Welcome to The Redbird Review Gosh — or should I say Oshkosh? — the Milwaukee Brewers are good. Not that we needed reaffirmation of this obvious reality, but the Crew moved into Busch Stadium, took control early and locked in a 2-0 victory over the...
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...
Before making the stunning trade for third baseman Nolan Arenado, Cardinals management seemed to be taking the easy-rider approach to 2021. In my words — not theirs — I’d sum it up this way: The NL Central is mediocre, and could be really bad, so we...
The Cardinals are about to wander into the wildlife park at Wrigley Field for a three-game weekend set against the Cubs. In their first visit of the season to the famed zoological garden on Chicago’s North Side, the Cardinals hope to avoid a mauling and maybe win a...
Welcome To The Redbird Review. This is not a pleasant task, having to review the horrors of recent events that have enfeebled the village baseball team. But someone must do it. This is no time for Happy Talk. There’s a Darkness on the Edge of Town, people. ...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW… The Cardinals were a headstrong troupe in Milwaukee, winning two of three games from the Brewers including the 2-0 tipping-point triumph on Thursday afternoon. The Cardinals were madly imperfect. They were also stubbornly and...
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...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s get to it, shall we? THE OVERVIEW: Tuesday night’s 6-1 win over the Brewers at American Family Field gave the Cardinals a 22-14 record. With a .611 winning percentage the Cards are tied with the surprising Giants for the best...
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...
