Bernie visits with NHL.com Blues correspondent and In the Slot at lkorac10.blogspot.com publisher Lou Korac. Lou talks about Alexey Toropchenko appearing to be ready to play on opening night after originally being ruled out for at least the first month of the season after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. Lou also talks about what to expect from Jake Neighbours and if the team will be hurt by its lack of defensive depth with Marco Scandella and Scott Perunovich sidelined.

Bernie reacts to the Cleveland Guardians defeating the New York Yankees in game 2 of the ALDS. Bernie also reflects on the life and legacy of former St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter who passed away Thursday at age 69.

Bernie looks at how Jayson Tatum has evolved into a true leader with the Boston Celtics as he and the team learned how to handle adversity in the NBA Finals. He also talks about how media are making trade rumors out of nothing for drawing Kevin Durant to the Celtics, and how Bradley Beal has emerged as a leader in Washington.

Bernie longs for the Cardinals to develop a hitter like Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez after seeing him continue to mash with a big home run against the Seattle Mariners. Bernie talks about how the Cardinals continue to fail in identifying what outfielders can play as they hang on to Tyler O'Neill out of a fear of seeing him emerge like Randy Arozarena with Tampa Bay. Bernie does predict that Jordan Walker could be that impact hitter as he continues to impress in the Arizona Fall League. Bernie also finds positives to take away from Nolan Gorman and Juan Yepez as they both showed a knack for hitting homers despite struggling at times in their rookie years.

Bernie chats with The Athletic senior college football writer Chris Vannini to preview week 7. Chris looks at how it's been fun seeing so many conferences up for grabs with several undefeated teams. He talks about how Oklahoma's tailspin is putting the Big XII up for grabs with non-traditional candidates emerging as contenders and the entire league putting up a solid showing. Chris also previews this week's Alabama/Tennessee matchup with Bryce Young as the game's X factor and looks at who could challenge for a college football spot to join Ohio State, Georgia, and Alabama.

Bernie chats with 590 The Fan and Bally Sports Midwest Blues insider Andy Strickland ahead of Saturday's regular season opener. Bernie and Andy talk about how Ivan Barbashev is often a forgotten man despite posting a banner offensive season last season, and how he can potentially benefit the power play too. Bernie and Andy also talk about how the team has forged its own identity as holdovers from the Stanley Cup team have dwindled. Andy then examines the likelihood of Ryan O'Reilly re-signing with the Blues.

Bernie talks about how much he enjoyed watching the Dodgers/Padres game Wednesday night including seeing the goose on the field and the Padres attacking Clayton Kershaw. Bernie compares the use of the home run in that series and contrasts it to the Cardinals' power outage down the stretch. He also questions what the Dodgers will get from Tony Gonsolin after he pitched just two innings since August.

Bernie talks about the impact of Thursdays' ALDS Game 2 rainout on the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. Bernie then previews the upcoming Blues season as he views the team as being at the same level as last season. Bernie cautions against trusting analytic models that have the Blues declining this season. He also lambasts anyone suggesting that Doug Armstrong made a mistake trading away Klim Kostin.

Bernie follows up on his rant in the previous segment by pointing out how home runs and wins are directly correlated in Major League Baseball in 2022.

Bernie comes out firing as he attacks the Jeff Albert haters when he points out that every hitting coach since Mark McGwire has come under intense scrutiny. Bernie also points to people who compare the Cardinals' roster construction to the Guardians' and cautions against emulating Cleveland's methods of compiling a roster on a shoestring budget.