THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals needed to win Sunday’s game to wrestle for a series split with the Rockies. The Redbirds took care of business with a 5-1 victory that featured a complete all-around team performance. We haven’t seen that enough in 2024. The starting...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S Are the Cardinals going to lose a home series to the Colorado Rockies? Is this really going to happen? Well, it’s certainly possible after the team in purple took two of the first three games at Busch Stadium. The best the Redbirds can do is win on...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals blew a 4-0 lead on Friday at Busch Stadium and found themselves trailing Colorado 5-4 through five innings. For cripe’s sake. Could this be a second consecutive mortifying loss to the Rockies, the woebegone team that lurched...
The Cardinals (65-51) are in their most positive groove of the season, having won 11 of 14 games since the Aug. 2 trade deadline to surge into first place in the NL Central, three games ahead of the Brewers. It’s taken a while, but Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals won a game that was close to becoming an unbearable loss. After taking a 3-0 lead over the roadkill Rockies, you can’t give the game away. You just can’t. And especially not to this particular opponent, which came into Busch Stadium...
NOTES ON MY SCORECARD 1) The Milwaukee Brewers got back on track by beating the Tampa Bay Rays on consecutive days. The Crew, feeling better about themselves, are off on Thursday. They’re looking forward to the three-game series against the Cardinals that opens Friday...
It’s the 11th day of August, and the Cardinals have only 52 games to go in their schedule. Then, maybe, they’ll compete in the postseason. This season is rushing by, moving as fast as the baseball travels when struck by Aaron Judge. On Wednesday night, as I watched...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals were walloped back to reality at Coors Field on Tuesday night, getting demolished 16-5 by the Rockies. After winning seven straight games, the Cards were embarrassed in their most lopsided loss of the season. Frankly speaking, this...
Welcome To The Redbird Review I’m not being sarcastic when I say this, but let’s give a little credit to shortstop Paul DeJong for thinking and getting deep when asked about the team’s pallid offense. After Thursday’s somber 5-2 loss at Colorado, Pauly D went Zen on...
