The rotation has been less than solid as we wrap up the 4th turn, with Adam Wainwright emerging as the surprise Ace of the early season. We’re not too concerned going forward, but we’ve got some questions. The lineup on the other hand is starting to show off enormous potential, headlined by Paul DeJong and [...]
Extension season rolls on as the Cardinals lock in Matt Carpenter through at least 2021. And the team pulls off an unlikely 4-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. These topics and more, on this episode of Bird Law! You can listen to this episode via this Soundcloud player: OR Click the links below to [...]
In this episode we look over the first 5 games of the young 2019 season. Our thoughts cover the first turn of the rotation, the rash of strikeouts from the offense, and various other topics. You can listen to this episode via this Soundcloud player: OR Click the links below to find Bird Law on [...]
After a way too long hiatus from recording, we are proud to re-introduce — and reboot — the Bird Law podcast. In this episode, we discuss the Goldschmidt Extension, the final roster makeup for Opening Day, and run through a fun little exercise of predicting things such as Team MVP, CY Young, etc. You can [...]
While it’s debatable just how much impact a manager — and especially a hitting coach — can have, it became apparent that the situation under Mike Matheny had deteriorated to the point of a clear negative impact on player performance, and ultimately wins and losses. Additionally, John Mabry, though he had some merits as an [...]
Bird Law is proud to present the Word from the Warm-Up series. With podcast co-host, Adam Butler on the scene at the 2019 Cardinals Care Winter Warm-Up, he was able to collect more press conference audio than we could ever fully cover in any single episode. And so, for your listening pleasure, we will be providing [...]
In this episode, Rusty and Adam talk over the acquisition of Paul Goldschmidt, some low-end roster churn, Right Field, and more. Or Click the links below to subscribe to Bird Law on the following platforms: Itunes / Apple Podcasts Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud Credits: Intro: Audio – “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (FOX) ; Music – [...]
Nothing like waiting until the last day. Takes me back to college and starting papers about 5 hours ahead of a midnight deadline. Good times. Luckily, I enjoy writing about the Cardinals alot more than Impressionism in Modern Society. So without further ado, here are my picks on the Blogger Award ballot. Award 1: Player of [...]
At this point we all know that the prize of this year’s free agent class goes by the name of Bryce Harper. He is without a doubt the significant addition that the Cardinals need to go all out for. He checks all of the boxes, including crushing right handed pitchers. This was an issue for [...]
Putting 2018 behind us, Rusty and Adam return to the podcast by turning their attention to 2019. Covering topics such as Adam Wainwright, Big Bats, Bullpens, and Carlos Martinez, we get our 3rd season rolling. Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: Or Click the links below to subscribe to Bird Law on the following platforms: [...]
Four days ago I set out to look at potential starting pitching match-ups for the postseason. 1000 words later I realized that there was no way I could cover all the ground I wanted to in a single post. And then I realized that I couldn’t stop at the starting rotation, or pitching for that [...]
We know that bullpens are all the rage when it comes to October baseball. Going back to 2011 — when Tony LaRussa and the Cardinals made up for starting pitching deficiencies by throwing a parade of relievers at the issue — “bullpen-ing” has become increasingly popular. Most of the aspects of this strategy don’t translate [...]
