Are the San Francisco Giants a more dangerous postseason contender after signing free-agent third baseman Matt Chapman? Probably so. They can join the muddle with other National League wild-card contenders. Making assumptions can be a featherbrained exercise, but for...
BERNIE BITS Predictions for 2024 I will turn 65 on Feb. 15. I will write many words and stress my voice by hollering for hours and hours on the radio. I will subscribe to too many sports-data sites. I will not watch the NBA until the postseason gets underway. I will...
The Cardinals are trying to identify established and effective relievers in the free-agent market as part of the process to revitalize their beaten-down bullpen. Business has moved at a relatively slow pace in the marketplace as front offices, agents and relievers...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The popular Tommy Edman was the hitting hero in two straight wins over the Padres, giving the Cardinals lightning-strike hits for walk-off wins. Tuesday, it was an RBI single in the 10th for a 6-5 dubya. Thursday, Edman cracked a two-run homer in...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The rival Brewers are in town for a two-game, quick-stop series against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Much has changed, including the NL Central standings, since Milwaukee’s last visit to St. Louis. When the teams played a three-game series at...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW By now we shouldn’t be surprised when the Cardinals go splat on the road. It didn’t matter that the boys had just completed a rambunctious 6-0 homestand with sweeps of the Cubs and Yankees. When the Cards boarded the aero plane for their trip to...
The Cardinals battlemented their rotation at the trade deadline by acquiring two above-average starting pitchers who haven’t missed a turn in the rotation all season. Jose Quintana and Jordan Montgomery will help. This is a better team now. During the final round of...
“Twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go I wanna be sedated.” – The Ramones It’s getting crazier by the minute out there. Someone please hit me with the tranquilizer gun. I’m a big boy, so you better dose it up. But I do not complain. This playtime, filled with...
Who will win the NL Central? Hint: it won’t be the Pirates, Cubs or Reds. The Milwaukee Brewers (50-43) went into the All-Star break with a half-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals (50-44) and the division title is there for the snatching. FanGraphs projections...
