BIRD BYTES Good afternoon! * Earlier today I looked at the injury accounting that Spotrac does so well so I could provide an update on outfielder Tyler O’Neill’s injury history: 2018: missed 22 days (groin.) 2019: missed 41 days (wrist, elbow.) 2021: missed 24 days...
Two weeks to go until Opening Day for the Cardinals. With the fellers cantering through the final days of spring training, I’ve been thinking about what we’ve seen so far. Reasons to be excited. Reasons to be disappointed. And also understanding that things can change...
It’s time for an updated version of the Cardinals’ outfielder rankings. My second edition of the spring. These are through Friday morning, March 10. All stats were through March 9. 1. Lars Nootbaar: I had him at the top spot in my first rankings, and there’s no reason...
With the World Baseball Classic underway, 13 Cardinals from their 40-man roster are away from camp to compete in the WBC. In Jupiter there’s another competition going. This fray involves a bunch of Cardinals that can benefit from the extra playing time created by...
No area of the 2023 Cardinals is more intriguing than the outfield. The allocation of playing time is undetermined, and there are plenty of options available for manager Oli Marmol. There’s no true star in this group, but potential abounds. Let’s introduce the...
I’m always in the mood for baseball scuttlebutt and the offseason and bits of informed speculation that involve the Cardinals. Thankfully, the hard-working Ken Rosenthal (The Athletic) came through earlier this week. Rosenthal wrote that the Cardinals and Marlins have...
BERNIE BITS Step right on up and take a peek at what I’m writing for you: do the Cardinals have a top-five MLB front office? … are the wacky Blues a better team without Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko? … does Scott Rolen make it to Cooperstown this year? …...
As regular readers know, Cardinals management frustrates me on several fronts. Not that anyone cares, especially the front office. There’s no reason for management to sweat. In 2023, the Cards will draw their 3 million-plus fans to Busch Stadium, slap around the...
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...
