The Kansas City Royals come to town after splitting a four-game series with Cleveland, and Mike Matheny will return to Busch Stadium for his annual visit as KC’s manager. This is another homecoming for a Redbird who made valuable contributions as a player in the...
Mike Shildt opened a few veins this week in an emotional if overwrought interview with USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. In case you missed it, here’s a sampling of quotes: – “I have a broken heart. It still hurts. It hurts bad.” – “I love that organization, gave it...
This is the first “Ask Bernie” that I’ve done in a while, so I apologize for straying from the plan. But I was having some email issues that had to be cleaned up, and now I’m back in the game. You can hit me with your questions via email: BernieScoops@gmail.com Let’s...
Major League Baseball will return at some point in 2022. Until then, I’ll keep my mind and typing fingers busy by taking an advance look at the 2022 Cardinals. The roster isn’t completely set, and we don’t know if the front office will go outside the organization for...
There was never a reason to worry about Craig Berube and the Blues continuing their relationship with a contract extension for the only coach to win a Stanley Cup in franchise history. This was going to happen, 100 percent. The Blues made it official Wednesday by...
I’d like to check in with Oliver Marmol to see what he’s up to and find out more about his baseball philosophies and how he’ll implement them for the 2022 Cardinals. After being promoted to replace the deposed Mike Shildt, Marmol didn’t have much to offer or share...
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...
The Cardinals have hired a young manager. You may know him. His name is Oliver Marmol. In other parts of the fan-media baseball universe, Marmol seems to have two other names: 1-Carlos Marmol. Hey, is that the same dude who pitched for the Cubs? 2-Who? As in, “The...
Congratulations and good luck to Oliver Marmol. He has the job. He’ll be managing the Cardinals. Here are 10 things that can or will help him: 1) Marmol needs more good players, and that’s on president of baseball ops John Mozeliak and the St. Louis front office....
