Bernie Miklasz
Bernie Bytes: Allen Craig, elite hitter
Knee issue is the only thing that's stopped him since the start of 2011 season.
May 16, 2012 | 12:45 pm
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Bernie Bytes: Pitching root cause of Cards' slide
Cards fail to take command of mediocre division. Will this come back to haunt them later?
May 15, 2012 | 12:10 pm
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Bernie Bytes: Understanding Holliday's performance
Any dip in his performance invariably invokes a noisy response from the fan base.
May 14, 2012 | 1:44 pm
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Bernie: Cards' bad weekend probably a blip
The Braves are good, but the Cardinals didn't come close to playing their best in this series.
May 14, 2012 | 9:50 am
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Braves' Jones deserves farewell fanfare
Chipper came into Saturday's game with a .305 batting average, five homers and 22 RBIs. And he can still pick it at third base.
May 13, 2012 | 12:25 am
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La Russa leaves his mark on franchise
Longtime manager's No. 10 joins other Cardinal immortals in retirement.
May 12, 2012 | 12:15 am
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Bernie Bytes: 10 factors made TLR great
Friendly warning: this list can be hazardous to the mental health of the anti-Tony lunatic fringe.
May 11, 2012 | 4:30 pm
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Bernie Bytes: The cranking Cardinals
Just how good is this St. Louis offense? The answer: ridiculously good.
May 10, 2012 | 12:30 pm
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Bernie: New owner inherits Blues' money problems
Hockey-crazy Stillman is the latest to try his luck where so many others have failed.
May 10, 2012 | 12:30 am
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Bernie Bytes: Beltran, a smart man
Pressure of being the hired bat to replace the famous Pujols' bat hasn't fazed him at all.
May 09, 2012 | 12:40 pm
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Bernie Bytes: Reds emerge as Cards' top threat
At the risk of sounding and being greedy, Cards' 18-11 record should be a little better.
May 08, 2012 | 2:03 pm
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Bernie Bytes: Blues must get better, but how?
The Blues were very good in 2011-2012, but they must get better. They must weed out some fading players, and make difficult choices about some of the young veterans that are in line, contractually, for a more significant contract investment.
May 07, 2012 | 9:40 am
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Bernie: LA series doesn’t wipe out Blues' accomplishments
For now, it would be ridiculous to write off this season as a worthless, meaningless tease.
May 06, 2012 | 12:25 am
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Molina's hard work has paid off at the plate
If we're to view Molina's offense a bonus, then he's paying out by becoming one of the most productive hitting catchers in the majors.
May 05, 2012 | 12:10 am
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Bernie Bytes: Blues, what's gone wrong?
After nearly a week off between series and having everyone tell the team how great it was, the Blues are suffering a draining loss of confidence.
May 04, 2012 | 10:30 am
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Bernie Bytes: Blues need to make a stand
If Blues roll over in LA, they'll trash much of the respect and admiration they earned this season.
May 03, 2012 | 12:25 pm
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Bernie: Cardinals make forecasts look silly
Club's existence without Albert Pujols was supposed to be a lot more difficult than this.
May 03, 2012 | 12:20 pm
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Bernie Bytes: Holliday will be fine
There's no question he was lapsing into bad habits as he tried to heat up early this season.
May 02, 2012 | 4:00 pm
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Bernie Bytes: Why Pujols is struggling
Minus the soap-opera aspects, here's a comprehensive look at what's behind his slow start.
May 01, 2012 | 3:55 pm
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Bernie: Blues are a no-show without 'Petro'
Kings made the disheveled home team look like the Peoria Rivermen.
May 01, 2012 | 7:45 am
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Bernie Bytes: Petro return would be a triumph
If Pietrangelo plays tonight, the Kings will have failed in the attempt to rub him out.
Apr 30, 2012 | 12:55 pm
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Bernie: Cards have been good but should be better
Cardinals aren't happy with 14-8 record in April, and that bodes well for the future.
Apr 30, 2012 | 7:00 am
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Bernie: Kings serve notice they're a royal pain
The Blues were unable to maintain aggressiveness and have only themselves to blame for losing.
Apr 29, 2012 | 12:55 am
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Bernie: Bold moves are gamble for Rams
In a couple years we'll know if Fisher and Snead were keenly instinctive, or just irresponsible.
Apr 28, 2012 | 12:50 am
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Burwell: Rams confident in taking some chances on Day 2
Fisher, Snead confident in Quick, Jenkins.
Apr 27, 2012 | 10:12 pm
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Bernie Miklasz
You've read him in the Post-Dispatch since 1989. You can argue with him online in Bernie's Press Box forum. And now, you can get more of columnist Bernie Miklasz's opinions in his web-only "Bernie Bytes" column. He'll post quick-hit commentaries on a variety of topics every weekday.
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- Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish
- Awful Announcing
- Ballbug
- Baseball Newsstand
- Baseball Prospectus
- Ben Boyd’s STL Sports Insider
- Billikens Basketball
- Bird Land
- Biz of Baseball
- Business of Sport Network
- Cot’s Baseball Contracts
- Dave Matter on Mizzou Football
- Deadspin
- FiveThirtyEight.com
- Football Outsiders
- Free Darko
- Fungoes
- Gabe DeArmond on the MU Tigers
- Greasy Lake
- H.L. Mencken
- Hockey Buzz
- Joe Sports Fan
- Mark Tupper on the Illini
- MLB.com
- Matthew Leach’s Blog
- memeorandum
- NHL Numbers
- Pitchers Hit Eighth
- Politico
- Pro Football Talk
- Real Clear Politics
- Rick Gosselin’s NFL Blog
- Sports by Brooks
- Springsteen Channel
- St. Louis American sports
- Stan Musial
- The Big Lead
- The Red Zone
- The Rundown
- Will Leitch Experience
