BERNIE BITS We could be in for a messy, mucky scrum in the NL Central. Might get ugly. Despite the offseason addition of elite third baseman Nolan Arenado, the Cardinals’ win projection for 2021 is looking rather shaky. FanGraphs rolled out its Playoff Odds on...
As a new NHL season begins, let us first pause and declare: The St. Louis Blues have become the standard-setting franchise in our town. It isn’t that the Cardinals are terrible, or mediocre, or just merely average. Despite the disproportionate level of whining on...
BERNIE BITS A day after the Denver Broncos completed a dreary 5-11 season, team general manager John Elway announced his decision to step away from the GM role. Elway isn’t leaving the Broncos; he’ll remain in his post as team president. But when Elway fired himself...
BERNIE BITS I’m grouchy this morning so I need to work it out of my system … Accordingly … BERNIE HITS: 1. Mizzou’s incomprehensible second-half collapse at Mississippi State was hideous. There’s no justifiable excuse or rationalization for the Tigers...
With the presumptive addition of Mike Hoffman, the Blues have 15 forwards in the mix for playing time. That number increases to 16 when Vladimir Tarasenko (shoulder) is ready to go. The population issue isn’t a problem. For obvious reasons, this is a positive. So...
BERNIE BITS It would be crazily premature to declare that we’re safe and free from the deadly virus that plagued the world this year. We’re not there yet; the availability of the vaccines is extremely limited by the predictable but incomprehensible lack of...
By striking a creative and convenient deal with free-agent winger Mike Hoffman, the Blues’ Doug Armstrong reaffirmed his place among the top NHL general managers. And if you think about it, Armstrong deserves to be recognized as the best GM in Blues’ franchise...
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...
