Bird Bytes: 1) As you’ve heard by now, the Phillies signed Kyle Schwarber to a four-year contract that has an average annual salary of just under $20 million. For the life of me, I never understood why any St. Louis media person or fan believed the Cardinals would be...
If it’s OK with you, I’ll take a pass on offering a review of the CBA negotiations and the peace agreement between MLB’s owners and players. The entire process was fatiguing and frustrating, and baseball is boring enough during normal times. So why waste additional...
Hello, again. I appreciate the questions that have been rolling in and will do my best to get to them in a timely manner as I feel my way through the “Ask Bernie” process. If it takes a while for you to see your question addressed in one of these mailbox columns,...
Major League Baseball will return at some point in 2022. Until then, I’ll keep my mind and typing fingers busy by taking an advance look at the 2022 Cardinals. The roster isn’t completely set, and we don’t know if the front office will go outside the organization for...
Greetings, how are you? It’s time for another round of Cardinal Fan Anxieties for 2022. So far we’ve looked at the overall state of the offense, the popular idea of signing free agent Kyle Schwarber to serve as DH, and the intense, nonstop angst over Paul DeJong....
Hello, again. Today I’m writing Part II of my Fan Anxieties series. In each piece I take a look at an area that’s causing angst among the Best Fans In Baseball. In Part I, the topic examined the concerns over the St. Louis offense for 2022. Part II is all about the...
Greetings on this Snow Day. Today I’m starting a series of columns that will review the primary areas of fan-concern anxiety or anger over the 2022 Cardinals. Obviously, the Cardinals may add to their roster with signings and trades when and if the lockout ends. So...
Earlier this week, I explained why I thought the Cardinals’ offense would be better in 2022, even if the current roster remains in place, with no major additions before the start of the season. Today I thought I’d do a quick follow-up by focusing on individual veteran...
As is, the Cardinals should have a better offense in 2022, and I’m pretty confident about that. I’ll give you my reasons in a couple of minutes. But first, I have two things to say before we get started. First, I hope the St. Louis front office adds another good bat,...
