This week, Pete joined Ron and the Gateway Sports crew for a no-spin, big-picture look at the Cardinals’ decline — and what it’ll take to fix it. Not just 2025, but the multi-year slide of what was once one of baseball’s model franchises.

From ownership priorities to player development to the culture around the team, this isn’t your typical postmortem — it’s a candid, long-form conversation about how the Cardinals got here and what it’s going to take to climb back.

Derek King, Rodney Knuppel, and Don Glenn, each bring their own sharp takes and deep frustrations to the table.

Topics include:

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  The slow erosion since 2015 — and whether the Goldschmidt/Pujols years just masked the problem

  
  


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  How much blame falls on ownership’s focus outside baseball

  
  


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  Chaim Bloom’s timeline for showing results

  
  


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  Oli Marmol’s uncertain future

  
  


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  Roster direction and the lessons of holding on too long

  
  


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  The meaning (and limits) of “The Cardinal Way” in 2025 and beyond

  
  

It’s an honest, unfiltered look at where the franchise stands — and whether the next decade can bring the Cardinals back to their standard of sustained success.

🎙️ Originally streamed live with Gateway Sports on October 19, 2025.

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