THE REDBIRD REVIEW Hello, again. Hope you’re having a fine day and are gearing up for a fun and relaxing weekend. Let’s begin … PRELIMINARIES: The Cardinals return to the field of play Friday, opening a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners at Busch Stadium....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I was happily surprised to see Matt Carpenter batting leadoff for Sunday’s series wrap at Milwaukee. It seemed like old times for the oldest player on the Cardinals. It was a smart move by manager Oli Marmol to go with Carpenter at the top of the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW As the Cardinals get set to start a three-game series at Camden Yards, let’s look at the Baltimore Orioles as an important history lesson for Cardinals ownership and management. We can call it a cautionary tale, or a warning. But the Orioles are a...
Note from Bernie: The Cardinals optioned Paul DeJong to Triple A Memphis on Tuesday afternoon to give him a chance to reboot offensively. This column was written a few hours before today’s news. To take DeJong’s roster spot the Cardinals promoted rookie...
After John Mozeliak and Bill DeWitt Jr. fired Mike Shildt, “Mo” said he didn’t have to venture far to find the next manager. Every indication is that the Cardinals plan to keep the job in the family. The Redbird family. Now, that doesn’t mean management will follow...
What a season. For the longest time the Cardinals had a bizarre inability to break from the adhesion of .500 baseball. And now, in this sensational September, they are leading the faithful to a bazaar of baseball delights. On this first official day of autumn, the...
Welcome To The Redbird Review. THE LOOK OF THINGS: After losing 5-2 at San Francisco on Wednesday night, the fourth-place Cardinals walk into this off day with a 43-45 record, 9.0 games behind the division-leading Brewers in the NL Central. Keep an eye on Cincinnati;...
The Chicago White Sox are perhaps the most fascinating team in baseball, in large part because of the team’s stunning offseason hiring of Tony La Russa as manager. TLR is 76, and hasn’t managed since retiring after the Cardinals’ World Series triumph in 2011. La...
