Greetings. I’m continuing my series of in-depth report cards for individual Cardinals based on their performance in 2022. I’m still making my way through the position players. These breakdowns take time, and I apologize for my deliberate (read: slow) pace in getting...
Thoughts On Paul Goldschmidt Winning The National League MVP Award … 1) This prestigious honor will strengthen Goldschmidt’s credentials for potential enshrinement into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Goldy is building the case, and he’s already qualified by...
Welcome to my series of Report Card postings for individual members of the 2022 Cardinals. I strive to present a thorough profile for each player, and that takes time because I’m also writing about other topics. Today, this one is pretty simple and easy. Next...
Four Cardinals were Rawlings Gold Glove finalists on the National League side of the awards for 2022. The hopefuls were first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, third baseman Nolan Arenado, second baseman Tommy Edman and utility player Brendan Donovan. And it should be noted...
For the most part, we anticipated good news on the Nolan Arenado opt-out drama. But until he made it official over the weekend, there was at least a little anxiety over his St. Louis future. No worries. Arenado is back. He’s staying for a long time. He really does...
As you undoubtedly know by now, the Cardinals have lost nine of their last 10 postseason games and have faded into also-ran status in October. My job would be much easier if I simply blamed all of this on the batting coach or some other convenient fall guy. I...
It was a busy couple of days at Busch Stadium. Adam Wainwright is coming back in 2023. Pitching coach Mike Maddux wanted to gear down and decided to move on. Hitting coach Jeff Albert made his fetishist critics deliriously happy by saying “no thank you” when offered a...
BERNIE BITS If the Cardinals want to make headway in the postseason by actually winning games, they must reevaluate their goals in curating a pitching philosophy. The ground-ball obsession, backed by superlative infield defense, is a pragmatic and effective way to go...
BERNIE BITS Our condolences to the family, friends, former teammates, coaches, managers and everybody who knew and loved Bruce Sutter — the Hall of Fame reliever, split-finger fastball pioneer and World Series-clinching Cardinal who died Friday at the age of...
