THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Dodgers are the Dodgers. The Cardinals are not the Dodgers, and no one of sound baseball mind should expect them to be. The visitors are at Dodger Stadium with two more losses to go. Err, I meant to say two more games to go. Perhaps the...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW OK, the Cardinals first game of 2024 has been uploaded into history. Thursday’s 7-1 vanquishment by the Dodgers was predictable, simply because they’re superior to the Cardinals in just about every way we can think of including payroll...
Six days to go … On Thursday, March 28 the Cardinals will open the season with a four-game series at Dodger Stadium. But given the caterwauling by a percentage of media and fans that have anxiety disorders over a tough early schedule, I’m not sure why the Cardinals...
Chronicling the Cardinals. A Look at Three Dudes for March 13. 1. ALEC BURLESON: If we’ve learned anything about the Cardinals over the last 10 seasons, it’s their tendency to have an overcrowded outfield. Since the start of the 2014 season, the only one National...
Three weeks to go until Opening Day. Time is moving quickly. The Cardinals soon will be on the lawn at Dodger Stadium to take on the fully accessorized, celebrity-dotted team and its $319 million payroll. The four-game series begins Thursday, March 28 at 3:10 p.m. STL...
If the Cardinals are being 100 percent candid and accurate in their assessment of Sonny Gray’s “mild” hamstring strain, there’s no reason to reach for the panic switch … which, of course, does not stop people from grabbing the panic switch. We know how these sort of...
Here’s a follow-up on something I wrote about in Wednesday’s column. It’s about the importance of team defense and what it means to pitchers. As I pointed out in yesterday’s column, the 2023 Cardinals had their poorest season defensively since 1930. That’s based on...
BERNIE BITS As the kids would say, LFG! 1. It’s a new beginning for St. Louis City SC, and I’m excited to take in Saturday’s MLS season-opening match against visiting Real Salt Lake. In 2023, City stunned the circuit with its amazing success in winning the Western...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals brought in another tool for their extensive bullpen renovation by shopping the free-agent market for a one-year deal with right-handed reliever Keynan Middleton. The contract becomes official after Middleton goes through the standard...
