THE REDBIRD REVIEW We’ve come to admire Michael Siani’s defense in center field. In both defensive runs saved and outs above average, Siani is running in a virtual tie at the top of the center-field leaderboard with Washington rookie Jacob Young. Siani certainly will...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals can go either way in the second half of the season. The All-Star break is over, and now it is time to discover who the Cardinals really are. They could be good. They could be mediocre. They could be bad. I know this is possible because...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are cooling down during the All-Star break after a busy and intense push that took them from nine games under .500 to four games over .500 in a span of two months. The crew that saved the season includes four rookies and a big bopper....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals sputtered into the All-Star break by losing four of six games to the Royals and Cubs at Busch Stadium. After six weeks of watching the Redbirds play winning baseball, their late downturn was disappointing. This does not mean the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Monday morning, I turned on the microphone to talk about Cardinals baseball with my friend Will Leitch in our weekly “Seeing Red” podcast. We’re both full of energy and opinions. It’s probably my favorite hour of the week. Will asked a good...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals returned to The Lou after a rousing road trip. The Redbirds went a vigorous 5-2 in their two-city itinerary that had stops in Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. By the time the fellers came home, they were 4 and ½ games within reach of...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals were down 5-0 after three innings Friday at Washington. That’s an awfully big gap. Can the tourists from St. Louis win this game? Forget about it. That was about as likely as Democrats and Republicans getting along beautifully on...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here’s my latest in a series of columns examining the Cardinals as they hit the 81-game mark of the season to complete the first 50 percent of their schedule. They reach that milestone Friday against the Reds. I led off with Masyn Winn being my...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals have answered some questions while winning 26 of their last 40 games during a spirited gallop that began May 12. Starting pitching? The top four are good. And a team can win a lot of games when their four best starters come through...
