THE REDBIRD REVIEW I’m looking forward to a weekend of hardball at the beautiful PNC Park in Pittsburgh, watching the Cardinals and the Pirates try to rearrange the standings in the loopy, goofy NL Central. It’s only June 2 – way too early to sweat over a division...
The Cardinals will be working the western territories for the next 10 days, playing three games at Seattle, four at San Francisco and three in LA at Dodger Stadium. Much like the 8-11 Cardinals, their next three opponents are trying to put an end to a mediocre start...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE LEDE: In ransacking Arizona on Wednesday the Cardinals scored 14 runs, chunked 13 hits, drew four walks, and triggered seven extra–base hits including two hitters. Stat of the day: The Redbirds won 14-5 on a day when Paul Goldschmidt...
It’s time for my first look–in of the season to see how the Brewers, Cubs, Pirates and Reds are doing early on. Here’s what you should know about the Cardinals’ division rivals. The stats cited here do not include Wednesday’s game. BREWERS (13-5) 1. Strong pitching:...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Arizona Diamondbacks are in town for a three-game matchup, and they come into Busch Stadium with a 9-7 record that leads the NL West. The Cardinals are off to a 7-9 start that has them in fourth place in the NL Central, four games...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW After two consecutive inspiring victories over the Rockies at Coors Field, the Cardinals returned to Busch Stadium on Thursday to begin a four-game set against Pittsburgh. By the way it looked, the home team needed to guzzle massive...
The Cardinals are the obvious consensus choice to win the NL Central for the second consecutive season. And if they can get it done, it would be their third division title in the last four full seasons. (I’m excluding 2020.) The question: among STL’s four division...
A percentage of Cardinals fans are frothing at the mouth over the possibility of acquiring Bryan Reynolds from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The center fielder has requested a trade, and there’d be plenty of interest around the majors should the Pirates front office make...
BERNIE BITS The World Cup final between international football powers Argentina and France was spectacular and unforgettable and the perfect way to spend a Sunday morning. I don’t know if any one-off sporting event can ever top it. I know that qualifies as the kind of...
