WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S Warning: I’m in a salty mood. What a gross 10-8 loss by the Cardinals to the Nationals on Friday night. The Cards scored eight runs but were terrible in too many other ways. And they flat-out gave away a game for a variety of annoying...
One week to go on the trading-deadline clock, and I’m counting down and looking around the National League. Here come the sharp traders, playing the angles, looking for the fools to exploit. And those fools will find fool’s gold. Here come the nervous front...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals returned to The Lou after a rousing road trip. The Redbirds went a vigorous 5-2 in their two-city itinerary that had stops in Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. By the time the fellers came home, they were 4 and ½ games within reach of...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s talk about Nolan Arenado. Over his last four games through Sunday, Arenado was 9 for 18 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs. With Arenado dispensing several big hits, the Cardinals won three of the four contests. Arenado did not...
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S The Cardinals were down 5-0 after three innings Friday at Washington. That’s an awfully big gap. Can the tourists from St. Louis win this game? Forget about it. That was about as likely as Democrats and Republicans getting along beautifully on...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Next stop for the Cardinals: four games in Washington D.C. One thing to definitely keep an eye on is how much offense the Redbirds will generate against the Nationals’ scheduled row of starting pitchers. The Cardinals will face four left-handed...
The Cardinals have flexed some serious muscle during their four-game winning streak, walloping 11 homers and launching a longball every 13 at-bats. The home-run barrage generated 17 of their 30-run total during the 4-0 mini-surge. The homers made the Cardinals and...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW During their three-game winning streak it’s been fun to watch the Cardinals dig in and fight. Their 8-6 victory Monday at Washington was ruthless, with the feisty visitors wiping out an early 5-0 deficit. This tenacious erasure was meaningful for a...
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...
