The pandemic took so much away. Lives, health, jobs, savings accounts, unhindered travel, sacred rituals, and precious time spent in the company of cherished family and loved ones. Weddings were postponed and little kids couldn’t have their normal birthday parties....
Adam Wainwright. Ageless Adam Wainwright. Awesome Adam Wainwright. Adam Bloomin’ Wainwright. He’s 39, going on 40, going all Bob Gibson, still going stronger than oodles of young starting pitchers who can’t match his endurance, his brain, his stuff, his...
Welcome to the Redbird Review You may have noticed how the Cardinals are laboring and toiling to build sustained success, going 0-7 in their last seven chances to winch their record to two games above the .500 barrier. The latest attempt to take this modest step led...
Welcome To The Redbird Review. Today’s Review is different than the others I’ve done. This one is a review of Adam Wainwright. This one is a tribute to Wainwright. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read it. Let’s begin … Adam Wainwright came to the...
In his final home game at Coors Field, in his last at-bat as the core of the Colorado Rockies, Nolan Arenado lost a seven-pitch duel against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. After fouling off three consecutive pitches, Arenado succumbed to Kershaw’s Hall of Fame slider....
It’s Homecoming Day in St. Louis. It’s the home-opener for the Cardinals, the first look at the rival Milwaukee Brewers, and the chance for the red faithful to walk into Busch Stadium, walk through wonderful memories and into the past, when everyone could be together...
BERNIE BITS As you’ve likely heard by now, free-agent Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina would consider retiring instead of accepting an unsatisfactory contract offer. Yadi revealed his thinking in an interview with Cardinals broadcaster Polo Ascencio for La Vida...
BERNIE BITS It would be crazily premature to declare that we’re safe and free from the deadly virus that plagued the world this year. We’re not there yet; the availability of the vaccines is extremely limited by the predictable but incomprehensible lack of...
Not exactly breaking news, but Major League Baseball has a problem: not enough action or entertainment. Too many swings and misses and strikeouts. Too many walks. Too much standing around. And not enough batted balls in play to get fielders chasing and base runners...
