We have officially leaned in to the slowest part of the off-season, at least for teams no longer playing.* Sure, playoff baseball and the World Series are great, but it’s not the same when you don’t have any skin in the game. Just before the hot stove heats up, I thought it might be fun to stroll down memory lane to the last time the Cardinals missed the playoffs for three consecutive years. Let’s take a look at how Walt Jocketty transformed the 1999 Cardinals into a division winner.
*obviously written before the Wainwright contract
Recapping 1999
The Cardinals were dreadful in 1999, posting a 75-86 record.