Bernie discusses why 8 weeks in it seems kind of ridiculous to keep chalking up STL City SC's impressive record to luck when even the numbers point to CITY being for real.

Bernie is joined by retiring St. Louis Post Dispatch Blues lead writer Jim Thomas and they pull back the curtain on life in St. Louis as a sportswriter before discussing the Blues end of the season press conferences and what the future looks like in St. Louis.

Bernie visits with CBSSports national baseball writer RJ Anderson and they discuss why Cardinals fans shouldn't press the panic button just yet and what the Cardinals should do with a struggling Jordan Walker. Bernie then pivots his attention to the NHL playoffs that started Monday and what to watch for with the Blues not being involved.

Bernie continues to be worried about the Cardinals slow start including Jordan Walker's sudden cooldown.

Bernie reacts to the Cardinals roster move Tuesday then finda himself perplexed by the storyline that the bullpen is tired when rank middle of the league in innings.

Bernie chats with St. Louis Post-Dispatch lead Cardinals beat writer Derrick Goold who joins from Busch Stadium ahead of the Cards facing the Arizona Diamondbacks. Bernie and Derrick debate just what consitutes a quality start for a pitcher. They also take a look at the recent offensive production from the outfielders.

Bernie listens into some of Doug Armstrong's comments from his end-of-season press conference on Saturday including him admitting he needs to do a better job at finding a way to relate to the younger, modern athlete.

Bernie talks about the need for the Cardinals to find someone who can legitimately play shortstop to help avoid running Tommy Edman into the ground. Bernie comments how clubhouse dissatisfaction can be the biggest motivation for the front office to act, pointing to how Adam Wainwright has successfully lobbied to send out pitchers in the past.

Bernie chats with The Athletic soccer writer Jeff Rueter after St. Louis CITY SC returned to the top of the table with a 5-1 win over FC Cincinnati. Jeff talks about how CITY has capitalized on how MLS is structured to promote parity. He also questions if the Bradley Carnell's press will work when the temperatures heat up over the summer.

Bernie talks about how pitchers are adjusting to Jordan Walker. He talks about how Walker needs to change his approach at the plate, and how it's imperative for him to start hitting with Tyler O'Neill and Dylan Carlson scuffling.