BIRD WATCHING It’s Monday and a brand new week for hobbyists to resume their springtime birdwatching with the most intriguing Redbirds in the Jupiter springtime habitat. Today my short-take focus is on JJ Wetherholt, the 7th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. The...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals couldn’t complete a four-game sweep of the Pirates because the offense got shut down again in Thursday’s 3-2 loss at Busch Stadium. For the 73rd time this season, the Cardinals were held to three runs or fewer in a game. Only three NL...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here we go again. The Cardinals cannot escape their recent past and the decisions they’ve made to part ways with several players. Let’s update the list: TOMMY EDMAN He’s going bananas for his new team, the Dodgers. After his first 21 games with Los...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The standings math is grim, but I don’t want to totally eliminate the Cardinals from playoff contention just yet. I’m not being naive here. I just respect the process. Cue up Lenny Kravitz: It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over. I didn’t...
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...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here are seven things I want to see from the Cardinals over their final 41 regular-season games: 1. Let’s see a bleeping pulse: the Redbirds (60-61) are drifting their way into complete irrelevancy as a postseason applicant. But I’ll play along...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals sleep walked through a 6-0 loss to the Mets on Monday afternoon, and I don’t know what to say after sitting through it. Actually, I do know what to say: Thank You, Cardinals, for your role in making sure I got a chance to nap after...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals were a winner in the trading-deadline shuffle. Based on Wins Above Replacement (WAR) prorated over 162 games, the Cards came out near the top in an evaluation made by esteemed baseball analyst Neil Paine. Here are the top 11 MLB teams...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals had many bouquets tossed their way Monday after acquiring starting pitcher Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham from the White Sox. It was part of a three-team transaction with Tommy Edman trading in Cardinal red for Dodger blue. The...
