Baseball brawls are usually (if not always) pretty stupid. First of all, they aren’t brawls. They’re pushing-shoving matches, with an element of the rugby scrum. Most of the guys in the pack are trying to play the role of Peace Pilgrim. Ballroom dancing is available...
The Cardinals won six of 10 games on their three-town, 10-game road trip. Now, going 6-4 makes for a good winning percentage (.600.) I know and appreciate this. But that said, I’m a little greedy and I can’t shake this opinion: the Cardinals should have come away with...
It’s on to Cincinnati for the Cardinals, who played their worst game of the season in Thursday’s 5-0 loss in Miami. The Cardinals had a chance to complete a three-game sweep of the Marlins but simply weren’t engaged mentally. The defense was sloppy and negligent....
Just a question: Can we get off Paul DeJong’s back for a minute or so? I hate to break it to you again …but The Scientist won’t be benched, traded for a case of Fiji water, banished to the minors, or otherwise sent to a place where his increasingly...
I apologize for not having a column on Monday. I was down at the federal courthouse in St. Louis, going through the jury-selection process for a civil case. Though I wasn’t selected for the panel, I cherished the opportunity to serve. It’s an honor. Anyway, I have...
The Cardinals were an ideal opponent for Milwaukee’s first home game of the 2022 season. The Cardinals submitted quietly, losing 5-1 in their first first test of the year against a good team. The Overview – The Cardinals were handled easily by starting pitcher Brandon...
Welcome to the Redbird Review It’s Monday, near noon, and today’s Pirates-Cardinals game has been postponed because of rain. Makes sense; the weather forecast warns of relentless rain for much of the day. To make up for the rainout the teams will play a split...
Here’s my unofficial “We’re Looking At You” list for 2022: 1) President of baseball operations John Mozeliak: Fired a successful manager to hire the youngest manager in baseball, rookie Oli Marmol. It may have been the right thing to do – but it’s also a risk that can...
With the Cardinals’ 28-man roster (unofficially) set for the start of the new season, I want to circle back and take a look at the position-player side of things. This opinion likely puts me in the minority … but this team has a really good group of position players....
