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NL Central · 2026 season · Missed playoffs

The story so far

Missed the playoffs

Cardinals fans spent the end of a 77-85 season looking past the losses toward young arms and Burleson's RBI chase. Misery eased from 63 to 60 as things wrapped up, and fans now remember 2026 as a fun year that set up something better.

From Reddit fan threads · through Sep 28–Oct 4 · 77-85

Season misery
41Content
Worst week
71Sep 7–13
Best week
6Mar 23–29
Mar 23–29: misery 6 (Euphoric) · 2-1Mar 30–Apr 5: misery 25 (Euphoric) · 3-3Apr 6–12: misery 25 (Euphoric) · 3-3Apr 13–19: misery 23 (Euphoric) · 5-1Apr 20–26: misery 58 (Uneasy) · 1-5Apr 27–May 3: misery 18 (Euphoric) · 6-1May 4–10: misery 25 (Euphoric) · 3-3May 11–17: misery 29 (Euphoric) · 4-2May 18–24: misery 27 (Euphoric) · 2-3May 25–31: misery 59 (Uneasy) · 2-4Jun 1–7: misery 36 (Content) · 4-2Jun 8–14: misery 37 (Content) · 3-3Jun 15–21: misery 57 (Uneasy) · 3-3Jun 22–28: misery 69 (Miserable) · 2-4Jun 29–Jul 5: misery 26 (Euphoric) · 4-2Jul 6–12: misery 41 (Content) · 3-5Jul 13–19: misery 48 (Meh) · 1-2Jul 20–26: misery 64 (Uneasy) · 2-5Jul 27–Aug 2: misery 41 (Content) · 2-5Aug 3–9: misery 28 (Euphoric) · 4-2Aug 10–16: misery 34 (Content) · 4-2Aug 17–23: misery 54 (Meh) · 3-5Aug 24–30: misery 61 (Uneasy) · 2-4Aug 31–Sep 6: misery 51 (Meh) · 4-2Sep 7–13: misery 71 (Miserable) · 2-4Sep 14–20: misery 55 (Uneasy) · 2-4Sep 21–27: misery 52 (Meh) · 1-53/234/205/186/157/138/109/710/5
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.

Storylines

what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long

  • Every week brought fresh hope, from Jesus Baez's walk-off homer to Memphis and Springfield reaching league championships, ending with praise for McGreevy, Doyle, Franklin and Leahy's leap to best starter.

    “Winning mentality perculating…Cardinal Way Revival!!”

    ▲ 98Sep 21–27

    Sep 14–20 ›Sep 21–27 ›
Built late
Came and went

angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder

  1. —Oct 26–Nov 1out
  2. —Oct 19–25out
  3. —Oct 12–18out
  4. —Oct 5–11out
  5. —Sep 28–Oct 4out
  6. 52Sep 21–271-5›
  7. 55Sep 14–202-4›
  8. 71Sep 7–132-4›
  9. 51Aug 31–Sep 64-2›
  10. 61Aug 24–302-4›
  11. 54Aug 17–233-5›
  12. 34Aug 10–164-2›
  13. 28Aug 3–94-2›
  14. 41Jul 27–Aug 22-5›
  15. 64Jul 20–262-5›
  16. 48Jul 13–191-2›
  17. 41Jul 6–123-5›
  18. 26Jun 29–Jul 54-2›
  19. 69Jun 22–282-4›
  20. 57Jun 15–213-3›
  21. 37Jun 8–143-3›
  22. 36Jun 1–74-2›
  23. 59May 25–312-4›
  24. 27May 18–242-3›
  25. 29May 11–174-2›
  26. 25May 4–103-3›
  27. 18Apr 27–May 36-1›
  28. 58Apr 20–261-5›
  29. 23Apr 13–195-1›
  30. 25Apr 6–123-3›
  31. 25Mar 30–Apr 53-3›
  32. 6Mar 23–292-1›