THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s talk about Nolan Arenado. Over his last four games through Sunday, Arenado was 9 for 18 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs. With Arenado dispensing several big hits, the Cardinals won three of the four contests. Arenado did not...
BIRD BYTES Let’s say it again: Pitching wins. The Cardinals are reminding us of this traditional baseball reality since diving in on May 12 to begin the process of resuscitating their season. During their 30-17 stretch that began on Mother’s Day up yonder in...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Next stop for the Cardinals: four games in Washington D.C. One thing to definitely keep an eye on is how much offense the Redbirds will generate against the Nationals’ scheduled row of starting pitchers. The Cardinals will face four left-handed...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals won the series opener at Pittsburgh, 7-4, and gave us a few things to talk about. FUNGOES + Tuesday’s 7-4 win at Pittsburgh moved the Cardinals up to 44-40 on the season. St. Louis hasn’t been four games over. 500 since the final day...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW As we’ve noted in recent days, the Cardinals are averaging only 3.95 runs per game this season, a sad little number that ranks 14th among the 15 National League teams and 26th overall. I think we can agree on this: that’s pitiful. As a matter of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals put a capper on June with a 16-12 record for the month. All in all, that’s pretty good. The 16-12 certainly indicates progress and is the best June mark by a Cardinal team since 2015. June has been a tough month for St. Louis...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S At the midpoint of the 2024 regular season, the Cardinals are perched in a pretty good spot at 42-39. On the surface there’s nothing special about that record, but the context matters. This 42-39 looks mighty fine considering how deeply the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Here’s my latest in a series of columns examining the Cardinals as they hit the 81-game mark of the season to complete the first 50 percent of their schedule. They reach that milestone Friday against the Reds. I led off with Masyn Winn being my...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are in a good place right now. They’ll have to stay there instead of going backward, but that isn’t the focus of this column. Today I’m putting my attention on how the Cardinals rallied to become relevant and...
