How should we define the Cardinals’ 2021 season? Well, that depends on how we look at it. — No matter how you do it, making it to the postseason is always a good thing. And after missing out from 2016 through 2019, the Cardinals have competed in the playoffs for...
The Cardinals had a losing weekend in Cincinnati, dropping two winnable games before springing back for a 10-6 victory Sunday. There are so many ways to look at this: They lost a series to the Reds. That’s bad. That’s awful because the Reds didn’t have...
The MLB All-Star break is here. This is positive news. From Monday through Thursday there will be no losses by the Cardinals, no stricken bodies headed to the Injured List, no distress in the dugout, no noise from the maddened crowds. After playing 90 games,...
Welcome To The Redbird Review. Let’s go straight to the toteboard! The Cardinals are: ⇒ 36-39 this season with a minus 48 run differential. ⇒ Six games behind the first-place Cubs and Brewers and two games behind the third-place Reds in the NL Central. ⇒ 66-67...
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in town for a long weekend at Busch Stadium, providing competition for the home-team Cardinals. Once upon a time, I would have snarked up. I would have been blatantly disrespectful to the Bucs. I would have declared, “Lawdy, the punching...
Before making the stunning trade for third baseman Nolan Arenado, Cardinals management seemed to be taking the easy-rider approach to 2021. In my words — not theirs — I’d sum it up this way: The NL Central is mediocre, and could be really bad, so we...
Hey, there. Hope your Friday is going well. Hours before the first pitch of the first Cards-Cubs game of 2021, here are a few things to catch you up on the Cubs. Just trying to be a helpful citizen. 1–The Offense Is Improving: After a dreadful opening month the...
Cubs vs. the Cardinals. The rivalry resumes. And the timing is just about perfect. Busch Stadium is open for larger crowds, the Covid-19 protocol capacity up to 30,000. Let there be red and blue and a ballpark filled with happiness — well, at least until one...
I love bratwurst on the grill. I love the seared bratwurst served with a cold beer. With cheese curds on the side. I loved the late Rick Majerus, the proud son of Milwaukee. He showed me the best out-of-the mainstream joints to find a delicious Milwaukee meal. When...
