The Bernie Show

Bernie explains why the Cardinals' inactivity in reinforcing the bullpen may not be a bad thing as the price of relief pitching is set to drop as Spring Training approaches, but it doesn't mean the Cardinals can settle for low-hanging fruit.

Bernie reacts to a wild weekend in the NFL and its aftermath including the Broncos benching Russell Wilson. He also snaps back at fans who have been over the top in praising Brayden Schenn as the Blues captain.

After his Kyren Williams prop bet recommendation proved to be prophetic, Bernie lays down the rest of his Week 16 NFL picks including an upset to watch in a key NFC North battle.

Bernie lays out why the Cardinals are so starved for pitching and how the organizational's complacency compares to how Anheuser-Busch stopped putting money into the team after August A. Busch, Jr. died.

With all the criticism directed towards the Blues this season, Bernie highlights how Robert Thomas has been one of the few players to take his game up another level. Bernie also offers up praise for Pavel Buchnevich and how he handled being benched by Drew Bannister during Tuesday night's third period.

Bernie reacts to the Dodgers signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a massive 12-year deal and why such an expenditure made absolutely no sense for the Cardinals.

Bernie makes a plea for everyone tracking Yoshinobu Yamamoto to calm down as the hysteria surrounding his every move is indicative of baseball's inability to create compelling offseason storylines.

Bernie chats with 590 The Fan and Bally Sports Midwest Blues Insider Andy Strickland. Andy talks about who needs to step up for the Blues and compares Drew Bannister to the last interim coach to take over the team coming up from the AHL.

Bernie asks how baseball can emulate the NFL and turn the offseason into a year-round news cycle as the offseason has hit a lag with Shohei Ohtani signed.

Bernie chats with NFL.com writer Eric Edholm ahead of NFL Week 16 as they try and make sense of the tight NFC South race and take a look at which coaches are on the hot seat. Bernie then dives into the end of longtime legendary NFL coaches' tenures with Bill Belichick's time appearing to come to an end. Bernie tells stories of covering Tom Landry's final days with the Dallas Cowboys.

Bernie talks about his favorite Christmas foods before transitioning into why the younger generation of NHL players is afraid to show physicality and hit opponents.

Bernie is broadcasting live from Friendly's Sports Bar and Grill at 3971 Bayless Ave. in south St. Louis County. Bernie reacts to evaluations of the Cardinals starting rotation as he continues his quest to prove that innings matter.

Bernie is broadcasting live from Friendly's Sports Bar and Grill at 3971 Bayless Ave. in south St. Louis County. Bernie checks in on how St. Louis products are faring in the NFL and NBA including how one hometown product is out-performing his more famous St. Louis counterpart on the Phoenix Suns.

Bernie is broadcasting live from Friendly's Sports Bar and Grill at 3971 Bayless Ave. in south St. Louis County. Bernie chats with Josh Jordan of Feed My People about opportunities to help those less fortunate have a special holiday.

Bernie is broadcasting live from Friendly's Sports Bar and Grill at 3971 Bayless Ave. in south St. Louis County. The Voice of the Tigers, Mike Kelly joins the show and offers praise for Eil Drinkwitz's recruiting class and previews the McBride Homes Braggin' Rights game vs. Illinois and Mizzou's matchup vs. Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on 12/29.

Bernie is broadcasting live from Friendly's Sports Bar and Grill at 3971 Bayless Ave. in south St. Louis County. Bernie talks about how the Cardinals will be in great shape if their new pitching acqusitions deliver a plethora of quality starts after last year's rotation struggled to reach that threshhold consistently.

Bernie is broadcasting live from Friendly's Sports Bar and Grill at 3971 Bayless Ave. in south St. Louis County. Bernie calls out the Blues for a lack of leadership in the locker room and an inability to identify quality defensemen as they reverted to their old ways in Tampa.

Bernie is broadcasting live from Friendly's Sports Bar and Grill at 3971 Bayless Ave. in south St. Louis County. Bernie offers up his initial thoughts on Mizzou's signing class and also touches on the work Eli Drinkwitz has done utilizing the transfer portal.

Bernie takes an early look at some of the top Week 16 NFL matchups. Bernie points out just how dire things are looking for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepare to face the Cincinnati Bengals. Bernie also looks at some of the teams poised to potentially clinch playoff berths.

Bernie chats with St. Louis Post-Dispatch lead Cardinals beat writer Derrick Goold. Derrick talks about expectations for Dylan Carlson, what's next in the Cardinals' pursuit of bullpen help, and how the Diamond Sports Group (parent company of Bally Sports Midwest) court proceedings could impact the Cardinals and their television broadcasts.

Bernie chats with ESPN senior NHL writer Greg Wyhsynski. Greg explains why he wasn't surprised to see Craig Berube lose his job, why the Blues got to the point of having to make a coaching change and if he expects the team to sustain its initial success under Drew Bannister.

Bernie makes his case for not counting out Nick Saban and Alabama in the Rose Bowl against a Jim Harbaugh lead Wolverines team that has had a history of struggling in bowl games.

Bernie is tired of hearing what players the Cardinals are interested in given the organization's long-standing track record of finishing in second place when it comes to landing top shelf free agents.

Bernie talks about how the Cardinals to continue to excel at coming in as runners-up on key free agents and how remarkable Drew Lock's performance was for the Seahawks on Monday Night Football.

Bernie asks what it will take to get the Cardinals offense to hit up to its potential as a potentially superior lineup produced meddling results in 2023.