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Oh man, that sucks. RIP, prayers to his family.

Oh man. That's unexpected. RIP to the GM responsible for my favorite era of Cardinals baseball.

Futuregm2 wrote: ↑26 Apr 2025 11:12 am Oh man, that sucks. RIP, prayers to his family.

i had no idea he was battling health issues.
RIP

RIP W.J....thank you, for righting/fixing the errors of the younger Busch. Thank you for bringing in TLR, Duncan, and a young scouting director from the Rockies named John Mozeliak, later making him your Assistant GM.

2001-2006 were some FUN teams

Sorry to hear that. He got it done in several jobs. RIP

RIP

Best Cardinals GM I've ever seen

So sorry to hear this. I was just discussing him last night.

I guided my financial deals by the "No steal, no deal" associated with him.

craviduce wrote: ↑26 Apr 2025 11:17 am RIP W.J....thank you, for righting/fixing the errors of the younger Busch. Thank you for bringing in TLR, Duncan, and a young scouting director from the Rockies named John Mozeliak, later making him your Assistant GM.

2001-2006 were some FUN teams

That was a serious fun era for me, freshly/gleefully divorced and attending every Cardinals day game, bringing my soft-side cooler filled with ice and plastic bottles of Diet Pepsi for those hot days.

The "errors of the younger Busch" came from Gussie III's disdain for baseball. The Cardinals to him were nothing more than another line on the corporate balance sheet. Bernie Miklasz or Jeff Gordon once described a Cardinals home opener where a cringing Gussie III could barely endure three innings before fleeing back to his gilded loft.

Walt was a wonderful executive; one of the few pro sports GMs local fans and reporters actually liked.

MrPostman01 wrote: ↑26 Apr 2025 11:33 am I guided my financial deals by the "No steal, no deal" associated with him.

Well said...which is why so many fellow GMs treated him the same way and believed in win-win, not zero-sum deals, unlike one famed wheeler-dealer schemer.

Best GM we ever had… Cardinal baseball went downhill the moment he was fired….. the first of many Dewitt’s mistakes… RIP Walt

RIP Walt. Thank you for years of great baseball.

RIP. Sure was excellent !

I don't recall I ever questioned any of his moves with the Cardinals. He TLR and Duncan were all about winning and putting best possible team on the field. RIP Walt.

Cardinal management drops the ball again.
Too bad they couldn't see fit to at least nominate Walt for the Cards HOF and let the fans decide.
This era of Cards baseball can't end soon enough.