Birds of a Feather
St. Louis Cardinals, Memphis Redbirds hoping their best baseball still ahead of them
Adam Wainwright, who pitched against the Redbirds in an exhibition match March 25, is part of a Cardinals rotation that was expected to dominate but is instead struggling. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
While the parent St. Louis Cardinals battle to stay in the playoff chase, the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds – far out of the playoff hunt – work to keep developing players to help the greater, big-league cause.
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Ben Johnson Memphis Redbirds Mike Shildt St. Louis CardinalsDon Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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