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One Stat That Tells the Story for Each Cardinals Hitter
As the Cardinals complete their first third of the season, I want to check in on some of the underlying metrics for the Cardinals’ position player core. As a group, it is hard to be anything but happy with the performance thus far. Despite losing Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras, the team wRC+ has increased […]
St. Louis Cardinals Hit ‘Symphony of Homers’ to Beat the Cubs 6-5 Friday
There’s nothing quite as heartwarming as letting your former team know what they gave up on. Nelson Velázquez greeted the Chicago Cubs by slamming the first pitch he saw into the visitor’s bullpen helping the St. Louis Cardinals win Friday night. He was joined in the home run parade by Ivan Herrera and Thomas Saggese, […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Friday Night
One of those weekends you circle on your calendar before the season begins will start Friday night at Busch Stadium as the St. Louis Cardinals play host to those nemesis Chicago Cubs. The tiny bears will force Shota Imanaga onto the mound while Andre Pallante will take the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals. First […]
Can the Cardinals ruin the Cubs season already? Series Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are coming off a frustrating sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers and left some of us feeling like the magic could be gone. It is a tough time to happen as the Cardinals are in the middle of a long stretch of games against the NL Central with the […]
Checking on the St. Louis Cardinals at the 54-game mark
Old-school baseball guys think the 60-game mark is where a team needs to re-assess where they are at versus what they thought they had coming out of spring training. Tony LaRussa used to say (maybe he still does) that teams need to shoot for a record of 30-30 or better, re-assess and go from there. […]
High Stakes for St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs This Weekend?
Let’s not be overdramatic since it’s only the end of May, but I believe this weekend’s St. Louis Cardinals versus Chicago Cubs clash at Busch Stadium is more important than we probably think all because of one word – trajectory. As a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan I have somehow obtained an alarming number of […]
If Cardinals collapse, the season will still be a success
Yesterday, I experienced a peculiar feeling. When the Cardinals blew the game and lost to the Milwaukee Brewers, I felt…. fine. I am not used to this. The Cardinals objectively lost in a devastating fashion, and yet I was not devastated. Not even a little bit. If I am watching a normal game, where I […]
St. Louis Cardinals are unceremoniously swept out of Milwaukee
Game Summary Over the last three games, the Brewers served a stinging reminder to these upstart Cardinals about who is boss in the NL Central and provided a guidepost on how much more this team has to accomplish on the rebuild path. The Cardinals reach the 1/3 point of the season with a better-than-expected 29-25 […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday
The Cardinals will try to avoid a sweep Wednesday afternoon when Dustin May takes the mound for St. Louis. Chad Patrick will make the start for the Brewers in what will be a bullpen game for the Brew Crew. First pitch at American Family Field in Milwaukee is set for 12:40pm central time and the […]
A Stable of Stats: St Louis Cardinals 2026 Part 1
I think all of us, in one way or another, are checking in on where the season is at right now. What minor league players are begging to be promoted to replace lagging starters during what is, mostly, a rebuild year. What ways to improve a roster that might have a lot of fight in […]
Division Leading Brewers Put Cardinals in their Place – Beat St. Louis 6-0
By any measure, the St. Louis Cardinals have overachieved this season. Their trip to Milwaukee would be viewed by many as a measuring stick to determine how competitive this young team is compared to the NL Central division leaders. If the first two games are the measuring stick, the answer is not very as the […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday
After losing to the Milwaukee Brewers on Memorial Day Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals will try again on Tuesday night as Michael McGreevy will start for the good guys while Kyle Harrison takes the mound for the villains. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40pm at American Family Field in Milwaukee and will be watchable on Cardinals.tv.
The St. Louis Cardinals “Kyle Leahy” In Waiting
The Cardinals are doing their best to keep their heads above water in May, going 11-9 in their 20 games played thus far. As we approach the 1/3 point of the season, once you cross that threshold, it’s no longer early anymore. At that point, they’re in it, and the “it’s early” qualifiers begin to […]
The Viva El Birdos Podcast – Episode 66: “Ball Talk with the Boys”
We were scheduled to meet with Kyle Reis of The Cardinal Nation and Wednesdays with Walton and Reis, however, due to a last-minute cancellation, it was a throwback episode with the three of us talking shop! I will reschedule with Kyle and have him back at a later date in the season! We did celebrate […]
Jacob Misiorowski Too Much for Cardinals as Brewers Win 5-1 Monday
Sometimes you just have to tip your cap and admit that someone was better than you. Today’s cap is tipped to Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski who overwhelmed the St. Louis Cardinals on Memorial Day Monday as Milwaukee won 5-1. If you could erase the first inning, Matthew Liberatore had a better-than-average start for the Cardinals. […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Monday
After a Sunday rainout in Cincinnati, the St. Louis Cardinals will battle the Milwaukee Brewers Monday afternoon. It would be tempting to say that the Cardinals are fighting the Brewers for first place in the NL Central, but this is supposed to just be a development year, so I won’t say what all of us […]
A Defense of the St. Louis Cardinals Victor Scott II
There are three players in this story. The first is Victor Scott. The second is the fanbase’s opinion of Victor Scott. And then there’s my opinion of Scott, inextricably linked to the fanbase’s opinion. There are certain players who come along where I react to the fanbase’s opinion of a player. If I feel the […]
Have your expectations changed for the 2026 Cardinals season?
The St. Louis Cardinals have been better than everyone’s expectations this year but is that going to bite them later in the season? This week on the Redbird Rundown podcast we had the legendary Bernie Miklasz join us. We are thankful that Bernie was able to squeeze us in among his 40 other daily articles […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Sunday Postponed Until August 17
The St. Louis Cardinals will have to finish their series with the Cincinnati Reds later this season as Sunday’s game has been postponed due to inclement weather in the area for the next several hours. Game has been postponed and will be made up August 17 as part of a doubleheader. Next up for St. […]
Is Cardinals first baseman Alec Burleson still under appreciated?
The St. Louis Cardinals have passed every test thrown their way so far and are in the midst of another as they take on the NL Central in all but one series over the next two-plus weeks. How the rest of May ends up could tell us whether our expectations have shifted for what was […]
Jordan Walker Crushes Another Home Run, But Reds Beat Cardinals 7-6
Kyle Leahy was very sharp through the 4th inning in Cincinnati, but it was the 5th inning that came back to bite him as the Reds scored 5 runs in the 5th. The Cardinals offense would come to the rescue late, but the Reds would eventually outlast St. Louis in extra innings. Let’s start with […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Saturday Night
After a memorable game 1 where the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Cincinnati Reds 8-1, the second game of the doubleheader is scheduled to get underway at 6:15pm central time in Great American Ball Park as the Cardinals will send Kyle Leahy (5-3, 3.94 ERA, 34 SO) to the mound while the Reds will rely on the […]
Bryan Torres Homers in MLB Debut as Cardinals Slam Reds 8-1 in Game 1 of Doubleheader
There were several feel good moments for the St. Louis Cardinals in game 1 of a day/night doubleheader Saturday. Bryan Torres made his Major League debut and collected his first hit and home run while Andre Pallante was sharp and Jordan Walker hit his first Great American Ball Park home run as the Cardinals beat […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Saturday
The bad news was Friday night’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds was rained out. The good news is that means a doubleheader today. For game 1, it appears that the Cardinals will have Andre Pallante make the start while the Reds will have Friday’s planned starter Chris Paddack on the mound. […]
Is Matthew Liberatore Close to Turning It Around?
Matthew Liberatore has had an uninspiring start to his season. He has not been horrible, but many fans, myself included, were expecting him to improve or possibly ascend to a top-of-the-rotation type pitcher. Today I want to do a little meandering investigation into what has gone wrong with Libby and what we should expect moving […]
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