WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals were down 5-0 after three innings Friday at Washington. That’s an awfully big gap. Can the tourists from St. Louis win this game? Forget about it. That was about as likely as Democrats and Republicans getting along beautifully on...
BIRD BYTES Let’s say it again: Pitching wins. The Cardinals are reminding us of this traditional baseball reality since diving in on May 12 to begin the process of resuscitating their season. During their 30-17 stretch that began on Mother’s Day up yonder in...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals have answered some questions while winning 26 of their last 40 games during a spirited gallop that began May 12. Starting pitching? The top four are good. And a team can win a lot of games when their four best starters come through...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW In the Cardinals’ 4-3 victory over Atlanta, the hot-as-the-STL-summer home team did a bunch of things we liked in rolling to their fourth straight win. Up front, the Cardinals were able to manufacture runs instead of rocketing pitches over the wall...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals kept their Redbird Express moving forward Friday at Wrigley Field, leaving the home team and their fans feeling emoji-faced sad after a 3-0 victory on a blustery day in the Windy City. This triumph by the Cardinals had plenty of...
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...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW It wasn’t a great road trip to Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Houston. The Cardinals lost two of the three series and finished 4-5 overall. But this is nothing to stress over. It could have been better, yes. But it could have been flat-out terrible....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals lost a game they should have won on Monday night in Houston. But an all-around disintegration ruined the Redbirds’ promising early performance, and the Astros rebounded to take over late for a 7-4 victory at Minute Maid Park. You can’t...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals survived a weekend in Philadelphia by winning a game. They avoided getting run out of the place with three straight losses and assorted welts and bruises. There was no sweep, and that eased the pain for the team from St. Louis. What’s...
