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Commentary on the St. Louis Cardinals by Dayn Perry. Proudly reader-supported.
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Call for mailbag questions, end-of-season edition (opens the original)
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The playoffs are here, which means the 2026 season is over for the team that binds us. Chaim Bloom has already had his end-of-season presser, and as such, it’s a fine time to talk it out, perhaps with an emphasis on the season behind us and the offseason ahead of us. Let’s do that now. Birdy Work is Birdy Work is an independent and a reader-supported publication devoted to the St. Louis Cardinals. Paid subscription plans are availa
Sept. 25, 2026: The 2027 lineup, the possibility of an Alec Burleson extension, and quick Rookie of the Year thoughts (opens the original)
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The loaded Double-A Springfield roster came up short in the deciding Game 3 of the Texas League Series, and then Memphis got bounced in their postseason series the very next night. Disappointing conclusions notwithstanding, 2026 was a fine campaign for the highest rungs of the system.Frankly, I’ve been enjoying watching the farm clubs in the playoffs more than I have the big-league club lately, and it’s just something else that makes me quite excited about the future of the organization.Now let’
It’s time for some bullpen lamentations (opens the original)
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Before I dig in, I’d like to take a moment for crass self-promotion. My forthcoming collection of baseball poetry (and a little prose) The Great Wheel of Mountain Stone: Poems and Small Fictions about Baseball is now available for pre-order through Finishing Line Press. If the spirit moves you, you may go to this link and purchase your copy. The publishing date is January of next year. It’s a project I’m proud of an
Reader Mailbag, Part 2: The 2027 third base and center field outlook, closer woes, Iván Herrera as a catcher, feast-or-famine young hitters, and more (opens the original)
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Coming off a sweep at the hands of the Giants that could very easily have been a sweep by the Cardinals, reality is setting in. The team that binds us is presently 6 ½ games out of the third and final NL wild card spot, and they have the worst run differential of anyone in that particular queue. The Cards also cede tiebreakers to two of the four teams ahead of them in the race. With 15 games left on the schedule, it would take something bordering on the miraculous for the Cardinals to avoid miss
UPDATE: The Doug Eddings plot thickens/gets even worse (opens the original)
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As part of today’s mailbag, I chronicled the embarrassing and unprofessional performance of Doug Eddings, the plate umpire for the Cardinal’s eventual win over the Rockies on Friday. His worst offense of his many offenses, to my thinking, was his out-of-bounds decision to order Hancel Rincón, who was in the midst of making his big-league debut, to adjust his crooked hat. During his heated exchange with Oli Marmol, Eddings, according to the Cardinal manager, said the pitcher was “not going to wea
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