Welcome To The Redbird Review. Memorial Day serves as a useful checkpoint during a long campaign. The Cardinals are 53 games games into the schedule; that’s nearly 33 percent of the season. It’s sure going fast. So how are the Cardinals doing? The good stuff:the...
Good afternoon. I hope all is well in your world. It’s Thursday, May 27. Born on this day in 2012: Cardinals Hall of Fame center fielder Terry Moore, a four-time All-Star, exceptional fielder, two-time World Series champion (1942, 1946) and World War II veteran. ...
Good morning. We have some day baseball on the carte de jour, with a 1:15 p.m. start for the Cardinals at Chicago, with the White Sox going for a three-game sweep. A pleasant welcome to The Redbird Review for Wednesday, May 26. NO FUN. ANOTHER UGLY LOSS: No getting...
Hello again. The Cardinals are now 1-3 against Chicago teams this season. Things will get better, right? Yes, we think so. In the words of Abraham Lincoln: “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” I believe Abe is telling president of baseball ops John...
What’s next for Albert Pujols? After being released by the Angels, Pujols has several options: 1–Retire. 2–Find a team that’s willing to commit significant playing time at first base, DH, or both. 3–If no such offer is presented, then accept the...
The Cardinals have a game to go on their April schedule, a Friday-night series opener in Pittsburgh. Minus that game, I wanted to take the time to review their first-month performance before we spring into May. LET THE RECORD SHOW: 13 wins and 12 losses, second in...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals aren’t a bad team. The Cardinals aren’t a good team. The Cardinals are a .500 team. They are a middling team. A medium team. A middle-of-the-road team. There is symmetry to their mediocrity. There is a consistency to their...
Before shambling to the Injured List with a painful strained tendon in his right foot, the ageless Yadier Molina was leading the Cardinals in every way. In addition to his usual commanding presence behind the plate, Molina was the firebrand of the offense. His potent...
About Matt Carpenter … and yes, here we go again. Barrel up! The best I can determine, after fiddling with the sortable search miracle machine at Stathead, Carpenter’s .081 batting average is the lowest by a Cardinal through the team’s first 18 games of a season since...
