THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Zack and Dak Show is on tour, performing well in an August audition. The Cardinals have an overall 5.90 starting-pitching ERA this month. That ranks 26th in the majors and 14th in the National League. But we can’t blame Dakota Hudson or Zack...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After another troubling start, another loss and another early shower, Adam Wainwright asked the friendly media for advice. “I don’t know what to tell y’all,” Wainwright said after the Pirates picked on the Cardinals again, winning 6–3 Tuesday...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Earlier this month I listened to a national interview with Andrew Friedman, the brilliant president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The hosts asked Friedman about the key to the Dodgers’ sustained success with pitching. Since...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After weeks of getting knocked around by hitters and punishing himself mentally, Adam Wainwright had a solid showing against the Mets on Thursday night. As these things go, this was certainly an improvement on his recent work. That’s intended as a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Oh, well. Matthew Liberatore’s start at Tampa Bay is just a fond memory now. It appears that his excellent work against the Rays was just a tease. A fluke. Unfortunately, a dominant performance that conquered an outstanding baseball team at The Trop...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals avoided a potential trap by winning the first two games of their three-game set against the wretched Oakland A’s. The A’s are historically destitute, having won only 38 of their 120 games this season for a worst-in–show winning...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The St. Louis rotation took another hit on Monday when the team placed lefty Steven Matz went on the Injured List with a strained lat muscle. The setback came after Matz had made a terrific return to the rotation after a demotion to the bullpen....
In his latest grim beatdown by an opponent, Adam Wainwright was flattened by the Royals on Friday night. This was the saddest start of them all for Waino to this point of 2023, but don’t expect anything to change. Manager Oli Marmol is hopelessly devoted to the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s talk about Andrew Knizner. The Cards No. 2 catcher is having a career year offensively. Now, perhaps you will say that this is no big deal because he hasn’t hit much since the Cardinals promoted him to the big leagues in 2019. And that’s...
