BERNIE BITS From the time that Vladimir Tarasenko returned to the lineup on March 6, and up until Monday night’s 4-1 win over Colorado, the Blues were begging for goals from some of their biggest guns, only to watch them shoot blanks. In just over 1,300 minutes of...
BERNIE BITS Let’s begin with a relatively quick look at another intriguing Cardinal for 2021. Today: center fielder Harrison Bader. And because we know he’s exceptional defensively, I’ll focus on his offense. And Bader’s hitting performance looms as a key factor in...
There was confusion on social media Monday night, with Deidre Pujols posting a loving, heartfelt message in tribute to her husband, Albert Pujols. “Today is the first day of the last season of one of the most remarkable careers in sports!” Deidre Pujols wrote, in...
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...
Could the Yankees make a free-agent run at Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina? Sure. Yanks catcher Gary Sanchez, 28, had a terrible 2020, and the New York front office isn’t convinced he’ll bounce back in 2021. In a late-November interview with Laura...
