THE WORLD SERIES If you believe that humongous payrolls win championships, then the 2024 World Series will not give us an October Surprise. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have every financial advantage that exists, and they collect superstar players at...
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...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are looking forward to the next eight games on the docket. Based on their attitude, this road trip is a journey into self-discovery. The players are psyching themselves up to take on three winning opponents, viewing this as an...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW It was good to see Jack Flaherty standing on the mound at Busch Stadium during a pleasant Labor Day afternoon. The Cardinals’ offense failed to show up, but we can’t say that about Flaherty. The Cardinals were embarrassed 6-0 by a very bad baseball...
A little more than a year ago, the Cardinals were watching wonderful all-around play from their outfielders and were looking at a gleaming future. They were seemingly set for years to come. Left fielder Tyler O’Neill was having a monstrous break-out season...
The intriguing dalliance with the Washington Nationals over the future of outfield prodigy Juan Soto was fun while it lasted, and the tease created a tingling sensation and exhilaration among the wild-eyed faithful that wanted the Cardinals to go big and bold. Members...
Rapid Reaction to the trade that’s sending Nationals outfielder Juan Soto to the Padres for an extra-large bundle of young talent. 1. I never believed the Cardinals would go full-out for Soto and get a deal done. I was a skeptic from the beginning and my instincts...
“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...
The Cardinals have a power chamber set up in the nation’s capitol for a three-game weekend series against the Washington Nationals. The gathering isn’t so much about the next three days of baseball. The encampment is more about the next three months of baseball … Or...
