Scott Rolen rounded third and made the turn to Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of Fame. Congratulations to the former Cardinals third baseman who was an essential part of one of the greatest runs in franchise history. During his time with the Cardinals (2003-2007),...
Later Tuesday, Scott Rolen will find out if he’s been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. To make it through, he’ll have to be checked off on at least 75 percent of the ballots filled out by voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. This will be...
BERNIE BITS Step right on up and take a peek at what I’m writing for you: do the Cardinals have a top-five MLB front office? … are the wacky Blues a better team without Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko? … does Scott Rolen make it to Cooperstown this year? …...
Albert Pujols, revered St. Louis baseball legend, doubled in Monday’s victory for career extra-base hit number 1,378. That moved Pujols ahead of his late friend Stan Musial for No. 3 all-time in MLB history. Given The Man’s fondness for Pujols, I think he’d be happy...
Greetings! Welcome to the first installment of “Ask Bernie.” The initial response was terrific and I want to thank everyone for the emails and questions. Keep pumping them in by sending questions and comments to BernScoops@gmail.com Bernie, thanks for...
BERNIE BITS Leading Off … Scott Rolen. One positive from the otherwise incoherent Baseball Hall of Fame voting for 2022: Scott Rolen is closing in on the mandatory minimum of receiving checkmarks on 75% of the ballots. Of course, most of you know that already. I’m not...
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 After the lockout and a new collective bargaining agreement, the MLB teams and the player agents will resume their pairing ritual. The available athletes will find homes. The teams will find solutions – maybe. Fans and the media hot take industrial complex...
Ted Simmons delivered one of the best Hall of Fame speeches I’ve seen during many years of watching the Hall of Fame induction ceremony. It was moving, and an invigorating departure from the standard speech on the Cooperstown platform. One of the all-time great...
