Bernie: What Are The Cardinals Doing To Jordan Walker’s Career? Intervene, Bill DeWitt Jr., And Put An End To The Madness.
Imagine what it would be like for Jordan Walker if he'd been drafted by an organization that knew what the heck it was doing in the development of players. And as Walker returns to the minors after spending a weird and wasted week with the cray-cray Cardinals, he...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: The Brewers Are What The Cardinals Used To Be.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Milwaukee Brewers, the St. Louis Cardinals. Three summertime games at Busch Stadium. Two contenders, two rivals, meet again in a scrap for the NL Central division title. Oh, wait. That’s right. I suppose I need more coffee or something. I must...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: The Very Odd Case Of Jordan Walker. Are The Cardinals Messing Up Another Young Hitter?
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I don’t think Cardinals manager Oli Marmol wants to get fired, or is trying to get sacked. But in a word, this plan he’s worked up for Jordan Walker is cockamamie. On Aug. 12, when the second-year right fielder was recalled after a long stay in the...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: At Least I Can Catch Up On My Sleep During Cardinals’ Games.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I don't know about you, but I'm tired of watching the Cardinals hit into ground-ball double plays. Actually, it's tiring just to watch this team. We should all take more naps ... just like the team. OK, I'm being a little nasty here. I would like to...
Weekend At Bernie’s: Bad Moon Rising. Five Straight Losses By the Cardinals.
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals went down – hard – in a 7-6 loss to the Dodgers on Friday at Busch Stadium. That’s five consecutive losses and a continuation of a horrendous August for this fading whatchamacallit. I use that word, only because I’m not sure what to...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: 7 Things I Want To See From The Cardinals In Their Remaining Games.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here are seven things I want to see from the Cardinals over their final 41 regular-season games: 1. Let’s see a bleeping pulse: the Redbirds (60-61) are drifting their way into complete irrelevancy as a postseason applicant. But I’ll play along...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Is It Quitting Time For The Cardinals? We’ll Soon Find Out.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Text message from a friend who loves the Cardinals and hates what he’s seeing from them. In a pathetically soft appearance, the Cardinals got swept and had the WKRP kicked out of them in Cincinnati for three straight nights. It was another...
Bernie On The Cardinals: Oh, No! Why Does It Feel Like 2023 Again?
As the Cardinals strutted to a 33-18 record over a two-month period earlier this season, they had the look of a postseason-bound team. Good times! But the dance music stopped and the lights were turned off. What happened? Why is it suddenly so quiet and dark and...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: An Aging Cardinals Rotation Isn’t Holding Up In The Summer Heat.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Lost in the caterwauling over the destitute St. Louis offense were the cracking sounds of a heavy baseball bat blasting pitches served by a Cards starter. It is an alarming noise that warns us of the severe damage to come. It means that another...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: The Cardinals Promoted Jordan Walker. So Why Is He Sitting On The Gosh-Dang Bench?
THE REDBIRD REVIEW You may have noticed: the St. Louis Cardinals have a phlegmatic offense. This is a fancy way of saying they have a bad offense. I must use big words to keep myself entertained. And of course you’ve noticed. This is hardly breaking news, or a problem...