For decades, MLB commissioners and franchise owners have been crying poor about the business of baseball. The mewling is endless and dishonest and laughably absurd. But the people who run the sport and control the teams have done an effective job of convincing the...
Less than two weeks ago, the Cardinals were expelled from the postseason after competing in only two days of baseball. The loss to the Philadelphia Phillies was sudden and stunning. For the Cardinals and their fans the disappointment lingers on, lasting much longer...
Embrace the chaos of the 2022 MLB postseason. Enjoy the upsets, the unlikely heroes, and seeing 100-win teams going down in a October inferno. Your attitude on this topic probably depends on your personal rooting interests. So I wouldn’t expect much...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW My goodness, where did that come from? Well, the Cardinals’ five-run lightning strike of a comeback in the 9th inning came from the same place where the old Albert Pujols turned young again … the same place where the young hitters turned into old...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals (20-17) and Mets will close their four-game series with a 12:10 p.m. game today at Citi Field. The Mets have won two of the first three games. Now that we’ve gotten the breaking news out of the way, let’s go …...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Considering that the Cardinals scored one lousy run in the first game, blew a 3-2 lead in the second game, scored only five runs in 18 innings for the day … OK, we’ll accept a 1-1 split in Tuesday’s doubleheader with the Mets at Citi Field. The...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals put on a Sunday-evening show for their fans and the national audience watching on ESPN. It was Oldies Night at Busch Stadium, and three legends led the way to a 15-6 victory over the Giants for the Cards’ first series win since taking...
Baseball brawls are usually (if not always) pretty stupid. First of all, they aren’t brawls. They’re pushing-shoving matches, with an element of the rugby scrum. Most of the guys in the pack are trying to play the role of Peace Pilgrim. Ballroom dancing is available...
It was another silent night for the abominable St. Louis offense, and it was nothing new. The bats in the lineup were punchless, and largely lifeless, in a 3-0 loss to the Mets on Tuesday at Busch Stadium, with NY pitchers shutting down the Cardinal hitters on three...
