Carp4Cy wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 10:15 am
the past 40 years they've had a lot more disappointment than celebration, especially at the end of every year. But they've always had that optimistic wait until next year vibe. They weren't great at executing a winning team across a full season, but they reloaded pretty much every offseason, and they always seemed to have some star power. And the ALWAYS sold tickets.
I'm glad they almost never win it all, but at least their fans can somehow keep hope alive from year to year.
Did you forget the part where they dismantled and got rid of their entire world championship team from 2016 and rebuilt? They dismantled a world championship team to rebuild and traded away stars and you give them kudos and job well done the cardinals dismantled a sub.500 team and traded away no stars just complementary players and you complain day after day about it lol they are also in the position they are now from rebuilding and you say good job the cardinals do the same and you condemn them lol can’t make this stuff up. Oh they also non tendered Kyle schwarber to save money
They've still sold tickets though. They haven't gone below 34K in a non-covid year.
The cubs in the last 40 years have often had less than 34K average attendance - all the years from 1986-98, plus 2002, 2013-14, and 2021-22. So that makes 18 years they did not average 34K attendance, out of the 40 years you claimed they did.
I don't know where you got your info, but your statement was wrong.
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Carp4Cy wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 10:15 am
the past 40 years they've had a lot more disappointment than celebration, especially at the end of every year. But they've always had that optimistic wait until next year vibe. They weren't great at executing a winning team across a full season, but they reloaded pretty much every offseason, and they always seemed to have some star power. And the ALWAYS sold tickets.
I'm glad they almost never win it all, but at least their fans can somehow keep hope alive from year to year.
Im pretty sure that you, on multiple occasions, have faulted the Cardinals for that "hope for next year" philosophy.
No, I appreciate the reloading for next year. What I can't abide is this rebuild is gonna take 5 years idea that keeps getting posted.
Yea, people saying 5 years are just tossing stuff at the wall to see what sticks. With Winn, JJ, Baez, several catchers, and young talent potential pitchers coming along, I'm optimistic they are much closer than 5 years.
We all have opinions, and mine is that this team is going to be as good as the 25 team.
Carp4Cy wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 10:15 am
the past 40 years they've had a lot more disappointment than celebration, especially at the end of every year. But they've always had that optimistic wait until next year vibe. They weren't great at executing a winning team across a full season, but they reloaded pretty much every offseason, and they always seemed to have some star power. And the ALWAYS sold tickets.
I'm glad they almost never win it all, but at least their fans can somehow keep hope alive from year to year.
Im pretty sure that you, on multiple occasions, have faulted the Cardinals for that "hope for next year" philosophy.
No, I appreciate the reloading for next year. What I can't abide is this rebuild is gonna take 5 years idea that keeps getting posted.
I don't see anyone posting it is a 5 year rebuild.
