One of the greatest Cardinals of them all, Jim Edmonds, unburdened himself Monday morning in a fascinating but meandering interview that left the town buzzing. In a slow and boring and numbing St. Louis offseason, Jimmy Edmonds made some noise, and woke us up from the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After a rainout, the Cardinals (40-37) and Braves will play a split doubleheader with two games on Wednesday. The unscheduled break on Tuesday didn’t slow down the season. The dates on the baseball calendar are flipping fast. The Cardinals are...
With Tommy Edman (wrist) and Lars Nootbaar (ribs) doing more healing than playing, the Cardinals are missing two starting outfielders. There’s no reason to believe the rehabbing players will be ready to go by the start of the regular season on March 28. What’s a...
Greetings. This is my latest installment in a series of analyses that identify the Cardinals’ top players during the 28 seasons of franchise ownership under chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. That encompasses 1996 through 2023. So far, I’ve made the Top 10 picks for starting...
The idea of Yadier Molina returning to the Cardinals as a coach is intriguing. It’s exciting. It makes a lot of sense. If the greatest catcher in franchise history is willing to do it, and his role is worthy of his stature and time, then the Cardinals should make the...
We know that the Cardinals need starting pitching. Not just arms, either. They need highly effective, reliable starters. The Redbirds need to make a substantial upgrade for the weakest, most vulnerable area of the 2023 team that finished with the third-worst winning...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals, their fans and prominent team alums gathered on a gorgeous Sunday to celebrate the career of Adam Wainwright, the second-greatest starting pitcher in franchise history. It was a chance to put a disheartening season aside and feel...
Opening Day is on the clock. The countdown is moving fast. Cardinals vs. Blue Jays, Thursday afternoon, and a scheduled 3:10 p.m. first pitch at Busch Stadium. The ballpark will be packed to capacity and saturated in red. Voices will carry. Hearts will beat in one...
In 2023 Major League Baseball is increasing the speed limit to motivate runners to go for more stolen bases. Or to put it another way: less caution, more action. Warning: this will not be Whitey Herzog baseball. From 1982 through 1990, a run of nine seasons, the...
