Bird Bytes: 1) Mike Shildt’s apparent choice for closer is interesting. Well, that’s one way to put it. I think all of us respect what Giovanny Gallegos has done for the Cardinals over the last few seasons. But with Alex Reyes being sheltered for a while, until he...
With the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in town, second baseman Kolten Wong is receiving a lot of attention. In the Crew’s 2-0 win Tuesday, Wong peppered his former team with three hits and an RBI. Two of the hits were doubles, including the third-inning bloop that...
Welcome to The Redbird Review After being swept by the Atlanta Braves in a three-game series at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals are 30-40 since May 14. And that is really bad, my friends. Not that you needed me to tell you that. Here are MLB’s four worst winning...
FUNGOES Harrison Bader, Maniac He’s having a spectacular July. It’s been the best month of his baseball life. 20 games and 80 plate appearances since returning from the IL on July 1, Bader was batting .384 with a .438 onbase percentage and .685 slug through Tuesday’s...
Welcome To The Redbird Review. THE LOOK OF THINGS: After losing 5-2 at San Francisco on Wednesday night, the fourth-place Cardinals walk into this off day with a 43-45 record, 9.0 games behind the division-leading Brewers in the NL Central. Keep an eye on Cincinnati;...
While Matt Carpenter’s two-run triple received most of the postgame attention, it wasn’t the most important facet of Monday’s 5-3 win by the Cardinals at San Francisco. What mattered more than anything was the excellent start by Kwang Hyun Kim. Outperforming Giants...
If you’re looking for phony optimism as a source of hope for the 2021 Cardinals, I’m sorry to disappoint you. No can do. Oh, I can point out a few positives. During a 162-game season you can find just about anything on the statistical menu. Good, bad, or somewhere in...
Welcome To The Redbird Review The state of the Cardinals offense was summed up rather well, if not intentionally, by the exasperated manager Mike Shildt following Thursday’s humdrum 4-0 loss to Atlanta. “I’d rather not alibi the fact that we’ve haven’t been as...
BIRD BYTES 1) Pitching isn’t the only reason why the Cardinals have fallen behind the Brewers and the Cubs in the NL Central. The Cubs and the Brewers have benefited from increased depth, mostly stemming from low-cost additions before and during spring training. ...
