WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW SPLITTING HEADACHE: Well, not really. But the outcome of Wednesday’s doubleheader with the New York Mets was disappointing. After the Cardinals treated themselves to a dandy 4-1 victory in the opener to set up a wonderful chance for a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL: The Cardinals are getting all peppy and bouncy. They’ve won eight of their last 10 games, pulling it off with firecrackers on offense and fire-extinguisher pitching. The index includes a frothy 6-0 record in sweeps of...
The Cardinals have a game to go on their April schedule, a Friday-night series opener in Pittsburgh. Minus that game, I wanted to take the time to review their first-month performance before we spring into May. LET THE RECORD SHOW: 13 wins and 12 losses, second in...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Tuesday was a good night of baseball for your St. Louis Cardinals. A festoon of positivity. A night for genuine Happy Talk. There was a terrific start by Carlos Martinez, blasts of timely RBI doubles from raptorious hitters, an aerobatic defensive...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW WONDERFUL WEEKEND: The baseball mood around our municipality was certainly brightened by a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. As recently as last Thursday the Cardinals were last in the NL Central with an 8-10 record. And now? The Cardinals...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Sigh. Here We Go Again: The Cardinals toddled through another defeat on Monday night, falling 5-2 to the Washington Nationals. For the ninth time in 10 games, a Cards starting pitcher failed to reach six innings. Cards hitters had six hits and...
It was a woebegone weekend at Busch Stadium, with the Cardinals failing to fly on the positive vibe of Thursday’s dramatic and inspiring home-opener victory over the Brewers. The momentum, and the series, went Milwaukee’s way. The Brewers opened a 9-2 lead on...
It’s Homecoming Day in St. Louis. It’s the home-opener for the Cardinals, the first look at the rival Milwaukee Brewers, and the chance for the red faithful to walk into Busch Stadium, walk through wonderful memories and into the past, when everyone could be together...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Big Picture: The Cardinals rebounded from two straight ugly losses in Cincinnati by going to Miami to take the first two games of a three-game set, winning 4-1 on Monday and 4-2 Tuesday. After holding the Marlins to 3 runs in the first two games...