I’d like to check in with Oliver Marmol to see what he’s up to and find out more about his baseball philosophies and how he’ll implement them for the 2022 Cardinals. After being promoted to replace the deposed Mike Shildt, Marmol didn’t have much to offer or share...
Free-agent shortstop Trevor Story is still out there, available for adoption as soon as the owners vs. players lockout ends with a new collective bargaining agreement. Story’s presence excites some of the local medias and the BFIB. As a potential Stratomatic card,...
Our Town’s Max Scherzer is a New York Met. Oh, I don’t believe the Mets were his first choice. This was no Godfather movie, but they made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Their financial pitch absolutely ranked No. 1 in the competition to cash in. And that’s how Mad...
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 Cardinals already are having a good offseason. Why? Because the NL Central is weakening. — The Cincinnati Reds are in another salary-dump mode. They’ve traded veteran catcher Tucker Barnhart, a two-time Gold Glove winner, to the Tigers. They declined to...
Unless the Cardinals can have a set lineup with no glaring weaknesses in 2022, they’ll have to resolve a problematic issue that’s put them at a disadvantage offensively. I’ve discussed the need for more balance in the composition of the lineup and bench. To...
The Cardinals came into Cincinnati at a good time, with their pitchers having a chance to tranquilize a listless Reds offense. But would this be easy? Probably not. After a lackadaisical 2-4 road trip to Milwaukee and Miami, the Reds were returning to the Great...
Welcome to the Redbird Review The Cardinals moved on from a disappointing weekend in Cincinnati, relocated to Cleveland for two games, and got back on track with a 4-2 victory over the Indians in Tuesday’s series opener. It was a nice win, all the way around....
For the last three-plus years, the Cardinals have invested vast amounts of patience, hope, and confidence in Tyler O’Neill. Along the way chairman Bill DeWitt Jr., president of baseball operations John Mozeliak, GM Michael Girsch and the organization’s analytics...
