BIRD WATCHING I’m tracking the Cardinals from afar this spring, with powerful and special binoculars that allow me to observe the Redbirds in their spring habitat from my home, 1,100 miles away. Well, no, I can’t actually see them. But my purpose with the Bird...
Welcome to the Bird Watching With this column, I’m beginning a series of pieces that will look at some important areas of 2025 Cardinals and the questions that come with them. That includes position battles, decisions to be made by manager Oli Marmol about the lineup,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After the Cardinals took a swing – but whiffed – at making the MLB playoffs, I’m left scrounging for nice things to point out about the flock. News arrived over the online transom on Tuesday: three Cardinals made it to the list of National League...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals had a good week, going 4-2 while winning two consecutive series against superior teams, Milwaukee and Minnesota. The success barely moved the needle – and actually, their playoff chances got WORSE. According to FanGraphs, the Cardinals...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The standings math is grim, but I don’t want to totally eliminate the Cardinals from playoff contention just yet. I’m not being naive here. I just respect the process. Cue up Lenny Kravitz: It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over. I didn’t...
What was I doing when the typing stopped? Writing words. Of course. Naturally. It was the first day of May. Like many of you, I was playing tight defense against the Covid-19,, doing my job in the safe space of my home office. After completing my Friday morning...
