The Cardinals Are a FAILURE With The WORST Manager In Baseball

[@iTalkStudios]

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[@bryannewman3556]

As a Cardinals fan, this video was well needed. Good job.

[@I_am_the_cing]

I gave him the idea

[@Xv3_900]

As a Cubs fan, I love this video lol sry ur team sucks and you have the biggest cry baby to at catcher willson

[@jswan2390]

Same here 100%. I'm not even mad that we're awful anymore. It's a documentary of how to not run an organization.

[@CYROMERO2]

It’s a very casual and uninformed video actually lmfao

[@stlfatman]

​@Xv3_900 Bro the best team in your city over the last 20 years has been your WNBA team, sit your ass down.

[@ImARedeemedBird]

You know, the Yadier Molina carrying this team allegations are coming true. I'm here for it too.

[@kiefdemon1979]

Yadi had been managing this team way back to the LaRussa days. Soon as he left they became crap.

[@AEMoreira81]

It’s as though he really knew the pitching staff in terms of calling a game. How they have collapsed since he retired may get him into the Hall of Fame by itself. He was the de facto manager.

[@kiefdemon1979]

@AEMoreira81 just looking at Miles Mikalous is enough to tell you that's a fact. Dude went from a 2/3 starter under Yadi to a guy that is literal batting practice.

[@brianr4214]

Yadier fully controlled the running game. Kept guys close by snap throws , and could throw out the best of them stealing. But 1 thing is painfully obvious. Framing by Yadi was top in the game. Our catchers now move the glove 6inches and never get a call. Too much selling it , if the Ball is on the line of the strikezone you catch it and freeze it right there making the ump's job a lot easier. None of our catchers get that part of framing a pitch. The bigger issue is Yadi is in as an advisor, and to this point none of our catchers been schooled on this.

[@themagnificenthelio]

STL has been in shambles since they blew game 1 of the 2022 wild card.

[@Chris-ip8pz]

Nah even before that. Go back to 2015 when they had the best record in the nl and lost to the cubs in the division series.

[@markcapestro5390]

They have been in shambles since Yadi retired. And that's not coincidence

[@ron88303]

Their decline began when Mozeliak took over for Larussa and as players brought in by Tony gradually left the team.

[@jacksoncarse1789]

This organization has become a complete and utter embarrassment due to nothing more than sheer incompetence and ignorance. Front office refusing to change a dying philosophy, a bafflingly inability to identify and develop homegrown pitching (without trading it) and an unwillingness to take any serious risks with trades and free agent signings (despite continually being burnt by poor trades and free agent signings). To add insult to injury, ownership has resulted to insulting the fan base for having expectations. Just about any Cardinal fan would be happy with a rebuild at this point. We'd just like some direction. Either mix things up or tear this thing down to the studs. New management is a necessity, the coaching staff needs a complete overhaul (Disco can stay) and any veteran with value or on expiring deal needs to be moved to help replenish the pitiful farm system. "The Cardinals don't rebuild." Yeah, well we also don't win. Great video! You nailed it.

[@coopstain1728]

MARMOL IS THE WORST COACH I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS. NO ONE IN THE CLUBHOUSE LIKES HIM, HE HAS MADE PITCHING CHANGES THAT BLOW MY MIND AND ARE EXTREMELY DUMB. EVERYONE ON THE TEAM (EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE) HAS PROBLEMS WITH HITTING AND WHO DO WE HAVE AS A HITTING COACH? OH AND PITCHING COACH NOW? NOBODYS... PEOPLE WHO DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEY ARE DOING. WORST THING ABOUT ALL OF THIS, EITHER THE CARDS HAVE TRADED AWAY ALL-STARS (WITHIN THE PAST 5-8 YEARS) LIKE GALLEN, AROZARENA, ALACANTRA, GARCIA, ETC OR..... PLAYERS GET BETTER WHEN THEY LEAVE THE CARDINALS. FUCKIN PISSES ME OFF. THE GM AND THE COACH HAVE TO GO!

[@npestafan]

couldn't have said it better

[@nelsonward7981]

Actually the front office DID change philosophy. They fired Shild and hired Marmol AND went all in on BS stats.

[@snipz127]

@@nelsonward7981 Cardinals are one of three teams that don't even utilize TruMedia so no, I don't think they went all in on BS stats. Quite the opposite actually.

[@johnwalker571]

This is one of the best critiques regarding this monstrosity of a once well run organization. It all starts and ends with John Mozeliak.

[@robertdennis8933]

When your best move as a GM is defined by NOT extending a player (Albert Pujols) you know you suck. He has to go.

[@themlbchannel]

Yadier Molina should be the manager

[@markcapestro5390]

Only if Moze goes away

[@Jacobthekid28]

I would take it at this point tbh. He couldn't possibly be worse than Marmol.

[@spookymiraclepreacher6037]

He doesn’t want to be manager

[@philly_sports1558]

So the Cardinals ended the Phillies era of success by upsetting them in 2011. And the Phillies ended the Cardinals era of success by upsetting them in 2022. Life truly moves in cycles.

[@dylane.damkoehler2216]

And now the Phillies are on pace for one of their best runs ever. I wouldn’t doubt we’ll see them in another WS

[@therealjaystone2344]

@@dylane.damkoehler2216Phillies have their own problems: choke in October

[@philly_sports1558]

@@therealjaystone2344They’ve made the NLCS twice in a row. I wouldn’t call that choking. I would call the 2004-2022 Twins and last two Dodgers and last two Braves seasons choking. Choking is exiting the playoffs early when you were expected to go deeper.

[@therealjaystone2344]

@@philly_sports1558 choking is when the team had higher expectations to be at the finals, let alone winning it all. Anything less than that is a failure.

[@SealTeamSekc]

damn haven't considered that yet but yes that's 100% true

[@nhdjoseywales]

Despite being built like Popeye, Tyler is very fast. Don’t let those forearms fool you, the legs can pump.

[@helgaratbone1691]

For a little while but then the injuries happen and he can’t walk.

[@jp2586]

He's very fast. That was a horrible take.

[@nco_gets_it]

within Cardinals youtube/commentary, many have been pointing all of this out for YEARS. But--and here is the key--prior to La Russa, the Cardinals had been terrible since Whitey Herzog. The farm system is not terrible, but the coaching has been hysterically bad since La Russa left. It is the 70s all over again...

[@arkansasrebel348]

I agree that the Cardinals haven’t been the same since TLR left!!

[@markcapestro5390]

Schildt was pretty good. At least the team had an identity.

[@gabrielv.2647]

They need another SP. A number 2 behind mikolas, mikolas goes down to 3 and so on for the rest. Nootbar, Donovan, oneof those 2 as the center piece and a couple prospects, why not luzardo out in MIA??? It's doable

[@grizzgrizzly7208]

@@gabrielv.2647I think Luzardo is about to undergo TJS

[@CardinalDoctor]

We have been talking about this for years. The fans have seen this coming for years and have been trying to get the front office to wake up to reality. They’re just stubborn and refuse to change.

[@blakepettys28]

O’Neill isn’t built to run fast?? He literally is one of the fastest runners in MLB

[@JoseAGamez-ci9rt]

Right but it's not expected of him on first glance ala Elly De La Cruz, Trea Turner, Acuna Jr. etc.

[@lmanbaseball8798]

I have to admit it’s been pretty rough 😭

[@walter3001]

That can also applied to the video.

[@andrewhoffman1087]

A few corrections I'd like to throw in... 1. Jordan Hicks was actually dealt, along with Paul DeJong, Toronto at the 23 trade deadline. Neither the Jay nor Cardinals signed him for 24. 2. Tyler O'Neil is actually really, REALLY fast! He had health issues (knees being one) that made it a gamble for him running at top speed. Other than that, yep. As a fan of this organization, I'm counting down the days until the Front Office is gutted and rebuilt into what it once was.

[@giancarlochianta6588]

As a cards fan and STL native: things need to change fast

[@es9947]

The Cardinals made a huge mistake when they fired Mike Shildt.

[@brianr4214]

100%

[@johnseanobrien]

Bro . . . . I’m a huge fan of your vids and you’re killing it. My one knock is promoting Gametime tickets , they are a joke $31 is actually $53 ?!?😂😂😂 Don’t blame ya for getting your sponsor bag, but maybe you can plug FTX instead

[@F1Fanatic76]

FTX?! Please tell me you’re joking lmaoooo

[@johnseanobrien]

@@F1Fanatic76 . . . Yeah I think that was heavily implied

[@CardinalDoctor]

We used to be a franchise everyone wanted to emulate. Well, the other teams caught up and then surpassed us while our ownership and front office stubbornly clings to the old formula that doesn’t work anymore.

[@markcapestro5390]

If you are making a profit hand over fist, why change that?

[@drygnfyre]

Oddly enough, you just described why "Moneyball" doomed the A's. Once everyone figured out Beane's system and emulated it, they could do it even better, and thus the A's got left behind from the approach they pioneered. Seems like something similar is happening to the Cards.

[@RobbieWilkinson-f9l]

Fire the dam manager

[@reecerambo]

Damn*

[@timmangan6681]

​@reecerambo who cares

[@johnconway6976]

Clean HOUSE, which means Mo, GM, and field manager + coaches

[@saintrocketIX]

As a Pirates fan, it's nice to see the Cards finally suck, too.

[@fiestafire5781]

Maybe we can root for the brewers together In the playoffs. Too bad their going to be eliminated off the bat. Curse of the nl central

[@TheRagratus]

I agree- Cub fan here.

[@BetzalelNahmod]

Hi, ItalkStudios I’m a big fan and I love your videos. I was wondering if your next video could be on how umpires have been sensitive and more thin skinned when it comes to players and coaches complaining about calls and just the umpires looking to eject coaches and players

[@michaelhuffman6429]

I'm 64, I remember the 1970s, great players, or adequate players, but mediocre .500 seasons, Mo and Marmol need to go, it would be a start anyway. I'm afraid the Redbirds are going to wait til after the All Star break, be hopelessly buried, and think 'we need a change.' You think!? Now is the time to fire and make a change. It's not like we have anywhere to go but up.

[@R-TrainExpress]

Minor correction: Marcel Ozuna played 2 years with us. 2018 and 2019

[@kevincanning3051]

Jays are needing a video like this

[@chrissamson9852]

Worst manager in baseball, John Schneider has entered the chat

[@jimc.goodfellas]

Now this I agree with you on. That manager is a joke. The Devil Magic is gone

[@dreadthomas]

im a cards fan and I fucking hate him

[@jiimbow]

marmol is the worst manager to ever manage a team in the last 50 years worst than maury wills

[@CYROMERO2]

@@jiimbowjust not true😭 manages the bullpen well and decent lineups plus he’s always holding himself accountable in interviews and has always been a good player coach. So many casuals saying the same shit that’s blown way out of proportion

[@reorulz]

Since the day this video was posted: Record: 18-11 (which includes possessing the 2nd wild card) Rotation: 3.1 fWAR (5th in MLB) 3.32 FIP (2nd in MLB) 3.24 ERA (5th in MLB) 8.79 K/9 (11th in MLB) 1.10 WHIP (3rd in MLB) The whole segment of trading is completely invalidated when you fail to mention the trades for Goldy, Arenado, Gallegos, Kittredge, Jojo, Quintana, Montgomery, etc. "I mean trusting any promising hitter in the hands of the St Louis Cardinals to develop is like trusting Jeffrey Dahmer to babysit your children at this point" Lars Nootbaar has a career OPS+ of 115 Brendan Donovan has a Gold Glove and career 114 OPS+ Nolan Gorman is on pace to hit 30+ HRs this season and would've hit 30 last year if healthy Alec Burleson has broken out with a OPS+ this season of 107 which is a 20 point jump compared to last season Ivan Herrera while taking over for the injured Contreras, .280 BA and 106 OPS+ Masyn Winn has put up 2.5 bWAR so far, .295 BA and 118 OPS+ with 7 DRS. He also should be an All-Star. The problem was never their inability to develop hitting outside of Walker, the problem is there inability to develop pitching which you could've brought up during the Arozarena/Liberatore trade. The hitting regressed all at the same time (from the beginning of the season to May 15th they were bottom 10 in AVG/Hits/HRs/RBIs/Runs/wRC+/OPS/fWAR), compounded by the fact Goldy and Nolan will make it their life's goal to torpedo any promising Cardinals season either by regressing during the regular season or disappearing in the playoffs. Once the offense of the offensive based team started hitting it was unsurprising that they started winning.

[@Chrisfeb68]

The Cardinals remind me a bit of the Cardinals teams of the late 70s and the early 90s were they had become stagnant. They need a new GM and they need a new coach. The team needs a major shake up.

[@andrewhoman9177]

I have lived in “Cardinals country” my entire life (not a Cardinals fan). I can honestly say I’ve never seen a fan base blindly stand behind their organization like the cardinals. To a super annoying degree at times. Now I’m seeing people, that I’ve never heard speak an ill word of anybody wearing a bird, saying how much they despise Oli and Moz. They are losing that fan loyalty to this guy.

[@Jacobthekid28]

As a Cardinals fan, the problem I see is the ownership. They simply dont care. They dont care if the team finishes in last place because quite frankly, they are still going to make a profit. Cardinals fans will still show up, buy season tickets, and watch the games which will generate revenue for the team. Due to this, they are not urgent to fire Oli Marmol as well as the hitting coach because, as I said, they dont care. I also disagree with your solution to simply 'blow it up.' I understand the reason why you would think it would work but I dont think the players are the problem. I think Oli Marmol as well as the hitting coach should be fired. Not saying this would solve all the team's problems but it would at least be able to see whether or not a change of leadership can get the team back to being contenders.

[@mckinleyroscoe4566]

I don't know about this. I've also never seen the stadium so empty. I just don't see fans spending their hard earned money watching a hapless team. It's not even June and I'm already tuning out games. If changes aren't made I can see this devolving into a Pirates or Royals situating real fast.

[@Jacobthekid28]

@mckinleyroscoe4566 Unfortunately the Cardinals are still ranked 6th overall in average home attendance. It is very possible however that this may change as the year goes on if they continue to get worse but if we really want to send the ownership a message, the attendance must drop even more, in my opinion.

[@dwade03marion07]

Bros in the thumbnail (except Goldschimidt) look like characters from Oblivion 😂

[@deadshotgaming3135]

This video just made me fall to my knees at schnucks

[@IceHockeyJedi]

Should have gone to Dierbergs

[@tonydelariva7163]

Whew! What a scathing, surprising video. I'm a Cards fan living in the Bay Area. Pretty much liked the Cardinals since I was a boy in the 60s. Lou Brock/Bob Gibson days. When I've visited STL I've always loved that St.Louis is such a baseball town. I've seen the "new"Busch Stadium/Baseball Village and I'm so impressed by it; would love to go to a game @ Busch someday. I'm surprised to hear all this talk about the incompetent Cardinals staff. Sounds like the way people are talking about the Oakland A's here in my area. And lack of attendance? At Busch?? No way!! Hard to believe. These are just shocking revelations for me, being on the outside looking in at such an iconic club. I'm still a Cards fan (my team is really The Giants.)Love the way red baseball caps are everywhere to be seen all over STL when I'm there.

[@rich7787]

I was watching an old samurai movie from the Criterion Collection. That’s a legitimate company. I can’t remember exactly which one it was. But one of the subtitles was “She-yiit” or something like that, I couldn’t believe it

[@PeterpanSyndrome_]

I agree with everything g you said about Marmol. Especially how he thinks he's a baddass. O'Neal on the other hand is fast AF. His speed is in the top 3% of MLB.

[@vincentwendt720]

Besides the Brewers, the NL Central is one big crap show right now.

[@brianr4214]

Finally someone that tells it for exactly what it is. New subscriber here. The Story we see at Busch stadium is about a Ventriloquist & his Dummy.

[@yokaidigital3033]

I live only few hours away from St. Louis and have been to a few games over the years. I haven’t been though since Albert Pujols went to the Angels. It’s sad to see a team that was so well managed that even when they weren’t winning titles they were in the running to a team that can barely win. Hopefully they can get it together because St Louis is a nice town and they have some of the nicest fan bases in the league.

[@RobbbbC]

But the owner says we fans are a bunch of "what have you done for me lately" crybabies, and if we don't show up and spend money, then the team will only get worse.

[@whitehousey2k]

Let me point out a few things, Adolis Garcia was so bad his first year with the Rangers that they released him only resigning him after he changed his approach. Marcell Ozuna was hurt and playing at maybe 2/3 of his previous and current abilities with very little signs of improvement while he was a Cardinal (let’s not even get into his horrendous off field events). Tyler O’Neil plays good when he is not hurt however it feels like he is out on the IL more than he is on active. For many years the Cardinals were the only team that would take a chance on O’Neil because his weight building stature is very susceptible to strains. He may be playing good right now but we are only 25% into the season, give it time, he will be on the IL soon.

[@drew3401]

Life long Cardinal fan here. You hit the nail on the head the cardinals have been riding on the coattails of the past for the last 10+ seasons. The 2022 season was an outlier and one that I will remember fondly for the rest of my life. Other than that it’s been rather bleak with no real chance to go deep into the postseason other than the 2013 season. You can blame the payers for not preforming and the manager for sure. However the cardinals GM and owner are at top of the blame pile. Mo inherited a great franchise that Walt Jocketty left behind for him and slowly butchered it.

[@PhilliesNostalgia]

I knew that I was right to be skeptical that the Cardinals would rebound and capture the division again

[@jonlee6524]

Enjoyed the video. How did you get the pitch data to pop up in the Jordan hicks clips? That looks sick

[@marcusrhineheart3838]

As a Cardinals fan, I agree with this video. It truly gets frustrating seeing prospects get traded away and do really well somewhere else. For whatever reason a franchise that once drafted and developed well for the most part has completely failed in these areas as well as evaluating talent

[@cardinalsfan9610]

I've been saying it for a little while... I think the death of Oscar Taveras in 2014 really changed the direction that the Cardinals were heading. If that never happens, I think they would have stayed the course they'd been on since around 2009. What the Cards have been since firing Mike Shildt has been... not great. Albert Pujols' resurgence in '22 probably saved some less than stellar headlines, but the real turning point afterwards was the Tyler O'Neill debacle. This is an org that refuses to change their ways, stuck in a time from 13 years ago. And John Mozeliak went from being heralded as one of the better GMs in baseball to whatever this is. They're a clown show right now, plain and simple. Sonny Gray saying he wanted to be a Cardinal was the first time I heard a player say that since Matt Holliday (when he resigned here in the '09 offseason). I was genuinely surprised. The sooner things change for the Redbirds, the better. In my lifetime, there haven't been too many years of struggles. I've been spoiled rotten, but I'm tired of seeing the rot seep out.

[@jameswisor2879]

And Cub Fans are loving it :)

[@aryksnag1935]

Same with Reds,Pirates,Royals & Brewers fans.

[@mspionage1743]

Over my lifetime, the two franchises that developed talent the best have always been the Cards and Indians. Those two have always seemed to be mainstays in getting the most out of their players with a smaller budget. Now the Cards have fallen but I am sure they will rebound, at least I assume they eventually will which leaves Cleveland as probably the best low salary franchise in baseball with an excellent track record of developing talent. I am curious to see who Cleveland drafts with their first pick coming up.

[@swade417]

As a cardinals fan I agree with everything. Only interesting fact is that the Rangers cut Garcia and then no one wanted him, it wasn’t just a direct trade to stardom. Also a lot of the people they traded weren’t who they became and wouldn’t have in STL. Sandy would’ve been given the Jordan hicks treatment and shoved into a middle reliever or set up roll, and never let thrive as a starter, like any other pitching prospect recently 🤦🤦🤦

[@blakemorgner]

As a cardinals fan, while we all agree marmol is horrible, we also remember why he's there and how we fired a manager who had a 17 game win streak the year before that. We as cardinals fans know who the true problem is.

[@blakemorgner]

Also the joke about stl crime rate is a1, one of the reasons many don't want to take the risk being downtown at night.

[@Ariana321]

This one hurt to watch, not going to lie, but it was needed. Also Jordon Hicks didn't leave in free agency, he was traded away last year, as were Jack Flaherty, Paul DeJong, and Jordan Montgomery.

[@bill8701]

Everyone that runs this team from the owners to Mo to Oli are completely arrogant and refuse to learn from their shortcomings. As a Cardinals fan it pains me to say this but I almost have to root for this team to keep losing so someone can eventually be fired. Never have I seen an organization with so little accountability

[@td-bz6mh]

I already saw my team beat the Cardinals in person this season. I can’t wait to do it again

[@RobbieWilkinson-f9l]

@tb-bz6mh... and who would your team be ehh? To afraid to say ....

[@ron88303]

It's a testament to the Cardinal's legacy that opposing fans are that excited for them to lose.

[@bri-guy1778]

Just noticed former Cardinal Edmundo Sosa is killing it with Philadelphia, 0.946 OPS, granted only 46 AB’s, but still, Cards traded him in 2022. The Phillies may be better than LAD and Atlanta. We know about Wheeler and Nola, but they have this guy Suarez 8-0 1.37 ERA. Phillies are darn good!

[@johnporter4628]

A couple of corrections: Ozuna was with the Cards for two years not one and O'Neill is, in fact, a fast runner, despite his build.

[@blakepettys28]

The biggest problem isn’t Marmol, it’s the front office refusing to adjust to the modern game

[@Kourumeme]

They’ll be like the Manchester United of baseball

[@jiimbow]

marmol does not belong even in aaa ball aa ball single a worst manager to ever grace that job I wouldnt hire him for a highschool team this dude was right he does give an incredibly bad vibe

[@PencilDlCK]

Its because the rest of the league is fake ass teams fake coaches n player mlb rigged cardinals ownership one of the only ones who oblivious its all ab money our owner dont care ab money

[@PencilDlCK]

The modern game is rigged the cardinals one of the last real teams left all the others so bad at this point its regular why u think the As situation what it is

[@a.cronglin6541]

I have been waiting for a video on the Cardinals, and you did not disappoint!

[@PencilDlCK]

The cardinals getting more attention for losing then we did when we were winning shows how little people even know ab the cardinals bcuz when we were winning we were "boring"

[@ryno-tm1we]

STL at this point is the worst organization in MLB. An owner who doesn't care, a front office that is a complete disaster, a manager that doesn't have a clue, and a roster and farm system completely void of talent. What a nightmare.

[@TheRagratus]

White Sox got them beat 6 ways from Sunday as the worst. You'll have to settle for 2nd worst.

[@kevinwright2170]

Could be worse. Atleast your team not as bad as the Toronto Blue Jays right now

[@AEMoreira81]

Ron Washington then said: HOLD MY BEER!

[@Publiclighthouse]

Remember last year when Wilson Contreras was vilified for not producing and having a new & immovable contract? Now this year, he’s one of the more productive (relative) hitters and he’s out for the foreseeable future.

[@JB77776]

I love that we can finally talk about the Cardinals in a negative light without getting called ungrateful. Yes Cardinals fans have enjoy a great recent history. That era is over.

[@theshmoful]

Isn’t Tyler O’Neil like really fast according to the metrics?

[@connorosborn4714]

Full disclaimer: I am a die hard Cardinals fan. There are aspects of this video that I agree with, however there are still FAR too many things that are taken at surface level and nothing else. For example; Ozuna played with the Cardinals for 2 seasons, not one. The Cardinals originally traded with Miami for Giancarlo Stanton, who then activated his no-trade clause. They traded away 4 prospects, half of whom are legit big league starters, if not stars in the league. Truth is, no one ever knows how prospects are going to pan out. It’s incredibly easy to say how big of a mistake this trade was (because it is indeed a mistake), but only in hindsight. I also find the clear omission of fleece jobs the Cardinals have done over the past several seasons odd, especially when much of the video is based on the Cardinals being on the wrong end of trades. Goldschmidt and Arenado, though both declining, are Hall-Of-Fame baseball players; they got for virtually nothing. Goldy won an MVP award with Arenado finishing third that same season. You mention JoJo Romero multiple times, whom they traded Edmundo Sosa to the Phillies for. Kittredge was traded for Richie Palacios. Ryan Fernandez was a Rule-5 pick. The traded Monty (who was never going to come back) for some really good prospects in Roby and Saggese. That being said, the Garcia for cash considerations is the only true head scratcher that has really come back to haunt them. However, it’s the same as with any franchise that has ever existed; you win some you lose some. Moving on to Marmol, this is where it gets dicey. I really do believe that Oli knows what he’s doing on a baseball level. He’s made some big mistakes there too though, like the mishandling of the bullpen in the wildcard game against the Phillies for example. It is on the managerial level is where he is lacking. He’s too young and inexperienced to understand how to effectively manage a clubhouse, and the front office had a very questionable firing of Mike Schildt (though the Padres are also sitting below .500 at this moment). The Tyler O’Neill situation is a clear example of that. However it is very misleading to say within the video that based on O’Neill’s build, that he’s not very fast. Tyler O’Neill is actually incredibly quick, so that is just blatant misinformation. Moving on to agreeable points, the Cardinals somewhere are lacking hitting development. Jordan Walker is indeed a prime example of that, but using Victor Scott II as evidence of that is an unfair reach. Scott II was never meant to start the season in the big leagues, he was thrusted into that role with injuries to Carlson, Nootbaar, and Edman; an entire starting outfield (though Carlson is another prospect that hasn’t panned out to fulfill his full potential). He had never played above AA, which though has worked for Michael Harris, is not a recipe for success. He’s also a defensive-minded outfielder to start with. Him being in AAA right now is just a part of his planned progression. The front office’s lack of free-agent signings is also frustrating. Sonny Gray is a great addition, but they have just seemed so reluctant to go all in on top-tier talent. Free agency is also not as simple as people like to make it. It’s not “just go sign this guy!” It’s a two-way street; that player has to have interest in playing there, agree to the terms, and so much more. Still, it seems as though they haven’t been as aggressive as they should for a large-market team. The Willson Contreras outfielder issue, also greatly mishandled and weird. Back to another point I’d like to highlight, you mention they need to make changes in the front office, without mentioning that has already begun. This offseason, they hired Chaim Bloom, who is widely respected for his work with the Rays and Red Sox farm systems. Yes, he did trade away Mookie Betts, a huge error, but he is an analytical and statistical wizard who should help tremendously. As evidence, it was him who pushed Mo to poach Fernandez, and get Nick Robertson in the O’Neill trade. Mo has come out and state that it is the plan for Bloom to take over his position in the near future. In conclusion, the Cardinals are not in a great spot. The product on the field hasn’t been good, the clubhouse and fan base is plagued with frustration, and a some answers seem to be there and not taken. They’ve been playing better recently, which is promising, but not necessarily reliable. They have some high-level talent in the minors, though not very deep. We all talk about how old their pitching staff is, and forget to mention how young their lineup is. So, truly the situation isn’t as easy as boiling it down to these few points, especially without deeper context provided.

[@SamR-qj5ew]

Tyler O’Neill had 5 seasons with Cardinals with his sprint speed in the top 5% in all of baseball. He might not look fast but he is

[@everett-tnredsfan]

As a Reds fan, I'm almost as stoked about the Cards sucking as bummedthe Reds are sucking. Saw 3 different articles out of NY already calling for the Yanks to try to pickup Arenado and Goldschmidt. Personally I would rather have Rizzo.

[@DankBirdGang52]

Time to clean out the front office. Get sone younger pitchers and trade the loaded Outfield for some more bullpen help.

[@MPC_WORLD]

This didn’t age well 😂

[@chipsonhughes1369]

Blud has never watched Tyler O’Neil run 😭 he’s one of the fastest men in ball

[@chipsonhughes1369]

Good video tho. We are so cooked

[@spookymiraclepreacher6037]

Choosing Mozeliak over Jeff Luhnow is what set us on this course of failure. Luhnow was really the one who could evaluate talent and Mo took credit for it. I definitely believe Mo himself hacked Luhnow. That’s why we have had a string of bad signings because Mo can’t evaluate talent and the farm system has gone bone dry.

[@elijahcason1]

I don’t mind the Garcia trade, he had been given the opportunity and really didn’t look like much when he was here. And 29 other teams passed on him, twice. Arrozarena is upsetting though bc he was never given a chance, and in the limited chance he was given, he excelled. Definitely Mozaliaks worst move as a GM. Edit*-bc I made my comment before finishing the video- I just want to point out im in no way a Marmol fan, but to say he pushed the security guard and act like he did it with some ill intent is a bit ridiculous- he got in his way when trying to challenge a play, which he wasn’t able to do bc said security obstruction, and then saved the man from falling down the stairs after being caught off balance.

[@randomcub922]

As a Cubs fan I am beaming from ear to ear at this video

[@randytrashcan]

To be fair, the Cubs have sucked ass willingly for a century straight.

[@Fourrings80]

Cubs fans are always beaming no matter how good or bad thier team is haha.

[@SamR-qj5ew]

Garcia was also DFA’d by the Rangers and every team in baseball had a chance to get him for basically nothing. Don’t hold that one against the cardinals since NO ONE saw his turn around coming

[@Fourrings80]

Marmol makes me cringe, feel bad for Cardinals fans they need to axe him.

[@Mannyr-bu7qv]

As a cubs fan, always was jealous of how the cardinals always were successful and kept the machine going. It's balancing out

[@brianr4214]

Yadi ... tell our catchers too much framing is a big failure. We are walking guys because the catchers don't understand how framing a pitch works. This leads to not getting borderline strikeouts, and the walks are a lot higher. The art of framing a pitch isn't moving the glove 6 inches to the heart of the plate. Its about freezing the Location on a strike to make the umps jobs easier to call it correctly. And taking a pitch 2 inches off the plate, and on impact move the glove only 1.5 to 2 inches then freezing a borderline pitch. Stop trying to trick the ump on would be strikes moving the glove 4 5 & 6 inches. A blind bat can see the glove move 6 inches and the Ump isn't buying the Jalopy. Don't be a terrible used car salesman , be a smart car salesman. If it's a strike, freeze it there, & ya get the call. If it's not, but close move it only enough to sell it and then freeze it. Insulting the ump's intelligence is not going to win ya any calls.

[@Terry_hesticles]

Do one about the padres shitting the bed

[@jeffc3381]

marmol has no business being in the mlb

[@philshoward9340]

For cash considerations is absolutely wild.

[@CYROMERO2]

Arozarena is hitting .160 and Libby has been a solid innings eater this year Adolis was ass with us and then went to Texas and was ass to start with them to the point that they dfa’d and he literally cleared waivers and went back to their AAA and then put on 30+ pounds of muscle and is decent now Hicks was always a good pitcher but wasn’t working with the cardinals and now the giants tried something different and its worked but won’t last forever O’Neill was constantly injured and inconsistent after 2021 and was not getting any cheaper and we got younger guys coming up. Who cares if he hits a few homers?

[@CYROMERO2]

Also palacios is good but was the 4th outfielder and Siani is very similar to him

[@kevinketterlin5204]

Might have been watchable if the background music wasn’t completely overpowering and if the in broadcast ticket ad wasn’t so long…

[@Unitedtravelguide333]

Can you make a video about how the AL east standings look kinda upside down from last year.

[@BrianKapellusch]

As as Brewers fan, I kind of view this as karma for constantly destroying our chances to be world champions since 1982. But at the same time, no team should have to endure this incompetence and I do feel some empathy for the self-proclaimed "best fans in baseball".

[@BewareofDarkness44]

The Cardinals are my team, and they're in about the worst shape I've ever seen. They need to completely clean house from the front office down to the manager. The current front office philosophy is dated, and it's clear the team has lost its ability to draft, retain, develop, and/or sign/trade for the talent required to compete for a championship. I wouldn't mind watching the team have a losing record if it was rebuilding in a new direction. Not this. This team is dead. Lifeless. Boring. I've been to a ton of games over the last 4 seasons, and I'm not going to be going down to the ballpark much to watch this. Especially not with the attitude of the front office about the state of the team. Complete denial and constantly trying to blue sky the situation to the fans. Enough is enough. It's a sad time for Cardinals baseball.

[@dan0047]

I've been waiting for trashing cards, because the arrogance of Mozeliak to learn anything these last 10 years is insulting.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Not a single prospect for them has really worked out besides Wynn and even then its a small sample size. Do Cardinals fans really hate their manager tho? I thought they viewed the GM as the major problem.

[@PeterChan-u9z]

As a Cardinals fan, the cardinals got frozen in the year 2016 and can’t get out of it. Metro Boomin at the city connect reveal is the best decision since they won in 2011

[@EXMUTRKS]

This aged well.

[@MonkeyGamer17]

is it just me or everyday you are excited to watch a new italk studios video

[@hmmichael438]

Finally the iTalk Studio special

[@iTalkStudios]

Haha which is?

[@Inglorious_Batters]

As a Cardinals fan I’m so pissed off with how everything is being managed

[@Michiganrailfan]

Combination of a bad manager, GM not doing much and the injury bug. Arenado and goldy will be dealt at the deadline and it pains me as a cardinals fan.

[@luscorpio3679]

Somehow the list of players who got traded or left and got better didn't include everyone, there's more, such as Lane Thomas

[@LordTeaboBaggins]

Actually, I believe the saying goes “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on glue”

[@TaskForce_Raccoon]

The Cardinals have made tons of bad decisions in the last years, but Garcia and Arozerena aren’t either of them. The Cardinals always have outfielders who go on a hot streak for a a year or two and then spend years trying to find themselves. No matter which outfielder they would’ve traded instead of Arozerena whether it would be O’Neil Nootbar Bader Carlson, all of them would’ve been painful to watch go on a streak for a different team. By all means fire the manager and the president, but those two trades are the least of the accusations.

[@brettb9541]

Jordan hicks was traded by the cardinals, he was traded to Toronto for a bucket of balls where he was fantastic for the rest of 2023 as well.

[@WhittShores]

It's crazy seeing how far they've dropped off in the last two years. The manager's job has to be coming to an end here soon.

[@jerryfusilli8152]

"The cardinal way" 😂 😂😂

[@bdub8522]

11 rings

[@jerryfusilli8152]

@@bdub8522 enjoy the past, the rest of us will stay in the present

[@bdub8522]

@@jerryfusilli8152 says 0 rings…

[@jerryfusilli8152]

@@bdub8522 guess what Yu hv earned ZERO rings yurself Dumb aSs fan boy

[@jerryfusilli8152]

@@bdub8522 lol Tell me again what year did You win a ring ??? FN fan boy

[@noahbrecker1129]

The Mets are going through it too 😢😢

[@PatrickVerst]

"Maybe the Cardinals should just stop trading with the Rays." No no no no no no keep those trades coming!

[@I_am_the_cing]

Thankyou

[@thedemartiniteam6034]

If you think Marmol is bad you should have seen Gabe Kapler! Talk about some one all about himself that was Kapler as Giants manager. Giants are still feeling the Kapler effect. Giants have the most swings and miss of any team in baseball. Looks like the Cards are following suit, swing and miss, bad defense, suspect pitching, terrible manager. Sorry St. Louis.