THE REDBIRD REVIEW Oh, well. Matthew Liberatore’s start at Tampa Bay is just a fond memory now. It appears that his excellent work against the Rays was just a tease. A fluke. Unfortunately, a dominant performance that conquered an outstanding baseball team at The Trop...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals avoided a potential trap by winning the first two games of their three-game set against the wretched Oakland A’s. The A’s are historically destitute, having won only 38 of their 120 games this season for a worst-in–show winning...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s talk about Andrew Knizner. The Cards No. 2 catcher is having a career year offensively. Now, perhaps you will say that this is no big deal because he hasn’t hit much since the Cardinals promoted him to the big leagues in 2019. And that’s...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals’ downfall in 2023 was mostly caused by poor offseason planning, pitiful pitching and deplorable defense. The team’s offense could only do so much to compensate for the catastrophic failures. But with 48 games remaining on the schedule,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Four-plus months into their disastrous 2023 season, the Cardinals are still playing the WBC card in a pathetic attempt to justify the second-worst winning percentage (.434) among National League teams. Prompted by WBC-related questions from...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I’m a fan of Eric Longenhagen, the maniacal prospect evaluator at FanGraphs. And when I say maniacal, please understand that it’s a compliment. In addition to analyzing every trade made at the MLB deadline from a prospect perspective, Longenhagen...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The trade winds have come and gone, at least until the offseason arrives. The Cardinals, 48-61, rank 25th in the majors with a .440 winning percentage. Just for kicks, I checked the FanGraphs playoff odds earlier today and St. Louis has a 0.9...
BIRD BYTES 1) Adam Wainwright delivered his best start of the season during his five innings of craftwork in Monday’s 10-6 win at Arizona. I didn’t know what to expect from Wainwright after he made the decision to rush back to the mound after a brief 20-day break from...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW One of the most disappointing aspects of the Cardinals’ 2023 season is the experience of watching so much good offense going to waste. It didn’t happen Monday in Arizona, but only because the St. Louis attack overcame yet another blown lead by the...
