We’re down to a week to go before the Cardinals line up for their season opener at home against the Pirates. There will be pomp and circumstance and a family reunion highlighted by the homecoming of Albert Pujols. The town will be painted red. There will be Adam...
This morning I’ve been trying to think of a word to describe the all-around vibe emanating from Camp Cardinal. I’m failing. But it’s kind of a two-worlds type of thing. Do you see sunshine, or clouds? It depends on how you want to look at it. Which world would you...
BERNIE BITS 1) Our Town’s Jayson Tatum is playing the best basketball in the NBA these days. With Tatum averaging 32.6 points, his Boston Celtics have won 11 of their last 13 games. But let’s go back two months. With Tatum averaging 30 points, the Celtics are 22-4...
It’s showtime for springtime. The Cardinals open their 15-game warmup in a fast preparation for the regular season. The hideous lockout delayed the opening of camps in Florida and Arizona and ruined the normal spring-training routine. This unfortunate set of...
Perhaps the MLB owners and players association will engage in sincere and fruitful discussions this week and work out a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. Or perhaps the Owners vs. Players divide will expand instead of narrow. We’ll find out soon enough....
Good afternoon. Here’s the next installment of my series on Cardinal Fan Anxieties for 2022. Today I’ll take a look at the new Matt Carpenter … that would be Paul DeJong. Why is DeJong the next Carpenter? Well … with Carpenter gone, DeJong clearly has moved into the...
Free-agent shortstop Trevor Story is still out there, available for adoption as soon as the owners vs. players lockout ends with a new collective bargaining agreement. Story’s presence excites some of the local medias and the BFIB. As a potential Stratomatic card,...
