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St. Louis Cardinals Bats Come Alive as They Beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1
I can finally say something that I’ve rarely been able to say this season. A Cardinals pitcher got past the 5th inning without dealing with a train wreck. The truth is Matthew Liberatore was as sharp as he’s been all year. That fact combined with the St. Louis Cardinals bats waking up resulted in a […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Sunday Night
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to rebound and win the series Sunday night when Matthew Liberatore takes the mound for another national broadcast. Jordan Wicks will get the start for the Chicago Cubs. First pitch is set for 6:20pm central time as the game will be watchable on NBC/Peacock.
The Viva El Birdos Podcast – Episode 67: “Blogger Day” 2026 with Chaim Bloom
The St. Louis Cardinals hold an annual event for “non-traditional” media types who cover the team, including yours truly, where we have the opportunity to have access to whoever the current sitting POBO of the team is. Historically, that’s been John Mozeliak, but this year we had our first opportunity to ask Chaim Bloom about […]
When do the Cardinals start filling their obvious areas of need?
Over the past week, the St. Louis Cardinals have been a shell of the team we had seen for the first 50 games. After surpassing all expectations and changing fan tune from necessary rebuild to playoff hopefuls, the stretch of NL Central games has exploited some holes on the St. Louis roster. While we knew […]
Pete Crow-Armstrong Leads Chicago Cubs Over St. Louis Cardinals 6-1
The Saturday night matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs was supposed to be electric. What it turned out to be was…odd. The St. Louis Cardinals got a solid start out of Kyle Leahy, yet he wouldn’t make it out of the 5th inning and the Cardinals offense was nearly mute squandering what […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Saturday Night
After a thrilling Friday night victory full of St. Louis Cardinals home runs, game 2 of the rivalry will happen Saturday night at Busch Stadium as Kyle Leahy will make the start for the St. Louis Cardinals while the Chicago Cubs will ask Ben Brown to take one for the team. Saturday night’s game will […]
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. […]
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