BIRD WATCHING I did a video on the Cardinals bullpen a while back, but now I want to update and go deeper in exploring an important subject that will have a big influence — good or bad — on the team’s record in 2025. The 2024 Cardinals won 83 games...
BIRD WATCHING Good day to you. The Cardinals were off Monday, and it was a good time for a break. The spring-training grind tends to become tedious after the first two weeks, and once teams reach March, they can see the start of the regular season out there on 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 I’m sorry that I’m running late today in getting this column posted. It’s one of those days. All good. Just hectic for unexpected reasons … Anyway… The Cardinals are in Chicago to begin a four-game series at Wrigley Field and will try to build on...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW If you ever traveled extensively as part of your job, you’ve probably experienced a letdown of sorts when returning home. It doesn’t mean you’re unhappy to be home, or that you don’t care about the next work-related assignment. Life, and business,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Monday morning, I turned on the microphone to talk about Cardinals baseball with my friend Will Leitch in our weekly “Seeing Red” podcast. We’re both full of energy and opinions. It’s probably my favorite hour of the week. Will asked a good...
It’s Friday afternoon … which means it is time for BERNIE BITS Hitting some fungoes … — Sure, the Blues should deal Pavel Buchnevich at the NHL trade deadline if (a) they receive an attractive offer, and (b) they aren’t fully confident about signing...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals had many, many problems in 2023. Offensively the team statistically ranked among the top 10 in the majors through the end of July, but faded over the final two months because of injuries and the fatigue of chronic losing. Having noted...
Greetings. For the opening of St. Louis Cardinals spring training, I’ve put together a Watch List. These are the most compelling players on the fields of Jupiter. This is a subjective exercise. My The Watch List doesn’t necessarily include big-name Cardinals. This...
