“April is the cruelest month.” — T. S. Eliot The Cardinals spent the month of April in a free fall, unable to defeat gravity or most of the teams on their schedule. They reinvented the so-called “Cardinal Way” and reversed it by losing games in every...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Many thoughts on Jordan Walker’s demotion to the minors: 1. This will benefit Walker in the long term. The 20-year-old rookie made the long jump from Double A baseball to the majors leagues, and a couple of potentially serious flaws came with him....
BERNIE BITS Greetings. Are ya ready for the weekend? ST. LOUIS CITY FC: looking for a couple of goals and a win: That’s the mission when the impressive FC Cincinnati visits CityPark on Saturday night. City (5-2) has dropped two straight, getting blanked by Minnesota...
And so the journey begins today for the Cardinals. It’s the busiest schedule they’ve ever encountered, with 162 games in 186 days against the 29 other MLB teams. They’ll play ball in 14 states plus the District of Columbia. They’ll even play ball in London, England....
Opening Day is on the clock. The countdown is moving fast. Cardinals vs. Blue Jays, Thursday afternoon, and a scheduled 3:10 p.m. first pitch at Busch Stadium. The ballpark will be packed to capacity and saturated in red. Voices will carry. Hearts will beat in one...
Nine thoughts on Adam Wainwright’s strained-groin injury, and what it means for the pitcher and the Cardinals. 1. It’s unfortunate. Wainwright, 41, plans to retire after the 2023 season. The hope for the final year was to see Wainwright pitch his way through a solid...
The Cardinals and starting pitching and injuries. It goes something like this … A couple of guys are sore but it’s OK, everything is fine, nothing to worry about, don’t know why the media is making a fuss over this, we’re just being careful, just holding the...
We haven’t talked about starting pitching for a little while, so let’s revisit the Cardinals’ plans for their rotation and take a look at the projections from FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus. This won’t surprise you, but the outlook isn’t encouraging. Many Cardinals...
Five opinionated thoughts on the early days of Camp Cardinal in spring training 2023 … 1. The Cardinals have 13 guys from their 40-man roster competing in the World Baseball Classic. Hold your breath. This isn’t a risk-free experience for the players. I enjoy watching...
