THE REDBIRD REVIEW After a weekend of baseball in Philadelphia, the Cardinals officially will reach the halfway station of their 162-game regular-season schedule for 2022. The Redbirds are finished playing ball in June, having closed with a sudden and stunning 4-3...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I’ve written plenty of words about the Cardinals and their rotten habit of screwing up the final game of a series. I’m tired of the angle but can’t ignore it. The team won’t give me a break; they do this over and over again to the point of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals did it again, doing enough things poorly to give the Brewers a 6-4 win on Thursday in Milwaukee. And we know what that means: another failure by the Redbirds to put their opponent away when having the opportunity to sweep a three-game...
The question of the day: Does anybody want to win the NL Central? The Brewers and Cardinals have it ridiculously easy because the competition in the NL Central is a joke. The Pirates, Cubs and Reds have combined for a .375 winning percentage this season, leaving the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Over the weekend The Cardinals won a series and moved into first place. That’s good. The Cards also botched a chance to sweep the Reds in a loss that enabled Milwaukee to pick up a game in the NL Central standings. That’s disappointing. The...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals have spent much of their 2022 season in a maze. They have short winning streaks, and short losing streaks. They get hot, warming their hopes, and suddenly turn cold. Right direction, wrong direction. Still wandering around in the maze....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are 32-23 as they open a three-game series tonight at Tampa Bay. But what would their record look like without the punch and pitching provided by their rookies? As for the rookie hitters, we don’t need to post a lengthy review of their...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals had a disappointing start to their five-game series at Wrigley Field, getting clubbed 7-5 by the Cubs on Thursday night. Starting pitcher Miles Mikolas will try to get the Cardinals on track in Friday’s 1:20 p.m. game, but he’ll need...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Watching Nolan Gorman launch the fireworks over Memorial Day Weekend, it’s understandable to have the fantasy kick in. The fantasy of a scary lineup that’s packed with power and abundant production. An offense that consistently scores a healthy...
