The Bernie Show 590 The Fan - KFNS

Bernie talks about the relationship between Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras and his former team, Chicago Cubs. Bernie analyzes the rumors as to why the Cubs let go of the three-time All-Star and his evolution as a professional, on and off the field. 

MLB.com Cardinals beat reporter John Denton joins Bernie for his weekly visit courtesy of The Post Sports Bar and Grill, Home of the Official Cheesesteak of The Bernie Show. John provides updates from the Cardinals farm system and analyzes Nolan Arenado's ongoing struggles.

Bernie discusses the downward trend in attendance at Busch Stadium and gives his ten reasons as to why Baseball Heaven is seeing more and more empty seats. Bernie cites a lack of star players, lack of recent on-field success, and failed roster composition as some of the many factors.

Bernie welcomes Hall of Fame hockey writer Scott Burnside whose work can be found at https://burnside-on-hockey.ghost.io. Scott talks about what it will take for the Edmonton Oilers to overcome a 2-0 deficit to be the first Canadian team to hoist the Stanley Cup since 1993. Scott also evaluates Matthe Tkachuk's performance to date.

Bernie gives his take on the Lakers' coaching situation after top candidate Dan Hurley turned down a contract worth up to $70 million. Bernie takes a peek at some possible trade deadline moves for the Cardinals and looks into several different outcomes based on how they fare over the next 6-8 weeks.

Bernie opens the show with some analysis of the NL Central, particularly the Pittsburgh Pirates and their youthful phenoms. Bernie breaks down the upcoming three-game set between the Pirates and the Cardinals, while slaso recapping his thoughts from Gm2 of the Stanley Cup Final.