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...
BIRD BYTES! 1) Ladies and gentlemen, Jack Flaherty: the once and future ace is healed and hot to go for his comeback start on Friday night in Kansas City. He’ll be throwing his first pitch for the Cardinals in 74 days. The 74 days challenged STL’s pitching depth,...
After the Cardinals fended off the Pirates in the ninth inning Thursday to clench their 7-6 win and clinch a three-game series sweep, they jetted out of Pittsburgh with a 58-56 record. They could feel good about themselves after getting past an irritating barrier....
Good morning. Here’s the second part of my look at a potential upturn for an ineffectual and disappointing St. Louis offense over the final 72 regular-season games. In Part One, I scanned Paul DeJong’s hitting profile to see if there’s a basis for second-half...
Harrison Bader is looking better by the day. I’m not speaking of Harry’s recovery from his rib injury, though he’s clearly on the move in his minor-league rehab assignment, stroking four hits in 11 at-bats through Tuesday. Bader is on track to return to the St. Louis...
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...
Welcome To The Redbird Review. Let’s go straight to the toteboard! The Cardinals are: ⇒ 36-39 this season with a minus 48 run differential. ⇒ Six games behind the first-place Cubs and Brewers and two games behind the third-place Reds in the NL Central. ⇒ 66-67...
Welcome To The Redbird Review Warning: I’m gonna get a little silly today. Let’s go. IT IS A CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE: Sigh. I come here to write about your St. Louis Cardinals each weekday, and by now I have to be bumming you out by pointing to all that is...
