WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S Today the Cardinals will go for a three-game sweep of the Mets at Citi Field. Scheduled first pitch is 12:40 p.m. STL time. If the Cardinals (13-14) can win on Sunday, they’ll have four consecutive victories and would upgrade themselves to a .500...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW In his last two starts, Kyle Gibson was assigned to a duel with Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta and Arizona’s Jordan Montgomery. Peralta is one of the best starters in the majors. Montgomery was an impressive postseason anchor for the 2023 World Series...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals hit two biggie home runs to rise up and knock off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Monday night at Busch Stadium. It’s about time. It was right on time. This was the slump-buster game the offense needed to jolt itself from a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let me say in advance that I’m sorry for being overly comprehensive here. But I have too much to say on this Monday. Be my guest to skip over the parts that aren’t interesting to you. There’s plenty here — good, bad,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s talk about the Cardinals offense. Wait. I can’t find it. It’s missing. The St. Louis offense is doing more croaking than cranking. Their team’s daily display of non-hitting is an ongoing testimonial to MLB’s Dead Ball Era. Becoming a star...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW On the day we learned about the passing of Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog, the Cardinals had only one hit in scratching out three runs. The timing was perfect, because the Cardinals played a little Whiteyball to fabricate a 3-2 win over the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW I’m going to quote a Bruce Springsteen lyric, and I couldn’t resist. I was thinking about this last night while watching the new St. Louis ace do his thing, taking over the virtually abandoned ballpark in Oakland and taking control of the team that...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Coffee is for closers. That famous line – delivered by actor Alec Baldwin to a bewildered Jack Lemmon in Glengarry Glen Ross – applies to the Cardinals. Baldwin’s character, trying to motivate an underperforming sales team, spots Lemmon pouring a...
BIRD BYTES Here’s a bonus column on a pleasant Saturday afternoon … 1. Welcome back, Lars Nootbaar. Please stay awhile. Let’s make this an injury-free experience over the final 148 games. Last season Noot missed 49 days while healing three different...
