After another disappointing start on Monday, let’s head on over to Baseball Reference and review the ledger of lefty pitcher Matthew Liberatore, the latest starter to fill the rotation void left by the predictable injury to Steven Matz. I would like to see Liberatore...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE RESET: After winning six in a row, the Cardinals closed the Mets series with two consecutive losses — and dreary losses at that. On the happy-talk side of the street, I’ll point out that the Cardinals have won 10 of their last...
BERNIE BITS From the time that Vladimir Tarasenko returned to the lineup on March 6, and up until Monday night’s 4-1 win over Colorado, the Blues were begging for goals from some of their biggest guns, only to watch them shoot blanks. In just over 1,300 minutes of...
BIRD BYTES, 3-16 Five fungoes on the Cardinals: 1-Put this in the overstuffed “It’s Only Spring Training!” file. But it would be nice to see Cards shortstop Paul DeJong get something going before the start of the regular season. DeJong is 2 for 23 with 10...
In 2019 the Cardinals flapped their wings at the right time. They won 33 of their final 49 games to put an end to a three-year absence from the MLB postseason. Their 91-71 finish put them atop the NL Central for the first time since 2015. Their starting pitching led...
According to informed speculation that’s floating about, the Cardinals have interest in free-agent starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi. The righthander from nearby Highland, IL turns 31 in March. Odorizzi is coming off an outlier-type of season, starting only four games...
Since the news popped on the Cardinals’ tentative trade agreement with Colorado for Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, a question keeps bugging me: What did I miss? You see, I was adamant: I just couldn’t believe Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and president of...
Our friend Derrick Goold got at least some of The Best Fans In Baseball reaching for inhalers with this teaser in Thursday’s Post-Dispatch and STLtoday: “Adam Wainwright has received several competitive offers, and one of the current offers is from the San Diego...