Major League Baseball
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Bernie: There Are More Serious, Urgent Matters. But It’s OK To Miss Baseball And A Special Tradition.
In normal times downtown St. Louis would be occupied by thousands of smiling fans wearing red, fired up for occasion, and happy as could be. And that was BEFORE they filed into the Cardinals’ home-opener…
4 days ago -
Bernie: After The Pandemic, Baseball Will Return. And When Baseball Is Back, We Are Too.
This was supposed to be Opening Day, with the Cardinals and Reds bringing in the new baseball year at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Sigh. Jack Flaherty would have been on the mound…
1 week ago -
Bernie: It Won’t Happen This Time Around, But Scott Rolen Is On Track For Cooperstown
When the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame class is announced late Tuesday afternoon (5 p.m.) St. Louis time, former Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen will come up short in the voting. I don’t write this…
3 months ago -
The No-Rush, No-Worries Cardinals Lead MLB In Offseason Pondering.
The Cardinals are slow-playing the starting-pitching market, and I guess my reaction would best be described as a shrug. Why? Because the Cards don’t profile as a big spender in this market. And that’s especially…
4 months ago -
The Cardinals Are Window Shoppers In Baseball’s Booming Free-Agent Marketplace.
Evidently, baseball’s winter spender freeze is thawing. Actually a few wildly aggressive teams, and especially agent Scott Boras, are taking a blow torch to the ice cap … which isn’t to be confused with MLB’s…
4 months ago -
Bernie: In Terms Of Fan Support, Bill DeWitt and the Cardinals Have Little To Worry About.
The Cardinals are a rare sports franchise that doesn’t have much cause to fret or sweat. Busch Stadium remains a popular destination during the baseball season. The local TV ratings are the best in the…
5 months ago -
NL Central Preview: Successful or Stressful? A Look At Best-and-Worst Scenarios
Welcome back, baseball. The NL Central is the NL’s lollapalooza division. It should be wild, it should be colorful, it should be theatrical, it should be entertaining. Pardon my excitement level, but competition in the…
1 year ago -
Cardinals Unveil Updated ‘Victory’ Blue Uniforms With a Little Help From the Wizard
If you’re a retro-kid and were hoping to buy that special Cardinals fan in your life an updated ‘victory’ blue uniform for Christmas, you’re 100 percent in luck. The club unveiled new baby blue uni’s…
1 year ago -
SI’s Verducci on Harper Free Agency: ‘There Aren’t Going to Be Compromises’
After a posting a recent 101 ESPN story regarding Bryce Harper’s free agency, we asked our social media followers if they’d be okay with the Cardinals offering up a 10-year, $400 million contract with an opt-out clause…
1 year ago -
Columnist Thinks Harper Will Consider Any Market for a Record-Breaking Deal
Nothing is certain regarding Bryce Harper this winter…Wait, we take that back. There is one certainty: He’s set to make more money than most small countries gross in a year. The potential numbers keep rising:…
1 year ago