St. Louis Post-Dispatch lead Cardinals beat writer Derrick Goold checks in from Detroit after the Cardinals fell to the Tigers 4-1 Wednesday. Derrick provides an update on Steven Matz's back injury and talks about who he would expect to be called up if Matz has to go on the IL and miss at least one start.

Bernie turns his attention to the struggles of Miles Mikolas and Steven Matz and asks when one of them will be removed from the rotation and who might come up to fill a spot. Bernie also explains why one of them will not be leaving the rotation.

With the Cardinals continuing to struggle as a team at the plate, Bernie looks at which players have underachieved at the plate early this season.

Bernie chats with Kansas City Star sports columnist and former St. Louis Post-Dispatch writer Vahe Gregorian. Vahe talks about the ongoing battles by the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to build new stadiums and the viability of building stadiums in Kansas.

Bernie breaks down the Cardinals loss to Detroit on Wednesday including how the team feels like it's continually treading water.

Bernie reveals his new nickname for Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz based on his ability to hurt the team with his performance on the mound.

Bernie talks about how even Oli Marmol's detractors have to be impressed by the way the pitching staff has performed early in the season and how well this Cardinals team has executed "small ball."

Bernie chats with USA TODAY MLB writer Gabe Lacques who joins the show live from Oriole Park in Baltimore. Gabe offers up his thoughts on Kyle Gibson after his superb outing in Detroit. Gabe also provides updates on the top teams in both leagues one month into the season including if the Kansas City Royals can sustain their success.

Bernie sounds the panic alarm as the Cardinals offense is performing at historically low levels that indicate more than a short term slump. Bernie also turns to Vin Scully to teach a lesson about the power (or lack thereof) of the jinx.

St. Louis American columnist and Saint Louis University men's basketball radio analyst Earl Austin Jr. joins the show. Earl assesses the performances of Bradley Beal and Jayson Tatum in the NBA Playoffs and provides insight into if there's hope for Beal and the Suns to make a championship run in the future. Earl also analyzes some of the new additions to the Billikens basketball program as Josh Schertz continues to build his first SLU team.