Beste Bernie Miklasz podcasts (2025)

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Bernie Show: Career News! 26:36

2d ago26:36

26:36

Greetings. I'm so thankful for all of the support you have given me since I started my own YouTube channel late last summer. The growth of the show is gratifying, and your audience loyalty means the world to me. But I'm here to announce my next career phase: I'm joining a new venture, SportsHubSTL, which was started by my longtime friend Dave Green…

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Bernie Show: I'm On Team Contreras. 32:11

5d ago32:11

32:11

I wanted take some time today to talk about a player that I respect ... and respect a lot. That would be Willson Contreras, the erstwhile catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals who has moved to first base for 2025. It is a wise move that will give Contreras more at-bats -- while also creating more at-bats for the impressive young hitter, Ivan Herrera,…

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Bernie Show: Why the Blues are winning. 14:12

6d ago14:12

14:12

The St. Louis Blues are a different team since Jim Montgomery became their new coach on Nov. 25. In this video I explain all of the reasons behind the Blues' dramatic turnaround -- but nothing has been more important than Montgomery's brilliant work at reestablishing a strong identity at 5-on-5 play. We haven't seen this type of 5-on-5 dominance fr…

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Bernie Show: Cards 2025 strategy? Lotto. 21:43

6d ago21:43

21:43

As the roster shapes into its final form for opening day on March 27, the St. Louis Cardinals are basically repackaging the 2024 team and putting a new wrapper on it. If there's a strategy, it's hoping to get lucky. In this video I discuss all of this and more, explaining why it makes sense to give young players and pitchers the benefit of the doub…

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Bernie Show: Roster logjam, again 21:07

10d ago21:07

21:07

Just like last season, the 2025 St. Louis Cardinals will be loaded with left-handed hitters, especially in their collection of outfielders. Now, this would be a true positive if these left-handed batters were more effective on a consistent basis. And if these LH batters are hitting well as a group, this would make the Cardinals a lot more capable w…

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Bernie Show: Opening Day in STL won't be the same. 27:40

12d ago27:40

27:40

The 2025 Cardinals haven't done much to generate enthusiasm within their sprawling fan base in advance of the new season. Not a dollar spent on a major-league free agents. No significant additions. In what was supposed to be a "reset" year, the Cardinals are bringing back most of the parts from their 83-win team in 2024. Over the last two seasons t…

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Bernie Show: Should Winn bat 1st? 19:25

13d ago19:25

19:25

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn is a terrific player who turns 23 on March 21. The best is yet to come. But as a leadoff man, Winn struggled to get onbase, especially when facing right-handed pitching. And for the season, his .290 leadoff OBP was 29th among the 30 hitters who had the most plate appearances batting leadoff. Overall, Winn wa…

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Bernie Show: Pujols & Molina, campaigning. 31:08

14d ago31:08

31:08

In recent interviews, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina separately expressed their desire to manage in the big leagues. Pujols was the subject of an excellent story written by Bob Nightengale of USA Today, and Molina shared his feelings in an interview with the fantastic Katie Woo of The Athletic. I encourage all of you to read them. In this video --…

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Bernie Show: "Love" the Blues. 21:30

18d ago21:30

21:30

Hello again. The Blues are on a roll, having gone 5-1 in the last six games and 6-1-1 in their last eight. They now are just one point out of the second wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference and seem to be peaking at the right time. In this video: -- Will the Blues trade team captain Brayden Schenn before Friday afternoon's trading deadl…

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Bernie Show: 3 myths about hiring Pujols 26:34

18d ago26:34

26:34

Albert Pujols has informed the world that he's ready to manage in the big leagues, and is ready to go if he gets the call this season or before 2026. Naturally -- and nationally -- there's considerable speculation about a Pujols-Cardinals reunion, with The Great Pujols becoming the manager for a franchise and a fan base that he truly loves. I don't…

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Bernie Show: The Reset is a Rewind 18:26

19d ago18:26

18:26

The St. Louis Cardinals pledged that 2025 season would be a "reset" after the team ranked 22nd among 30 teams in winning percentage over the past two seasons. But the reset never happened. The reset became a "transition," but I that only applies to the project to refurbish a horrendously outdated minors/development operation. I don't see a transiti…

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Bernie Show: Pujols is ready. Are the Cardinals? 31:23

21d ago31:23

31:23

Over the weekend, the great Albert Pujols told reporters that he's ready to manage in the big leagues, and even presented a timetable: sometime this season (if a job opens) or in 2026. The Cardinals have a manager, Oli Marmol, under contract through the 2026 season. But nothing prevents St. Louis from changing managers, and John Mozeliak already fi…

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Bernie Show: Cardinals failed to develop pitching 26:26

24d ago26:26

26:26

Greetings. Once upon a time, the St. Louis Cardinals were one of the best organizations in the majors in drafting and developing starting pitching. But that has changed, and I took a look at their epic failure in a crucial area. I reviewed their drafts from 2015 through 2021 -- seven years -- and their absolute ineptitude is was even worse than I t…

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Bernie Show: Oli, Mo and Bloom 25:35

24d ago25:35

25:35

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oli Marmol has worked for the organization for 18 consecutive seasons, startng when John Mozeliak selected him in the 6th round of the 2007 MLB draft. Between then and now, Mozeliak has promoted Oli every step of the way, moving Marmol up the ladder as a coach and manager in the minors and majors. But after the 2025 seas…

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Bernie Show: Victor Scott needs 'runway.' 27:12

25d ago27:12

27:12

Hello again. In today's video -- posted much later than planned because of technological issues -- is about the Cardinals "open competition" in center field. Listed alphabetically, the candidates are Lars Nootbar, Victor Scott II, and Michael Siani. If the priority is offense, then Nootbaar is the one. But do the Cardinals really want to go with No…

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Bernie Show: Trade Fedde -- for the right price + right reason 20:34

25d ago20:34

20:34

The great Derrick Goold (STLtoday) had an interesting story over the weekend, reporting (via sources) that teams are saying the Cardinals are "open" to the idea of trading starting pitcher Erick Fedde. Any such trade is a matter of timing. Sooner or later? Well it depends on what is being offered by a team (or teams) at the time. In this video, I t…

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Bernie Show: Don't blame 'Mo' for Arenado 22:01

29d ago22:01

22:01

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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Bernie Show: Mighty Mizzou 28:04

1M ago28:04

28:04

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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Bernie Show: Walker, Gorman & The Comeback. 27:49

1M ago27:49

27:49

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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Bernie Show: Questions for Chaim Bloom 18:45

1M ago18:45

18:45

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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Bernie Show: Nado's back. Now what? 29:47

1M ago29:47

29:47

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?Door Bernie Show

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Bernie Show: Awkward for Cards and Nado? Nope. 30:43

1M ago30:43

30:43

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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Bernie Show: 'Nado going, going ... not gone. 26:04

1M ago26:04

26:04

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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Bernie Show: The '25 Cardinals and expectations. 25:38

1M ago25:38

25:38

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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Bernie Show: Cards' House of Mirrors 34:49

1M ago34:49

34:49

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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Bernie Show: DeWitt, 7th best MLB owner? 31:05

1M ago31:05

31:05

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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Bernie Show: Chiefs-Eagles, picking the winner 33:50

1M ago33:50

33:50

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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Bernie Show: Double-talking Cardinals 26:49

1M ago26:49

26:49

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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Bernie Show: Talkin' Jimmy Edmonds 48:06

2M ago48:06

48:06

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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Bernie Show: 6-man rotation for the Cardinals? 28:03

2M ago28:03

28:03

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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Bernie Show: Mizzou hoops, rising from the rubble 15:48

2M ago15:48

15:48

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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Bernie Show: A tribute to the 1999 STL Rams 42:41

2M ago42:41

42:41

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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Bernie Show: Clueless Cardinals 35:42

2M ago35:42

35:42

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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Bernie Show: Albert Pujols, champion! 22:05

2M ago22:05

22:05

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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Bernie Show: What Would Chaim Bloom Do? 19:34

2M ago19:34

19:34

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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Bernie Show: Arenado Buzz 26:30

2M ago26:30

26:30

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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Bernie Show: Alec Burleson, trade candidate? 26:09

2M ago26:09

26:09

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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Bernie Show: Pujols Should Be Unanimous! 23:56

2M ago23:56

23:56

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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Bernie Show: Will Jordan Walker Rebound? 27:18

2M ago27:18

27:18

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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Bernie Show: Remembering Bob Uecker 18:07

2M ago18:07

18:07

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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Bernie Show: The Cards' Cold Winter Warm-Up 33:48

2M ago33:48

33:48

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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Bernie Show: Mizzou's Hoop Dreams 17:28

2M ago17:28

17:28

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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Bernie Show: Is there hope for Gorman? 32:05

2M ago32:05

32:05

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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Bernie Show: Is Nootbaar Overrated ? 18:15

2M ago18:15

18:15

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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Bernie Show: Fighting Irish or Penn State? 14:11

2M ago14:11

14:11

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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Bernie Show: Corrections 8:42

2M ago8:42

8:42

Hello again. One of the things I want to do on a consistent basis is clean up mistakes I've made in my videos. I do so much research, I seem to get overloaded by information, and when I go to share the info with you, I look at the wrong thing and that ends up in an error. For example: an alert viewer informed me that Kyle Lohse was signed by John M…

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Bernie Show: The Cards' Winter Of Discontent 22:47

2M ago22:47

22:47

In this video, I talk about three things that have been at the center of our collective thinking: (1) The strange, strange offseason for the Cardinals. Senifeld was billed as a "show about nothing." Well, this is an offseason about nothing here in St. Louis. (2) The do-nothing Cardinals, with John Mozeliak unable -- so far -- to complete his top of…

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Bernie Show: Jocketty, Mozeliak & pitching 29:10

2M ago29:10

29:10

In this video, I took a look at the Cardinals' decline in developing meaningful, impactful and consistently good starting pitching. And to make the point clear, I reviewed the brilliant record of former Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty in cultivating starting pitching -- and contrasted it to the substantial downturn under John Mozeliak's baseball operati…

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Bernie Show: Cards being stubborn? 35:50

2M ago35:50

35:50

In my latest video I cover several Cardinals-related topics: 1) The Cardinals so-called youth movement. If Nolan Arenado stays, and unless they make room for younger arms in the starting rotation, the Redbirds really won't be much younger (if at all) in 2025. At least with their position players and starting pitchers -- and obviously this is all su…

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Bernie Show: Arenado to Fenway? 32:52

3M ago32:52

32:52

In this video: Cards third baseman Nolan Arenado (or his agent) have sent a message to the Red Sox: if you trade for him, he will come to Boston. He will waive his no-trade clause. What could the Cardinals expect to receive for Arenado? How much are they willing to pay the Red Sox to lower Boston's salary commitment to Arenado over the next three y…

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