Red Bird Rants 2 hours ago
St. Louis Cardinals: Breaking down the inefficient Seung-hwan Oh
After Monday’s late inning collapse headlined by Seung-hwan Oh blowing his third save of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks, it’s time to look at what has plagued the St. Louis Cardinals closer this season. Last year, in his first season St. Louis Cardinals, Seung-hwan Oh‘s was almost unhittable. The Stone Buddha was baffling hitters with a […] St. Louis Cardinals: Breaking down the inefficient Seung-hwan Oh - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Red Bird Rants 3 hours ago
St. Louis Cardinals: If you really want to improve this team…
Tuesday night, in Arizona, the St. Louis Cardinals handed their bullpen a 5-2 lead in the seventh inning. With nine outs to go, the relievers couldn’t hold the lead. The visitors dropped the opener of the series against the Diamondbacks in extra innings, 6-5. The St. Louis Cardinals‘ struggles this...
Viva El Birdos 8 hours ago
6/27/2017 Recap: Bullpen Gets Lost in the Desert
Martinez turns in another solid performance and the offense produces plenty of runs, but the potent Diamondbacks lineup rolled the hapless Cardinals bullpen Note: If you’re reading this on Google AMP or Apple News, you’re going to want to check it out directly at vivaelbirdos.com. There are a lot...
Viva El Birdos 11 hours ago
Cardinals news and notes: Lineups, DeJong, Diamondbacks
Games should end after the 6th inning, Martinez continues to shine (plus news and notes) Fooling around on the Play Index soon after the Cardinals lost their two-run lead in the 6th inning last night (a lead which they would soon regain and then lose again), I compiled the standings of the NL Central...
Viva El Birdos 3 hours ago
Considering Lance Lynn to the Chicago Cubs
Intra-division trading is often considered taboo, but dangling the soon-to-be free agent to the Cubs could be a smart long-term play On June 15, 1964, the St. Louis Cardinals sat in 8th place in the National League, ahead of only the Houston Colt .45s (renamed the Houston Astros the next season) and the New York Mets, two recent expansion teams. The Cardinals trailed the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants by seven games, hardly an insurmountable deficit but one which would look quite a bit less daunting if there were not another five teams separating them. One of the five teams...
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Red Bird Rants 3 hours ago
St. Louis Cardinals: The curious case of Brett Cecil
It is said, as the weather heats up, so does Brett Cecil. St. Louis Cardinals fans are getting a first hand look at that now. The St. Louis Cardinals bullpen blew another game last night, but one reliever continued to be extremely effective. Brett Cecil spun a scoreless inning in relief of Carlos Martinez last night […] St. Louis Cardinals: The curious case of Brett Cecil - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Cardinal Beat | St. Louis Post Dispatch 5 hours ago
Garcia tormented by foul ball into stands
Cardinals' infielder calls for mandatory netting covering length of dugouts.
Belleville News Democrat 8 hours ago
Why is Randal Grichuk the player St. Louis Cardinals fans love to hate?
St. Louis Cardinals fans have made a big deal about the strikeouts racked up by outfielder Randal Grichuk this season and last. But I don’t get why they’ve singled out …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch 11 hours ago
Piscotty says talk about Cards' baserunning blunders is 'detrimental'
PHOENIX • Cardinals right fielder Stephen Piscotty has been part of some of the baserunning blunders by the Cardinals, and he believes there is some cause and effect.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch 18 hours ago
Diaz sits, DeJong starts at shortstop
PHOENIX • Aledmys Diaz, who was three for his last 18 with two of the hits on the infield, and who struck out twice and hit into a double play Monday, was out of the Cardinals’ lineup Tuesday night against…
Red Bird Rants Jun 27, 2017
St. Louis Cardinals: Cardinal Nation must face reality
St. Louis Cardinals fans need to come back to reality when faced with the proposition of trading players on the Major League roster. St. Louis Cardinals GM, John Mozeliak, has a very important decision to make in the next month. The team, for weeks now, is teetering on the edge of buying or selling at […] St. Louis Cardinals: Cardinal Nation must face reality - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Red Bird Rants Jun 27, 2017
St. Louis Cardinals: Official Redbird Rants Podcast episode 10 recap
Join the podcast crew for a brand new episode of the Official Redbird Rants Podcast as we talk everything and anything St. Louis Cardinals. Join host, Dr. Michael Miles, and contributors, Trevor Hooth and Tito Rivera, for another edition of the Official Redbird Rants Podcast as they talk about the week that was for the St. Louis Cardinals. […] St. Louis Cardinals: Official Redbird Rants Podcast episode 10 recap - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Cardinal Beat | St. Louis Post Dispatch Jun 27, 2017
Hot DeJong in for cool Diaz at shortstop
Cardinals, Martinez try to slow down Diamondbacks.
Red Bird Rants Jun 27, 2017
St. Louis Cardinals: Likely trade partner teams to consider
The St. Louis Cardinals find themselves in a tailspin of a season which was surely not what was planned. In the weakened NL-Central, however, the season might not be lost entirely. Now is the time to find suitors for trades if the season is to be salvaged. The St. Louis Cardinals are, on paper, a […] St. Louis Cardinals: Likely trade partner teams to consider - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Red Bird Rants Jun 27, 2017
St. Louis Cardinals: Lots of roster questions, few answers
John Mozeliak made a flurry of roster moves that may have led to more questions going forward about the St. Louis Cardinals roster. On Sunday, the St. Louis Cardinals promoted Randal Grichuk back to the Major League roster after a stint in the minors to retool his swing. Dexter Fowler hitting the DL made this […] St. Louis Cardinals: Lots of roster questions, few answers - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Red Bird Rants Jun 27, 2017
St. Louis Cardinals: What the Best Fans in Baseball are up to these days
Yesterday 45,000+ St. Louis Cardinals fans filled Busch Stadium to watch “their Cardinals” play the lowly Redlegs. It was the fourth straight home game. It was a mid-afternoon Monday game. The weather was “iffy.” The Cards won impressively for those 45,000+. Meanwhile on Twitter… I did a recent column about blind men examining an elephant. […] St. Louis Cardinals: What the Best Fans in Baseball are up to these days - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Cardinal Beat | St. Louis Post Dispatch Jun 27, 2017
June 27 minor league report: Rosendo hits two homers in season opener
In the first game of the season for the Gulf Coast League Cardinals, right fielder Sanel Rosendo hit two homers and drove in three RBIs. He has already surpassed his home run total from last season.
Red Bird Rants Jun 27, 2017
St. Louis Cardinals: Previewing the Diamondbacks series
The St. Louis Cardinals have a very telling series coming up against the Arizona Diamondbacks. While the National League Central is still not performing to the best of it’s ability, the St. Louis Cardinals still have a chance to win the division and sneak into the playoffs. The Diamondbacks are playing very well though, so it will […] St. Louis Cardinals: Previewing the Diamondbacks series - Redbird Rants - Redbird Rants - A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
