Mike Matheny

Don’t be distracted by the occasional fireworks, with the home-run bombs bursting through air. The Cardinals’ offense continues to disappoint in many ways. We can probably expect some improvement.– The Cardinals are due for better…

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny wasn’t happy with two of his most talented pitchers last week. His frustration raises several intriguing issues, and this is a good time to explore them.  The background: During a mound…

Over the last month the Cardinals’ relievers lead MLB in bruises and contusions. These fellows are getting walloped, with little relief in sight, or on site … unless, of course, you were eerily excited by…

In the early 1990s, when young outfielder Brian Jordan was trying to play his way onto the Cardinals’ big-league roster, he took some time to have a conversation with the eternal Cardinal. Red Schoendienst. “Red,…

How about some Bird Bytes? Here you go… That was a mess of a game for the Cardinals on Tuesday night, with the home team returning from a scheduled day off to wobble through one…

Bernie Bits … Following Monday’s 8-3 beatdown by the Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny became exasperated for no reason when asked a benign question about his team’s inconsistent offense. “Well,…

Marcell Ozuna evidently had himself a truly fantastic night of sleep, his restlessness soothed by the high-amplitude, low-frequency delta waves that shut off his conscious mind, and carried him into a dream state … A dream…

Can we please stop the insanity with Greg Holland? Statistically Holland is the worst reliever in the majors this season among bullpen arms that have thrown at least 10 innings. In 12.1 hazardous innings Holland…

Let’s talk about Mike Matheny … and no, this isn’t another blast of criticism. I hope you don’t pass out when I tell you this: I’ve come to praise Matheny, not roast him. Matheny has…