Tag: St. Louis
Bird Law 3.8 – Rotation??? Lineup!!!
The rotation has been less than solid as we wrap up the 4th turn, with Adam Wainwright emerging as the…
Read more »St. Louis Cardinals: Requiem for a Tuesday
Updated:Let us bow our heads…or hang them in shame. Cardinal Nation is no doubt still shell shocked this morning after…
Read more »Bird Law 3.7: How Sweep It Is!
Updated:Extension season rolls on as the Cardinals lock in Matt Carpenter through at least 2021. And the team pulls off…
Read more »Bird Law 3.6: It’s Early
In this episode we look over the first 5 games of the young 2019 season. Our thoughts cover the first…
Read more »Cardinals’ Mid-Rotation Will Put Pitching Pedigree on Display
Updated:With Miles Mikolas and Adam Wainwright serving as the bookends, the Cardinals feature a fascinating trio in the middle of…
Read more »Bird Law 3.5: We’re Back! (And So Are The Cardinals)
Updated:After a way too long hiatus from recording, we are proud to re-introduce — and reboot — the Bird Law…
Read more »Lefties Need Not Apply: With Brebbia Over Webb, Righties Will Help Cover the Splits
Updated:Late last week, the Cardinals announced the designation for assignment of LHP Chasen Shreve. At that point, it was expressed…
Read more »St. Louis Cardinals: The Myth of the Shrinking Payroll
Updated:I’ve seen a lot of hemming and hawing online this winter about how the Cardinals are spending less on the…
Read more »The Goldschmidt Extension: Good For Everybody
Updated:It was mid-afternoon on a Thursday. Not much was happening. On social media, fans were still reacting to a big…
Read more »Cardinals: Are Spring Training and Regular Season Offense Related?
Updated:It’s no secret that the Cardinals offense has been sluggish during Grapefruit league play. This was highlighted by the Marlins…
Read more »Following Bread Crumbs to the Cardinals Opening Day Roster
Updated:Over the course of spring training there are plenty of things for fans to overreact to. In the words of…
Read more »Bold Predictions for the 2019 St. Louis Cardinals
Updated:At long last, Spring Training is upon us. As the pre-season progresses and players go through their workouts and exhibition…
Read more »Are We Overly Concerned With Matt Carpenter’s Arm?
Updated:For as long as Matt Carpenter has been in the big leagues, fans have questioned his arm. Especially when making…
Read more »Is the Current Cardinals Bullpen Good Enough?
Updated:Clearly, it’s a little early to ask this question. We don’t yet know who will stink come March, who will…
Read more »Bird Law presents… Word from the Warm-Up (A Podcast Series)
Updated:Bird Law is proud to present the Word from the Warm-Up series. With podcast co-host, Adam Butler on the scene at…
Read more »Options, Contracts, and NRI’s: Sorting Through the Cardinals Relief Mess
Updated:Barring some kind of a star alignment that moves Craig Kimbrel‘s contract demands into the Cardinals sight-lines, I believe that…
Read more »What If Paul Goldschmidt is “Only” as Good as Matt Holliday?
Updated:We have reached what may be the most boring week of the baseball news cycle, Christmas through New Year’s. Typically,…
Read more »Cardinals Finalize Deal to Serve “Miller” at Busch Stadium
Updated:LAST CALL!!! Right around the time that home games turn over from the 6th to the 7th inning, fans hear…
Read more »Carlos Martinez is a Starting Pitcher.
Updated:Late in 2018, the Cardinals decided to play the short game. With a shrinking Minor League schedule and several weeks…
Read more »With Goldschmidt, How Much Has the Cardinals’ Lineup Improved?
Updated:Last week the Cardinals acquired Paul Goldschmidt, a Top 2 hitter in the NL since the start of 2013. Ranking…
Read more »St. Louis Cardinals: Daniel Descalso Could Provide a Boost from the Bench
Updated:Now that the Cardinals have found their middle of the order bat in Paul Goldschmidt, it’s been reported that they’re…
Read more »Breaking Down the Paul Goldschmidt Acquisition for Cardinals
Updated:Paul Goldschmidt is a St. Louis Cardinal. Let that sink in. Before you get greedy and jump to “ok, now…
Read more »Re-Introducing the Bird Law Podcast
Updated:Greetings to the new members of our reading audience. I’m glad to be contributing to The Sports Daily. Some of…
Read more »Southpaw Solutions, Part 3: Non-Tender Loving Care For the Cardinals Bullpen
Last month, I did a 2 part series on possible options that the Cardinals could look at to improve the…
Read more »St. Louis Cardinals: Keeping the Options Open on Both Sides of the Plate
Updated:With the St. Louis Cardinals pursuing some additional offensive thump this offseason, many fans and writers seem to be fixated…
Read more »Cardinals 40-Man Adds Are About More Than Just Protecting Prospects
Updated:On Tuesday afternoon, the MLB deadline for protecting players from December’s Rule 5 Draft came and passed. Minor League players…
Read more »Cardinals Must Avoid Building Another Rigid Bullpen
Updated:Things are a little slow on the Cardinals front. However, there is never a wrong time to talk about an…
Read more »Cardinals: Potential Trade Matches With the Seattle Mariners
Updated:Jerry DiPoto made headlines this week, saying that he would like to have a “re-imagining” of the Mariners roster. That…
Read more »Cardinals: Donaldson or Moustakas? There is No Debate.
Updated:In his post-season press conference, John Mozeliak identified 3B and RF as the two positions at which the Cardinals can…
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