THE REDBIRD REVIEW I have something to look forward to, and I think I speak for many of you. Here goes: there are only 18 more games to go on the schedule, and then we are free. We will not have to watch this appallingly inferior St. Louis Cardinals offense...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I was pleased to see the reports of Triple A Memphis infielder Thomas Saggese being promoted by the Cardinals. Saggese entered the season as the Cardinals’ No. 3 prospect according to the respected baseball analyst R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are mystifying. They really are. After slogging to a miserable 5-12 record in their first 17 games of August to severely damage their wild-card chances, the Redbirds are suddenly stacking wins against some of the best teams in the...
BIRD BYTES I feel stupid for even having to say this, but the Cardinals absolutely did the right thing by designating Tommy Pham for assignment to make room for Jordan Walker’s return to the big club. I don’t know if anyone out there is criticizing this swap of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I’ll get warmed up with nine Fungoes … 1. How low can the Cardinals go? And I’m talking about the number of fans who actually are seated at Busch Stadium for home games. There were fewer than 12,000 patrons in the house for Tuesday’s 7-5 loss to the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The standings math is grim, but I don’t want to totally eliminate the Cardinals from playoff contention just yet. I’m not being naive here. I just respect the process. Cue up Lenny Kravitz: It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over. I didn’t...
This just in: The Cardinals are still the Cardinals. After rushing to give Jordan Walker a return ticket to Triple A Memphis because he didn’t hit like Rogers Hornsby in his 12 plate appearances during a peculiar one-week stay with the Cardinals, the front office...
Imagine what it would be like for Jordan Walker if he’d been drafted by an organization that knew what the heck it was doing in the development of players. And as Walker returns to the minors after spending a weird and wasted week with the cray-cray Cardinals,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I don’t think Cardinals manager Oli Marmol wants to get fired, or is trying to get sacked. But in a word, this plan he’s worked up for Jordan Walker is cockamamie. On Aug. 12, when the second-year right fielder was recalled after a long stay in the...