THE REDBIRD REVIEW Over the weekend The Cardinals won a series and moved into first place. That’s good. The Cards also botched a chance to sweep the Reds in a loss that enabled Milwaukee to pick up a game in the NL Central standings. That’s disappointing. The...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After their three-game brooming of the Padres and a series win at Wrigley Field, the Cardinals had won six of eight. The Redbirds were closing in on the first-place Brewers in the NL Central, and the momentum was with them. Not anymore. Momentum was...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals let one get one away on Tuesday night at Tampa Bay, losing 4-2 in 10 innings on a blown save by Drew VerHagen. This was a bad one. The Cardinals fell to the Rays despite: – Outhitting the Rays 9-3 and limiting the home team to one hit...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Watching Nolan Gorman launch the fireworks over Memorial Day Weekend, it’s understandable to have the fantasy kick in. The fantasy of a scary lineup that’s packed with power and abundant production. An offense that consistently scores a healthy...
The Cardinals played the Pittsburgh Pirates at the right time. The Redbirds needed a boost after an 11-14 stretch of patchiness. The visitors didn’t solve their problems during three days in Pittsburgh, but they stacked three wins and felt better about themselves as...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Considering that the Cardinals scored one lousy run in the first game, blew a 3-2 lead in the second game, scored only five runs in 18 innings for the day … OK, we’ll accept a 1-1 split in Tuesday’s doubleheader with the Mets at Citi Field. The...
Just when it appeared that the Cardinals would wobble to their sixth loss in the last eight games, they opened May by suddenly mobilizing for a 7-5 comeback victory over Arizona on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium. This easily could have been a frowning-face outcome...
The Cardinals went 11-9 in April, ending the month with a three-game deficit in the NL Central. Here we are again, watching the Cardinals chase the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the division standings. And while a winning record is nothing to toss into the...
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...
