THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are a .500 team and have a little more than a month to go to before finalizing their second consecutive disappointing season. This is more palatable than last season’s 71-91 mess, but that provides little consolation. And .500 is their...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW There’s some day baseball on the menu Thursday, with Cardinals and Padres playing their series finale at 1:15 p.m. The Redbirds can salvage a 2-2 series split by winning this one. Not that it will matter in the standings. The Cards (66-67) are seven...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals had a good week, going 4-2 while winning two consecutive series against superior teams, Milwaukee and Minnesota. The success barely moved the needle – and actually, their playoff chances got WORSE. According to FanGraphs, the Cardinals...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S Hello again. It was a sleepy Saturday morning for me, which I needed. But after drinking an extra coffee, and watching a little college football, I’m ready to write. SCOREBOARD: CARDINALS 6, TWINS 1 Let’s review … THE BASICS: Friday’s victory gave...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The standings math is grim, but I don’t want to totally eliminate the Cardinals from playoff contention just yet. I’m not being naive here. I just respect the process. Cue up Lenny Kravitz: It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over. I didn’t...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Greetings! As you know by now, the Cardinals won their three-game series against Milwaukee. I give this relatively minor success a thumbs-up, especially since the Redbirds dropped the opener and had to take two consecutive games from the Brewers....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of watching the Cardinals hit into ground-ball double plays. Actually, it’s tiring just to watch this team. We should all take more naps … just like the team. OK, I’m being a little...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals went down – hard – in a 7-6 loss to the Dodgers on Friday at Busch Stadium. That’s five consecutive losses and a continuation of a horrendous August for this fading whatchamacallit. I use that word, only because I’m not sure what to...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals lost again Monday, going into the automaton mode to accept a 6-1 beatdown by the Reds in Cincinnati. This was a bad one. It was also the new normal. By now, no one should be surprised to see the Cardinals get flattened in a game. I...