I often get asked about the Cardinals’ offense and what’s gone wrong. Why are they so futile and feeble with the bats in their hands? I spent some time over the weekend, looking into some performance factors that explain the crux of the problem. I’ve touched on some...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals reached a new low over the weekend, losing two of three games to the Chicago White Sox, a hapless team that’s tied for the worst record in the majors this season. Shame on the home team. At this point, nothing should surprise us about...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S On another downcast day for baseball in the city of St. Louis, the defective Cardinals found multiple ways to lose a 6-5 game to the White Sox in 10 innings. A three-hour rain delay just prolonged the torment. The perpetually bizarre home plate...
Fire everyone, including Fredbird. Does that sum it up? Did I miss anyone? Accountability is necessary, for sure. But when we go on our “hold them all accountable!” tirades, let’s not forget about the players. Don’t give the hitters a free pass when you voice...
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 Here are your 2024 Cardinals … Monday night: win 5-3 on a walk-off homer. Tuesday night: doze off in a 14-1 loss. The opportunity to churn needed momentum was created Monday and blown to smithereens on Tuesday. After producing their most delightful...
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,...