Bernie’s Redbird Review: The Top 10 Players From The Bill DeWitt Jr. Era Of Cardinals Baseball.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Presenting the Top 10 Players of the 28-season reign of Bill DeWitt Jr. as the Cardinals owner-chairman. This covers 1996 through 2023. Previously I chose the best Cardinal players at every position during the DeWitt Era. Here's your Top 10 Overall....
Bernie Bits: Still The Blues, Local NFL Stars, Coach Drinkwitz, Sonny Gray, Bradley Beal, Quality Starts + More.
BERNIE BITS! Interim coach Drew Bannister was behind the bench for two consecutive wins after taking over for the ousted Craig Berube. It was a nice restart for the Blues but nothing unusual. Teams often get an immediate bounce after changing coaches. Bannister...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Are The Cardinals Overestimating Their Offense Going Into 2024?
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Let’s take a break from agonizing over St. Louis pitching and shift our attention to the shape of the Cardinals’ offense for 2024. Unless I’ve missed something the Cardinals appear to be virtually set with their personnel. President of baseball...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: The Cardinals Did Well To Sign 3 Free-Agent Starting Pitchers. But They Must Do More. A Lot More.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW To rehabilitate last season’s decrepit .438 winning percentage, the Cardinals put their resources and attention on starting pitching. Swell. But the disaster fund must be put to other uses after president of baseball operations John Mozeliak signed...
Curt Byrum, Rahm to LIV thoughts and Fireside Chat at Norwood Hills CC – Golf with Jay Delsing
We visit with PGA golfer and NBC golf journalist, Curt Byrum, this week. We talk LIV, Tiger, Scottie Scheffler and lots more. We also talk about Jon Rahm's jump to LIV and what it means going forward. Plus a clip of our fireside chat last week at Norwood Hills CC in...
Bernie: The Cardinals Face A Decision On Paul Goldschmidt’s Future. His Numbers Tell An Interesting Story.
In a sweet and rewarding deal for the Cardinals, Paul Goldschmidt was traded to St. Louis before the 2019 season and signed a five-year, $130 million contract extension before playing his first regular-season game for the club. He’ll enter the final year of that...
Bernie: Blues Fans Booed Jordan Kyrou, Sending A Message That He Needed To Hear. It Can Help Him Grow Up.
Blues fans censured Jordan Kyrou on Thursday night at Enterprise Center. They booed him before the game. They booed him during the game. It went on for three periods. The only mercy: no booing in overtime … that’s because there was no OT. The Blues responded to the...
Bernie: With the Cardinals In Need Of A Bullpen Makeover, Here’s A Detailed Look At The Reliever Free-Agent Market.
The Cardinals are trying to identify established and effective relievers in the free-agent market as part of the process to revitalize their beaten-down bullpen. Business has moved at a relatively slow pace in the marketplace as front offices, agents and relievers...
Pucks with Panger – Episode 3 – 2023
A conversation with Darren Pang about Craig Berube getting fired. What’s next for Chief (maybe tv) how does the NHL view the St. Louis Blues roster, can old school hockey still work? “Pucks with Panger”
Bernie: The Blues Fired Coach Craig Berube. Will That Solve Anything? The Problems Run Deep.
NHL coaches come and go so often, teams should keep a UPS truck parked outside the arena, waiting to haul the discarded gaffer to the recycling plant. There’s an old saying: coaches are hired to be fired. In the NHL, coaches are fired so they can be fired again at...
Seth Waugh, CEO PGA of America – Golf with Jay Delsing
Seth Waugh here with a long visit to talk about the recent changes in PGA of America. Plus all about their new state of the art facility in Frisco, Texas and his time with Deutsche Bank. Seth chats about Tiger Woods, golf in the pandemic and making golf cool again. We...
Bernie: The Dodgers And Shohei Ohtani Will Make A Lot Of Money Together. But That Doesn’t Guarantee A World Series Title.
Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers made history – and left a lot of people buzzing and fussing – by agreeing to a contract that will pay the modern-day Babe Ruth $700 million over 10 seasons. Unless you were one of the unfortunate souls who fell for the bogus...