THE REDBIRD REVIEW I have something to look forward to, and I think I speak for many of you. Here goes: there are only 18 more games to go on the schedule, and then we are free. We will not have to watch this appallingly inferior St. Louis Cardinals offense...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Text message from a friend who loves the Cardinals and hates what he’s seeing from them. In a pathetically soft appearance, the Cardinals got swept and had the WKRP kicked out of them in Cincinnati for three straight nights. It was another...
As the Cardinals strutted to a 33-18 record over a two-month period earlier this season, they had the look of a postseason-bound team. Good times! But the dance music stopped and the lights were turned off. What happened? Why is it suddenly so quiet and dark and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Lost in the caterwauling over the destitute St. Louis offense were the cracking sounds of a heavy baseball bat blasting pitches served by a Cards starter. It is an alarming noise that warns us of the severe damage to come. It means that another...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW You may have noticed: the St. Louis Cardinals have a phlegmatic offense. This is a fancy way of saying they have a bad offense. I must use big words to keep myself entertained. And of course you’ve noticed. This is hardly breaking news, or a problem...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals lost again Monday, going into the automaton mode to accept a 6-1 beatdown by the Reds in Cincinnati. This was a bad one. It was also the new normal. By now, no one should be surprised to see the Cardinals get flattened in a game. I...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The news of the day: the Cardinals promoted Jordan Walker from Triple A Memphis and made roster space by placing Matt Carpenter (lower back) on the Injured List. Walker is with the Cardinals in Cincinnati for the start of a three-game series. I’ll...
One week to go on the trading-deadline clock, and I’m counting down and looking around the National League. Here come the sharp traders, playing the angles, looking for the fools to exploit. And those fools will find fool’s gold. Here come the nervous front...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW There isn’t all that much to say about Cincinnati’s 11-4 whupping of the Cardinals before a benumbed home audience at Busch Stadium. Thursday night, the Reds turned Busch into Bash and demolished starting pitcher Miles Mikolas. The Reds razed...
