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Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins Friday Night
The St. Louis Cardinals series versus the Miami Marlins this weekend will start off with a bang. A compelling pitching matchup featuring Michael McGreevy for the Cardinals against Max Meyer for the Marlins. Meyer, in particular, has been one of the best pitchers in the Majors especially since June where he’s 4-0 with 28 strikeouts […]
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals Hosting the Miami Marlins
The St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up a long homestand as they play host to the Miami Marlins this weekend. It will kickoff Friday night with a compelling pitching matchup for two teams who have a lot at stake as we get closer to the mid-season mark. Let’s start with the pitching matchups. According to […]
A challenge for the St. Louis Cardinals – Fitting in Joshua Baez
The Cardinals are in the midst of a fascinating rebuild. Unlike most rebuilds, this one does not involve tanking. Quite the opposite, the 2026 Cardinals find themselves in the #1 wild card slot at the time of writing. Some of you might rightfully argue that the rebuild really began at the trading deadline late in […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday Game Postponed
The St. Louis Cardinals game vs the Arizona Diamondbacks game Thursday night has been postponed because of weather and will be made up on July 23.
Should the Cardinals buy or sell? Chaim Bloom’s deadline plan
The St. Louis Cardinals announced a change in the chain of command yesterday, but the majority of us believe this is how things were mostly run anyway. With the shift, though, my personal hope is that Bill DeWitt III and Anuk Karunaratne will defer all baseball related decisions to Chaim Bloom and his staff. The […]
The Cardinals next month of play has no downside – even if they lose
Do you know what’s really nice about this season and in particular, the position the Cardinals have put themselves in? It’s June 25th and we have over a month until the Cardinals have to make a decision on what to do at the trading deadline. One could argue, and I think I would argue, that […]
Liberatore Gets Rocked Again as Cardinals Lose to Diamondbacks Wednesday
You can feel for Matthew Liberatore as he attempts to figure out what’s gone wrong with his 2026 season, but the St. Louis Cardinals paid the price for another start gone wrong as Matthew’s outing fell apart in one inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday night. The Cardinals were the first to score again Wednesday […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday
Matthew Liberatore will try to turnaround his season Wednesday night as the St. Louis Cardinals play game 3 of their 4 game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Matthew will be opposed by Mitch Britt who gets the start for the Diamondbacks. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm central time at Busch Stadium and the TV […]
The 2026 StL Cardinals Are A Tough Team to Define
No one expected JJ Wetherholt and Jordan Walker to be two of the best players in MLB. I had a hunch Wetherholt would be good, but not THIS good. I don’t think anyone realized the level of defensive range he brought, or the poise at the plate. I sure didn’t, at least. Jordan Walker is […]
St. Louis Cardinals Late Rally Comes Up Painfully Short vs Diamondbacks
The good news for the St. Louis Cardinals was the fact that Kyle Leahy shut down the Arizona Diamondbacks for the first half of Tuesday night’s game at Busch Stadium. The bad news is Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez also shut down the Cardinals for the first half of the game. It would be crucial […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday
The St. Louis Cardinals continue their streak of 7 home games-in-a-row with game 2 against the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday night. Kyle Leahy gets the start for the Cardinals while the Diamondbacks are scheduled to start LHP Eduardo Rodriguez. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm central time at Busch Stadium and the broadcast will be available […]
Evaluating Cardinals Options with Dustin May
A week before Christmas, St. Louis and Dustin May agreed on a 1 year bounce back opportunity for the once highly touted right-hander. After a myriad of injuries that plagued his early 20’s and a freak esophageal tear that nearly cost May his life, he appears to be unlocking his big talent in the gateway […]
Andre Pallante’s Strong Start Leads St. Louis Cardinals Over Diamondbacks
Andre Pallante gave the St. Louis Cardinals the quality start their bullpen so badly needed as he throttled the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium Monday night. The St. Louis Cardinals threatened to break the game open early as they loaded the bases in the bottom of the 1st inning. JJ Wetherholt and Iván Herrera singled […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Monday
The St. Louis Cardinals will begin a homestand and welcome a former teammate as the Arizona Diamondbacks come to town. It’s Andre Pallante taking the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals while the Diamondbacks starter will be Merrill Kelly. Let’s hope Nolan Arenado gets the welcome home he deserves Monday night. First pitch at Busch […]
Nolan Arenado Proved to the St. Louis Cardinals He’s a Man of His Word
As the St. Louis Cardinals prepare to open a series at Busch Stadium against the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday night, they also welcome back Nolan Arenado. We all have our memories of Nolan’s time with the St. Louis Cardinals, but I’d like to focus on one aspect of the man that had nothing to do with […]
Monday morning observations about JJ Wetherholt, Masyn Winn
Folks, I don’t think I got it today. I spent all of Thursday getting ready for a weekend trip, of course not giving myself enough time to do everything I wanted to do, so the entire day was hectic. I arrived at my destination that night, and then drank heavily for three straight nights. I […]
JJ Wetherholt Homers Help Cardinals Win Slugfest Over the Royals Sunday
Dustin May was not in his finest form Sunday, but it didn’t matter as JJ Wetherholt, Iván Herrera and the St. Louis Cardinals offense absolutely unloaded on the Kansas City Royals Sunday afternoon eventually winning a slugfest. The St. Louis Cardinals bullpen would be worn out by the end of it, though. It only took […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals Sunday
The St. Louis Cardinals will return to Kauffman Stadium Sunday after a day off thanks to World Cup activities in Kansas City. The Cardinals will ask Dustin May to be the best version of Dustin May as he gets the start Sunday afternoon. He’ll be up against RHP Stephen Kolek who’s 4-1 on the season […]
Who is the internal savior of the Cardinals rotation?
The St. Louis Cardinals surpassed expectations for the first third of the season but things have gone back towards that low baseline in recent weeks. With minimal support brought in to help a makeshift starting rotation, it should not be surprise that the holdovers from the previous season have been pretty much as anticipated. Outside […]
St. Louis Cardinals are Transitioning into Time of Greater Expectations
The St. Louis Cardinals felt like a team with nothing to lose when the 2026 season began, but an unexpectedly strong start has now vaulted them into a time where there suddenly seems to be greater expectations of what they can achieve. How they deal with this will tell us a lot about what kind […]
The Viva El Birdos Podcast: Episode 70 – 2026 “Father’s Day Special”
This week, I am joined by AAA RHP Ryan Murphy and his father, Chuck, for a special Father’s Day episode. So often on this site, we focus solely on the numbers and performance, but we lose sight of the human element to sports, and as we know, Tony La Russa used to famously quote, “Men, […]
St. Louis Cardinals Andre Pallante’s New Look Is Working
I really don’t know what to think about Andre Pallante. After a bad 2025 season, I was pretty ambivalent about him. Sure he showed some promise in 2024, but even when he is pitching well, he doesn’t get a ton of strikeouts or do anything overly flashy. Yet here we are approaching the midpoint of […]
McGreevy Gets Hit Hard as Royals Beat the St. Louis Cardinals Friday Night
Michael McGreevy did not have his best game Friday night in Kansas City. His outing started decent, but the latter innings not so much. Unfortunately, the St. Louis Cardinals offense didn’t accomplish much either as the Royals were too much for them again. You wouldn’t know that Kansas City has the sixth worst record in […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals Friday
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to pretend Thursday’s game against the Kansas City Royals never happened as they’ll send Michael McGreevy to the mound for a hopefully different result. The Royals have Seth Lugo ready to go for Friday night’s game which will be watchable only on Apple TV+. First pitch is scheduled for […]
The St. Louis Cardinals bullpen is Exhibit 1 that sometimes things go wrong
Remember the other day, when Ryne Stanek pitched to 5 batters with a 7-4 lead, allowing 5 runs to score while giving up three home runs in that span of those five batters? Some called it a train wreck. Others referenced a dumpster fire (hence the lead in picture, which is NOT a parody of […]
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