THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals have spent much of their 2022 season in a maze. They have short winning streaks, and short losing streaks. They get hot, warming their hopes, and suddenly turn cold. Right direction, wrong direction. Still wandering around in the maze....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are 32-23 as they open a three-game series tonight at Tampa Bay. But what would their record look like without the punch and pitching provided by their rookies? As for the rookie hitters, we don’t need to post a lengthy review of their...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals had a very good week, winning six of eight games from the Padres and Cubs. Going into Memorial Day, the Cardinals trailed first-place Milwaukee by 3.5 games. By the time they departed Wrigley Field late Sunday night, the Cardinals had...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW One of the best aspects of the 2022 Cardinals is the appealing mix of talent. I don’t know if it’s unique, but it sure seems different, and it’s definitely appealing. And this is a roster that has something for every generation. Let’s start...
The Cardinals played the Pittsburgh Pirates at the right time. The Redbirds needed a boost after an 11-14 stretch of patchiness. The visitors didn’t solve their problems during three days in Pittsburgh, but they stacked three wins and felt better about themselves as...
Hello, Nolan Gorman! Welcome to the St. Louis Cardinals and major-league baseball. May your home runs fly frequently and travel high and far. May your strikeouts generate nothing more than a minor summer breeze. May you wallop right-handed pitching, cause...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals (20-17) and Mets will close their four-game series with a 12:10 p.m. game today at Citi Field. The Mets have won two of the first three games. Now that we’ve gotten the breaking news out of the way, let’s go …...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Considering that the Cardinals scored one lousy run in the first game, blew a 3-2 lead in the second game, scored only five runs in 18 innings for the day … OK, we’ll accept a 1-1 split in Tuesday’s doubleheader with the Mets at Citi Field. The...
Oli Marmol has managed only 35 big-league games, and it’s too soon to make a definitive appraisal. But I like what I’m seeing in one important area: Marmol doesn’t fool around in making lineup changes. Unlike predecessors Mike Matheny and Mike Shildt, Marmol isn’t...
