THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here’s my latest in a series of columns examining the Cardinals as they hit the 81-game mark of the season to complete the first 50 percent of their schedule. They reach that milestone Friday against the Reds. I led off with Masyn Winn being my...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW There isn’t all that much to say about Cincinnati’s 11-4 whupping of the Cardinals before a benumbed home audience at Busch Stadium. Thursday night, the Reds turned Busch into Bash and demolished starting pitcher Miles Mikolas. The Reds razed...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals have answered some questions while winning 26 of their last 40 games during a spirited gallop that began May 12. Starting pitching? The top four are good. And a team can win a lot of games when their four best starters come through...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here’s Part II of my look at the 2024 Cardinals as they near their 81st game and the halfway mark of the regular-season schedule. In my first piece of the series, I chose rookie shortstop Masyn Winn as the team’s first-half MVP. It was an obvious...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After a rainout, the Cardinals (40-37) and Braves will play a split doubleheader with two games on Wednesday. The unscheduled break on Tuesday didn’t slow down the season. The dates on the baseball calendar are flipping fast. The Cardinals are...
Springfield’s team bus rumbled south on a 14-hour trek from the Ozarks to the Texas Gulf Coast and Cards’ southpaw Cooper Hjerpe passed time by texting with friend and former Oregon State teammate Jacob Melton, the Houston Astros’ second-round pick in 2022 and now...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW In the Cardinals’ 4-3 victory over Atlanta, the hot-as-the-STL-summer home team did a bunch of things we liked in rolling to their fourth straight win. Up front, the Cardinals were able to manufacture runs instead of rocketing pitches over the wall...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are in a good place right now. They’ll have to stay there instead of going backward, but that isn’t the focus of this column. Today I’m putting my attention on how the Cardinals rallied to become relevant and...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S Injuries are never a good thing for a team, but there can be benefits. When someone goes on the Injured List, his absence creates an opportunity for another player. And that can pay off. Which brings us to Alec Burleson. Since outfielder Lars...
