THE REDBIRD REVIEW Not that he’ll receive much credit from the hostile precincts of the fan base, but I have no issues with the way manager Oli Marmol is running the Cardinals in 2024. I wasn’t a fan of his work in 2023 and repeatedly expressed that, but I...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Oli Marmol has been a very good manager for the Cardinals this season. As we’ve written before, the first-year leader has modernized his team’s tactics by dramatically increasing the platoon-split advantages, and displaying creativity with his...
What a weekend. What a homestand. As good as it gets. Busch Stadium got a workout, with the packed ballpark rocking harder than it had in a long time. The Cardinals played their most inspiring baseball of the season, powered into first place, and left their fans...
We’re down to a week to go before the Cardinals line up for their season opener at home against the Pirates. There will be pomp and circumstance and a family reunion highlighted by the homecoming of Albert Pujols. The town will be painted red. There will be Adam...
It’s showtime for springtime. The Cardinals open their 15-game warmup in a fast preparation for the regular season. The hideous lockout delayed the opening of camps in Florida and Arizona and ruined the normal spring-training routine. This unfortunate set of...
Perhaps the MLB owners and players association will engage in sincere and fruitful discussions this week and work out a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. Or perhaps the Owners vs. Players divide will expand instead of narrow. We’ll find out soon enough....
Good afternoon. Here’s the next installment of my series on Cardinal Fan Anxieties for 2022. Today I’ll take a look at the new Matt Carpenter … that would be Paul DeJong. Why is DeJong the next Carpenter? Well … with Carpenter gone, DeJong clearly has moved into the...
I’d like to check in with Oliver Marmol to see what he’s up to and find out more about his baseball philosophies and how he’ll implement them for the 2022 Cardinals. After being promoted to replace the deposed Mike Shildt, Marmol didn’t have much to offer or share...
As is, the Cardinals should have a better offense in 2022, and I’m pretty confident about that. I’ll give you my reasons in a couple of minutes. But first, I have two things to say before we get started. First, I hope the St. Louis front office adds another good bat,...
