There will be plenty of time to play the GM Fantasy Free-Agent Shopper Game, and talk ourselves into the idea that Bill DeWitt Jr. and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak will spend a billion dollars or something to sign the best dudes on the market. I...
Welcome to The Redbird Review The Cardinals had the privilege of being the latest team to stomp the Pittsburgh Pirates, turning a slam-dunk probability into a 4-1 victory at PNC Park. Before we praise the work of Cards starter J.A. Happ, let’s pause to gasp at the...
BERNIE BITS The Cardinals. Oh, man. The 32-33 Cardinals. It’s bad. After being swept by the Cubs over the weekend at Wrigley Field, the Cardinals were dumped into fourth place in the NL Central. They’ve won two games in June. After being swallowed by Wrigley Field,...
BIRD BYTES 1) Pitching isn’t the only reason why the Cardinals have fallen behind the Brewers and the Cubs in the NL Central. The Cubs and the Brewers have benefited from increased depth, mostly stemming from low-cost additions before and during spring training. ...
THE BERNIE BITS Good day to you. I hope you had a pleasant weekend. Let’s get started, shall we? The best things to happen in STL-area sports over the weekend: 1–The Blues refocused and rediscovered their characteristic style of hockey, winning two in a...
BERNIE BITS Cardinals manager Mike Shildt seems inclined to roll out a regular lineup that has Tommy Edman leading off, Paul Goldschmidt batting second, and Nolan Arenado hitting in the No. 3 spot. Let’s just assume that Shildty will go with this and ask the obvious...
BERNIE BITS THE QUICKIE EDITION! * Man, it’s good to see Saint Louis U running around on the hardwood, starting to look like the lively and entertaining team we watched before COVID shut the Billikens down. Wednesday night’s 67-60 win against Rhode Island followed an...
Since the news popped on the Cardinals’ tentative trade agreement with Colorado for Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, a question keeps bugging me: What did I miss? You see, I was adamant: I just couldn’t believe Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and president of...
In re-signing pitching paragon Adam Wainwright to a one-year contract for 2021, the Cardinals did the right thing, the good thing, the obvious thing — and one of their favorite things. Cards management made a pragmatic deal, and got an essential player to take...
