The Cardinals are awfully quiet in the marketplace. Perhaps that will change by the time you read this. But for now, you don’t hear much about their activities, and even the usual gossip mills are coming up dry. The standard speculation is out there: they need a...
Thoughts On Paul Goldschmidt Winning The National League MVP Award … 1) This prestigious honor will strengthen Goldschmidt’s credentials for potential enshrinement into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Goldy is building the case, and he’s already qualified by...
BERNIE BITS Could Our Town’s Bradley Beal be on the move, to the Los Angeles Lakers? I doubt it. And I’ll explain. But the Washington Wizards star shooting guard is drawing speculation in the trade-rumor mill. Speaking on “The Crossover” podcast, Sports Illustrated...
The Cardinals are in the market for a catcher. Hopefully they’ll be smart about this and view the opening as an opportunity to upgrade their offense. Defense must be a consideration, which doesn’t really need to be stated. But in this case the defensive requirement...
Welcome to the first in a series of Report Card postings for individual members of the 2022 Cardinals. I’m doing this a little differently than what you may see elsewhere. I’ll break down the positive and weaker areas of each Redbird, just so readers can see the good...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals and their fans will miss Albert Pujols for many reasons. He was great for morale. He was a bonanza for business. He made the fans happy. He inspired his teammates. He mentored young players. He connected the past to the present to...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals gave us a fun season … the regular season … before getting chucked out of the NL playoffs by the bouncers from Philadelphia. Two games. Gone. Bye. In actual time of play, the St. Louis postseason lasted only 6 hours and 43 minutes. We...
It’s around 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, and I’m still struggling to process Oli Marmol’s thinking during the Cardinals’ devastating Game 1 loss to the Phillies at Busch Stadium. The first-year manager, so smart and cool-headed during the regular season, entered his...
NOTES ON MY SCORECARD 1) How many arrows does Albert Pujols have left in his quiver? Even the best hitters in the game can come up empty over a short series. That’s the randomness of postseason baseball. But Pujols defied that canon throughout his early–career...
