THE REDBIRD REVIEW Even during a .500 season and the postseason out of reach, the Cardinals have provided a few pleasant stories. And this isn’t about feel-good stories that aren’t hooked to the outcome of baseball games. These are the type of stories that can carry...
THE MIZ …ZOU REVIEW Just a note to the readers before I get into the game review: I would like to write these Miz-zou Reviews on Sunday. But I need time to work up some of these numbers. And some data wasn’t available until Monday. Even if I get this online...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Last call … for mediocre baseball. The 2024 St. Louis Cardinals are down to their final home stand of the season. Starting Monday night, the Redbirds have four games against the Pirates, followed by a three-game weekend series vs. the Guardians....
BIRD BYTES 1. In his last five games for Triple A Memphis, Nolan Gorman has larruped four home runs, batted .333, and slugged 1.000. He also walked three times and struck out only twice in the five games. 2. Gorman has made progress, striking out only 11 times in 67...
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 Here we go again. The Cardinals cannot escape their recent past and the decisions they’ve made to part ways with several players. Let’s update the list: TOMMY EDMAN He’s going bananas for his new team, the Dodgers. After his first 21 games with Los...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I have something to look forward to, and I think I speak for many of you. Here goes: there are only 18 more games to go on the schedule, and then we are free. We will not have to watch this appallingly inferior St. Louis Cardinals offense...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I was pleased to see the reports of Triple A Memphis infielder Thomas Saggese being promoted by the Cardinals. Saggese entered the season as the Cardinals’ No. 3 prospect according to the respected baseball analyst R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports....
FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY Greetings. I’ll be doing this every Monday during the 2024 NFL season – with some bonus “extra points” thrown in. My goal here today is simple: talk about four things in Week 1 that drew my interest. Your list might be different from...
