Note from Bernie: This column was written Wednesday morning, after the Cardinals scored one run while losing Tuesday’s game at Kansas City. The struggles on offense have become a running commentary for obvious reasons. But the Cardinals got busy on...
REDBIRD REVIEW Steven Matz and three relievers combined on a five-hit shutout Monday, and the Cardinals defeated the KC Royals by the slimmest of margins, winning 1-0 on a homer by Paul Goldschmidt. Goldy’s decisive punch came on the Cardinals’ second at-bat of the...
The Kansas City Royals come to town after splitting a four-game series with Cleveland, and Mike Matheny will return to Busch Stadium for his annual visit as KC’s manager. This is another homecoming for a Redbird who made valuable contributions as a player in the...
BIRD BYTES 1) I’m looking forward to watching Albert Pujols dig in against Kansas City’s lefthanded starter Daniel Lynch tonight at Busch Stadium. This is the first opportunity for The Machine to plug in and do the thing he was signed to do wallop LH...
Welcome to The Redbird Review The Cardinals powered up on the road, making stops in Pittsburgh and Kansas City and winning all six games.  The baseball was mostly one-sided, with the Cardinals outscoring the Pirates and Royals 37-13. The Cards had 17 more extra-base...
After the Cardinals fended off the Pirates in the ninth inning Thursday to clench their 7-6 win and clinch a three-game series sweep, they jetted out of Pittsburgh with a 58-56 record. They could feel good about themselves after getting past an irritating barrier....
THE BERNIE BITS The Blues are full of surprises this season, often to their own detriment. But this was not the case on Saturday at Enterprise Center, when the home team recovered for a 5-3 win over Colorado after getting zapped for two goals in the game’s first...
BERNIE BITS: As you know by now, starting pitcher Jack Flaherty won his arbitration case against the Cardinals. The club submitted a $3 million offer for his 2021 salary. He sought $3.9 million. Flaherty triumphed. And celebrated … on Twitter. The arbitration was...
As a new NHL season begins, let us first pause and declare: The St. Louis Blues have become the standard-setting franchise in our town. It isn’t that the Cardinals are terrible, or mediocre, or just merely average. Despite the disproportionate level of whining on...