Welcome to The Redbird Review Doubleheader at Wrigley Field? Wish I could be there. But I’m in the mood to type words for you — as always! Let’s start with this: The Cardinals are RIDICULOUS. You’re not supposed to win 12 in a row and 14 of 15 and do it...
Welcome to The Redbird Review The Cardinals won their 11th straight game on Wednesday night, thumping the Milwaukee Brewers 12-2. That made it 13 wins in their last 14 games. To state the obvious, this team is in peak form. It hits. It hits for power. It excels at...
What a season. For the longest time the Cardinals had a bizarre inability to break from the adhesion of .500 baseball. And now, in this sensational September, they are leading the faithful to a bazaar of baseball delights. On this first official day of autumn, the...
It was a stunning and dramatic visual. It goes high on the list of the top scenes for the 2021 Cardinals. It wasn’t meant to be, but here we were. Watching. Marveling. Amazed. Dumbfounded. And maybe even a little emotional. Pitcher Jon Lester. His arms wrapped around...
Welcome to The Redbird Review Lo and behold, everything has fallen into place for the 2021 St. Louis and Cardinals. This agonizing and frustrating process required four-plus months, countless bottles of headache medicine, and more cursing than you’d hear in a barroom...
It was a yucky homestand, with the Cardinals (64-61) winning only three of their eight games against Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and Detroit. It was a homestand of steamy weather, chilly offense and a vanishing sea of red. Plenty of good seats were available, and unclaimed....
Welcome to the Redbird Review In another down-bound week, the Cardinals lost four of six games to the Brewers and Pirates at Busch Stadium. Hey, at least the ballpark was filled to capacity with fired-up Cards fans, right? No, sorry, that didn’t happen. In case you...
Welcome to the Redbird Review The Cardinals did a nice job Thursday night, wiping out a 4-1 deficit to upend the Brewers with a 8-4 consolation victory. The Cards lost the series but avoided a sweep; the Crew could not Swiffer them away. So … hooray for the home...
The Milwaukee Brewers traveled to St. Louis to say What’s Up to the Cardinals. The Brewers are up. That’s what. After a happy little winning streak the Cardinals are down again after losing two straight to the Crew. Once again the Cardinals are being exposed by...
