WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals (as you know) split a doubleheader in Atlanta on Saturday. Not to be greedy here, but the visitors should have won both games. In the early game, the Redbirds let a 2-0 slip away to lose 3-2 in 10 innings. At least they rebounded for...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals can go either way in the second half of the season. The All-Star break is over, and now it is time to discover who the Cardinals really are. They could be good. They could be mediocre. They could be bad. I know this is possible because...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Only 66 games to go for the Cardinals. They went into the All-Star break with a 50-46 record and had their hands on the No. 2 wild-card ticket in the National League. In the wild-card pacing, the Cardinals are perched between the No. 1 Braves and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals sputtered into the All-Star break by losing four of six games to the Royals and Cubs at Busch Stadium. After six weeks of watching the Redbirds play winning baseball, their late downturn was disappointing. This does not mean the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW One of the best moves made by Cardinals manager Oli Marmol this season was the decision to upgrade Alec Burleson to a VIP position in the lineup. Burleson is thriving at a spot where many managers place their best hitter. And that tells us a plenty...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Monday morning, I turned on the microphone to talk about Cardinals baseball with my friend Will Leitch in our weekly “Seeing Red” podcast. We’re both full of energy and opinions. It’s probably my favorite hour of the week. Will asked a good...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals returned to The Lou after a rousing road trip. The Redbirds went a vigorous 5-2 in their two-city itinerary that had stops in Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. By the time the fellers came home, they were 4 and ½ games within reach of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals won the series opener at Pittsburgh, 7-4, and gave us a few things to talk about. FUNGOES + Tuesday’s 7-4 win at Pittsburgh moved the Cardinals up to 44-40 on the season. St. Louis hasn’t been four games over. 500 since the final day...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW As we’ve noted in recent days, the Cardinals are averaging only 3.95 runs per game this season, a sad little number that ranks 14th among the 15 National League teams and 26th overall. I think we can agree on this: that’s pitiful. As a matter of...