Bernie’s Redbird Review: The Cardinals Need Their Best Players To Play Like Their Best Players.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW There’s an old but true statement that applies to all teams in all sports: Your best players have to be your best players. And this adage certainly applies to the 2023 Cardinals. If their best players fail to come through, then how can the Redbirds...
Ben Fred Friday – May 19, 2023
The Cardinals are rising to the occasion lately and we talk it over with Ben Frederickson. Can we say that Willson Contreras is the catcher now? We take a look at the power coming from the team and if that offense is sustainable. Matthew Liberatore made a big start...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Timely Hitting = Elevated Offense. And Nolan Gorman Deserves More Attention.
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE LEDE: In ransacking Arizona on Wednesday the Cardinals scored 14 runs, chunked 13 hits, drew four walks, and triggered seven extra–base hits including two hitters. Stat of the day: The Redbirds won 14-5 on a day when Paul Goldschmidt...
Bernie Bits: Will St. Louis City SC Get Back On Track? Plus: Blues, Cards, Battlehawks — And Comparing Outfields.
BERNIE BITS Greetings. Are ya ready for the weekend? ST. LOUIS CITY FC: looking for a couple of goals and a win: That’s the mission when the impressive FC Cincinnati visits CityPark on Saturday night. City (5-2) has dropped two straight, getting blanked by Minnesota...
Ben Fred Friday – April 14, 2023
Ben Frederickson comes in to talk about a weekend feast for St. Louis sports fans. Minus the Blues, our city has a ton going on this weekend in sports. We get into the Cardinals lackluster few weeks and questions on the horizon. Is it too early to panic? What happens...
Bernie: Blais, Kapanen and Vrana Have Given The Blues Plenty Of Goals and More Hope For Next Season.
The Blues are wide awake. Energetically so. The boys are scoring goals like crazy, winning games and smiling again. This is an interesting, surprising twist in what appeared to be a throwaway season. With their overall 34-34-6 record the playoffs are out of reach. But...
Bernie Bits: Notes, Notes, Notes. City SC. Cardinals, Tatum, WBC, Blues, March Madness, Battlehawks + More!
Undefeated St. Louis City SC continues to rise in the weekly MLS Power Rankings. Their swift ascension is pretty remarkable for an expansion team, and City continues to be a delightful story. — After City’s 3-0 shutout of San Jose, SoccerAmerica’s Paul Kennedy moved...
Bernie Bits: Berserk Binnington, A Busy Saturday, St. Louis City SC, Battlehawks, Praise For Dennis Gates, Raves For Masyn Winn.
BERNIE BITS With the Saint Louis Blues wallowing at No. 24th among the 32 NHL teams in points percentage (.470), I welcome the entertainment provided by goaltender Jordan Binnington in Wednesday’s embarrassing 8-5 loss to Minnesota. The Blues are 6-13-2 since Jan. 21...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Short-Take Progress Reports On The Starting Rotation.
Too many of my columns are overly long, and I don’t want you to work so hard when reading them. I plan to compensate by dropping in some shorties on a regular basis. Let’s go skimming … Here are my early-spring impressions of the five-member rotation. As a bonus, I’ll...
Bernie Bits: Dennis Gates and Stormin’ Norman, STL City SC, Blue Notes, Tatum Heats Up.
BERNIE BITS The Missouri Tigers have a three-game winning streak going, and they’re doing it the Stormin’ Norman way. That’s right. I’m referencing Mizzou coaching legend Norm Stewart. His teams were tough. They’d fight you for 40 minutes … or for as long as it took...