BERNIE BITS Cardinals manager Mike Shildt seems inclined to roll out a regular lineup that has Tommy Edman leading off, Paul Goldschmidt batting second, and Nolan Arenado hitting in the No. 3 spot. Let’s just assume that Shildty will go with this and ask the obvious...
Mike Shildt has managed the Cardinals for two-plus seasons, compiling a .561 winning percentage since replacing Mike Matheny a game before the All-Star break in 2018. The Cardinals are among the most historically prestigious franchises in MLB history. And that makes...
BERNIE BITS: It’s been, oh, about 90 seconds since I last wrote something about the Cardinals’ outfield, so I must tend to my springtime obsession here, OK? Here’s a progress report, going into Friday’s baseball activities: Three Good Things 1–Tyler O’Neill...
It’s great to have Tony La Russa back in a dugout, in charge of a team and reestablishing his formidable presence in the sport. Like him or not, he’s good for the game of baseball. My opinion has little to do with the pros and cons of TLR’s decision to unretire...
BERNIE BITS I hope you had an enjoyable and safe weekend. We have another busy week ahead, so let’s get going! The 5 Best Things that happened over the weekend in STL-related sports. 1–The Blues won at San Jose, 7-6, in a crazy game that evidently drove the...
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...
BERNIE BITS As you’ve likely heard by now, free-agent Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina would consider retiring instead of accepting an unsatisfactory contract offer. Yadi revealed his thinking in an interview with Cardinals broadcaster Polo Ascencio for La Vida...
The Chicago White Sox are perhaps the most fascinating team in baseball, in large part because of the team’s stunning offseason hiring of Tony La Russa as manager. TLR is 76, and hasn’t managed since retiring after the Cardinals’ World Series triumph in 2011. La...
BERNIE BITS Let’s get started with some C-Notes: 1. In the short-track 2020 season the Cardinals batted .235 against right-handed pitching, with an abysmal .366 slugging percentage that ranked 27th in the majors. Their .690 OPS, 25th, wasn’t much better. So to...
