Going by the early returns in the 2022 Hall of Fame voting, Scott Rolen is moving closer to his inevitable induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Cooperstown may not call Rolen this year, but his candidacy is on a positive track. In the mini-sample 49 votes that...
Five Gold Gloves? Gee, wizz. Or maybe we should say Gee, Wizard — as in Ozzie Smith. The Cardinals made history in 2021, winning the most Gold Gloves, five, by any MLB team in a season. The gilded five are first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, second baseman Tommy...
Over the last 30-plus years I’ve had the pleasure and the privilege to write about some of the greatest athletes in St. Louis team sports. I’ve never put together a ranking of my personal favorites but Blues captain Ryan O’Reilly would be high on the list. If I had...
A few weeks ago on my KFNS radio show, during the dormant part of the Cardinals offseason, chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. reminded us that he likes having star players, wants to have star players, and believes that star players make his teams better. Little did we know...
Riffing and Ripping on Baseball Hall of Fame voting: Ripping: No player was voted in. The 2021 ballot went hitless, 0-for-whatever. Voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America had misgivings on players linked to steroids, Barry Bonds and Roger...
BERNIE BITS 1–The Blues are at Vegas, and say hello to Alex Pietrangelo. As Las Vegas reunions go, this isn’t exactly Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, and yeah I used an ancient entertainment reference because I can, and I like it. The longtime Blues captain is...
When the New York Mets made a huge trade on Thursday by bartering four prospects to Cleveland for elite shortstop Francisco Lindor and solid starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco, I had a three-part reaction:Â 1. Finally, some big-time action to break the tedium of a...
Derrick Goold of stltoday.com joins me this morning to defend his MLB Hall of Fame pics. Some controversial ones on his ballot and many questions from fans as there are every year. Derrick talks to us today about his choices in Bobby Abreu, Curt Schilling and more....
When the results of the 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting are announced on Jan. 26, I’ll be fixated on one name: Scott Rolen. A third baseman who supplied exquisite glove work and above-average offense for 17 MLB seasons, Rolen’s credentials meet the standard for...
