The 2023 Cardinals were a futile bunch, lost and loathsome from the start. It’s still a bit unsettling to look back and remember that they crested on April 2 with a 2-1 record. After winning that opening three-game series against Toronto, the Redbirds tottered to a...
Will the 2024 Cardinals return the franchise to glory? Well, I wouldn’t go that far. But after the hellscape of 2023, a winning season and a reappearance in the playoffs are reasonable goals, and certainly within reach. It isn’t loony-tunes to think the Cardinals can...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Over the weekend, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak was asked about the team’s chances of rebounding in 2024. These are the type of questions posed when team management still must answer to the franchise’s fourth-worst winning...
BERNIE BITS Predictions for 2024 I will turn 65 on Feb. 15. I will write many words and stress my voice by hollering for hours and hours on the radio. I will subscribe to too many sports-data sites. I will not watch the NBA until the postseason gets underway. I will...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Presenting the Top 10 Players of the 28-season reign of Bill DeWitt Jr. as the Cardinals owner-chairman. This covers 1996 through 2023. Previously I chose the best Cardinal players at every position during the DeWitt Era. Here’s your Top 10...
Congratulations to the Texas Rangers, the World Series champions for 2023. And with that, MLB’s offseason is officially underway. It will take a while for the baseball’s traditional Hot Stove League to heat up. But there’s always time for Hot Takes. What will we...
Two weeks ago I wrote about the possibility of Yadier Molina rejoining the Cardinals as a coach. Not to rehash all of the particulars, but there are plenty of valuable and meaningful reasons for the hire including his impact on game planning and the pitching staff,...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW It’s time for my next installment in the process to select the Cardinals’ top players at every position during the 28-season Bill DeWitt Jr. Era of baseball, which encompasses the 1996-2023 seasons. Yes, the 2023 season was awful for the Cardinals,...
The idea of Yadier Molina returning to the Cardinals as a coach is intriguing. It’s exciting. It makes a lot of sense. If the greatest catcher in franchise history is willing to do it, and his role is worthy of his stature and time, then the Cardinals should make the...
