THE REDBIRD REVIEW Despite playing at a disadvantage because of injury-related chaos, the Cardinals are surviving. Actually it’s more than that. They’re thriving. And the Redbirds have been sneaky about it. Going into Wednesday’s day game against the Padres, the...
Welcome to The Redbird Review Doubleheader at Wrigley Field? Wish I could be there. But I’m in the mood to type words for you — as always! Let’s start with this: The Cardinals are RIDICULOUS. You’re not supposed to win 12 in a row and 14 of 15 and do it...
Welcome to The Redbird Review Lo and behold, everything has fallen into place for the 2021 St. Louis and Cardinals. This agonizing and frustrating process required four-plus months, countless bottles of headache medicine, and more cursing than you’d hear in a barroom...
The Padres are an example of how quickly things can turn for a team during the footslog of a 162-game season. You can get plenty of rest and eat healthy and take your vitamins, but the danger is constant. Arms will tire. The bat speed will go slow. Bodies will ache....
Welcome to The Redbird Review The Cardinals had a wonderful and exciting adventure at Citi Field in New York. It was three days of frollicking in the grass, toying and tormenting the Mets, running around the bases with considerable zeal, covering themselves with dirt...
Welcome to The Redbird Review For many weeks now, interested if confused observers have tried to make sense of the straggly, goofy wrangle for the NL’s No. 2 wild card. This bewilderment often leads to a familiar question. My baseball-writing friend Bob Nightengale of...
Welcome to The Redbird Review The Cardinals had a swell weekend, taking two of three from the Reds to narrow the gap in the race for the NL’s No. 2 wild card. It was a special weekend for Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado. Saturday night, he blasted the...
Welcome to The Redbird Review Attention, Cardinals. This is important. You’re not going to fool around again, right? The Cincinnati Reds are in town for three games. They come into Busch Stadium with the drag of losing five consecutive series. They went 5-10 against...
Welcome to The Redbird Review First things first. The Albert Pujols home run was FUN. It stirred a familiar passion, warm feelings, and an appreciation of his leading-man role in the revival of St. Louis baseball for a dominant run. The franchise is trying to get...
