Oli Marmol has managed only 35 big-league games, and it’s too soon to make a definitive appraisal. But I like what I’m seeing in one important area: Marmol doesn’t fool around in making lineup changes. Unlike predecessors Mike Matheny and Mike Shildt, Marmol isn’t...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals put on a Sunday-evening show for their fans and the national audience watching on ESPN. It was Oldies Night at Busch Stadium, and three legends led the way to a 15-6 victory over the Giants for the Cards’ first series win since taking...
The Redbird Review The Cardinals will close their homestand with three games against the Giants this weekend. Before they head out to New York (Mets) and Pittsburgh, the Cardinals might want to make the best of home sweet home. The fellers have lost six of their last...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW It’s Thursday, May 12. We have day ball this afternoon inside the birdhouse known as Busch Stadium, where the Orioles and Cardinals put the wrapper on their three-game series. The teams split the first two games, so the aviary bragging rights...
In optioning shortstop Paul DeJong to Triple A Memphis, the Cardinals took the easiest way out of a jam. And there’s nothing wrong with that. It is smart. It is obvious. Demoting DeJong will give the front office time to ponder decisions on multiple fronts. President...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2022 After being flattened by a lightning bolt to the jaw, the Cardinals have the opportunity to make an immediate recovery by defeating the Mets on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. Really, that’s all they can do after being...
The Cardinals won six of 10 games on their three-town, 10-game road trip. Now, going 6-4 makes for a good winning percentage (.600.) I know and appreciate this. But that said, I’m a little greedy and I can’t shake this opinion: the Cardinals should have come away with...
Welcome to the Redbird Review It’s Monday, near noon, and today’s Pirates-Cardinals game has been postponed because of rain. Makes sense; the weather forecast warns of relentless rain for much of the day. To make up for the rainout the teams will play a split...
With the Cardinals’ 28-man roster (unofficially) set for the start of the new season, I want to circle back and take a look at the position-player side of things. This opinion likely puts me in the minority … but this team has a really good group of position players....
