BERNIE BITS! It happened early this time. As usual, the Cardinals have a preposterously rickety outfield carousel that keeps spinning, breaking down, and causing problems. Tommy Edman’s left wrist isn’t cooperating, so he’s been categorized as doubtful for the...
I normally refrain from writing about Stan Kroenke. It’s too easy. But I do make an exception if he’s in the sports news. And St. Louis is a Soccer Town, so … Kroenke will likely lose out in the competition to host the 2026 World Cup final at his...
Greetings! Welcome to the first installment of “Ask Bernie.” The initial response was terrific and I want to thank everyone for the emails and questions. Keep pumping them in by sending questions and comments to BernScoops@gmail.com Bernie, thanks for...
BERNIE BITS, THE SUPER BOWL EDITION Tales From The Crypt: * An opening cheap shot because I feel like having fun: I’m wondering how long it took Rams staffers to unseal the coffin and pull Stan Kroenke out of there and install the necessary robot circuitry in...
It’s Super Bowl Week, with the countdown beginning for Sunday’s kickoff of Super Bowl 56 in a game that pits the scampish underdog Cincinnati Bengals against the glamorous but annoying Los Angeles Rams. Most Bengal fans will be watching the game in Cincinnati and...
The LA Rams made a winner out of Stan Kroenke with a fourth-quarter comeback to wrestle the NFC Championship away from the San Francisco 49ers. Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo ran out of mojo and couldn’t save his team or the Kroenke-hating fans in St. Louis. The...
Oh, my. How embarrassing. It’s happening again: Los Angeles, a sprawling city-suburb metropolis with an estimated population of 19 million, can’t fill its NFL stadium with hometown Rams fans for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers....
BERNIE BITS The MLB lockout won’t stop me from talking ball. At some point the lockout will be over, and we’ll be talking about moves the Cardinals should make, or not make, to upgrade the roster. If, in fact, the Cardinals are serious about improving the roster...
The St. Louis lawsuit against the NFL, filed as a straightforward attack on the league’s corrupt relocation process, has been settled for $790 million. Based on the early reactions on social media and the grumbling on St. Louis sports-talk radio, the news was received...
