THE REDBIRD REVIEW Only 66 games to go for the Cardinals. They went into the All-Star break with a 50-46 record and had their hands on the No. 2 wild-card ticket in the National League. In the wild-card pacing, the Cardinals are perched between the No. 1 Braves and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Good day to you. Thanks for checking out my columns on the Cardinals. Here’s another look at the Redbirds as they enjoy some rest and recreation during the All-Star break. 10 CARDINALS WHO MUST DO BETTER AFTER THE ALL-STAR BREAK I didn’t seek to...
THE REDBIRD REVIEWÂ The Cardinals sputtered into the All-Star break by losing four of six games to the Royals and Cubs at Busch Stadium. After six weeks of watching the Redbirds play winning baseball, their late downturn was disappointing. This does not mean the...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals played some baseball in the spirit of a Sly and the Family Stone song on Saturday, having some hot fun in the summertime by sweeping the Cubs in a day-night doubleheader. Them summer days. Those summer days. (And yeah, that’s a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cubs are in the neighborhood for a four-game baseball jamboree that opens Friday evening at Busch Stadium. The rivals will play a day/night doubleheader Saturday, and go at it one more time on Sunday before shutting down for the All-Star break....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals returned to The Lou after a rousing road trip. The Redbirds went a vigorous 5-2 in their two-city itinerary that had stops in Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. By the time the fellers came home, they were 4 and ½ games within reach of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here’s my latest in a series of columns examining the Cardinals as they hit the 81-game mark of the season to complete the first 50 percent of their schedule. They reach that milestone Friday against the Reds. I led off with Masyn Winn being my...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals have answered some questions while winning 26 of their last 40 games during a spirited gallop that began May 12. Starting pitching? The top four are good. And a team can win a lot of games when their four best starters come through...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are in a good place right now. They’ll have to stay there instead of going backward, but that isn’t the focus of this column. Today I’m putting my attention on how the Cardinals rallied to become relevant and...