I wish I had a clever, stylish way of saying the Cardinals are being let down by their starting pitching … but I don’t. So I’ll go with this: it reeks. The maddening cycle continues. Media and fans express serious offseason concerns about the starting pitching and...
And so the journey begins today for the Cardinals. It’s the busiest schedule they’ve ever encountered, with 162 games in 186 days against the 29 other MLB teams. They’ll play ball in 14 states plus the District of Columbia. They’ll even play ball in London, England....
1. The Cardinals will win 89 games and the NL Central division. But it will be closer than expected, with the Brewers finishing only two games behind the Redbirds. Milwaukee’s edge in starting pitching will keep the race tight. But I have a caveat: if the St. Louis...
After playing their final springtime exhibition game Monday afternoon, the Cardinals vacate Florida and head to St. Louis to face the truth. Face the truth? What do I mean by that? The annual spring-training ritual is a time of hype, hope and speculation. It is a safe...
BERNIE BITS With the Saint Louis Blues wallowing at No. 24th among the 32 NHL teams in points percentage (.470), I welcome the entertainment provided by goaltender Jordan Binnington in Wednesday’s embarrassing 8-5 loss to Minnesota. The Blues are 6-13-2 since Jan. 21...
Two weeks to go until Opening Day for the Cardinals. With the fellers cantering through the final days of spring training, I’ve been thinking about what we’ve seen so far. Reasons to be excited. Reasons to be disappointed. And also understanding that things can change...
The Cardinals will be leaving the summery weather of Jupiter to head back to their Midwest home for the regular-season opener at Busch Stadium on March 30. And this ritual transfer is happening fast, with only 17 days between now and Game 1 of the 2023 season....
Too many of my columns are overly long, and I don’t want you to work so hard when reading them. I plan to compensate by dropping in some shorties on a regular basis. Let’s go skimming … Here are my early-spring impressions of the five-member rotation. As a bonus, I’ll...
We haven’t talked about starting pitching for a little while, so let’s revisit the Cardinals’ plans for their rotation and take a look at the projections from FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus. This won’t surprise you, but the outlook isn’t encouraging. Many Cardinals...
