When I watched the St. Louis Cardinals press conference to introduce interim manager Mike Shildt, a consistent theme stood out to me: the...

Mike Mayers is striking out everyone. Well, not exactly everyone. But we don’t really know how he's doing it. Mayers has never had much...

Earlier this season, former Viva El Birdos writer Andy Schrag discussed how the timeliness of production shapes our perception of that...

Joe Schwarz of The Athletic joins me to talk St. Louis Cardinals baseball. With Greg Holland is back off the DL, Joe and I discuss...

On Monday night, the Cardinals managed to climb back into a game that started out with Miles Mikolas handing the Phillies a four run...

In what has largely been a disappointing season for the St. Louis Cardinals offense, José Martínez has stood out. His wRC+, a catch-all...

*Stats and data included are current through June 5th.* On May 22nd, Stephen Loftus of Fangraphs wrote about how Tommy Pham was...

Jordan Hicks has been a polarizing arm for the St. Louis Cardinals. He owns the highest fastball velocity in MLB. It has a peculiarly low...

After a strong spring earned him a place on the opening day roster, Yairo Muñoz looked lost to start the 2018 season. His poor start was...

Since sweeping the rival Cubs on May 6th, the St. Louis Cardinals have dropped ten of their last sixteen. They haven’t won a single...

Over the last year and a half, I’ve written exclusively about the St. Louis Cardinals for a variety of sites. I’ve tweeted about players...

Writing about Marcell Ozuna has become a sort of an annual early-summer tradition. Back in 2016 on May 20th, Craig Edwards wondered if...

On Sunday afternoon, Adam Wainwright took the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals for the first time in about a month. He proceeded to...

When Carson Kelly was called up to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, it was presumed that baseball’s second-best catching prospect would...

Three weeks ago, Travis Sawchik of Fangraphs wrote that the Houston Astros “may have another ace.” The potential ace in question, of...

What do you get when three of the Birds on the Black team members are in the same place at the same time? ...this. Live out UCB Weekend...

On Tuesday night, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the rival Cubs 5-3. In the process, Paul DeJong went 1-5 with a home run and four...

Tuesday night, with the Cardinals nearing a 4-7 record after a night of sloppy play, Matt Carpenter tucked a two-run, walk-off homer down...

In the third inning on Tuesday night, Marcell Ozuna hit a monstrous, record-setting blast to put the St. Louis Cardinals up 4-0 in their...

When Mike Matheny was faced with his first bullpen decision of 2018, he opted for the familiar right arm of Matt Bowman for the 135th...