As many of you know, I’m a numbers nerd. A stat geek. A hopeless analytics addict. If I had a nickname, it would be “Metric” Miklasz. And at times all of this data is just a little boring, even for me. There’s truth and value in the process that determines – pardon...
In reading some of the prognostications from NHL scriveners scattered around North America, I hadn’t realized that the Blues had either gone out of business, or relocated to Saskatoon. OK, so maybe it wasn’t that bad. But most hockey authors have dismissed the Blues...
After losing two of the first three games in the best-of-seven series, the Blues were in trouble. After losing the series opener the Minnesota Wild charged back for two straight wins, outscoring The Note 11-3. The second victory was a 5-1 thrashing at Enterprise...
BERNIE BITS So what happens when you move your NFL franchise to a front-running town that doesn’t particularly like NFL football? Well, let’s check in on the Los Angeles Rams. Last Sunday the Rams yakked up a 17-0 lead at SoFi Stadium, losing 27-24 in overtime to...
In the 2019 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos invested a second-round pick, No. 42 overall, to select Missouri quarterback Drew Lock. Broncos GM John Elway was wowed by Lock’s big gun of a right arm and had visions of a franchise quarterback. Elway’s search for the new...
BERNIE BITS 1) Is Mizzou still an SEC team? Of course. But the stature of the MU program inside the conference was revealed Sunday during the posting of the conference’s bowl-game lineup. With a conference-record 13 SEC teams qualifying for a bowl game, Mizzou became...
After a flaccid performance in their 3-2 loss to Arizona, your St. Louis Blues rearranged their lines and minds and razed San Jose by a 4-1 score on Thursday evening at Enterprise Center. The scrubbing washed away the odor of a four-game losing streak. But the Blues...
Back when the Blues were 5-0 the coffee tasted better, the beer was colder and the take-out food stayed warm during the drive home. I napped like a cat after dinner … and with a cat peacefully purring nearby. I committed fewer typos when I wrote. Bob Dylan’s...
BERNIE BITS 1) I find it interesting that all but one coach from Mike Shildt’s staff were committed to staying on and working with new manager Oli Marmol. True, multiple coaches were under contract for 2022 including pitching coach Mike Maddux and batting coach Jeff...
