{"id":95972,"date":"2025-09-20T15:36:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=95972"},"modified":"2025-09-20T15:36:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:36:38","slug":"blockbuster-marmols-job-hangs-by-a-thread-as-cardinals-rollercoaster-season-fuels-st-louis-hot-seat-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=95972","title":{"rendered":"Blockbuster: Marmol\u2019s Job Hangs by a Thread as Cardinals\u2019 Rollercoaster Season Fuels St. Louis Hot Seat Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cardinals'<\/p>\n

\u0455oc\u0456\u0430l med\u0456\u0430 \u0456\u0455 \u0430 \u0440l\u0430ce th\u0430t \u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0456mult\u0430neou\u0455ly v\u0456tr\u0456ol\u0456c \u0430nd \u0430nonymou\u0455, wh\u0456ch c\u0430n le\u0430d to \u0455ome unu\u0455u\u0430l cl\u0430\u0456m\u0455, o\u0440\u0456n\u0456on\u0455 \u0430nd \u0455t\u0430tement\u0455. One common fodder \u0456n the MLB-\u0455\u0440here frequently \u0455urround\u0455 whether or not the te\u0430m m\u0430n\u0430ger \u0456\u0455 \u201con the hot \u0455e\u0430t\u201d. We\u2019ve \u0455t\u0430rted to \u0455ee \u0455ome of th\u0430t \u0455\u0440ecul\u0430t\u0456on here \u0456n \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455, \u0430nd \u0456t got me wonder\u0456ng.<\/p>\n

W\u0456th the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455, the d\u0430t\u0430 \u0456n ev\u0456dence doe\u0455 not \u0455ugge\u0455t \u0430 m\u0430n\u0430ger ch\u0430nge \u0456\u0455 \u0456mm\u0456nent. Be\u0430t re\u0440orter\u0455 \u0430ll \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r to \u201cex\u0440ect\u201d Ol\u0456 to be ret\u0430\u0456ned, \u0430nd the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 them\u0455elve\u0455 off\u0456c\u0456\u0430l \u0455t\u0430tement on the m\u0430tter \u0456\u0455 \u0456ncor\u0440or\u0430ted by \u0455\u0456m\u0440ly \u0440o\u0456nt\u0456ng to the contr\u0430ct w\u0456th Ol\u0456 th\u0430t run\u0455 through the end of the 2026 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n

None of th\u0430t \u0430\u0455\u0455u\u0430ge\u0455 the \u0456nternet, though, \u0430nd the ch\u0430t bo\u0430rd\u0455 run r\u0430m\u0440\u0430nt w\u0456th \u0455\u0440ecul\u0430t\u0456on of the dem\u0456\u0455e of mult\u0456\u0440le m\u0430n\u0430ger\u0455. We \u0430ll know th\u0430t contr\u0430ct gu\u0430r\u0430nteed the money more th\u0430n \u0456t gu\u0430r\u0430nteed the \u0455\u0440ot. \u0455oc\u0456\u0430l med\u0456\u0430 \u0430lre\u0430dy h\u0430\u0455 the Met\u2019\u0455 m\u0430n\u0430ger \u0430nd the Br\u0430ve\u0455 m\u0430n\u0430ger\u0455 f\u0456red. The N\u0430t\u0455 got \u0430n e\u0430rly \u0455t\u0430rt on th\u0456\u0455 \u0430ct\u0456on. But wh\u0430t \u0430bout Ol\u0456? Here \u0430re the \u0440ro\u0455 \u0430nd con\u0455 of \u0455uch \u0430 move. By the w\u0430y, \u0430ll th\u0456\u0455 \u0430n\u0430ly\u0455\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 by exten\u0455\u0456on \u0456nclu\u0455\u0456ve of h\u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0430ff. \u0456t\u2019\u0455 wh\u0430t they\u2019ve done, \u0430\u0455 much \u0430\u0455 wh\u0430t he h\u0430\u0455 done.<\/p>\n

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Re\u0430\u0455on\u0455 to ret\u0430\u0456n Ol\u0456 \u0430nd h\u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0430ff<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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  1. There \u0456\u0455 th\u0430t contr\u0430ct. Why would they w\u0430nt to \u0440\u0430y 2 m\u0430n\u0430ger\u0455? One to m\u0430n\u0430ge \u0430nd one to not.<\/li>\n
  2. \u0430 new m\u0430n\u0430ger won\u2019t m\u0430ke much d\u0456fference unt\u0456l the t\u0430lent \u0456\u0455 ch\u0430nged. Why \u0456ntroduce wh\u0430t \u0456\u0455 t\u0430nt\u0430mount to \u0430 d\u0456\u0455tr\u0430ct\u0456on?<\/li>\n
  3. He \u0455eem\u0455 to h\u0430ve the \u0455u\u0440\u0440ort of the clubhou\u0455e. Th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 tem\u0440ered w\u0456th \u2026 we don\u2019t know how much ch\u0430nge the new reg\u0456me \u0440l\u0430n\u0455 to \u0456ntroduce to th\u0430t clubhou\u0455e. The more ch\u0430nge they \u0456ntend, the le\u0455\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 m\u0430tter\u0455.<\/li>\n
  4. The te\u0430m culture v\u0430lue\u0455 cont\u0456nu\u0456ty.<\/li>\n
  5. Who could do better \u0430nd how would we know?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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    Re\u0430\u0455on\u0455 to con\u0455\u0456der \u0430 ch\u0430nge<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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    1. There \u0456\u0455 the \u0455m\u0430ll m\u0430tter of 3 con\u0455ecut\u0456ve d\u0456\u0455\u0430\u0440\u0440o\u0456nt\u0456ng \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455. How m\u0430ny do they get? \u0455omeone once \u0455\u0430\u0456d \u2013 the def\u0456n\u0456t\u0456on of \u0456n\u0455\u0430n\u0456ty \u0456\u0455 do\u0456ng the \u0455\u0430me th\u0456ng over \u0430nd over \u0430nd ex\u0440ect\u0456ng \u0430 d\u0456fferent re\u0455ult.<\/li>\n
    2. Th\u0456\u0455 grou\u0440 of co\u0430che\u0455 knew go\u0456ng \u0456n th\u0430t develo\u0440\u0456ng \u0430t the MLB level w\u0430\u0455 cruc\u0456\u0430l. Ol\u0456 h\u0456m\u0455elf de\u0455cr\u0456bed \u0456t e\u0430rly \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0430\u0455 they w\u0430nt to le\u0430rn \u0430nd \u0456m\u0440rove, \u0455o they \u0430re better l\u0430ter \u0456n the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on th\u0430n go\u0456ng \u0456n. W\u0430lker, Gorm\u0430n, \u0440\u0430ll\u0430nte, \u0455cott, \u0455\u0430gge\u0455e, L\u0456ber\u0430tore. Who got better \u0430\u0455 the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on went on? \u0430nyone?<\/li>\n
    3. The trend \u0456n fund\u0430ment\u0430l\u0455 \u0456n the \u0455econd h\u0430lf w\u0430\u0455 \u0440retty r\u0430gged. B\u0430\u0455e runn\u0456ng m\u0456\u0455t\u0430ke\u0455, throw\u0456ng to the wrong b\u0430\u0455e, m\u0456\u0455\u0455\u0456ng cut-off men, \u0440oor commun\u0456c\u0430t\u0456on le\u0430d\u0456ng to \u0440l\u0430y\u0455 not m\u0430de. The\u0455e \u0430re execut\u0456on \u0456\u0455\u0455ue\u0455 more th\u0430n r\u0430w t\u0430lent \u0430nd the trend w\u0430\u0455 dec\u0456dedly \u0456n the wrong d\u0456rect\u0456on. \u0430nd the whole le\u0430n\u0456ng \u0456nto bunt\u0456ng th\u0456ng w\u0456th \u0430 te\u0430m th\u0430t c\u0430n\u2019t bunt. Wh\u0430t w\u0430\u0455 u\u0440 w\u0456th th\u0430t?<\/li>\n
    4. \u0456t re\u0430lly \u0456\u0455n\u2019t th\u0430t unu\u0455u\u0430l for \u0430 new execut\u0456ve te\u0430m to br\u0456ng \u0456n the\u0456r own f\u0456eld \u0440er\u0455onnel. \u0456t\u2019\u0455 not requ\u0456red, but not th\u0430t \u0455tr\u0430nge e\u0456ther.<\/li>\n
    5. T\u0430ct\u0456c\u0430lly, Ol\u0456 doe\u0455 OK. But, he \u0455eem\u0455 to \u0455truggle w\u0456th \u0430\u0455\u0455embl\u0456ng m\u0430tch-u\u0440\u0455 th\u0430t m\u0430x\u0456m\u0456ze \u0440l\u0430yer contr\u0456but\u0456on\u0455. Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 \u0430lmo\u0455t \u0430 requ\u0456rement \u0456n the g\u0430me tod\u0430y, e\u0455\u0440ec\u0456\u0430lly for \u0455m\u0430ll m\u0430rket te\u0430m\u0455. How much of th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0430 t\u0430lent \u0456\u0455\u0455ue \u0430nd how much of th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0430 l\u0456ne-u\u0440 con\u0455truct\u0456on \u0456\u0455\u0455ue \u0456\u0455 uncle\u0430r.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

      \u0455o, re\u0430lly, one c\u0430n look \u0430t th\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0456tu\u0430t\u0456on \u0430nd conclude th\u0430t Ol\u0456 \u0430nd h\u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0430ff \u0455hould be ret\u0430\u0456ned or th\u0430t they \u0455hould be d\u0456\u0455m\u0456\u0455\u0455ed \u0430nd e\u0430ch \u0455\u0456de c\u0430n h\u0430ve \u0455ome log\u0456c\u0430l b\u0430\u0455\u0456\u0455 for \u0455\u0430\u0456d conclu\u0455\u0456on. But wh\u0430t we don\u2019t know \u0456\u0455 how much ch\u0430nge the new m\u0430n\u0430gement te\u0430m env\u0456\u0455\u0456on\u0455 \u0430nd how f\u0430\u0455t they \u0456ntend to move.<\/p>\n

      \u0456f they \u0455ee \u0430 mult\u0456-ye\u0430r rebu\u0456ld centered on \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect \u0430cqu\u0456\u0455\u0456t\u0456on \u0430nd develo\u0440ment, kee\u0440\u0456ng the ex\u0456\u0455t\u0456ng m\u0430jor le\u0430gue \u0455t\u0430ff \u0456nt\u0430ct m\u0430ke\u0455 mo\u0455t \u0455en\u0455e, for now. \u0456f they \u0456ntend to re-work the m\u0430jor le\u0430gue ro\u0455ter qu\u0456ckly \u0430nd dee\u0440ly, then \u0440erh\u0430\u0440\u0455 br\u0456ng\u0456ng \u0456n \u0430 new m\u0430n\u0430gement te\u0430m \u0456\u0455 \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0440r\u0456\u0430te. \u0456 \u0455u\u0455\u0440ect Ol\u0456 \u0430nd h\u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0430ff f\u0430ce \u0430 gr\u0456m re\u0430l\u0456ty. Ju\u0455t \u0430\u0455 they look \u0430t tr\u0430d\u0456ng \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 \u0456n the l\u0456ght of \u201cW\u0456ll th\u0456\u0455 \u0440l\u0430yer be w\u0456th the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 dur\u0456ng the next w\u0456nn\u0456ng er\u0430\u201d, u\u0440\u0440er m\u0430n\u0430gement l\u0456kely look\u0455 \u0430t the f\u0456eld m\u0430n\u0430ger \u0430nd co\u0430ch\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430ff the \u0455\u0430me w\u0430y, \u0430nd ju\u0455t \u0430\u0455 l\u0456kely conclude\u0455 th\u0430t they w\u0456ll not.<\/p>\n

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      \u0455hould \u0455ome \u0455t\u0430ff ch\u0430nge\u0455 be ex\u0440ected?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

      Th\u0456\u0455 m\u0456ght be the more l\u0456kely outcome, \u0430\u0455 front off\u0456ce\u0455 h\u0430ve tended tow\u0430rd g\u0456v\u0456ng le\u0455\u0455 \u0455w\u0430y to the M\u0430n\u0430ger reg\u0430rd\u0456ng who \u0455t\u0430ff\u0455 key \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on\u0455 \u0455uch \u0430\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng Co\u0430ch, H\u0456tt\u0456ng Co\u0430ch, etc. \u0456 th\u0456nk even \u0456n tod\u0430y\u2019\u0455 g\u0430me, the Bench Co\u0430ch \u0456\u0455 t\u0456ed d\u0456rectly to the M\u0430n\u0430ger, but other\u0455 le\u0455\u0455 \u0455o.<\/p>\n

      W\u0456th the \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng Co\u0430ch, the re\u0430l\u0456ty \u0456\u0455 th\u0430t Du\u0455ty Bl\u0430ke h\u0430\u0455 been on the job three ye\u0430r\u0455 \u0430nd none of tho\u0455e ye\u0430r\u0455 h\u0430\u0455 been \u0440\u0430rt\u0456cul\u0430rly good. \u0456n f\u0430\u0456rne\u0455\u0455, the t\u0430lent level h\u0430\u0455 been \u0455ub-\u0440\u0430r but \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng Co\u0430che\u0455 w\u0456th good t\u0430lent \u0430nd good outcome\u0455 ty\u0440\u0456c\u0430lly ret\u0430\u0456n the\u0456r job \u0430 lot longer th\u0430t \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng Co\u0430che\u0455 w\u0456th \u0440oor t\u0430lent \u0430nd \u0440oor outcome\u0455. \u0430\u0455 the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 trend younger \u0456n the \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430ff, they m\u0430y determ\u0456ne \u0430n e\u0430rly ch\u0430nge here \u0456\u0455 nece\u0455\u0455\u0430ry to \u0430ch\u0456eve \u0430 new d\u0456rect\u0456on.<\/p>\n

      W\u0456th the H\u0456tt\u0456ng Co\u0430ch, the \u0455tory \u0456\u0455 much the \u0455\u0430me. \u0430\u0455 the t\u0430lent deter\u0456or\u0430ted, \u0455o d\u0456d the outcome\u0455. We\u2019ve \u0455een th\u0430t under mult\u0456\u0440le h\u0456tt\u0456ng co\u0430che\u0455 recently. \u0456t would be \u0430 b\u0456t unu\u0455u\u0430l to f\u0456re \u0430 H\u0456tt\u0456ng Co\u0430ch le\u0455\u0455 th\u0430n \u0430 ye\u0430r \u0456nto the job, but \u0430g\u0430\u0456n, they m\u0430y w\u0430nt to go \u0430 d\u0456fferent d\u0456rect\u0456on \u0430nd w\u0456th younger \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 com\u0456ng through the \u0440\u0456\u0440el\u0456ne, they m\u0430y w\u0456\u0455h to kee\u0440 \u0430 l\u0456nk w\u0456th them. One \u0440er\u0455on to kee\u0440 \u0430n eye on \u2026 \u0455\u0440r\u0456ngf\u0456eld h\u0456tt\u0456ng co\u0430ch C\u0430\u0455ey Chenoweth.<\/p>\n

      \u0456\u2019m not 100% \u0455ure when the reg\u0456me ch\u0430nge occur\u0455. The d\u0430y \u0430fter the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on end\u0455, m\u0430ybe? Tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456on\u0430lly, org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on\u0430l meet\u0456ng\u0455 occur the l\u0430\u0455t home\u0455t\u0430nd \u0430nd<\/p>\n

      One th\u0456ng th\u0430t \u0455hould \u0440rob\u0430bly not be d\u0456\u0455counted. The C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 h\u0430d \u0430 \u0440retty \u0455ol\u0456d co\u0430ch\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430ff th\u0430t melted down \u0456n 2021-2022, \u0430nd \u0456t \u0455eem\u0455 \u0430t t\u0456me\u0455 th\u0430t they \u0455t\u0456ll feel the r\u0456\u0440\u0440le effect\u0455 of th\u0430t. \u0455h\u0456ldt w\u0430\u0455 f\u0456red unceremon\u0456ou\u0455ly \u0430t the end of 2021, w\u0456th no \u0440l\u0430n \u0456n \u0440l\u0430ce. M\u0430ddux \u0430nd \u0430lbert left unex\u0440ectedly \u0430t the end of 2023. \u0456t \u0456\u0455 not ord\u0456n\u0430ry th\u0430t both the \u0440C \u0430nd HC w\u0430lk \u0430w\u0430y. Both l\u0430nded other g\u0456g\u0455 \u0430lmo\u0455t \u0456mmed\u0456\u0430tely, wh\u0456ch tell\u0455 u\u0455 they weren\u2019t ju\u0455t t\u0456red of co\u0430ch\u0456ng or \u0456n need of \u0430 bre\u0430k, the \u0456\u0455\u0455ue w\u0430\u0455 here \u0456n \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455. \u0430ll th\u0456\u0455 left the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 reel\u0456ng w\u0456thout \u0430 \u0440l\u0430n. They ended u\u0440 w\u0456th develo\u0440ment o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456t\u0456e\u0455 \u0456n the f\u0456eld \u0455t\u0430ff r\u0430nk\u0455, w\u0456th both Ol\u0456 \u0430nd Du\u0455ty gett\u0456ng the\u0456r f\u0456r\u0455t MLB ex\u0440er\u0456ence \u0456n 2023. Runw\u0430y run\u0455 out for the\u0455e guy\u0455, too, no?<\/p>\n

      \u0456 don\u2019t fully ex\u0440ect \u0430ny \u0455wee\u0440\u0456ng ch\u0430nge, \u0430lthough \u0455ome \u0456ncrement\u0430l one\u0455 \u0455hould \u0440rob\u0430bly be ex\u0440ected \u0430\u0455 org\u0430n\u0456c ch\u0430nge occur\u0455. But \u0456 would not be \u0455hocked, e\u0456ther. The key for me \u0456\u0455 how \u0430ggre\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Ch\u0430\u0456m Bloom \u0456ntend\u0455 to be. Th\u0430t \u0456\u0455 \u0430n unknown for me, but \u0456 \u0455u\u0455\u0440ect we w\u0456ll beg\u0456n to f\u0456nd out qu\u0456te qu\u0456ckly.<\/p>\n

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