Bernie Bits: Make Or Break 2023 For Drinkwitz, Big Opportunity for Mizzou Hoops, Bradley Beal, AFC QBs, College Football Playoff
BERNIE BITS 1. The Future Of Missouri Football: The Mizzou administration provided security for football coach Eli Drinkwitz in the form of a contract extension that included a generous raise. Surely these people were smart enough to set aside money to pay Drinkwitz...
Bernie: The Blues Are Playing Better. But Do You Trust Them?
Have the Blues found their game? Has it been retrieved from mediocrity? Well, they’ve made progress, having gone 4-1-1 since Dec. 12. But I still don’t trust them. And why should we? We’ve seen this act before. Winning streaks. Losing streaks. Up. Down. Hot and cold....
Bernie On The Blues: Jordan Kyrou Is Turning Jeers Into Cheers, And The Note Is Thriving.
No one is talking about Jordan Kyrou’s new contract. Well, except for this: it looks like he’s earning it ahead of schedule, because the new eight-year, $65 million deal doesn’t go into effect until next season, and Kyrou is trying his best to make good on his...
Bernie Bits: Celebrating Messi, Mbappé And An Extraordinary World Cup. Plus: Blues, Cardinals, And A Trade Rumor.
BERNIE BITS The World Cup final between international football powers Argentina and France was spectacular and unforgettable and the perfect way to spend a Sunday morning. I don’t know if any one-off sporting event can ever top it. I know that qualifies as the kind of...
Bernie’s Blue Notes: Your St. Louis Blues Are Great At Working Overtime.
BLUE NOTES! LATE-NIGHT BLUES: We’ve figured out something that the Blues are really, really good at. The answer? They’re a terror in overtime this season. Their late-night mastery continued Thursday in Edmonton, when the Blues defeated the Oilers 4-3 in a shootout....
Bernie’s Redbird Report: After A Tormented 2022, Can Jack Flaherty Turn Back Time And Become The No. 1 Starter?
Here’s my latest report on pitchers for the 2022 Cardinals. I’ve completed the reviews of the position players, and began the pitcher assessments by opening with Adam Wainwright earlier this week ... NEXT UP: Jack Flaherty, who may well be the most important starter...
Bernie: The NHL Is Changing. The Blues Aren’t Made For These Times.
The Blues are caught in a vortex. The NHL is spinning crazily in a scoring frenzy this season, and the Blues are not made for these times. They don’t score enough. They’re being pierced for goals at a disturbing rate. The roster construction has produced a team that...
Bernie On The Blues: Jordan Binnington’s Act Is Getting Tiresome.
Since losing eight in a row and then winning seven in a row to tease their fans and fool themselves, the moody Blues are 1-5 in their last six games. Here we go again. Spin the wheel. During the latest check-out phase the Blues haven’t felt like competing to the max,...
Bernie Bits: Mizzou Football, Brady Cook, Blues Flop Again, Bird Bytes On The Cardinals.
BERNIE BITS Cardinals … Blues … Mizzou football. Let’s go! ST. LOUIS BLUES: The Note didn’t have much to offer Monday night in losing to the Dallas Stars, 4-1, at Enterprise Center. They had only 44 percent of the shot attempts at 5-on-5, and only 38% of the scoring...
Bernie’s Blues Review: 7 Reasons For Seven Straight Wins.
The Blues opened the season by winning their first three games. Unexpectedly, and without warning, they proceeded to lose their next eight. And just when you were ready to throw in the Towel, man, the Blues have performed a commendable impersonation of the 1976-1977...