Last year around this time, I wrote a column about former Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty, making the case for why he obviously belongs in the team’s esteemed Hall of Fame. Jocketty’s invitation is long overdue. You can read that by clicking here. That...
Fans are demanding the firing of Oli Marmol. He’s an easy scapegoat, but to an enraged fan base Marmol’s managerial skills or perceived flaws are largely irrelevant to the much larger picture. The public just wants someone to pay for the team’s .430 winning percentage...
Two weeks ago I wrote about the possibility of Yadier Molina rejoining the Cardinals as a coach. Not to rehash all of the particulars, but there are plenty of valuable and meaningful reasons for the hire including his impact on game planning and the pitching staff,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW This is my third in a sequence of analyses that salute the top position players and pitchers during the 28 seasons of franchise ownership under Bill DeWitt Jr. So far, I’ve made the Top 10 picks at starting pitchers, and the Top 10 selections of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I think it would be an overstatement to say that John Mozeliak’s legacy is totally on the line as he begins the process of resetting the Cardinals to pull them from a downward trend. But the president of baseball operations is in a tenuous spot,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are messing with John Mozeliak’s mind. They’re winning games and winning series. They’re pitching with authority early in games. Their relievers are reliable late in games, preserving victories without setting fire to hazardous...
The Cardinals are the major-league baseball equivalent to the Blackberry. You remember the Blackberry, right? It was a nifty smartphone with an innovative keyboard that made for quick typing. At its peak the Blackberry had 85 million subscribers around the world. But...
In 2023 Major League Baseball is increasing the speed limit to motivate runners to go for more stolen bases. Or to put it another way: less caution, more action. Warning: this will not be Whitey Herzog baseball. From 1982 through 1990, a run of nine seasons, the...
When the offseason officially opens, the St. Louis front office will have no responsibility more important than filling the catcher position. It’s an extraordinary opportunity. I’ve mentioned this before, but let’s be more specific. Since the start of the 2000 season,...
