Here’s a follow-up on something I wrote about in Wednesday’s column. It’s about the importance of team defense and what it means to pitchers. As I pointed out in yesterday’s column, the 2023 Cardinals had their poorest season defensively since 1930. That’s based on...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Please allow me to introduce myself. I’m the loon who keeps attaching the word “optimism” to the 2024 Cardinals. For this condition I blame my intense dedication to homework and a stubborn attitude derived from an old-fashioned concept known as...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here’s my second pile of performance-based report cards for individual Cardinals in 2023. Today, it’s all about the pitchers. Starting pitchers. Relief pitchers. Unknown pitchers. Traded pitchers. And, unfortunately, a lot of disappointing pitchers....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Zack and Dak Show is on tour, performing well in an August audition. The Cardinals have an overall 5.90 starting-pitching ERA this month. That ranks 26th in the majors and 14th in the National League. But we can’t blame Dakota Hudson or Zack...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Four-plus months into their disastrous 2023 season, the Cardinals are still playing the WBC card in a pathetic attempt to justify the second-worst winning percentage (.434) among National League teams. Prompted by WBC-related questions from...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals just completed a dreadful homestand, losing three consecutive series while winning only three of 10 games from the Cubs, Twins and Rockies. The team continues to find ways to disappoint a loyal, revenue-generous fan base that ranks...
BIRD BYTES 1. Don’t look now, but Miles Mikolas, Jack Flaherty and Jordan Montgomery have collectively pitched to a 1.90 ERA in their combined 52 innings in July. The Cardinals rank 7th in the majors with a 3.36 starter ERA in July. The three cited starters have...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Hello, friends. It’s once again time to process my thoughts into written words. Today, it’s Part II of my three first-half report cards for the 2023 Cardinals. Next up: the pitchers. — This area has been the No. 1 problem for the 2023...
Here’s a look at possible trade candidates if the Cardinals go into the so-called seller mode before the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline. If inclined to offload players, what does president of baseball operations John Mozeliak have to offer? Before I proceed with my typing,...
