Bernie Miklasz says he is not calling this season dead, but he does not like what the numbers are telling him. Since June 16, the Cardinals have surrendered a 2.5 game lead in the wild card race and now sit three games back, a 5.5 game swing in just 22 days. In this episode of The Bernie Show, Bernie breaks down every trend line pointing the wrong way for the 2026 St. Louis Cardinals: a dead offensive environment at Busch Stadium, a bullpen in freefall, and a brutal 20 games in 20 days schedule waiting on the other side of the All-Star break. But Bernie also explains why none of it should push Chaim Bloom off course, and why the 2026 MLB Draft matters far more to this franchise than any wild card chase.
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