Last year around this time, I wrote a column about former Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty, making the case for why he obviously belongs in the team’s esteemed Hall of Fame. Jocketty’s invitation is long overdue. You can read that by clicking here. That...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Over the next week or so, I’ll be writing a case-by-case look at potential trade pieces on the current St. Louis Cardinals roster. The group I’ll be focusing on consists of closer Ryan Helsley, starting pitcher Sonny Gray, catcher Willlson...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I want to go with something positive today, and it’s not because I’m being a softy, or a Cardinals’ apologist, or scanning the cloudy sky for a ray of hope. The Cards are 74-72, and won’t be in the postseason tournament, and the ownership and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are mystifying. They really are. After slogging to a miserable 5-12 record in their first 17 games of August to severely damage their wild-card chances, the Redbirds are suddenly stacking wins against some of the best teams in the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW This made the rounds on social media, and there were many tweets and retweets. The words caused quite a stir among the locals. But in case you didn’t hear or see it, here’s the deal … Two terrific San Diego team broadcasters were stunned by the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Other than the mere happiness of winning the first two games to set up a chance to sweep visiting Tampa Bay, the other positive for the Cardinals was seeing their starting pitchers do a commendable job. Sonny Gray allowed two runs in seven innings...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals won the series opener at Pittsburgh, 7-4, and gave us a few things to talk about. FUNGOES + Tuesday’s 7-4 win at Pittsburgh moved the Cardinals up to 44-40 on the season. St. Louis hasn’t been four games over. 500 since the final day...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals blew a 4-0 lead on Friday at Busch Stadium and found themselves trailing Colorado 5-4 through five innings. For cripe’s sake. Could this be a second consecutive mortifying loss to the Rockies, the woebegone team that lurched...
Two weeks ago I wrote about the possibility of Yadier Molina rejoining the Cardinals as a coach. Not to rehash all of the particulars, but there are plenty of valuable and meaningful reasons for the hire including his impact on game planning and the pitching staff,...
