Bernie: The Blues Are Losing The On-Ice Territorial Battles. Everything Else Is Trivial.
BLUE NOTES The Blues are all over the map, and I’m not referring to last week’s trip into Canadian territory. The recent trend is … volatile. There was the 6-2 home loss to Arizona, followed by a fine 4-2 win over visiting Pittsburgh. The itinerary in Canada started...
Bernie: The St. Louis Blues Can Improve From Within. And That Could Exceed Season Expectations.
In reading some of the prognostications from NHL scriveners scattered around North America, I hadn’t realized that the Blues had either gone out of business, or relocated to Saskatoon. OK, so maybe it wasn’t that bad. But most hockey authors have dismissed the Blues...
BERNIE BITS! St. Louis City SC, Blues, Cardinals, DeWitt, Mizzou Football, Brady Cook, Waino, Name Checks.
BERNIE BITS Opening Remarks: All Hail St. Louis City SC. Perfect. St. Louis City SC is perfect. I’m not talking about their record (15-10-5) on the pitch. But in the much larger view, I can’t think of a way that their inaugural season could have gone better. The 2023...
Bernie: Alex Pietrangelo Wins The Stanley Cup With Vegas. And the Blues Aren’t The Same Without Him.
When team captain Alex Pietrangelo left the Blues for a stratospheric free-agent deal with the Vegas Golden Knights, I didn’t participate in the blame game. My feelings could be summed up in four parts. 1. Petro was a fantastic all-purpose, indefatigable defenseman...
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...