Unless you wagered money on the Dodgers or remain charged and charmed by Freddie Freeman’s home-run heroics, the 2024 World Series is a dud. I was hoping for a seven-game drama filled with twists and turns and mind-bending moments. You know, like Game 6 of the 2011...
THE WORLD SERIESÂ If you believe that humongous payrolls win championships, then the 2024 World Series will not give us an October Surprise. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have every financial advantage that exists, and they collect superstar players at...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals lost their opening series of the season, losing three of four to the Dodgers. I’m thinking that the Dodgers will win a lot of series at Dodger Stadium this year. Two reasons: (a) They had a home winning percentage of .679 over the past...
I’ve been asked the question: what do all of the big-money signings by the Los Angeles Dodgers mean for the St. Louis Cardinals? The answer: not much. The Cardinals were never going to be a factor in the high-end section of free agency. The good-hearted but happily...
Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers made history – and left a lot of people buzzing and fussing – by agreeing to a contract that will pay the modern-day Babe Ruth $700 million over 10 seasons. Unless you were one of the unfortunate souls who fell for the bogus...
Let’s check in on the swap meet and take a look at how the Cardinals could be impacted by trades made by other teams … Baseball’s annual gift-exchange session is underway. Until the Cardinals make their first move in the process of offloading impending...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals were on the verge of winning a game, only to get ambushed by the Angels for two homers and three runs in the top of the ninth. Final score: The Halos 6, The Bedeviled 4. The Cardinals have lost five in a row. They are 3-12 in their...
Undefeated St. Louis City SC continues to rise in the weekly MLS Power Rankings. Their swift ascension is pretty remarkable for an expansion team, and City continues to be a delightful story. — After City’s 3-0 shutout of San Jose, SoccerAmerica’s Paul Kennedy moved...