Joe Buck doesn't hold back on Cardinals attendance woes

Attendance has been a major issue for the Cardinals this season, as fans continue to voice their displeasure with the organization. Tuesday, former Cardinals and current ESPN sportscaster Joe Buck didn't hold back when addressing the team's attendance woes.

"DURING the game in Stl last night. Wow. Welcome back to the 70s." Buck posted. "This is what it used to look like. I was there. Pre-Whitey [Herzog]. Buying shag carpet asap."

"A major rebuild of roster and trust better be coming. One can only hope. It’s coming right? Buena suerte Chaim! Rooting for you." Buck concluded, wishing Chaim Bloom, who will replace John Mozeliak as the Cardinals' President of Baseball Operations following the season.

Even former St. Lous Blues defenseman Chris Pronger was shocked at Buck's post. "WOW! Speechless at seeing this. It' a long slow descent down and will be a tough slog to pull out of it." Pronger replied.

Known for their passionate fans, from 2006-'24, St. Louis never ranked outside the Top 10 in MLB in average attendance per game. Busch Stadium III holds around 46,000. Up until this season, the team typically averaged about 40,000 per game. Through Tuesday, the Cardinals are averaging 28,509 per contest, over 7,000 less than last season.

So how does Bloom draw fans back into the Busch Stadium seats? Perhaps by bringing in a star player this offseason. Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina are gone. The team lacks a player even remotely close to Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani. Nolan Arenado is arguably the Cardinals biggest commodity, but his numbers are significantly down and he's missed over 20 games this month.

With just over a month to go in the season, the Cardinals sit at 65-68, 18 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central and six and half games out of a wild card spot. Time may be running out on 2025, but for Cardinals fans sake, hopefully Bloom is already looking ahead to 2026.