BIRD BYTES The 2023 MLB Trade Deadline is hours away, with a scheduled stoppage at 5 p.m. St. Louis time. For the Cardinals, it’s the final day to move players until the offseason percolates after the World Series. Wait! Let’s pause my hurry-scurry notebook to...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After losing their final two games of the Houston series, the Cardinals recovered to win two of three from the Yankees over the weekend. Sunday’s 5-1 victory behind the unyielding starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery gave the Cardinals an 8-5 record...
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...
How about Ken Rosenthal, stirring the pot on The Hot Stove? In his Tuesday column at The Athletic, Rosenthal introduced the idea of Matt Carpenter returning to the Cardinals in 2023. After making a remarkable comeback as a hitter for the 2022 New York Yankees, could...
BERNIE BITS If the Cardinals want to make headway in the postseason by actually winning games, they must reevaluate their goals in curating a pitching philosophy. The ground-ball obsession, backed by superlative infield defense, is a pragmatic and effective way to go...
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...
Harrison Bader represents the best of postseason baseball. The adventure of it all. The wonder of it all. The craziness of it all. The former Cardinal center fielder is reinforcing the obvious reality that so many fans and media stubbornly refuse to accept: when the...
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...
What a weekend. What a homestand. As good as it gets. Busch Stadium got a workout, with the packed ballpark rocking harder than it had in a long time. The Cardinals played their most inspiring baseball of the season, powered into first place, and left their fans...
