THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are in Pittsburgh for their final three games of the regular season. But despite being on the verge of completing the 162-game schedule, the Cardinals aren’t fully settled in time for the playoffs. Questions are lingering in the autumn...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Paul DeJong was paid $4 million by the Cardinals in 2021. He has a $6 million guaranteed salary for 2022. Next season DeJong’s guaranteed pay jumps to $9 million. So that will be an outlay of $19 million guaranteed dollars by the Cardinals over a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals made it official Tuesday night, claiming the NL Central title with a methodical 6-2 victory over the Brewers in Milwaukee. The post-game jamboree featured all the champagne and beer that you could pour, plus tributes galore. The boys...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are down to their final eight games of the regular season. There are many positives. They’ve all but officially clinched first place in the NL Central. They have the second-best record in the majors (38-18) since July 27, and are No. 3...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After the Cardinals took their bats and cracked the ice to break out for a 5-4 win over the Padres on Thursday, the best quote of the day came from manager Oli Marmol. It wasn’t a bunch of palaver about how he never was concerned by the team’s...
Let’s tip the cap to Brendan Donovan. Other than Albert Pujols launching rockets with unexpected regularity, Donovan is the most pleasant surprise of the Cardinals’ 2022 season. Donovan’s grand-slammer Thursday that took down the Padres was electric,...
“When you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.” – Dr. Seuss You may have heard something about the Cardinals and how their hitters are currently stuck in a massive crater of preposterous futility. Over the past few...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I’ve been spending too much time thinking about the Cardinals recent troubles on offense. Their declining team batting average, their shrinking onbase percentage, their fading slugging power, and their strain to score runs. The downturn isn’t...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are playing like a group that’s gotten bored by whupping up on bad teams. Perhaps the pursuit of first place in the NL Central was too easy for them. It’s probably a challenge to compete with urgency when there’s no pressure. I mean,...
