THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals have spent much of their 2022 season in a maze. They have short winning streaks, and short losing streaks. They get hot, warming their hopes, and suddenly turn cold. Right direction, wrong direction. Still wandering around in the maze....
It’s on to Cincinnati for the Cardinals, who played their worst game of the season in Thursday’s 5-0 loss in Miami. The Cardinals had a chance to complete a three-game sweep of the Marlins but simply weren’t engaged mentally. The defense was sloppy and negligent....
Hello, again. I appreciate the questions that have been rolling in and will do my best to get to them in a timely manner as I feel my way through the “Ask Bernie” process. If it takes a while for you to see your question addressed in one of these mailbox columns,...
Welcome to The Redbird Review The Cardinals had a swell weekend, taking two of three from the Reds to narrow the gap in the race for the NL’s No. 2 wild card. It was a special weekend for Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado. Saturday night, he blasted the...
Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. It’s all-day baseball on this Wednesday, with the Cardinals and Reds having back-to-back bouts in a doubleheader at Great American Ball Park. The NL’s No. 2 wild-card spot is up for grabs, and the race tightened again...
BERNIE BITS From the time that Vladimir Tarasenko returned to the lineup on March 6, and up until Monday night’s 4-1 win over Colorado, the Blues were begging for goals from some of their biggest guns, only to watch them shoot blanks. In just over 1,300 minutes of...
It’s Friday. That means we’re about to go on a tour of the NL Central division, a wacky colony that offers a million strikeouts and wheezing lineups. 1–CINCINNATI REDS, 7-5 The Reds opened the season at Great American Ball Park, rolling to a quick...
Happy Opening Day, boys and girls! In a few hours the Cardinals and Reds will inaugurate a new season of ball, and I’m a little fidgety in anticipation of the first pitch. I think the only remedy is to take another spin around the National League Central. First, a...
At the time I type this, the Cardinals’ season opener is about 48 hours away. It will be great to have baseball back again. The sport has problems, but try to put that aside and enjoy the season. Collectively we’ve been through a lot over the last year or...
