Bernie reacts to the Cardinals' taking three of five games over Cincinnati this weekend. Bernie expresses frustration at the team's offensive struggles and thinks too many people are downplaying them. He talks about how the team is giving up too many at bats.

Bernie chats with Kansas City Star sports columnist Vahe Gregorian. Vahe and Bernie talk about the late Len Dawson after Vahe attended his funeral. They also talk about the Chiefs' performance Thursday night against the Chargers.

Bernie previews the Cardinals' matchup against the Cincinnati Reds. He questions how much Dylan Carlson will help the team offensively when he returns as soon as this week. Bernie also looks at projections for when Albert Pujols will play and likely reach 700 home runs.

Bernie offers up his week 3 college football picks.

Bernie offers up his thoughts on the Chiefs' win over the Chargers on Thursday Night Football. He also expresses concern about the Cardinals looking flat over their recent minor swoon. He points out it's a warning sign when Corey Dickerson and Albert Pujols are two of the most productive hitters in the lineup.

Bernie talks about how he wishes he could find a way to better quantify Albert Pujols' contributions and offers up his and national pundits' picks for Thursday Night Football.

Bernie checks in with MLB.com Cardinals beat reporter John Denton who was at Busch Stadium ahead of the Cardinals series opener against the Cincinnati Reds. Bernie gets John's thoughts on the series pitching matchups and what Albert Pujols' chances are of hitting home runs in the series. John also predicts that Paul Goldschmidt will break out of his recent funk sooner than later.

Bernie previews some of the top week three college football games in a relatively lackluster week.

Bernie talks about the Cardinals' resolve to win Wednesday night for Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina, but how many of the narratives that come out of interviews in locker rooms are overrated and irrelevant. He also points out how everything isn't a fairy tale with the team despite the nature of fans to overreact to every win.

Bernie chats with 590 The Fan and Bally Sports Midwest Blues insider Andy Strickland. Andy offers up his thoughts on the Blues having Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas locked up through 2031. He also examines the Blues roster heading into training camp and previews the chances of young players like Zac Bolduc to potentially factor into the mix.