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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 […]
The St. Louis Cardinals Victor Scott II Dilemma – Would Minors Help Him?
The St. Louis Cardinals were clear that this season would be a constant desire to compete, but the priorities would be player development and the future. The only thing that is clear right now about Victor Scott II’s development is that what he’s doing to make adjustments is not working against Major League pitching. Is […]
St. Louis Cardinals Friday Night Game vs Reds Postponed Due to Weather
The St. Louis Cardinals weekend series versus the Cincinnati Reds will have to wait until Saturday as the team just announced that Friday night’s game has been postponed due to weather. Saturday will now see a double-header (weather permitting, of course) with the first game being at 12:10pm central time and the night game scheduled […]
The St. Louis Cardinals have an emerging star in Jordan Walker
On this day, 24 years ago, Jordan Walker was born. Happy Birthday! Young by baseball standards, it feels like we’ve been waiting on him FOREVER! Authors Note: Some of you will fret about the VEB curse, rightfully so. I did a breakdown on Riley O’Brien the day before he blew a save in West Sacramento […]
Braxton Ashcraft bedevils Cardinals, who lose to Pirates 6-2
Game Summary The Pirates re-asserted themselves today to take the game and series from St. Louis, somewhat returning the favor from the Cardinals recent visit to Pittsburgh. The Pirates took no quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 13-2 in the final two games of the set. Dustin May and Braxton Ashcroft lead out in an early pitcher’s […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday
After Wednesday night’s dumpster fire, the St. Louis Cardinals wrap up their homestand with a day game against the Pittsburgh Pirates as they try to win the series Thursday afternoon. Dustin May gets the start for the Cardinals while the Pirates will send Braxton Ashcraft to the mound. First pitch at Busch Stadium is set […]
Checking in on St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospects – Lower Minors
On Monday, I looked at how the pitchers in the upper minors were doing and honestly from a statistical standpoint, it wasn’t great. Mind you, it’s early in the season, and we know pitchers work on things at the expense of the best way they currently know how to get hitters out, and the run […]
JJ Wetherholt’s Multi-Hit Game Not Enough-Cardinals Fall to Pirates 7-0
Michael McGreevy’s command was not sharp Wednesday night against Pittsburgh, but he toughed his way through 5 innings before turning the game over to the bullpen which is where the game eventually fell apart. That combined with the St. Louis Cardinals offense finding it difficult to get runs across the plate made for an uphill […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday
It’s game 2 of the St. Louis Cardinals barrage of games against NL Central rivals Wednesday as Michael McGreevy will try to dominate the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Bucs will counter with Carmen Mlodzinski on the mound for Pittsburgh. First pitch scheduled for 6:45pm at Busch Stadium and game viewable on Cardinals.tv.
Why Calling Up Jimmy Crooks Makes Too Much Sense for the Cardinals
It’s time for the St. Louis Cardinals to call up Jimmy Crooks. Ok, so I don’t quite feel it to an ultimatum level like the first sentence reads. Crooks isn’t the Strait of Hormuz, he’s a flawed catcher for a franchise in the middle of a stated “long-term” year. However, I do think there’s a […]
2026 St Louis Cardinals Winning Despite Poor ‘Pen
We have seen so many heroic, ridiculously entertaining *but also mortifying Wins this season that it feels like one of those October teams that find ways to win… but in the regular season. Their record in extra innings is 6-1 and they are good in 1 run games. The offense is good at late-inning dramatics, […]
Ivan Herrera’s Extra Inning Homer Gives Cardinals Walk-off Win Over Pirates
Matthew Liberatore had another strong start, but another not strong ending as he pitched 4 solid innings, but he would not finish the 5th inning as the game got away from him. Fortunately, the Cardinals offense lead by JJ Wetherholt, Nolan Gorman, Alec Burleson and eventually Ivan Herrera picked him up beating the Pittsburgh Pirates […]
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