BERNIE BITS Happy Friday! A lot of Cardinal-related material here; during the insanely-timed lockout led by the worst MLB commissioner in modern times, I’m just trying to do my share in the mission to keep baseball alive in St. Louis… 1) When we express our...
Good afternoon. I’m a flea-bit peanut monkey, but do not be alarmed. That’s just Jagger singing in the background. I hope you had yourselves a merry little Christmas, filled with presents and mimosas and favorite songs and sweet memories of the olden days. Perfect for...
Let’s talk about Jeff Albert. I’m not here to take sides. I’ve taken jabs at the Cardinals’ lead batting coach. I’ve made fun of the “hitting lab” and the gizmos. Like many of you, I’ve wondered about his ability to get the most out of hitters. And I’ve questioned...
Welcome to the Redbird Review After two consecutive losses to the Atlanta Braves, the Cardinals have gone groundhog again, digging themselves another hole. They’ve scratched and clawed their way back to the underground, below .500. What’s a manager to do? I’ve been...
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...
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...
Welcome To The Redbird Review: At the midway point of their 2021 schedule, the Cardinals are short on starting pitching, short on runs scored, short on the number of relievers that can be counted on to protect late-inning leads. The Cards are short on solutions,...
Welcome To The Redbird Review: The 37-41 Cardinals are 14-26 since May 14 and have lost 19 of 26 since May 30. In only 40 calendar days the Redbirds went from having a season-best lead of 3 and ½ games in the NL Central on May 19 to a season-worst deficit of 8.0...
The short attention-span gnats out there want to revise history by insisting that Mike Shildt was never a good manager for the Cardinals. Yup, the geniuses completely choose to ignore the team’s improvement when he took over for Mike Matheny just before the All-Star...
