BERNIE BITS An Outfield Stream Of Consciousness: 1–Memo: The Cardinals’ outfield competition isn’t between Tyler O’Neill and Lane Thomas for the starting job in left field. (And the largest share of playing time in LF.) Thomas can play center field. O’Neill can...
Matt Carpenter, 35, has been the top storyline of Cardinals camp so far. Much is being said and written about Carpenter’s effort to regenerate his bat and make himself viable for considerable playing time after two down seasons. Since the start of the 2019 season...
Continuing my ongoing series on intriguing and potentially important Cardinals for 2021. Today I look at the abundantly talented pitcher, Alex Reyes. I don’t know if I’d call it a debate, but it’s been fun to watch folks line up to boost one candidate or another to...
Here’s my latest look at an intriguing and important player or aspect of the 2021 Cardinals. Today: The Outfield. And it’s a critical area for sure. Buckle up. I’m obsessing over the Cardinals’ outfield. The situation fascinates me for a number of...
This is my first in a series of looks at the most intriguing — and likely most important — players in the Cardinals’ 2021 spring-training camp. Enjoy… If only Carlos Martinez could get himself, and the Cardinals, back to the peak years of a...
The Cardinals need a solution to fill the leadoff spot in their lineup, and several candidates are in line. We’ll get to them in a couple of minutes. But first, let’s state the obvious: the No. 1 spot on manager Mike Shildt’s card was a serious problem over the past...
First, a few words about Dexter Fowler’s time as a Cardinal to begin my latest Bern Baby Bern blog. I sincerely wish him well. Fowler is a good person who didn’t pay off as a hitter or defender. Before the 2017 season the Cardinals were well aware of the risk in...
A few weeks ago on my KFNS radio show, during the dormant part of the Cardinals offseason, chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. reminded us that he likes having star players, wants to have star players, and believes that star players make his teams better. Little did we know...
In Part I of my look at Nolan Arenado and the so-called “Coors Effect” I pointed to some stats and metrics that hopefully explained why it’s sensible to look beyond the surface-level numbers. And now he comes to Busch Stadium … a beast that menaces hitters. ...
