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...
At the 2021 trade deadline, the Cardinals weren’t buyers. They weren’t sellers. They were nesters. They stayed in place. We knew the Cardinals would sit this one out; this should surprise no one. The Cardinals hadn’t been a patron in the summer trade mart...
Happy Friday and welcome to The Redbird Review. Turn on the air conditioning, put ice and your favorite liquid in a glass, and listen to Miles Davis. (I’m starting with Kind of Blue.) That should help keep ya cool on a hot St. Louis weekend in the summertime. Let’s...
Welcome To The Redbird Review… I have no problem with Happy Talk as long as there’s a fact-based reason for putting on the smiley face. I have no use for fantasy-based, wish-based Happy Talk. Example: Hey, Milwaukee’s starting pitchers are GONNA GET TIRED! I...
Good afternoon! Welcome to the Redbird Review… POSITIVITY: The Cardinals have won three of their last four series, with one split. They’ve won three of their last four games, five of their last eight, and nine of their last 15 … after a 10-17 June, the Cards are 6-6...
The Cardinals didn’t have a buffo first half, and if you go by the percentage of probability for making the playoffs, they were broken by the All-Star break. According to the FanGraphs projections as of Thursday morning, 10 National League teams have a better chance...
The MLB All-Star break is here. This is positive news. From Monday through Thursday there will be no losses by the Cardinals, no stricken bodies headed to the Injured List, no distress in the dugout, no noise from the maddened crowds. After playing 90 games,...
While Matt Carpenter’s two-run triple received most of the postgame attention, it wasn’t the most important facet of Monday’s 5-3 win by the Cardinals at San Francisco. What mattered more than anything was the excellent start by Kwang Hyun Kim. Outperforming Giants...
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...
