Welcome to The Redbird Review Excuse me for holding my nose as I look at the state of play in the so-called competition for the No. 2 wild card in the National League. It appears that this fracas will come down to this question: which team will produce the least...
Welcome to The Redbird Review THE OBVIOUS OPENING COMMENT: Pirates 11, Cardinals 7. The most horrendous and humiliating loss of the season for the increasingly kooky Redbirds. When the Pirates are now beating your arse on a regular basis, you can’t be taken seriously....
It was a yucky homestand, with the Cardinals (64-61) winning only three of their eight games against Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and Detroit. It was a homestand of steamy weather, chilly offense and a vanishing sea of red. Plenty of good seats were available, and unclaimed....
Welcome to the Redbird Review In another down-bound week, the Cardinals lost four of six games to the Brewers and Pirates at Busch Stadium. Hey, at least the ballpark was filled to capacity with fired-up Cards fans, right? No, sorry, that didn’t happen. In case you...
Welcome to The Redbird Review The Cardinals powered up on the road, making stops in Pittsburgh and Kansas City and winning all six games. The baseball was mostly one-sided, with the Cardinals outscoring the Pirates and Royals 37-13. The Cards had 17 more extra-base...
After the Cardinals fended off the Pirates in the ninth inning Thursday to clench their 7-6 win and clinch a three-game series sweep, they jetted out of Pittsburgh with a 58-56 record. They could feel good about themselves after getting past an irritating barrier....
Adam Wainwright. Ageless Adam Wainwright. Awesome Adam Wainwright. Adam Bloomin’ Wainwright. He’s 39, going on 40, going all Bob Gibson, still going stronger than oodles of young starting pitchers who can’t match his endurance, his brain, his stuff, his...
Welcome to The Redbird Review The Cardinals had the privilege of being the latest team to stomp the Pittsburgh Pirates, turning a slam-dunk probability into a 4-1 victory at PNC Park. Before we praise the work of Cards starter J.A. Happ, let’s pause to gasp at the...
The MLB All-Star break is here. This is positive news. From Monday through Thursday there will be no losses by the Cardinals, no stricken bodies headed to the Injured List, no distress in the dugout, no noise from the maddened crowds. After playing 90 games,...
