We’re less than two weeks from the start of the New Year, and the Cardinals will play their first 2023 exhibition game in 67 days. The St. Louis front office may or may not be looking to spruce up the roster. The free-agent signing of power-hitting catcher Willson...
BIRD BYTES The annual MLB winter meetings open this weekend in San Diego, as high-ranking members of the 30 baseball front offices huddle with each other and player agents to explore options and weigh the risks and rewards of potential free-agent signings and trades....
In the pursuit of a higher-caliber catcher, the Cardinals can go for a free agent or make a substantive trade. Prospects aside, the Redbirds would likely draw plenty of trade interest in several of their young hitters who bat from the left side. The three I have in...
BERNIE BITS Cardinals … Blues … Mizzou football. Let’s go! ST. LOUIS BLUES: The Note didn’t have much to offer Monday night in losing to the Dallas Stars, 4-1, at Enterprise Center. They had only 44 percent of the shot attempts at 5-on-5, and only 38% of the scoring...
BERNIE BITS Good morning/afternoon. Three Things About The Blues’ Three-Game Winning Streak: 1. Ryan O’Reilly finally has a line: In the wins over San Jose, Vegas and Colorado, O’Reilly played exclusively at 5-on-5 with wingers Brandon Saad and Josh Leivo. The Blues...
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...
BERNIE BITS Five things I want to see from the Blues over their final 38 games of the regular season … 1) Improve on the road. This is important because the Blues will play 21 of their final 38 games away from Enterprise Center. At 9-8-3 they’re barely above average...
