I had an enjoyable Saturday afternoon, watching Missouri go into Starkville and carpet-bomb Mississippi State with sharp three-point accuracy in an 88-61 wipeout of a staggered home team. For the Tigers the torrent of threes resulted in another impressive road win and...
BERNIE BITS I’m trying to recover and restore many of the loose-end thoughts that are floating around in my brain. So let’s see if I can reconnect the headwires … 1. Hey, what about the Dominican Winter League? Two Cardinals legends, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina,...
By now, I’m numb to Mizzou’s notorious losing streak in SEC basketball. I have no emotions … and no solutions, either. This historic skid is so ridiculous, so remarkable, that I’ve come to appreciate the longshot magnitude of it all. You have to be spectacularly bad...
BERNIE BITS Hitting some fungoes while patiently waiting for the Cardinals to sign or otherwise acquire a couple of relievers to upgrade their bullpen … Five things jump out about the Blues since Drew Bannister took over as interim coach after the sacking of Craig...
BERNIE BITS With the Saint Louis Blues wallowing at No. 24th among the 32 NHL teams in points percentage (.470), I welcome the entertainment provided by goaltender Jordan Binnington in Wednesday’s embarrassing 8-5 loss to Minnesota. The Blues are 6-13-2 since Jan. 21...
In bouncing Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Missouri also busted the advanced metrics, the algorithms, Jay Bilas, and other analysts viewed as the smartest guys in the room. With Thursday’s 76-65 victory, the Tigers defeated Ken Pomeroy of...
BERNIE BITS The Cardinals continue to receive plaudits for their farm system and player development. Here’s the rundown: — Zachary D. Rymer of the Bleacher Report rated the Cardinals at No. 3 in his offseason farm-system rankings. “Breakout seasons from Tink Hence,...
Is Cuonzo Martin changing the conversation about his future as Missouri’s basketball coach? It has been said and written: Mizzou is playing better basketball, showing improvement in recent weeks after suffering humiliating losses to UMKC, Liberty, Kansas, Illinois,...
BERNIE BITS Leading Off … Scott Rolen. One positive from the otherwise incoherent Baseball Hall of Fame voting for 2022: Scott Rolen is closing in on the mandatory minimum of receiving checkmarks on 75% of the ballots. Of course, most of you know that already. I’m not...
