Back when the Blues were 5-0 the coffee tasted better, the beer was colder and the take-out food stayed warm during the drive home. I napped like a cat after dinner … and with a cat peacefully purring nearby. I committed fewer typos when I wrote. Bob Dylan’s...
After a fast start, the Blues are slumping. Or are they? Let’s Roll Four Lines: FIRST LINE: The Blues have lost three straight games, coming up short against Nashville, Carolina and Edmonton. All three were one-goal losses, and the Nashville skirmish spilled into...
BERNIE BITS Welcome to my place. I call it “The Lair.” Birthplace of The Bits. Quite historical. 1) Blues Lose To Nashville in OT, 4-3: Sorry, but you can’t take a 2-0 lead at home and fail to win the game. At least the Blues collected a point, but this...
The Blues are off to a 5-0 start in the new campaign. So many players are performing at a high level, this would be like having Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johnson and John Lee Hooker on stage at the same time. It’s entertaining as could be. OK,...
FIVE MINUTES FOR SCRIBING: The Blues’ winless streak stretched to five games (0-2-3) Wednesday night in Los Angeles, with the Kings pouncing on the snoozing visitors for an early 3-0 lead. Final score: 4-1. Final verdict: “We were soft,” coach Craig...
Now that the Blues have returned home from a largely successful 4-0-2 trip to the Golden State, may I have permission to talk about this team’s admirable display of resiliency and adaptability? I’m not organizing a parade, or anything. Probably wouldn’t be able to do...
BERNIE BITS I hope you had an enjoyable and safe weekend. We have another busy week ahead, so let’s get going! The 5 Best Things that happened over the weekend in STL-related sports. 1–The Blues won at San Jose, 7-6, in a crazy game that evidently drove the...
Five Minutes For Scribing: The Blues stayed down, and were kept down, by the Los Angeles Kings in two consecutive losses at Enterprise Center. After a 7-2-1 record in their first 10 games of the season, the Blues came out of the next 10 games with a 3-6-1 record....
As I like to call it … “5 Minutes For Scribing.” Happiness: A 3-2 overtime win over visiting San Jose to lift the Blues’ season record to 10-5-2. Your Note is 3-1 in the last four games, and 3-1-1 in the last five. The Blues are in a cluster of teams with 22...
