THE REDBIRD REVIEW It’s Thursday, May 12. We have day ball this afternoon inside the birdhouse known as Busch Stadium, where the Orioles and Cardinals put the wrapper on their three-game series. The teams split the first two games, so the aviary bragging rights...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are confounding. They have a winning record (16-12) but continue to botch opportunities to add victories. With a chance to sweep a three-game series or win three times in a four-game set, they muck up and fail to close out opponents....
Just when it appeared that the Cardinals would wobble to their sixth loss in the last eight games, they opened May by suddenly mobilizing for a 7-5 comeback victory over Arizona on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium. This easily could have been a frowning-face outcome...
Hold everything … what’s going on? Are the Cardinals trying to bring entertaining baseball back to the modern MLB? I don’t know who these people think they are with their bushel baskets of singles, their style of running the bases in a way that would delight Ty Cobb....
The Cardinals won six of 10 games on their three-town, 10-game road trip. Now, going 6-4 makes for a good winning percentage (.600.) I know and appreciate this. But that said, I’m a little greedy and I can’t shake this opinion: the Cardinals should have come away with...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022 Nolan Arenado went club-hopping during Wednesday’s ninth inning in Miami. Cracking a scoreless jam, Arenado hit a two-run homer that deflected off the left fielder’s glove, glanced off the top off the wall, and landed in the...
I apologize for not having a column on Monday. I was down at the federal courthouse in St. Louis, going through the jury-selection process for a civil case. Though I wasn’t selected for the panel, I cherished the opportunity to serve. It’s an honor. Anyway, I have...
The Cardinals were an ideal opponent for Milwaukee’s first home game of the 2022 season. The Cardinals submitted quietly, losing 5-1 in their first first test of the year against a good team. The Overview – The Cardinals were handled easily by starting pitcher Brandon...
The Cardinals and the Brewers have a colorful and underrated rivalry. Unlike the Cardinals-Cubs festivals, St. Louis vs. Milwaukee is more about the baseball than the social calendar. Then again, fans of the Cards and the Crew have everything you’d want for a great...
