Play ball. Coming out of the All-Star break the Nationals and Cardinals will reopen with a three-game weekend series at Busch Stadium. As play resumes for the start of the second half, I’ll present a list of Cardinals who have the most to prove over the team’s final...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW: REPORT CARDS At the All-Star break continues, here’s my first of three installments of quick-hit report cards for members of the 2023 Cardinals based on the season’s first half. Note: when I refer to a hitter being above or below the league average...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Greetings. Here are my fearless – and possibly idiotic – second-half predictions for your beloved 2023 St. Louis Cardinals. I’ll present 20 predictions and I hope to bat at least .250. 1. The Cardinals will be more successful in the second...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Jack Flaherty is doing his part to enhance his value before the Aug. 1 trade deadline. In pitching the Cardinals to wins over the Yankees and Marlins, Flaherty aced the tests by blanking the opponents through 12 and ⅔ scoreless innings. Impressive....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW In rushing through a 3-0 shutout loss to the Nationals that required only 2 hours and 12 minutes to finalize, the Cardinals issued an important reminder: this team cannot be trusted. When the Redbirds put together a brief stretch of winning...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals were able to grab two straight wins in New York before moving down the Atlantic coast for three games in Washington. They took two of three at Citi Field to win their first series since May 21, and the two-game winning streak is their...
The Cardinals are likely careening to their first losing season since 2007. It’s been a while. Where have you gone, Kip Wells? I suppose it’s possible for the catawampus Cardinals to reach level ground. Seeing how they’re staggering with a 27-42 record, a revival of...
We can find plenty of things wrong with the 2023 Cardinals. When your record is 27-42, the positives are minimal. This is a broken team with the worst record in the National League. Some failures were predictable. Except for president of baseball operations John...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are playing auto-repeat baseball. Every game looks the same, feels the same, and ends the same. It’s like listening to the R.E.M song “Everybody Hurts” over and over again. Oh, the Cardinals win a ballgame every now and then just to...
