Just like the sport it supposedly honors, the Baseball Hall of Fame loses more relevancy by the year. The only thing more boring than a slow-moving baseball game is the annual pettifoggery over Hall of Fame voting, a process overloaded with hypocrisy and sanctimony....
BERNIE BITS 1) Except for defenseman Robert Bortuzzo, who is close to returning from the COVID list, the Blues have a full queue of players available for Wednesday night’s game in Pittsburgh. It’s been a long time coming. We’ve been waiting to see what the Blues can...
BERNIE BITS From the time that Vladimir Tarasenko returned to the lineup on March 6, and up until Monday night’s 4-1 win over Colorado, the Blues were begging for goals from some of their biggest guns, only to watch them shoot blanks. In just over 1,300 minutes of...
Riffing and Ripping on Baseball Hall of Fame voting: Ripping: No player was voted in. The 2021 ballot went hitless, 0-for-whatever. Voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America had misgivings on players linked to steroids, Barry Bonds and Roger...
When the results of the 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting are announced on Jan. 26, I’ll be fixated on one name: Scott Rolen. A third baseman who supplied exquisite glove work and above-average offense for 17 MLB seasons, Rolen’s credentials meet the standard for...
