THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals returned to The Lou after a rousing road trip. The Redbirds went a vigorous 5-2 in their two-city itinerary that had stops in Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. By the time the fellers came home, they were 4 and ½ games within reach of...
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Ryan Helsley was chosen for the NL All-Star team. The honor was warranted and obvious. There is no debate here. Not even at a time when Americans can’t agree on much of anything. I mean, 31 saves by July 2? Among major-league...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s talk about Nolan Arenado. Over his last four games through Sunday, Arenado was 9 for 18 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs. With Arenado dispensing several big hits, the Cardinals won three of the four contests. Arenado did not...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals were down 5-0 after three innings Friday at Washington. That’s an awfully big gap. Can the tourists from St. Louis win this game? Forget about it. That was about as likely as Democrats and Republicans getting along beautifully on...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Andre Pallante was there all along, hoping for a chance to submit an application for membership in the St. Louis starting rotation. The Cardinals didn’t really see that for him. They were still trying to convince everyone – unsuccessfully – that...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Next stop for the Cardinals: four games in Washington D.C. One thing to definitely keep an eye on is how much offense the Redbirds will generate against the Nationals’ scheduled row of starting pitchers. The Cardinals will face four left-handed...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Nolan Gorman had a stressful (for him) and alarming (for us) performance in June. Swing and a miss. Swing and a miss. Swing and a miss. Poor dude. Get this man into July to start over, and hope the Cardinals won’t have to set up a reunion,...
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...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW As we’ve noted in recent days, the Cardinals are averaging only 3.95 runs per game this season, a sad little number that ranks 14th among the 15 National League teams and 26th overall. I think we can agree on this: that’s pitiful. As a matter of...