WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE OVERVIEW: The Cardinals dropped a surreal game on Wednesday night at American Family Field, losing 4-1 to the Brewers. With the setback the Cardinals are 22-15 and lead the Brewers by two games in the NL Central. The overall trend is...
After having a day off following their stretch of 17 games without a break, the Cardinals are set to resume play Tuesday night in Milwaukee, opening a three-game series against the Brewers. It should be fun to see the teams with the best records in the NL Central get...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE RESET: After winning six in a row, the Cardinals closed the Mets series with two consecutive losses — and dreary losses at that. On the happy-talk side of the street, I’ll point out that the Cardinals have won 10 of their last...
Going into the 2021 season, as I tried to handicap a Milwaukee vs. St. Louis race in the NL Central, this how I framed it: Offense, edge to Milwaukee: My read was that the Brewers had more overall certainty than the Cardinals. Unlike 2020, outfielders Christian Yelich...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL: The Cardinals are getting all peppy and bouncy. They’ve won eight of their last 10 games, pulling it off with firecrackers on offense and fire-extinguisher pitching. The index includes a frothy 6-0 record in sweeps of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Tuesday was a good night of baseball for your St. Louis Cardinals. A festoon of positivity. A night for genuine Happy Talk. There was a terrific start by Carlos Martinez, blasts of timely RBI doubles from raptorious hitters, an aerobatic defensive...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW BRIEF OVERVIEW: What’s up with the Philadelphia Phillies? They have a 6-10 record in their last 16 games, going 3-1 against the Cardinals and 3-9 vs. other opponents. I’m not sure why the Cardinals have become the Phillies’ favorite cheesesteak and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW WONDERFUL WEEKEND: The baseball mood around our municipality was certainly brightened by a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. As recently as last Thursday the Cardinals were last in the NL Central with an 8-10 record. And now? The Cardinals...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW: The Cardinals traveled to Philadelphia and Washington for an Amtrak special. At the end of the line the trip was the title of a Springsteen song: “Downbound Train.” And yes, I kinda feel like I’m a rider on that damn downbound train. I must...
