching Still Matters. And So Does The Classy Paul Goldschmidt.
Welcome To The Redbird Review Good morning, friends. I woke up this morning in response to a distress signal from the kitchen. Mrs. Bernie was quite disturbed by the site of a fallen bird, resting in peace -- if you know what I mean -- outside on our back deck. The...
BERNIE’S REDBIRD REVIEW: A Crucial Stretch Of Schedule For The Cardinals. An Improved Tyler O’Neill Can Lead The Way.
Welcome To The Redbird Review Monday night at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals opened a critical 20-game stretch of soft-schedule baseball. This is their opportunity to recover from their recent pains and problems. A beaten-down St. Louis team can revitalize by beating...
Bernie: Adam Wainwright’s Hands Are Clean. This Sticky Situation Is MLB’s Fault.
After a rather embarrassing SI.com report, Cardinals pitcher and franchise icon Adam Wainwright confirmed that he purchased $300 worth of glue, cement, goo, gloop -- or whatever the hell it is -- from Brian “Bubba” Harkins, the former LA Angels’ clubhouse attendant...
BERNIE’S REDBIRD REVIEW: Time to Clean Up the Mess and Save the Season
Welcome To The Redbird Review Cardinals President of Baseball Operations, John Mozeliak, declared “maybe we can shake things up a little bit,” during his weekly Sunday visit on KMOX. Brace yourselves, people. But what can Mozeliak do, exactly? 1) Trade for a starting...
Bernie Bits: Cardinals Get Walloped At Wrigley, Nolan Gorman’s Weekend Blast, The Lesson Of Tony La Russa + More
BERNIE BITS The Cardinals. Oh, man. The 32-33 Cardinals. It’s bad. After being swept by the Cubs over the weekend at Wrigley Field, the Cardinals were dumped into fourth place in the NL Central. They’ve won two games in June. After being swallowed by Wrigley Field,...
Bernie’s Bird Bytes: A Look At Team Depth In The NL Central, DeJong Returns, Carpenter Rallies & An Update On Nolan Gorman.
BIRD BYTES 1) Pitching isn’t the only reason why the Cardinals have fallen behind the Brewers and the Cubs in the NL Central. The Cubs and the Brewers have benefited from increased depth, mostly stemming from low-cost additions before and during spring training. ...
Bernie: As The Cardinals Enter Wrigley Field, When Will The Trade Winds Start To Blow?
The Cardinals are about to wander into the wildlife park at Wrigley Field for a three-game weekend set against the Cubs. In their first visit of the season to the famed zoological garden on Chicago’s North Side, the Cardinals hope to avoid a mauling and maybe win a...
BERNIE: Patience Paying Off For Cardinals And Their All-Around StatCast Star, Tyler O’Neill.
For the last three-plus years, the Cardinals have invested vast amounts of patience, hope, and confidence in Tyler O’Neill. Along the way chairman Bill DeWitt Jr., president of baseball operations John Mozeliak, GM Michael Girsch and the organization’s analytics...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: A Tribute To Adam Wainwright, The Cardinals’ Greatest Living Pitcher
Welcome To The Redbird Review. Today's Review is different than the others I’ve done. This one is a review of Adam Wainwright. This one is a tribute to Wainwright. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read it. Let’s begin … Adam Wainwright came to the rescue...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: There’s A Darkness On The Edge Of Town.
Welcome To The Redbird Review. This is not a pleasant task, having to review the horrors of recent events that have enfeebled the village baseball team. But someone must do it. This is no time for Happy Talk. There’s a Darkness on the Edge of Town, people. ...
Bernie’s Bird Bytes: Carlos Martinez, Problem Or Solution? Plus Many Notes On All Things Cardinals.
Bird Bytes: 1) Carlos Martinez starts for the Cardinals against Cleveland on Tuesday night. Will he be a problem or a solution? With the STL rotation torn apart by injuries, he may be the most important starter for his potential to give the team a much needed burst of...