A few weeks ago as Memphis Redbirds pitcher Dakota Hudson rolled along, his win total climbing and his ERA falling, he shrugged at the idea that he could already be – should already be – pitching in St. Louis.

2. The Redbirds’ Dream Season is Not Being Duplicated in St. Louis - Wednesday, July 19, 2017

On Monday, July 17, in Oklahoma City, the Memphis Redbirds pulled off their third win in their last at-bat as Patrick Wisdom hit a ninth-inning home run in a 5-3 victory. It was their seventh straight win and their 15th in their last 17 games.

3. Cardinals Conceding Nothing to Anyone in 2017 - Thursday, April 6, 2017

The Chicago Cubs made history in 2016 by winning the World Series and breaking a 108-year draught. The St. Louis Cardinals made a little minor history by missing the playoffs after getting there five straight years and six of the last seven seasons.

4. Cardinals Pick Martinez to Pitch on Opening Night vs. Cubs - Thursday, March 23, 2017

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals have picked Carlos Martinez to start on opening night against the World Series champion Chicago Cubs.

5. Sports Notebook: Tigers End With Win, Suns Beat Grizzlies - Monday, March 7, 2016

A laugher. The University of Memphis basketball team hasn’t had many of those this season, but they got one to end the American Athletic Conference schedule with an 83-53 victory at East Carolina.

6. Redbirds Players Try For One Last Impression on Cardinals - Wednesday, September 2, 2015

In a Triple-A baseball clubhouse, Aug. 31 doesn’t just fade into Sept. 1 and a meaningless flip of the calendar. The first of September marks the expansion of big-league rosters, so if you’re a Memphis Redbird on the parent St. Louis Cardinals’ 40-man roster, you’re hopeful of getting called up.

7. Memphis Redbirds' Winning Record Doesn't Extend to Attendance - Friday, June 26, 2015

The Memphis Redbirds are running last in the 16-team Pacific Coast League’s attendance race; the St. Louis Cardinals own the best record in the 30-team on-field competition run by Major League Baseball.

8. The Joy of Tony Allen; Inflategate Worse Than Deflategate - Friday, May 8, 2015

Wading in with a few quick takes …

If I had the money and the inclination to open up a bar on Beale Street, the name is set: One-Eyed Charlie.

Mike Conley’s masked-man performance in Game 2 as the Grizzlies defeated Golden State to even their Western Conference playoff series at 1-1 now stands atop the list of true grit-n-grind moments. And for the record, playing point guard with a broken face > than pitching with a bloody sock.

9. Judge Strikes Law Limiting Workers' Comp to Undocumented - Wednesday, April 1, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Nashville judge has ruled that a state law that limits the amount of workers' compensation benefits undocumented workers can receive is unconstitutional.

The ruling stems from the case of a Guatemalan man whose left arm was severely injured when he fell and it was run over by a lawnmower.

10. Martinez Pitching for Himself, and for Taveras - Friday, February 20, 2015

Carlos Martinez’s English isn’t very good. But you don’t need a translator to communicate the raw facts.

11. Cardinals Caravan Coming to Jan. 17 Grizzlies Game - Saturday, January 10, 2015

With AutoZone Park undergoing renovations, the annual Cardinals Caravan stop in Memphis will take place at FedExForum Jan. 17 prior to the Grizzlies playing the Portland Trailblazers at 8 p.m.

Fans ages 15 and younger will be able to get autographs from 7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. from current Cardinals organization players, including Kolten Wong, Carlos Martinez, Greg Garcia and Cody Stanley. Cardinals alumni expected to attend include Alan Benes and Cal Eldred. Broadcaster Mike Claiborne will serve as emcee.

12. Cardinals Caravan Coming to Jan. 17 Grizzlies Game - Friday, January 9, 2015

With AutoZone Park undergoing renovations, the annual Cardinals Caravan stop in Memphis will take place at FedExForum Jan. 17 prior to the Grizzlies playing the Portland Trailblazers at 8 p.m.

Fans ages 15 and younger will be able to get autographs from 7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. from current Cardinals organization players, including Kolten Wong, Carlos Martinez, Greg Garcia and Cody Stanley. Cardinals alumni expected to attend include Alan Benes and Cal Eldred. Broadcaster Mike Claiborne will serve as emcee.

13. Redbirds Family Loses Former Player - Monday, October 27, 2014

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, a top prospect who played for the Memphis Redbirds the past two seasons, was killed in a car accident on Sunday, Oct. 26, in the Dominican Republic. He was 22.

14. Redbirds Prepare for Playoffs Appearance - Wednesday, September 3, 2014

First-year Memphis Redbirds general manager Craig Unger grew up a St. Louis Cardinals fan and he spent the last five years working in the team’s front office. He even wears a huge World Series ring from the team’s 2011 championship.

15. Cardinals Expect ‘Good Things’ to Happen Again - Friday, April 4, 2014

At grantland.com, the writer said the St. Louis Cardinals have even more depth than last year’s team, but then he went on to pick the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series.

16. Sales Pitch - Wednesday, March 5, 2014

For every professional sports team, there are at least two running narratives: the one on the court or field of play and the one at the box office.

As Grizzlies fans watch the team finish out the season in pursuit of a playoff berth, everyone understands each victory is invaluable. But for the people in charge of filling the seats at FedExForum, so is every season-ticket holder.

17. Cardinal Way Has St. Louis Back in Fall Classic - Friday, October 25, 2013

From 2002-2006, the St. Louis Cardinals had a farm director named Bruce Manno. He was a guy who had his own ideas on how things should be done. One of them was to require that all Cardinal minor-league players – from Rookie ball to Triple-A Memphis – wear their pants pulled up to their knees so their stirrup socks would show.

18. Redbirds Proving Key Role in ‘Cardinal Way’ - Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The St. Louis Cardinals had just wrapped up one playoff series and were headed to the National League Championship Series with a roster mainly comprised of homegrown players.

There was rookie pitcher Michael Wacha, who had flirted with no-hitters in the regular season and in the NL Division Series. There was first baseman Matt “Big City” Adams, who stepped into the void created by Allen Craig’s foot injury. And there was 23-year-old Trevor Rosenthal, who was thrust into that all-important closer’s role late in the season.

19. Cardinals Recall Martinez to Start Thursday - Friday, August 9, 2013

ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals recalled right-hander Carlos Martinez from Triple-A Memphis to make his first career start Thursday night against the Dodgers.