THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are in a good place right now. They’ll have to stay there instead of going backward, but that isn’t the focus of this column. Today I’m putting my attention on how the Cardinals rallied to become relevant and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW In their first 39 games, the Cardinals skidded to a 15-24 record. The outlook was ominous and reminiscent of the team’s savage 2023 season. Is this really happening again? Well, the situation has improved. And the outlook isn’t as troubling. After...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Over the last 25 days, the St. Louis starting rotation has evolved into a team strength. Yes, really. This is happening. Now, this doesn’t mean the Cardinal starters, as a group, will continue to thrive. It’s a long season and all of that. Lots of...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S Are the Cardinals going to lose a home series to the Colorado Rockies? Is this really going to happen? Well, it’s certainly possible after the team in purple took two of the first three games at Busch Stadium. The best the Redbirds can do is win on...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW It wasn’t a great road trip to Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Houston. The Cardinals lost two of the three series and finished 4-5 overall. But this is nothing to stress over. It could have been better, yes. But it could have been flat-out terrible....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals lost a game they should have won on Monday night in Houston. But an all-around disintegration ruined the Redbirds’ promising early performance, and the Astros rebounded to take over late for a 7-4 victory at Minute Maid Park. You can’t...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S Hello! No preliminaries. Let’s get started with an updated review following Saturday’s 6-1 loss at Philadelphia. WHERE DID THE OFFENSE GO? I don’t know, but this offense isn’t the same when the Cardinals are missing Willson Contreras, Lars Nootbaar...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals have just one game left to play in May, the Friday-night series opener at Philadelphia. It’s been a rollicking ride, with the Redbirds swerving from one extreme to another. The Cardinals crashed. They cruised. They spun into a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Andre Pallante gets an opportunity to emerge as the lucky winner in the “Choose A 5th Starter” contest being run by the Cardinals. He’ll start Wednesday’s 12:10 pm game against the Reds. We’re not sure what to expect here, but after being dispatched...