There will be plenty of time to play the GM Fantasy Free-Agent Shopper Game, and talk ourselves into the idea that Bill DeWitt Jr. and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak will spend a billion dollars or something to sign the best dudes on the market. I...
Welcome to The Redbird Review Cardinals 7, Mets 6. Whew. Eleven innings, a few coronary episodes, some Shea Stadium flashbacks, ensuing night sweats. Just your ordinary regular-season ballgame. No biggie. And after the Cardinals handled that live grenade of a game to...
Welcome to The Redbird Review The Cardinals powered up on the road, making stops in Pittsburgh and Kansas City and winning all six games.  The baseball was mostly one-sided, with the Cardinals outscoring the Pirates and Royals 37-13. The Cards had 17 more extra-base...
BIRD BYTES! 1) Ladies and gentlemen, Jack Flaherty: the once and future ace is healed and hot to go for his comeback start on Friday night in Kansas City. He’ll be throwing his first pitch for the Cardinals in 74 days. The 74 days challenged STL’s pitching depth,...
Harrison Bader is looking better by the day. I’m not speaking of Harry’s recovery from his rib injury, though he’s clearly on the move in his minor-league rehab assignment, stroking four hits in 11 at-bats through Tuesday. Bader is on track to return to the St. Louis...
Welcome To The Redbird Review The Cardinals are on a roll! The Birds are ready to fly! Not really. But the fellers have to start somewhere in their renovation of a problem-plagued season. And if it means stepping on the pitiful Arizona Diamondbacks to lift themselves...
After a 10-day road trip, the Cardinals reappeared at Busch Stadium on Thursday night. It didn’t go well. Shut out over the final eight innings, the Redbirds lost 4-2 to a Cincinnati team that came into the game with the worst ERA (5.01) in the majors. And before...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE OVERVIEW: The Cardinals dropped a surreal game on Wednesday night at American Family Field, losing 4-1 to the Brewers. With the setback the Cardinals are 22-15 and lead the Brewers by two games in the NL Central. The overall trend is...
BERNIE BITS: THE ALL-CARDINALS EDITION As spring training winds down, it’s a fine time to check in on several Cardinals players to see how they’re doing and what it might mean for 2021. (Quick note: for hitters the wRC+ metric is park-adjusted runs created....
