THE REDBIRD REVIEW After losing two of three games to the Pirates, the Cardinals migrated home with a 3-3 record on their trip to Atlanta and Pittsburgh. Won a series. Lost a series. And so it goes. How good are the Cardinals? I think it depends on your personal...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW John Mozeliak’s first trading deadline as St. Louis baseball boss was back in 2008. Where did the time go? Not counting the pandemic-shortened season of 2020, this will be the Mo’s 16th trade-deadline venture during his term in the head...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Cardinals 2, Pirates 1. What a ballgame. Let us review some of the things that made the competition so special. 1) Lance Lynn, the old grizzly, held his own against the rookie Pittsburgh phenom Paul Skenes. There were a lot of pitcher pounds out...
One week to go on the trading-deadline clock, and I’m counting down and looking around the National League. Here come the sharp traders, playing the angles, looking for the fools to exploit. And those fools will find fool’s gold. Here come the nervous front...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The St. Louis front office is said to be working the emails, texts and phone calls in the pursuit of a starting pitcher before time runs out on the July 30 trading deadline. If president of baseball ops John Mozeliak and staff are successful in...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW It can’t be easy to go to Atlanta, blow a 2-0 lead, and feel a little jab of heartsickness after losing 3-2 in 10 innings. It was a demoralizing way to drop the opener of a three-game series. The Cardinals had to pick themselves up and recover from...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW We’ve come to admire Michael Siani’s defense in center field. In both defensive runs saved and outs above average, Siani is running in a virtual tie at the top of the center-field leaderboard with Washington rookie Jacob Young. Siani certainly will...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals (as you know) split a doubleheader in Atlanta on Saturday. Not to be greedy here, but the visitors should have won both games. In the early game, the Redbirds let a 2-0 slip away to lose 3-2 in 10 innings. At least they rebounded for...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals can go either way in the second half of the season. The All-Star break is over, and now it is time to discover who the Cardinals really are. They could be good. They could be mediocre. They could be bad. I know this is possible because...
