THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals had a good week, going 4-2 while winning two consecutive series against superior teams, Milwaukee and Minnesota. The success barely moved the needle – and actually, their playoff chances got WORSE. According to FanGraphs, the Cardinals...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The standings math is grim, but I don’t want to totally eliminate the Cardinals from playoff contention just yet. I’m not being naive here. I just respect the process. Cue up Lenny Kravitz: It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over. I didn’t...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Greetings! As you know by now, the Cardinals won their three-game series against Milwaukee. I give this relatively minor success a thumbs-up, especially since the Redbirds dropped the opener and had to take two consecutive games from the Brewers....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Wednesday evening at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals competed with urgency and tenacity in a way that made them endearing and fun to watch. And the effort pushed them to outlast the first-place Brewers for a 10-6 victory in 10 innings....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Bases loaded, one out, Cardinals down by a run, with Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Gorman coming up. And you know what happened next – because of course it did. Goldy, strikeout. Gorman, strikeout. Goodnight from Busch Stadium. On the same day the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here are seven things I want to see from the Cardinals over their final 41 regular-season games: 1. Let’s see a bleeping pulse: the Redbirds (60-61) are drifting their way into complete irrelevancy as a postseason applicant. But I’ll play along...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW You may have noticed: the St. Louis Cardinals have a phlegmatic offense. This is a fancy way of saying they have a bad offense. I must use big words to keep myself entertained. And of course you’ve noticed. This is hardly breaking news, or a problem...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals lost again Monday, going into the automaton mode to accept a 6-1 beatdown by the Reds in Cincinnati. This was a bad one. It was also the new normal. By now, no one should be surprised to see the Cardinals get flattened in a game. I...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW OK, I’m going full Statboy Nerd here, so please have patience with me. There’s an intriguing development going on with Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado and I have to wonder what it could mean for his offensive performance. I talked about...
