We’re down to a week to go before the Cardinals line up for their season opener at home against the Pirates. There will be pomp and circumstance and a family reunion highlighted by the homecoming of Albert Pujols. The town will be painted red. There will be Adam...
A couple of months ago, I wrote a column about Albert Pujols and the Cardinals and the practicality of a reconnection. Without getting into all of that again, I’ll just offer this: In discussing why there was at least some merit to the reunion I fully focused on his...
The Cardinals are chasing the Milwaukee Brewers, trailing the first-place Crew by 10 games in the NL Central. The Cards hope to scissor Milwaukee’s lead during 13 head-to-head games between now and the end of the regular season. The rivals open a three-game set at...
“But why had he always felt so strongly the magnetic pull of home, why had he thought so much about it and remembered it with such blazing accuracy, if it did not matter, and if this little town, and the immortal hills around it, was not the only home he had on earth?...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE UPSHOT: The Cardinals won their fifth consecutive game on Monday night and did so with bombast, powering up for a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets. On the wind of a 9-2 record in their last 11 games, the Cards (17-12) have hovered into a...
In Part I of my look at Nolan Arenado and the so-called “Coors Effect” I pointed to some stats and metrics that hopefully explained why it’s sensible to look beyond the surface-level numbers. And now he comes to Busch Stadium … a beast that menaces hitters. ...
In this week’s “Tony Talk”, All-Star Game memories as a kid and as a manager. As the Angels deal with tragedy, Tony reflects on how the Cardinals handled the sudden death of Darryl Kile. Also, does a manager use the media to get a message to his...
In this week’s “Tony Talk”, Tony is headed to London for MLB’s first series there. Topics include improving pace of play; what Tony says is working at the minor league level. Also, pitchers avoiding Tommy John surgery. Plus, the legacy of Walt Jocketty in St.Louis...
In this week’s “Tony Talk” the topic is Albert Pujols. His exit from St. Louis and his return to Busch this weekend. What Mark McGwire said to Tony about Albert in the Spring of 2001. Also, the myth that Pujols only made the team because of a Bonilla...
