THE REDBIRD REVIEW After winning the first two games of the series against the Marlins, the Cardinals will try to complete the sweep on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. Standing in the way is a large and imposing obstacle. His name is Sandy Alcantara, and Miami’s...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I’ve written plenty of words about the Cardinals and their rotten habit of screwing up the final game of a series. I’m tired of the angle but can’t ignore it. The team won’t give me a break; they do this over and over again to the point of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals did it again, doing enough things poorly to give the Brewers a 6-4 win on Thursday in Milwaukee. And we know what that means: another failure by the Redbirds to put their opponent away when having the opportunity to sweep a three-game...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW: Greetings. We have some day ball to look forward to, so I’ll try to get The Review done earlier than usual to leave plenty of reading time before the scheduled 1:10 p.m. pitch in Milwaukee. Opening Statement: The Cardinals have been this way...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals won 6-2 in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, but the final score doesn’t reflect the difficulty of their challenge. Jack Flaherty had another shaky start, needing 71 pitches to get 18 outs in three innings of laborious mound work. After the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Corbin Burnes is a super starting pitcher, capable of reducing any hitter or any team to a docile, lamblike level at the plate. Your St. Louis Cardinals figured to be in for a troublesome assignment against the uncooperative 2021 NL Cy Young Award...
The question of the day: Does anybody want to win the NL Central? The Brewers and Cardinals have it ridiculously easy because the competition in the NL Central is a joke. The Pirates, Cubs and Reds have combined for a .375 winning percentage this season, leaving the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW What a day. What a night. What a doubleheader at Busch Stadium. A notorious summer STL heatwave has settled in, and the Cardinals are trying to match the temperatures. According to the daily hottest-team rankings at Bill James Online, the Cardinals...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Over the weekend The Cardinals won a series and moved into first place. That’s good. The Cards also botched a chance to sweep the Reds in a loss that enabled Milwaukee to pick up a game in the NL Central standings. That’s disappointing. The...
