THE REDBIRD REVIEW The popular Tommy Edman was the hitting hero in two straight wins over the Padres, giving the Cardinals lightning-strike hits for walk-off wins. Tuesday, it was an RBI single in the 10th for a 6-5 dubya. Thursday, Edman cracked a two-run homer in...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals descended to a new low point in their low-energy season, with the home team dunked to 20 games below .500 after a 4-1 dud of a loss to the Padres on Monday at Busch Stadium. The latest but familiar surrender left the submissive...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Until now, the Cardinals had never been as many as 19 games under .500 in a season under the leadership of franchise chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. This covers 28 seasons of baseball that began when DeWitt and partners purchased the Cardinals before the...
BIRD BYTES Good afternoon! The Cardinals are set to open a three-game weekend series at Philadelphia. I’m set to have an ice-cold Zwickel from Urban Chestnut and remain safely ensconced in my air-conditioned lair where I write, talk, ponder the meaning of life, lounge...
Until they emerged from the Land of Nod on Sunday to put a 7-3 flogging on the Mets, the Cardinals had been outscored 32-5 in a gruesome four-game losing streak that exhibited the telltale signs of a team that had packed it in for the season. The baseball was bad. The...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After weeks of getting knocked around by hitters and punishing himself mentally, Adam Wainwright had a solid showing against the Mets on Thursday night. As these things go, this was certainly an improvement on his recent work. That’s intended as a...
Masyn Winn is coming. At age 21 the top Cardinals’ prospect has big-league talent and a big-stage personality. Winn’s advance buildup makes him a star even before he makes his official debut for the Cardinals. Winn is a significant part of the franchise’s...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Oh, well. Matthew Liberatore’s start at Tampa Bay is just a fond memory now. It appears that his excellent work against the Rays was just a tease. A fluke. Unfortunately, a dominant performance that conquered an outstanding baseball team at The Trop...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s talk about Andrew Knizner. The Cards No. 2 catcher is having a career year offensively. Now, perhaps you will say that this is no big deal because he hasn’t hit much since the Cardinals promoted him to the big leagues in 2019. And that’s...
