Good afternoon. Here’s Part Two of my look at the 2021 Cardinals, player by player. In the first installment I assessed each position player. In this chapter, we’ll review the relevant starting pitchers. In the next inspection, we’ll analyze members of the bullpen. So...
How should we define the Cardinals’ 2021 season? Well, that depends on how we look at it. — No matter how you do it, making it to the postseason is always a good thing. And after missing out from 2016 through 2019, the Cardinals have competed in the playoffs for...
The Cardinals did it. They made the playoffs. They are officially in, but unofficially on the bubble, because a one-game wildcard showdown will make the bubble — and one team — disappear into the offseason. Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers. Can’t wait....
Welcome to The Redbird Review The planned and optimum outfield alignment of Tyler O’Neill in left, Harrison Bader in center and Dylan Carlson in right has been in the same lineup only 68 times this season. That’s mostly because of injuries to Bader and O’Neill, with...
The Cardinals were not a good team. They were a mediocre team, a team playing like it was stuck in the ooze of the Mississippi River. It was a team that entered 100 scheduled days of baseball with a record under .500, precisely at .500, or no better than three games...
Good afternoon. I was watching the MLB Network this week when a panel of commentators discussed the Cardinals’ remarkable late-season run, an exhilarating mad dash highlighted by the current 16-game winning streak. I enjoyed the take offered by Hall of Fame pitcher...
A big part of the Cardinals’ late-season turnaround is the calming of the starting rotation. Which, of course, coincided with the arrivals of Jon Lester and J.A. Happ at the July 30 trade deadline. Wade LeBlanc was first on board, debuting in the rotation in late...
Welcome To The Redbird Review The Cardinals have won 16 consecutive games. The Cardinals have won 16 consecutive games. 16 … consecutive … games. Lawdy, I need to head to the fainting couch. Then again, what’s the big deal? After all, the Cardinals won 16 games during...
Welcome to The Redbird Review The Cardinals won their 11th straight game on Wednesday night, thumping the Milwaukee Brewers 12-2. That made it 13 wins in their last 14 games. To state the obvious, this team is in peak form. It hits. It hits for power. It excels at...
