Great Talk with Danny Mac & Martin – October 20, 2025
Baseball first to start our Monday Great Talk here. A look at the Blue Jays/Mariners matchup tonight and the Dodgers return to the World Series. How does that weigh on a CBA argument for next year? We also talk about Ohtani (the unicorn) and other stars of the game...
Great Talk with Danny Mac & Martin – October 7, 2025
How far will Chaim Bloom go with the Cardinals rebuild? We talk about the potential starters for next season and if it all hinges on Arenado. What's the likelihood Wetherholt gets called up and if so, for which position? A look at all the left-handed hitters and...
Great Talk with Danny Mac & Martin – October 1, 2025
A look at the Cardinals press conference as they move from Mozeliak to Bloom running the ship. What are the key takeaways? Thoughts on keeping Marmol, downtown safety, player development and more. We also chat about the team's rebuild in comparison to other clubs like...
Bernie: Under Intense Pressure, Jordan Binnington Goes Into Boston For Another Huge Game. And Wins Again.
I don’t want to exaggerate … OK, I’ll exaggerate. In reading and listening to the coverage of the Four Nations Face-Off Tournament, I was fascinated by the sweeping criticism of Team Canada goaltender Jordan Binnington. It was so widespread and withering, I had to ask...
Bernie’s Blues Review: A Look At The Turnaround Engineered By New Coach Jim Montgomery
When the Blues trucked the Chicago Blackhawks in a forceful 6-2 takeover of Wrigley Field on New Year’s Eve, the victory reaffirmed something that we should have known by now. Which is … The Blues are a different team since the vivacious Jim Montgomery took over as...
Bernie Bits: Pujols Catching Heat As Manager, Molina Doing Well, The Revitalized Blues, MLB Pitching Market + Notes!
BERNIE BITS I’m trying to recover and restore many of the loose-end thoughts that are floating around in my brain. So let’s see if I can reconnect the headwires … 1. Hey, what about the Dominican Winter League? Two Cardinals legends, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina,...
Bernie Bits: Notes! On Ryan Helsley, Jim Montgomery, Nolan Arenado, Yadier Molina, And Chaim Bloom.
BERNIE BITS 1. John Mozeliak on Ryan Helsley: speaking to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations spoke about the possibility of trading Helsley, who set a franchise record with 49 saves last season. But first, here is...
Chatting with Randy Karraker and Danny Mac – December 4, 2024
Talking Blues hockey, Mizzou football, and Cardinals baseball today with Randy Karraker. Thoughts on Montgomery's first few games as coach for the Blues. Also, the Tigers football season as a whole and where the program goes from here as well as Cardinals baseball hot...
Bernie: Jim Montgomery Restarts The Blues’ Season In Time For Thanksgiving. Let There Be Goals, and Offense!
BLUE NOTES Hello! Welcome to the restart of the Blues 2024-2025 season. The gang has a new coach, Jim Montgomery. Their do-over season began Monday night in New York with a frisky 5-2 win over the Rangers in Montgomery’s first game as the new coach – a debut that was...
Bernie On The Blues: Doug Armstrong Gets His Coach. Great Move. Welcome Home, Jim Montgomery.
Only one thing surprises me about the decision made by St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong to fire coach Drew Bannister to clear the way for the hiring Jim Montgomery: that this move surprised anyone at all. It was an obvious, smart, logical and easy shakeup by...