What's the difference between cardinal and redbird?

Cardinal


Definition:

  • (a.) Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.
  • (a.) One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.
  • (a.) A woman's short cloak with a hood.
  • (a.) Mulled red wine.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A possible role for Id for IgM Ab as cardinal autoantigens is discussed.
  • (2) Father Vincent Twomey said that given the damage done by Smyth and the repercussions of his actions, "one way or another the cardinal has unfortunately lost his moral credibility".
  • (3) From our data on symptomatology, family history and course of 538 such patients, several findings emerge of cardinal relevance to genetic studies.
  • (4) That diary was published in 2005 by Limes, a serious Italian magazine, which did not identify the cardinal.
  • (5) After the action-packed opening two innings the Cardinals, and particularly Wainwright, settled and the runs dried up.
  • (6) He did not speculate about when that would be, and he did not rebut Cardin’s claim that it could be next month.
  • (7) Updated at 4.05am BST 4.00am BST Dodgers 3 - Cardinals 0, top of 9th And so it's all up to Yadier Molina, the Cardinals catcher who is looking to get a rally going, no easy task against Jansen who looks to have his best stuff tonight.
  • (8) 4.11am BST Dodgers 2 - Cardinals 2, bottom of 7th Jay bunts!
  • (9) Updated at 3.53am GMT 3.50am GMT Red Sox 4 - Cardinals 2, bottom of the 9th Matt Carpenter takes a ball and a called strike.
  • (10) 1.20am GMT Cardinals 0 - Red Sox 3, top of the 4th Lackey gets ahead of Freese 1-2, if he could work around the error it would be- Freese takes strike three!
  • (11) The thymus is the first organ in the body to age, which seems incongruent considering its cardinal role in the immune system.
  • (12) The Democratic US Senator for Maryland, Ben Cardin, tried to enlist the State Department's help but was brushed aside.
  • (13) It derives from remnants of the left cardinal vein system.
  • (14) This list gives the Latin first names of all 115 cardinals.
  • (15) 2.10am BST Cardinals 3 - Dodgers 0, top of 4th Yadier Molina hits the first pitch to center field for the first out.
  • (16) After visiting the H-blocks, the Catholic archbishop Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich compared the conditions to "the sewer pipes in the slums of Calcutta".
  • (17) Freese is down to his last strike with a chance to tie it for the Cardinals.
  • (18) A month later, the papal conclave chose as his successor 76-year-old Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, elevating the son of Italian immigrants to the highest office in the church.
  • (19) Now they await the results of the American League Championship Series to see whether this year's World Series will be a rematch of 2004, when the Cardinals were swept by the curse-reversing Boston Red Sox, or 2006, when the Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers and became one of the worst teams to win the World Series in MLB history .
  • (20) The cardinal signs and symptoms are given in detail, particularly those at the onset.

Redbird


Definition:

  • (n.) The cardinal bird.
  • (n.) The summer redbird (Piranga rubra).
  • (n.) The scarlet tanager. See Tanager.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Burnett, who faces Adam Wainwright in Game One, and that shark tank of a bullpen, are your team here, especially when you consider the Redbirds bats were somewhat cooler in the second half.
  • (2) Events went from bad to ridiculous for the Redbirds in the second inning, when Stephen Drew popped the ball up into the infield and catcher Yadier Molina and pitcher Adam Wainwright both moved towards the ball and then contrived to call each other off and watched the ball drop harmlessly between them.
  • (3) The St Louis Cardinals are just one win away from joining them and giving Albert Pujols the perfect stage for his Redbirds farewell - if this is to be his last season with his only career club.
  • (4) With the DH, the Redbirds get both Craig and Adams in the lineup, but in St Louis, all Craig can do is pinch-hit - same as Mike Napoli.
  • (5) How much are they paying to get in and watch their Redbirds?
  • (6) 1.38am BST Pedro Pedro Martinez likes the Cardinals, saying "Redbirds" in Spanish which really confused the TBS pre-game crew here Pedro was right in the first three games that I blogged - is four a charm?
  • (7) The Brooklyn Dodgers played the Redbirds in the very first playoff series (that wasn't a World Series) after the teams tied at the end of the year.
  • (8) So, how do the Dodgers get out from under the supernatural powers that have helped the Redbirds dominate NL baseball for a decent chunk of their over 100 year existence?
  • (9) The Curse of the Bambino still alive and well in 2004 when St Louis and Boston met again, but the Red Sox rolled over the Redbirds in a series sweep, propelling the Olde Towne Team into a new era.
  • (10) Maybe it's not so funny to Kernan, who cheered on his Redbirds during all three National League Championship Games at Dodger Stadium.
  • (11) Even on one leg he'll have the edge defensively for the Redbirds during games that Ortiz plays.
  • (12) Well, there's no doubt that's a tougher order than ousting the Reds, but many in Pittsburgh point to their beating the Redbirds in four of five games at PNC Park back in July as a point when Bucs fans started to believe this season was more about October and less about finishing .500.
  • (13) For instance, if you were at Foley's Bar in Manhattan enjoying a drink while watching the baseball playoffs, you were undoubtedly surrounded by an Alfred Hitchcock like swarming of birds fans, Redbirds that is.
  • (14) So we checked in with the those who left the Gateway to the West to get their take on the abuse, and to discover what the true values of real live Redbirds supporters really are.
  • (15) It will be a huge game for the Redbirds, and they may be without Carlos Beltran, who left with rib issues after an amazing second inning catch that robbed David Ortiz of a grand slam.
  • (16) There is no reason to believe that the Cards can't do the same to Texas, and thanks to a NL victory in the All-Star Game, (during which the MVP Prince Fielder homered by the way), the Redbirds will have a home field advantage.

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