Welcome to the second in a series of Report Card postings for individual members of the 2022 Cardinals. I’m doing this a little differently than what you may see elsewhere. I’ll break down the positive and weaker areas of each Redbird, just so readers can see the good...
BERNIE BITS If the Cardinals want to make headway in the postseason by actually winning games, they must reevaluate their goals in curating a pitching philosophy. The ground-ball obsession, backed by superlative infield defense, is a pragmatic and effective way to go...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals gave us a fun season … the regular season … before getting chucked out of the NL playoffs by the bouncers from Philadelphia. Two games. Gone. Bye. In actual time of play, the St. Louis postseason lasted only 6 hours and 43 minutes. We...
NOTES ON MY SCORECARD 1) How many arrows does Albert Pujols have left in his quiver? Even the best hitters in the game can come up empty over a short series. That’s the randomness of postseason baseball. But Pujols defied that canon throughout his early–career...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are in Pittsburgh for their final three games of the regular season. But despite being on the verge of completing the 162-game schedule, the Cardinals aren’t fully settled in time for the playoffs. Questions are lingering in the autumn...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Paul DeJong was paid $4 million by the Cardinals in 2021. He has a $6 million guaranteed salary for 2022. Next season DeJong’s guaranteed pay jumps to $9 million. So that will be an outlay of $19 million guaranteed dollars by the Cardinals over a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals made it official Tuesday night, claiming the NL Central title with a methodical 6-2 victory over the Brewers in Milwaukee. The post-game jamboree featured all the champagne and beer that you could pour, plus tributes galore. The boys...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals are down to their final eight games of the regular season. There are many positives. They’ve all but officially clinched first place in the NL Central. They have the second-best record in the majors (38-18) since July 27, and are No. 3...
“When you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.” – Dr. Seuss You may have heard something about the Cardinals and how their hitters are currently stuck in a massive crater of preposterous futility. Over the past few...
