THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals and their fans will miss Albert Pujols for many reasons. He was great for morale. He was a bonanza for business. He made the fans happy. He inspired his teammates. He mentored young players. He connected the past to the present to...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s get to this Sunday morning. Today, I’m holding off on taking a deeper look at the 2022 Cardinals or peeking ahead to 2023. I’ll start jumping into those areas beginning Monday. And as always, I’ll offer unfiltered thoughts and blunt opinions....
It’s around 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, and I’m still struggling to process Oli Marmol’s thinking during the Cardinals’ devastating Game 1 loss to the Phillies at Busch Stadium. The first-year manager, so smart and cool-headed during the regular season, entered his...
NOTES ON MY SCORECARD 1) How many arrows does Albert Pujols have left in his quiver? Even the best hitters in the game can come up empty over a short series. That’s the randomness of postseason baseball. But Pujols defied that canon throughout his early–career...
The undertaking of qualifying for the MLB playoffs hasn’t been much of a problem for the St. Louis Cardinals. Since the start of the 2000 campaign, they’re about as good as it gets, making it to the annual postseason tournament 16 times over the last 23 years, second...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Oli Marmol has been a very good manager for the Cardinals this season. As we’ve written before, the first-year leader has modernized his team’s tactics by dramatically increasing the platoon-split advantages, and displaying creativity with his...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Albert Pujols is a record-setter. He is relentless. He is ridiculous. And he is, in a competitive way, absolutely ruthless … yeah, ruthless … as in having moved Babe Ruth out of the way to take over the all-time No. 2 spot for most career RBI by a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are in Pittsburgh for their final three games of the regular season. But despite being on the verge of completing the 162-game schedule, the Cardinals aren’t fully settled in time for the playoffs. Questions are lingering in the autumn...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals made it official Tuesday night, claiming the NL Central title with a methodical 6-2 victory over the Brewers in Milwaukee. The post-game jamboree featured all the champagne and beer that you could pour, plus tributes galore. The boys...
