Bernie On The Cardinals: Fast Start, Slow Start. It’s OK. Baseball Has Its Own Cadence, And the 162-Game Test Reveals All.
(Just a note before I get started with today's column on the Cardinals. I'm saving my NCAA Tournament takeaways for Tuesday, when I'll have more time to work on it. Thanks, Bernie.) I’ve accepted the realities of living in a short-attention span nation. I don’t fuss...
Bernie Bits! Buzz About Jack Flaherty, Victor Scott II, Aaron Donald, Blues, SLU Hoops, Cards Rotation + Much More.
IT'S FRIDAY TIME FOR BERNIE BITS! I hope you are doing well, and gearing up for a fun weekend. Get your NCAA Tournament brackets out. It's almost go time. TRACKING VICTOR SCOTT II Cardinals manager Oli Marmol is impressed with the professionalism and maturity of...
Bernie On The Cardinals: It Won’t Be Popular, But Extending Oli Marmol’s Contract Was The Right Call.
The decision will undoubtedly be unpopular on social media, but the Cardinals did the right thing in giving a two-year contract extension to manager Oli Marmol. It’s never a good idea to have a vulnerable manager in charge. As soon as the 2024 Cardinals would go...
Bernie On The Cardinals: Victor Scott II Mania! Edman Goes To The IL. Scott Should Be In The Opening-Day Lineup.
Welcome to another edition of Victor Scott II Mania! If center fielder Victor Scott II is ready to run in the big leagues, I see no reason for the Cardinals to be afraid of giving him a job on the season-opening 26-man roster. I would say this even if Tommy Edman was...
Bernie On The Cardinals: A Look At Three Dudes, March 13 Edition
Chronicling the Cardinals. A Look at Three Dudes for March 13. 1. ALEC BURLESON: If we’ve learned anything about the Cardinals over the last 10 seasons, it’s their tendency to have an overcrowded outfield. Since the start of the 2014 season, the only one National...
Wednesday with Walton – March 13, 2024
This week, Brian and Blake review how the St. Louis Cardinals’ top 10 prospects are ranked by major national sources compared to The Cardinal Nation, with a focus on Won-Bin Cho and Max Rajcic. The related roster implications between major league and minor league...
Bernie: Rookie Victor Scott II Is Making An Emphatic Push To Open The Season With The Cardinals. We’ve Seen This Movie Before!
With Tommy Edman (wrist) and Lars Nootbaar (ribs) doing more healing than playing, the Cardinals are missing two starting outfielders. There’s no reason to believe the rehabbing players will be ready to go by the start of the regular season on March 28. What's a team...
BERNIE BITS! Outfield Injuries For Cardinals, Quiet-Mediocre Blues, It’s 2015 Again, Age & Pitching — And ‘Fredo’ Demoff Wins.
BERNIE BITS! It happened early this time. As usual, the Cardinals have a preposterously rickety outfield carousel that keeps spinning, breaking down, and causing problems. Tommy Edman’s left wrist isn’t cooperating, so he’s been categorized as doubtful for the...
Bernie on the Cardinals: Ten Questions to Answer with Three Weeks Left Until Opening Day
Three weeks to go until Opening Day. Time is moving quickly. The Cardinals soon will be on the lawn at Dodger Stadium to take on the fully accessorized, celebrity-dotted team and its $319 million payroll. The four-game series begins Thursday, March 28 at 3:10 p.m. STL...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: A Look At Three Dudes — Luken Baker, Sonny Gray and Tommy Edman.
Here’s another “Three Dudes” look at Cardinals players who warrant some attention at this moment in time … 1. SONNY GRAY I’d be surprised if Gray isn’t on the IL at the start of the regular season to give his “mild” hamstring strain sufficient time to heal. But after...