The Milwaukee Brewers on Friday traded their excellent closer Devin Williams to the Yankees. This wasn’t surprising because Williams becomes a free agent after the season, and there was no chance for Milwaukee to re-sign him. So the Milwaukee front office wanted to...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The small-market, big-brained Milwaukee Brewers did it again, overcoming the odds and the expectations and wealthier franchises to win the NL Central title. Fans in St. Louis should be used to this by now. I’ve written about this before and I’m...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Wednesday evening at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals competed with urgency and tenacity in a way that made them endearing and fun to watch. And the effort pushed them to outlast the first-place Brewers for a 10-6 victory in 10 innings....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Bases loaded, one out, Cardinals down by a run, with Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Gorman coming up. And you know what happened next – because of course it did. Goldy, strikeout. Gorman, strikeout. Goodnight from Busch Stadium. On the same day the...
IT’S FRIDAY TIME FOR BERNIE BITS! I hope you are doing well, and gearing up for a fun weekend. Get your NCAA Tournament brackets out. It’s almost go time. TRACKING VICTOR SCOTT II Cardinals manager Oli Marmol is impressed with the professionalism and...
The Cardinals are trying to make a comeback in the NL Central and catch the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. Their Redbirds entered Friday’s game at Wrigley Field with a six-game winning streak and a 17-10 record in their last 37 games. There’s a heartbeat! It may not...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Brewers vs. the Cardinals for the NL Central title? “I think anytime we play them it’s a playoff atmosphere,” Brewers closer Devin Williams said. “I think we’re the two best teams in our division, if you ask me. And we always play each other...
The Cardinals are in Milwaukee for the weekend. Let there be plenty of cheese, all-you-can-eat bratwurst, and an abundance of good starting pitching by the visitors from St. Louis. As early-season series go, this one has added importance because the Brewers have won...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After Tuesday’s 8-1 loss to Toronto and another careening, agonizingly tedious start by Jordan Hicks, the Cardinals manager Oli Marmol sounded like a man who had just about seen enough of the pitcher’s wildness, walks, low percentage of strikes...
