THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals did it again, doing enough things poorly to give the Brewers a 6-4 win on Thursday in Milwaukee. And we know what that means: another failure by the Redbirds to put their opponent away when having the opportunity to sweep a three-game...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW: Greetings. We have some day ball to look forward to, so I’ll try to get The Review done earlier than usual to leave plenty of reading time before the scheduled 1:10 p.m. pitch in Milwaukee. Opening Statement: The Cardinals have been this way...
The question of the day: Does anybody want to win the NL Central? The Brewers and Cardinals have it ridiculously easy because the competition in the NL Central is a joke. The Pirates, Cubs and Reds have combined for a .375 winning percentage this season, leaving the...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Over the weekend The Cardinals won a series and moved into first place. That’s good. The Cards also botched a chance to sweep the Reds in a loss that enabled Milwaukee to pick up a game in the NL Central standings. That’s disappointing. The...
The St. Louis offense isn’t bad or even substandard. Not when the Cardinals rank sixth among the 30 major-league teams with an average of 4.74 runs per game. If you want to holler about the inconsistency of this Cardinals offense in 2022, that’s more on target. But...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW After their three-game brooming of the Padres and a series win at Wrigley Field, the Cardinals had won six of eight. The Redbirds were closing in on the first-place Brewers in the NL Central, and the momentum was with them. Not anymore. Momentum was...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals let one get one away on Tuesday night at Tampa Bay, losing 4-2 in 10 innings on a blown save by Drew VerHagen. This was a bad one. The Cardinals fell to the Rays despite: – Outhitting the Rays 9-3 and limiting the home team to one hit...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals had a very good week, winning six of eight games from the Padres and Cubs. Going into Memorial Day, the Cardinals trailed first-place Milwaukee by 3.5 games. By the time they departed Wrigley Field late Sunday night, the Cardinals had...
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...