THE REDBIRD REVIEW Greetings. The Cardinals have reached 40-game mark, which puts them about 25 percent into their full-season schedule. How are they doing? You don’t need me to tell you, that’s for sure. We’ve all been watching the same games. And fans are not happy....
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S After getting a two-game break from his severe slump and troubling season, Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt returned to the lineup Friday and went 0 for 4 in the team’s depressing 11-2 loss at Milwaukee. The box-score blank left Goldy...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals took it on the noggin from the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. The final score was 7-1. The verdict: the Cardinals stink, and the court adamantly rejects any appeal of our ruling. Offensively the Cardinals are Bob Uecker, a .200...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Broken arm. Broken season. Not him. Please. Not Willson Contreras. The Cardinals can’t lose him. The fans can’t lose him. He’s the team’s best player. He’s the one guy the team and the public can count on to post up in every game that he plays with...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After failing to get a hit in his last 18 at-bats over five games, Paul Goldschmidt’s batting average plummeted to .203 on the season. Put that with a .297 onbase percentage and a sickly .273 slugging percentage, and we’ve witnessed the worst...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S All Hail Sonny Gray! What a rascal. What a pitcher. What a personality. What a wonderful addition to the St. Louis Cardinals. Gray is marvelous with his combination of excellent pitching, hardwired intensity, endearing eccentricity and...
Fire everyone, including Fredbird. Does that sum it up? Did I miss anyone? Accountability is necessary, for sure. But when we go on our “hold them all accountable!” tirades, let’s not forget about the players. Don’t give the hitters a free pass when you voice...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After splitting Tuesday’s doubleheader in Detroit, the Cardinals closed their first month of the season with a 14-16 record and .467 winning percentage through 30 games. That isn’t a horrendous start, but it’s not what they wanted. And if history...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are still pushing to get to .500. They’re not there yet, and on Sunday missed an opportunity to even their record at 14-14 by losing to the Mets in 11 innings. It was an enjoyable game to watch. Left fielder Brendan Donovan made three...