Big series for the Cardinals in Milwaukee this weekend and a momentus night for the Wainwright/Molina battery. Ben Frederickson joins us to talk about the occasion and how Wainwright is just an excellent pitcher, period, regardless of age. With a tough schedule ahead,...
While doing some reading earlier this year, my eyes were drawn to a choice quote from a wonderful and legendary old pitcher, the great Satchel Paige. I made sure to mark it and keep it. “Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been...
Welcome to The Redbird Review: The Cardinals won a three-game series at Cincinnati but lost three dates on the MLB calendar. At 68-64, the Cards are down to 30 regular-season games. They are very much in contention for the NL’s No. 2 wild-card spot, hanging at 2 ½...
Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. It’s all-day baseball on this Wednesday, with the Cardinals and Reds having back-to-back bouts in a doubleheader at Great American Ball Park. The NL’s No. 2 wild-card spot is up for grabs, and the race tightened again...
A look at the Wild Card standings around MLB with Brian Walton of thecardinalnation.com. We dive into the minor league schedule extension as well as potential September call ups for the Cardinals. Timeline for Dakota Hudson’s return and the other position players who...
Paul Goldschmidt is doing great since the All-Star break. But that’s a redundant statement. And it’s not as if he’ll be fully appreciated, anyway. For an old-school baseball town, we tend to get weird about certain players. Goldschmidt is an example. Yes, Cards fans...
The Cardinals came into Cincinnati at a good time, with their pitchers having a chance to tranquilize a listless Reds offense. But would this be easy? Probably not. After a lackadaisical 2-4 road trip to Milwaukee and Miami, the Reds were returning to the Great...
Welcome to The Redbird Review Excuse me for holding my nose as I look at the state of play in the so-called competition for the No. 2 wild card in the National League. It appears that this fracas will come down to this question: which team will produce the least...
Welcome to The Redbird Review THE OBVIOUS OPENING COMMENT: Pirates 11, Cardinals 7. The most horrendous and humiliating loss of the season for the increasingly kooky Redbirds. When the Pirates are now beating your arse on a regular basis, you can’t be taken seriously....
