BERNIE BITS It would be crazily premature to declare that we’re safe and free from the deadly virus that plagued the world this year. We’re not there yet; the availability of the vaccines is extremely limited by the predictable but incomprehensible lack of...
Sorry to hear that Alex Steen is retiring at age 35 because of chronic back problems — specifically degenerative herniated discs on his lumbar spine. And no wonder. It’s not that Steen was an undersized guy; at 210 pounds, he wasn’t. But he was physical, and...
I remember getting the call exactly nine years ago on the morning of Dec. 8, 2011. And despite the intense speculation about the imminent departure of Albert Pujols from the Cardinals, it was still stunning to receive word that it actually happened. After 11...
