WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals played some baseball in the spirit of a Sly and the Family Stone song on Saturday, having some hot fun in the summertime by sweeping the Cubs in a day-night doubleheader. Them summer days. Those summer days. (And yeah, that’s a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW One of the best moves made by Cardinals manager Oli Marmol this season was the decision to upgrade Alec Burleson to a VIP position in the lineup. Burleson is thriving at a spot where many managers place their best hitter. And that tells us a plenty...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Monday morning, I turned on the microphone to talk about Cardinals baseball with my friend Will Leitch in our weekly “Seeing Red” podcast. We’re both full of energy and opinions. It’s probably my favorite hour of the week. Will asked a good...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s talk about Nolan Arenado. Over his last four games through Sunday, Arenado was 9 for 18 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs. With Arenado dispensing several big hits, the Cardinals won three of the four contests. Arenado did not...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals were down 5-0 after three innings Friday at Washington. That’s an awfully big gap. Can the tourists from St. Louis win this game? Forget about it. That was about as likely as Democrats and Republicans getting along beautifully on...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Next stop for the Cardinals: four games in Washington D.C. One thing to definitely keep an eye on is how much offense the Redbirds will generate against the Nationals’ scheduled row of starting pitchers. The Cardinals will face four left-handed...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals won the series opener at Pittsburgh, 7-4, and gave us a few things to talk about. FUNGOES + Tuesday’s 7-4 win at Pittsburgh moved the Cardinals up to 44-40 on the season. St. Louis hasn’t been four games over. 500 since the final day...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW As we’ve noted in recent days, the Cardinals are averaging only 3.95 runs per game this season, a sad little number that ranks 14th among the 15 National League teams and 26th overall. I think we can agree on this: that’s pitiful. As a matter of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals put a capper on June with a 16-12 record for the month. All in all, that’s pretty good. The 16-12 certainly indicates progress and is the best June mark by a Cardinal team since 2015. June has been a tough month for St. Louis...
