THE REDBIRD REVIEW Wasting Waino’s Most Excellent Start: What a shame for the Cardinals to go down 3-2 at Washington on Tuesday night, ruining a virtuoso start by the timeless Adam Wainwright. With the St. Louis rotation flapping through early-season turbulence, the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE RESET: The Cardinals are 7-8. They’ve played five series, losing four of them. They’ve gone 2-6 in their last eight games. The St. Louis offense swings from fireworks to futility. Statistically the starting rotation is the worst in the majors....
As the Cardinals begin a six-game stretch in the I-95 corridor, with stops in Philadelphia and Washington, I was thinking about something. No deep thoughts. Just a premise. As the 2021 season slowly forms and takes shape, are the Cardinals establishing an identity?...
The Cardinals could use more offense. That’s fair. There’s a shortage of talent, and the lineup is thin. It’s premature to declare failure for the great outfield experiment, but this is hard to watch. Dylan Carlson is the exception. He’s 22 years old. He switch hits....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Sigh. Here We Go Again: The Cardinals toddled through another defeat on Monday night, falling 5-2 to the Washington Nationals. For the ninth time in 10 games, a Cards starting pitcher failed to reach six innings. Cards hitters had six hits and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW One down, 161 to go. Goodness, it’s wonderful to have baseball back. Scoreboard: Cardinals jumped into the season at Cincinnati, attacking for six first-inning runs in their 11-6 victory over the Reds. For only the 10th time since 1901, a...
On the eve of Opening Day: 30 Cardinals, 30 Questions. POSITION PLAYERS Catcher Yadier Molina: At age 38 can the revered catcher provide significant contributions offensively? In the last two seasons Molina slugged .388 with an 85 OPS+. (The league average is 100...
The 2021 MLB season opens Thursday, with the Cardinals getting this adventure going at Cincinnati. Let the funfair begin. How much fun will the Cardinals and their fans have in 2021? Busch Stadium will be open, and that’s something to smile about. The realities of...
Bern-ing Question: Center fielder Harrison Bader will be out for the next four to six weeks to soothe the flexor–tendon pain in his right arm. As the Cardinals respond to losing Bader by moving their outfield pieces around, one question comes to mind: will...
