Birdinals Bytes: Crystal Balls of Ice-Cream
“Dippin Dots”, the ice cream of the future, is sold at ballparks all across America, including Busch Stadium. As the tiny frozen balls of happiness are being made in preparation for opening day, the…Read More
My Season Ending Report Card for the Redbirds, Part I
Now that the season is over for the St. Louis Cardinals, I’ll give them “my” report card based on my opinion and what I’ve observed over the course of the regular season and playoffs. I realize…Read More
Musings from an Optimistic Redbird Fan: 12-2012
Invasion of the Body Snatchers?– If you’ve seen the movie and the remake of the “Body Snatchers”, you know the plot. Aliens in the form of seed pods fall to earth and prey upon humans who sleep;…Read More
Good Day for Cardinal Nation…Sort Of
Well, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs Saturday afternoon 5-4. This despite the usual occurrences that seem to be plaguing the club lately. They allowed the Cubs to rally late with a three…Read More
Redbirds Minor Connection gives Major results
It’s time to give some praise and credit to the minor league players who are now in the majors and have contributed to the St. Louis Cardinals this year. Without the minor league connection, especially…Read More
Musings from an Optimistic Redbird Fan: 5-2012
Getting Ready – As we approach the post season, the Cardinals have started playing better baseball…Read More
Optimistic Musings of a Redbird Fan: Issue: 2-2012
Well, after losing five of six after the All Star break, lately, the St. Louis Cardinals have…Read More
Optimistic Musings of A Redbird Fan: Issue 1-2012
The St. Louis Cardinals, after losing a series to Milwaukee, opened with a win at home against the Chicago…Read More
Why Skip Schumaker should be St. Louis Cardinals everyday Second Baseman
There are some things I read in sports that are maddening to me. Big Mac and steroids, St. Louis Cardinals…Read More
Chris Carpenter: Out for season…now what?
Let the rumors and speculation begin as to what the St. Louis Cardinals will do now that ace…Read More
MLB All-Stars and All-Star Voting: Who should decide?
The 83rd All-Star game is July 10, 2012, 7:30pm EST in Kansas City at Kaufman Stadium. And just like…Read More
Can Westbrook do it again?
The St. Louis Cardinals sit just 2 games out of first place, and begin a 3 game series against the Miami…Read More
Is Hope On The Horizon?
In my first Redbird Rants Article I noted that there are several positives to look at when analyzing…Read More
Who am I? Name that Cardinal
The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals are not the Running Redbirds of the 1980’s. But they are definitely…Read More
Who am I? Name that Cardinal
The young 2012 baseball season has seen some great things thus far. There have been two no hitters…Read More
The 2012 Cardinals, having a good time
The first month of the season is in the books. The month of April provided plenty of highlights for…Read More
Who am I? Name that Cardinal
When Spring training was completed this year, there were questions about the ineffectiveness at the plate…Read More
Cardinals happy to have their rings, except for one bitter ex-Bird
The hardware has been delivered and the Birds are sporting their new bling. The official ring ceremony…Read More
Who am I? Name that Cardinal
The summer of 1967 set the stage for the St. Louis Cardinals to win another World Championship. The…Read More
Mike Matheny, bringing the stolen base back in 2012
Many of us remember the days of the Running Redbirds in the 1980’s. The swipe of a base was at the…Read More



















