THE REDBIRD REVIEW Is it a slump? Yeah, it kind of is. But I’d describe it a different way: the Cardinals are in a rut. It’s nothing extreme or particularly worrisome. Nothing, so far, that has weakened their hold over the Brewers for first place in the NL Central....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The rival Brewers are in town for a two-game, quick-stop series against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Much has changed, including the NL Central standings, since Milwaukee’s last visit to St. Louis. When the teams played a three-game series at...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW For those who weren’t sure what the Cardinals were getting when left-handed starting pitchers Jose Quintana and Jordan Montgomery arrived at the Aug. 2 trade deadline, here’s an update on how they’ve done: – Quintana-Montgomery combined starts: 15....
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The 2022 season is speeding by us. The Cardinals have only 24 games remaining on their schedule. Nine days from now, Summer officially will turn into Fall. On the second day of October, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina will play their final...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW My goodness, where did that come from? Well, the Cardinals’ five-run lightning strike of a comeback in the 9th inning came from the same place where the old Albert Pujols turned young again … the same place where the young hitters turned into old...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW It was good to see Jack Flaherty standing on the mound at Busch Stadium during a pleasant Labor Day afternoon. The Cardinals’ offense failed to show up, but we can’t say that about Flaherty. The Cardinals were embarrassed 6-0 by a very bad baseball...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Somewhere in the world there are happier places than Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. But not many. Not at this time. Not when Albert Pujols leaves the on-deck circle and makes his way into the batter’s box. More than 45,000 people rise from their...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW In the first of three games at Cincinnati, the Cardinals cudgeled four homers and dropped 13 runs on Reds pitching. In winning their third straight game, the Cardinals put a beating on the outfield seats beyond the walls at Great American Ballpark....
Greetings. The Cardinals didn’t play ball on Monday so I’ll dig into an issue that fans are talking about. First Up: Who Should Bat Leadoff? There’s no obvious answer, and so I won’t pretend that this is an easy call. Among other things, two of the candidates have...
