THE REDBIRD REVIEW After raising our hopes with a brief non-losing spell spell, the Cardinals are raising our blood pressure again. After prompting “They’re Back!” reactions, the fellers have crashed again and are 7 ½ games in back of the first-place Brewers in the NL...
It was a busy couple of days at Busch Stadium. Adam Wainwright is coming back in 2023. Pitching coach Mike Maddux wanted to gear down and decided to move on. Hitting coach Jeff Albert made his fetishist critics deliriously happy by saying “no thank you” when offered a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Last night in Chicago, Cardinals manager Oli Marmol and pitching coach Mike Maddux finally got around to giving Jake Woodford an opportunity to start a ballgame. I guess you could say this was another step forward for Woodford. His first sign of...
Greetings. It’s been too long. My apologies. But without further delay, let’s get to a choice selection from the “Ask Bernie” email box. What is your opinion on Oli Marmol in his first season as manager? Up front let me say that I was upset by...
As advertised earlier, here’s my list of “Things To Do” for the Cardinals if they’re serious about making an unexpected run for first place in the NL Central or rising up to pluck an NL Wild Card spot. This isn’t supposed to be an encyclopedia entry. You all know...
Since there’s been so much chatter about Cards pitching coach Mike Maddux and hitting instructor Jeff Albert, I thought I’d dig in and have a go at it. MIKE MADDUX It’s been a disappointing showing by the pitching staff so far in 2021, and yes, injuries are a...
Welcome To The Redbird Review Cardinals President of Baseball Operations, John Mozeliak, declared “maybe we can shake things up a little bit,” during his weekly Sunday visit on KMOX. Brace yourselves, people. But what can Mozeliak do, exactly? 1) Trade for a starting...
As you probably know, Cardinals pitchers have walked more batters, 269, than any team in the majors. And the Cardinals have also hit the most batters, 48. That’s a lot of free passes. Too many. OK, but what is the extent of the damage? Well, I spent a good part of...
In 2019 the Cardinals flapped their wings at the right time. They won 33 of their final 49 games to put an end to a three-year absence from the MLB postseason. Their 91-71 finish put them atop the NL Central for the first time since 2015. Their starting pitching led...
