St. Louis Post-Dispatch lead Cardinals beat writer Derrick Goold joins Bernie from PNC Park in Pittsburgh following the Cardinals' win over the Pirates. Derrick evaluates Masyn Winn's first week in the big leagues and looks at Zack Thompson's future after another stellar start.

Bernie chats with Purdue and Big Ten writer Tom Dienhart of on3.com. Tom previews the Big Ten and looks at what teams he expects to breakout as well as weighing in on the continued talks of conference realignment.

Bernie offers up his take on if a pair of left-handed pitchers who pitched in Wednesday's Cardinals game could be long term pieces of the pitching staff, somehow surviving the coaching of Dusty Blake and company.

Bernie chats with CBS Sports MLB writer Dayn Perry who also publishes the Birdy Work Substack. Dayn takes a look at who should be a part of the Cardinals moving forward and if expectations need to be tempered for a key pitcher and outfielder.

Bernie highlights the total lack of margin for error for the Cardinals defense when Adam Wainwright is on the mound, and reacts live to what he has seen in Wednesday's Cardinals game.

Bernie finds himself annoyed by fans and front office executives that say you can't play two catchers regularly.

College football season is right around the corner, and Bernie breaks down all the top storylines with CBS Sports writer Dennis Dodd leading up to week 0.

Bernie chats with FTN Almanac co-author and The Messenger NFL writer Mike Tanier about the upcoming NFL season, including a few interesting storylines involving the most important position in the sport.

Bernie visits with Joe Sheehan of joesheehan dot com and they discuss the Cardinals continuing to crumble and the playoff races around MLB.

Bernie reviews the Pirates' rout of the Cardinals on Monday and it causes him to take a hard look at the current state of the Cardinals' rotation.