Gordo Cardinals pay a high price for abandoning their perennial playoff pursuit

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  • From 1998 through 2023, the Cardinals drew more than 3 million fans in all but one non-pandemic season.
  • Bill DeWitt Jr. wisely eschewed the tank-and-rebuild model used by the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and others.
  • For the Cardinals to back away by cutting payroll and settling for a transition season under lame duck management didn’t make sense, given the high financial cost of mediocrity.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers keep proving it’s possible to contend year after year in flyover country by staying committed to success.
There was no electricity in the air, just oppressive humidity as fans meandered out of Busch Stadium late Sunday afternoon.The Cardinals fell to the New York Yankees 84 during a miserable threeho [+5049 chars]

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