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I'm Bernie Miklasz. I've been writing and talking about St. Louis sports since 1985. I've won multiple national awards for writing and talk-show hosting. I was the lead sports columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1989 through 2015. I was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023. I write tons of columns for the Scoops Network, and I'm a regular contributor at the legendary St. Louis radio station, KMOX. I believe in speaking my mind without filters and supporting my vie ...
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Weekdays Monday through Thursday from 3P-6P and Friday 4-6PM Bernie Miklasz will inform and entertain you for your ride home on 590 The Fan.
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Not your ordinary soccer show.. it will make you laugh.. maybe get angry but it will alway entertain get into all the stories going around the world of soccer..
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Villa , Chelsea , Arsenal the almost teams.. Where are all the glowing stories gone about Rashford & Sancho.. Media pretend the don’t see the bad.. United need to start calling out dumb narratives.. Athletico Madrid v Barcelona.. how two big teams should play.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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Katie Woo of the Athletic reported some fresh news Friday: Nolan Arenado rejected a trade to the Astros even though the Astros were on his five-team list of approved destinations. And then he said no when a deal with Houston was on the verge of completion. That is Arenado's contractual right, of course. I don't blame him for that, though I certainl…
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Seems like the “most competitive “ league is already over.. Liverpool beats down City.. ends Arsenal little chance of winning the league.. Modric turns back time with a rocket.. United have a huge issue with the manager.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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Champions League have some big rivalries going at it.. United tough draw in Europe but at is point anyone is a tough draw.. City v Liverpool both teams need the win for different reasons.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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The Missouri Tigers are having an exceptional season that's even more impressive if we remember (which we do) the sad 0-18 record the team had in the SEC in regular-season play. Including a loss in the 2024 SEC Tournament, Tigers played 19 games against SEC rivals without having one happy-postgame reason to celebrate. To say that coach Dennis Gates…
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Greetings. In my opinion the two most important people at St. Louis Cardinals spring training are Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman. If they successfully rebound from their brutal 2024 seasons, the 2025 offense will fly. If Gorman and Walker have another busted season, the St. Louis offense has little chance of taking flight. Yes, they are that import…
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So Amorim doesn’t have the players to play his system but he has to play his system.. Evwry manager on a bad team should use that excuse.. Two clubs from smaller league show well in Champions League & I loved it.. Madrid could end City’s Champions League.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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Chaim Bloom will take over for John Mozeliak after the 2025 season and take office as the president of baseball operations for the St. Louis Cardinals. The change is long overdue but welcome. Bloom correctly has spent most of his time overseeing the hugely important project of modernizing the antiquated and comically inadequate player-development/f…
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Third baseman Nolan Arenado checked into Cardinals camp on Sunday morning, took some batting practice and fielded some grounders, and joined in with the entire team in Monday's first full-squad workout. OK, so what's next? Or what ISN'T next?Bernie Show
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Manchester United have issues with the players & owners.. but if you can’t also see the issues with the manager.. Next three games could give the title to Liverpool.. Jude Bellingham is sent off & surprise he claims he is innocent.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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Nolan Arenado will be checking into Camp Jupiter this weekend, or perhaps Monday morning. He has not been traded. He will be the Cardinals third baseman to start the season, and we'll see how it plays out. There's no real reason to start another round of trade rumors and speculation. Time to focus on getting ready for a new year on the diamond. I d…
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Liverpool don’t get their way against Everton & throw a temper tantrum.. United v Spurs in a fight to stay out of the bottom 3 Arsenal’s small hope for a trophy could end this weekend.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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Here we go again, talking about the St. Louis Cardinals and their never-ending saga with third baseman Nolan Arenado. There was news Wednesday night when Boston signed free-agent Alex Bregman to a three-year deal worth $120 million if he doesn't opt out of it after 2025 or 2026. The Red Sox were by far the most likely destination for Arenado -- but…
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Greetings. What is the Cardinals upside for 2025? The analytical projection systems aren't favorable ... 78 wins. The sportsbooks over/under line for St. Louis victories is set at 75.5 wins. Ugh. What would it take for disillusioned or alienated fans to come back to the ballpark or subscribe to the upcoming Cardinals' direct-to-consumer service? An…
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City throw away another lead & lose to Madrid.. Merseyside Derby.. when Slot make more excuses.. Ex Players talk more nonsense.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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The Cardinals are reportedly balking at the financial cost of offloading third baseman Nolan Arenado to the Red Sox -- if in fact, a potential trade is actually on the table, and in the final stages of completion. Jeff Passan (ESPN) reports that Cardinals are balking at the financials. "Moving Arenado could force St. Louis to eat upward of half the…
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Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer put together a list of the best and worst current MLB owners as spring training gets underway in advance of the 2025 seasons. Rymer ranked them from No. 1 through No. 30, with No. 1 being the best. The Top 10 best owners according to Rymer: Dodgers Mets Braves Astros Phillies Yankees Cardinals Red Sox Cubs Rangers…
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Manchester United got their left sided wingback.. then is played on the right.. no one said that before.. City survived against Leyton Orient.. Liverpool fall to Plymouth.. Sancho shows his true self with tweet to Rashford.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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After many years of covering the Super Bowl -- I worked at every Super Bowl from 1983 through 2015 -- I've enjoyed kicking back and watching all of the activities of Super Bowl Sunday ... knowing that I have no work-related duties except for picking up the chicken wings, making the guacamole, making a pile of slider-sized sandwiches, peeling the ju…
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Aside from the massive project to update and upgrade their minor-league infrastructure and substantially improve their efforts in player development, the St. Louis Cardinals are not doing a "reset" at the major-league level. Not yet, anyway. What they are doing, mostly, is talking out of the both sides of their mouth. It's supposed to be a "reset" …
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It’s the same old Arsenal & Spurs.. when will either of the win a trophy.. Isak & Salah two hottest forwards at the moment.. United v Leicester.. if They come up short today the manager should go.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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Spurs & Newcastle are desperate for a trophy..but will they give it to their fans.. Transfer window closed.. let the hyper ventilating begin.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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You don't need much of a description here. In the biggest story of the Cardinals' offseason -- which isn't saying much -- Jim Edmonds went off on the Cardinals in a stream-of-consciousness interview on 101 ESPN. It was compelling, confusing, contradictory -- and all over the map. This was the latest example of Jimmy Being Jimmy ... it's his role of…
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In what is supposed to be a "reset" season for the St. Louis Cardinals, I wonder if this marketing pitch to fans and media will lead to more legitimate opportunities for their younger, less experienced starting pitchers. Or will it be the outdated, old-school approach as usual? More MLB teams are transitioning to six-man rotations for larger segmen…
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The student has become the teacher.. Arteta & Arsenal gave City a butt kicking.. Manchester United’s manager is showing how unqualified he really is.. Will the transfer window be a quiet one.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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Last season Missouri went 0-18 in SEC play in a shocking example of futility that we haven't seen very often by a major-conference program during the shot-clock era, which began in the 1985-86 season. Mizzou coach Dennis Gates has done an outstanding job of instantly turning things around in a dramatic way and the Tigers' impressive rebound from la…
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Twenty-five years ago today (Jan. 30) the 1999 St. Louis Rams completed an incredible, shocking, and unforgettable season by defeating the Tennessee Titans to win the 34th Super Bowl. I covered that team from start to finish, and will always treasure the improbable underdog-turned-hero quarterback (Kurt Warner), the sensational running back (Marsha…
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In this video, I explain the way the Cardinals, in recent seasons, have misused, miscast or otherwise mishandled young arms that were drafted to serve as starting pitchers. To explain my points, I give obvious examples of the mistakes that have been made -- and the incomprehensible lack of a direction or a plan that leaves this front office swervin…
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United go undefeated in Europe.. did you know.. media didn’t bother.. City draw Madrid.. times up Transfer deadline.. who will make the dumbest move.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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Manchester City faces getting knocked out of Champions League.. can Brugge do it.. Celtic & Athletico Madrid looking for big wins.. United get their left back but all media talks about is Rashford.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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In his first year of managing -- ever -- St. Louis Cardinals icon Albert Pujols overcame adversity that included a brutal in-season team slump to get Leones de Escogido into the Dominican Winter League playoffs on the final day of the regular season. From there, Pujols managed Escogido to the league championship after going 10-5 in a round-robin pl…
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The St. Louis Cardinals have had an awfully quiet offseason. At the major-league level, they haven't traded for anyone. They haven't signed a current big-league free agent. And even though John Mozeliak said the team would likely take a "step back" in 2025, he now speaks of a team that possibly will can be an entertaining and winning side that exce…
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Media in a meltdown over the Arsenal red.. I thought it was the right call.. United beat Fulham.. but still too many questions.. I could not believe the apology Sky Sports made.. but they are social justice warriors.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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According to reports, the Houston Astros are interested in keeping their free-agent third baseman, Alex Bregman. He's still waiting for the right offer to come along, but in the meantime the Astros "final" offer to Bregman is still on the table.(Six years, $156 million.) If Bregman circles back to make a deal with Houston owner Jim Crane, and the R…
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In today's video, I follow up on something said by St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak during the team's annual Winter Warm-Up: he doesn't want to trade away pitching, but he might be interested in trading a position player. Interesting. Who could that be? Who are the REALISTIC trade candidates among the St. Louis pos…
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United’s win hide what is still bad.. manager is deflecting & fans are buying it.. Where is Neville criticizing the owners.. running from reports in Devos that’s where.. Bigger problems at City then people thought.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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St. Louis Cardinals icon Albert Pujols should be a unanimous choice -- his name checked on every ballot -- when he becomes eligible for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2028. I got to thinking about this after one lunkhead declined to vote for Ichiro in the 2025 selection. Ichiro easily passed through, getting 99.7 percent of th…
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In today's video, I begin a series that will look at individual St. Louis Cardinals that will have enormous influence -- whether good or bad -- on STL's 2025 offense. And the performances of these hitters -- good or bad -- will shape their future. With a new front-office regime moving in, taking over next offseason, some decisions will be made base…
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Athletico v Leverkusen & Barcelona v Benfica how games should be played.. United manager through the players under the bus.. now playing damage control.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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From the manager to the players to the fans.. it’s all broken & toxic.. Media try to sell a narrative that City are back.. Arteta & Arsenal are getting a free pass.. Where will Neymar end up.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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Manchester United.. the most Jekyll and Hyde team I have ever seen.. Ole will be in charge of Besiktas.. Slot starting the excuses.. is he starting to buckle.. How many coaches will be on the sidelines for Arsenal & Villa.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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On Thursday we lost Bob Uecker -- the legendary Milwaukee-based baseball broadcaster, comedian, star of films and movies, beer commercials, a guest on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson (more than 100 times!) and all-around cultural force. Uecker -- a backup catcher on the 1964 World Series champion Cardinals -- died at age 90. Uecker, a Hall of…
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The Cardinals are having their annual winter warm-up this weekend, and I don't know how much they'll be able to do to warm the mood of their fans in an offseason that's had no action, no movement, no excitement ... and no reason to get excited. This has been an offseason of cost-cutting so I hope the Cardinals won't turn down the heat to save money…
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Last season was an absolute nightmare for Missouri basketball with coach Dennis Gates and his squad went 8-24 overall and lost all 18 SEC conference games. But Gates has his team rolling so far this season, with the Tigers winning 14 of 17 games overall including a 3-1 opening lap in SEC play. Last season was a nightmare. Compared to that, Mizzou's…
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Tuesday, I gave myself a big ol' headache during an extensive homework session that examined Nolan Gorman's hitting profile? What does he do so well when he's hitting lightning-bolt home runs and looking confident at the plate? And when Gorman goes into a slump, why is often so drastic and extreme? In this video I share my findings. There are no re…
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City & Pep melting down.. Pep go at his own player to show him up on camera.. Slot making excuses.. Forest in the title race.. United have a huge game coming up.. Athletico Madrid going about their business under the radar.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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My answer is "no," Lars Nootbaar isn't overrated. Because of a sequence of injuries that caused him to miss time, the full scope of Nootbaar's attributes get overlooked ... which is understandable. I don't blame anyone for being disappointed or exasperated over Nootbaar's absences from the lineup. I feel the same way. The more a good player plays, …
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United wins on penalties.. had to play 10v 12.. ref decided he played for Arsenal.. Henry shows what type of person he is.. Media are disgraceful about Tamworth.. Spurs boss put them in their place Madrid shows what I have been saying.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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FA Cup weekend.. who will be the giant killers this weekend.. Darren Ferguson get heat for trying to win & not bowing down to hipsters.. United can keep the momentum going this weekend.. Support the showBernie Cuddy
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Hi, in this economy-sized video -- less than 15 minutes! -- I pick a winner between Thursday night's CFP semifinal scrum between Penn State and Notre Dame. I have had a hard time making up my mind on this one. I wouldn't be honest without admitting that I could have flipped a coin to pick a winner here. This should be a leather-helmet, slug it out …
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