After the Cardinals fended off the Pirates in the ninth inning Thursday to clench their 7-6 win and clinch a three-game series sweep, they jetted out of Pittsburgh with a 58-56 record. They could feel good about themselves after getting past an irritating barrier....
Adam Wainwright. Ageless Adam Wainwright. Awesome Adam Wainwright. Adam Bloomin’ Wainwright. He’s 39, going on 40, going all Bob Gibson, still going stronger than oodles of young starting pitchers who can’t match his endurance, his brain, his stuff, his...
July is in the books, and the Cardinals had a winning month. That’s encouraging, but their record, 12-11, was disappointing. A few more July wins, and the Cards would be in better shape in the standings. The Cardinals won their first game in August, bopping the Twins...
At the 2021 trade deadline, the Cardinals weren’t buyers. They weren’t sellers. They were nesters. They stayed in place. We knew the Cardinals would sit this one out; this should surprise no one. The Cardinals hadn’t been a patron in the summer trade mart...
Welcome To The Redbird Review… I have no problem with Happy Talk as long as there’s a fact-based reason for putting on the smiley face. I have no use for fantasy-based, wish-based Happy Talk. Example: Hey, Milwaukee’s starting pitchers are GONNA GET TIRED! I...
The Cardinals had a good weekend, rallying from Friday night’s 7-2 clunker of a loss to win two tight games in a row and take the series from the San Francisco Giants. After losing 19 of 26 games during a hideous stretch that ended June 27, the Cards are 9-6 in their...
As advertised earlier, here’s my list of “Things To Do” for the Cardinals if they’re serious about making an unexpected run for first place in the NL Central or rising up to pluck an NL Wild Card spot. This isn’t supposed to be an encyclopedia entry. You all know...
The Cardinals didn’t have a buffo first half, and if you go by the percentage of probability for making the playoffs, they were broken by the All-Star break. According to the FanGraphs projections as of Thursday morning, 10 National League teams have a better chance...
At the All-Star break the Cardinals are resting with a .489 winning percentage that ranks 20th in the majors and tied for 9th in the NL. This is a time for resting, yes. That’s why it’s called the All-Star break. But I think the word “restless” is a more...
