With the Milwaukee Brewers in town, the Cardinals will have a chance to check out a division opponent for the first time this season. The NL Central rivals will get acquainted anew during a three-game series at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals played their first 19 games...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s talk about the Cardinals offense. Wait. I can’t find it. It’s missing. The St. Louis offense is doing more croaking than cranking. Their team’s daily display of non-hitting is an ongoing testimonial to MLB’s Dead Ball Era. Becoming a star...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW On the day we learned about the passing of Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog, the Cardinals had only one hit in scratching out three runs. The timing was perfect, because the Cardinals played a little Whiteyball to fabricate a 3-2 win over the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Tuesday’s crisp 3-0 victory over the Phillies was a model that demonstrated how the Cardinals can win more games in 2024. And this fine presentation offered a direct contrast to their calamity-plagued 2023. 1. Better starting pitching than last...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals got themselves into a lot of potential trouble by losing Monday’s game to the Phillies, 5-3, in 10 innings. The home team’s second consecutive loss dropped the Cardinals to 5-6 in the developing season. Problem: the Redbirds now must...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are off today, and that’s necessary but disappointing, because I like watching this team play baseball. I don’t think I said that last season. Not much, anyway. Watching the 2023 Cardinals was a health problem for me. My blood pressure...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After an alarming 48 hours and two losses to the mighty Dodgers to open the season, the Cardinals settled down, pulled their game together, began to establish an identity and won three of their next four games. It was a nice recovery, and the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Dodgers are the Dodgers. The Cardinals are not the Dodgers, and no one of sound baseball mind should expect them to be. The visitors are at Dodger Stadium with two more losses to go. Err, I meant to say two more games to go. Perhaps the...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW OK, the Cardinals first game of 2024 has been uploaded into history. Thursday’s 7-1 vanquishment by the Dodgers was predictable, simply because they’re superior to the Cardinals in just about every way we can think of including payroll...
