THE REDBIRD REVIEW Wasting Waino’s Most Excellent Start: What a shame for the Cardinals to go down 3-2 at Washington on Tuesday night, ruining a virtuoso start by the timeless Adam Wainwright. With the St. Louis rotation flapping through early-season turbulence, the...
It was a woebegone weekend at Busch Stadium, with the Cardinals failing to fly on the positive vibe of Thursday’s dramatic and inspiring home-opener victory over the Brewers. The momentum, and the series, went Milwaukee’s way. The Brewers opened a 9-2 lead on...
All in all it was a disappointing first series for the Cardinals in Cincinnati. The Cards hammered the Reds 11-6 on Opening Day, only to have the cudgel turned on them for repeated blows during two straight wins by the cranked-up Reds. Onto the review: St. Louis...
Happy Opening Day, boys and girls! In a few hours the Cardinals and Reds will inaugurate a new season of ball, and I’m a little fidgety in anticipation of the first pitch. I think the only remedy is to take another spin around the National League Central. First, a...
On the eve of Opening Day: 30 Cardinals, 30 Questions. POSITION PLAYERS Catcher Yadier Molina: At age 38 can the revered catcher provide significant contributions offensively? In the last two seasons Molina slugged .388 with an 85 OPS+. (The league average is 100...
The 2021 MLB season opens Thursday, with the Cardinals getting this adventure going at Cincinnati. Let the funfair begin. How much fun will the Cardinals and their fans have in 2021? Busch Stadium will be open, and that’s something to smile about. The realities of...
In 2019 the Cardinals flapped their wings at the right time. They won 33 of their final 49 games to put an end to a three-year absence from the MLB postseason. Their 91-71 finish put them atop the NL Central for the first time since 2015. Their starting pitching led...
Continuing my ongoing series on intriguing and potentially important Cardinals for 2021. Today I look at the abundantly talented pitcher, Alex Reyes. I don’t know if I’d call it a debate, but it’s been fun to watch folks line up to boost one candidate or another to...
This is my first in a series of looks at the most intriguing — and likely most important — players in the Cardinals’ 2021 spring-training camp. Enjoy… If only Carlos Martinez could get himself, and the Cardinals, back to the peak years of a...
