THE REDBIRD REVIEW Should the Cardinals move forward with Oli Marmol as their manager in 2024? Well, considering that president of baseball operations John Mozeliak has already said that Marmol will be back next season, the question is irrelevant. Now, if you’re...
The Cardinals are turning to Adam Wainwright to make Monday’s start at Arizona. Several weeks from his 42nd birthday, Waino will be pitching only 20 days after being shut down by a shoulder strain. A couple of cortisone injections, two bullpen sessions, no injury...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals’ starting pitching is a problem area that’s been in decline for several years. The situation reached a new low for absurdity and failure in Thursday’s 11-7 loss to the Angels. Jack Flaherty was mauled for nine hits and 10 earned runs...
The best part of spring training is knowing that the Cardinals have so many talented young players, busy at work. They’re trying to improve. They’re trying to make a positive impression. They’re trying to find the way to St. Louis – in 2023, or soon after. Jordan...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s get to this Sunday morning. Today, I’m holding off on taking a deeper look at the 2022 Cardinals or peeking ahead to 2023. I’ll start jumping into those areas beginning Monday. And as always, I’ll offer unfiltered thoughts and blunt opinions....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW In a familiar scenario that continues to limit their growth in the standings, the Cardinals flubbed another opportunity to win a series when having an advantage going into the final game. After winning two of the first three games from the...
This is the first “Ask Bernie” that I’ve done in a while, so I apologize for straying from the plan. But I was having some email issues that had to be cleaned up, and now I’m back in the game. You can hit me with your questions via email: BernieScoops@gmail.com Let’s...
Perhaps the MLB owners and players association will engage in sincere and fruitful discussions this week and work out a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. Or perhaps the Owners vs. Players divide will expand instead of narrow. We’ll find out soon enough....
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...
