THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals made it official Tuesday night, claiming the NL Central title with a methodical 6-2 victory over the Brewers in Milwaukee. The post-game jamboree featured all the champagne and beer that you could pour, plus tributes galore. The boys...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are down to their final eight games of the regular season. There are many positives. They’ve all but officially clinched first place in the NL Central. They have the second-best record in the majors (38-18) since July 27, and are No. 3...
Adam Wainwright hasn’t been Adam Wainwright this month. In four September starts, he’s pitched to a 5.57 ERA over 21 innings. He isn’t as sharp. The pitches lack snap, and life. His ground-ball rate over the four starts has dropped to 39.8 percent. He’s calling it a...
Perfect. The towering presence on the mound, the monolith behind home plate. Adam Wainwright. Yadier Molina. Two legendary figures in all of their glory, setting a major-league record, entering their names into baseball history. There was so much to absorb, and nearly...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Is it a slump? Yeah, it kind of is. But I’d describe it a different way: the Cardinals are in a rut. It’s nothing extreme or particularly worrisome. Nothing, so far, that has weakened their hold over the Brewers for first place in the NL Central....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW For those who weren’t sure what the Cardinals were getting when left-handed starting pitchers Jose Quintana and Jordan Montgomery arrived at the Aug. 2 trade deadline, here’s an update on how they’ve done: – Quintana-Montgomery combined starts: 15....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The 2022 season is speeding by us. The Cardinals have only 24 games remaining on their schedule. Nine days from now, Summer officially will turn into Fall. On the second day of October, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina will play their final...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Can I say something here? The Cardinals are a good team. A really good team. And a fun and entertaining team. I’ll draw the line right there. When the Cards begin competing in the 2022 postseason, we’ll see if they can be a great team. But I...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Somewhere in the world there are happier places than Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. But not many. Not at this time. Not when Albert Pujols leaves the on-deck circle and makes his way into the batter’s box. More than 45,000 people rise from their...
