World Series, Game 4 Review The 2022 World Series is cuckoo. It’s a ride on the spinning Tilt-A-Whirl. The centrifugal and gravitational forces are taking the Astros and Phillies up and down and all around. Through four games this dizzying best-of-seven ride is tied...
Stream of Consciousness: About the 2022 World Series 1. I agree with baseball fans and media everywhere who believe Monday’s rainout of Game 3 was beneficial for the Phillies. And it’s all about the pitching. — The Phillies were able to move effective lefty starter...
The World Series opens Friday night in Houston. The only thing that would surprise about the Phillies-Astros matchup is a dull, uninteresting set of games. I’m hoping for a colorful, boisterous drama. That, and volleys of home runs. And bullpens that have the nuclear...
The Houston Astros will enter the World Series with a nine-game winning streak including their 7-0 record in the postseason. With the playoffs added in, they’ve won 113 games this season and figure to be the common-sense choice to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in...
Hello. This is the predictable column in which I look at the Phillies and Astros and wonder: what can the Cardinals learn from the two combatants that are set to clash in the 2022 World Series? Look, it isn’t easy to win a World Series. The Dodgers haven’t done it in...
BERNIE BITS If the Cardinals want to make headway in the postseason by actually winning games, they must reevaluate their goals in curating a pitching philosophy. The ground-ball obsession, backed by superlative infield defense, is a pragmatic and effective way to go...
Less than two weeks ago, the Cardinals were expelled from the postseason after competing in only two days of baseball. The loss to the Philadelphia Phillies was sudden and stunning. For the Cardinals and their fans the disappointment lingers on, lasting much longer...
Embrace the chaos of the 2022 MLB postseason. Enjoy the upsets, the unlikely heroes, and seeing 100-win teams going down in a October inferno. Your attitude on this topic probably depends on your personal rooting interests. So I wouldn’t expect much...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s get to this Sunday morning. Today, I’m holding off on taking a deeper look at the 2022 Cardinals or peeking ahead to 2023. I’ll start jumping into those areas beginning Monday. And as always, I’ll offer unfiltered thoughts and blunt opinions....
