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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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