BERNIE BITS Cardinals manager Mike Shildt seems inclined to roll out a regular lineup that has Tommy Edman leading off, Paul Goldschmidt batting second, and Nolan Arenado hitting in the No. 3 spot. Let’s just assume that Shildty will go with this and ask the obvious...
BIRD BYTES, 3-16 Five fungoes on the Cardinals: 1-Put this in the overstuffed “It’s Only Spring Training!” file. But it would be nice to see Cards shortstop Paul DeJong get something going before the start of the regular season. DeJong is 2 for 23 with 10...
BERNIE BITS The 3 best things that happened over the weekend in STL-related sports: 1–The Big 10 Conference tournament championship and a No. 1 seed for the Fighting Illini. The 91-88 overtime win over Ohio State reaffirmed why Illinois is highly capable of...
Does anybody want to win the NL Central? The Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Reds and Pirates aren’t exactly buzzing ambition. If anything this is the buzzkill division. Teams aren’t busy loading up on talent; they’re frantically offloading salaries. In baseball’s quiet...
Not exactly breaking news, but Major League Baseball has a problem: not enough action or entertainment. Too many swings and misses and strikeouts. Too many walks. Too much standing around. And not enough batted balls in play to get fielders chasing and base runners...