William O. DeWitt Jr.
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Oct 1, 2026
David SamsonGUEST
Wayne Huizenga famously took helicopters into Miami like there's no other way to get to Miami than a helicopter.
David SamsonGUEST
And Bill DeWitt of the Cardinals would helicopter into spring training in Jupiter.
David SamsonGUEST
I get it.
David SamsonGUEST
If you have money, it's a great way to get around, until it's not.
Bernie MiklaszHOST
20, 2028 they better step up.
Bernie MiklaszHOST
Bill DeWitt Jr. has told me they will step up, but they, but they need to step up.
Bernie MiklaszHOST
As far as our friend in Chicago, I g- I got a question for him if he's still listening, talking about, "Well, our owners will spend money." Okay.
Bernie MiklaszHOST
Let me ask you something, 'cause I was [laughs] my research was right on time with this.
Joe FrestaHOST
Why wouldn't you? Well, one of the reasons they should is
Ed WheatleyGUEST
Bill DeWitt Jr.'s
Joe FrestaHOST
dad.
Joe FrestaHOST
Owned
Joe FrestaHOST
He was a bad boy.
Ed WheatleyGUEST
No.
Ed WheatleyGUEST
Bill DeWitt Jr., who's the head of the Cardinals today.
Ed WheatleyGUEST
He was a Browns bat boy because his dad owned the team.
Dani WexelmanGUEST
And so I think that it's okay that the Cardinals weren't top five in this.
Dani WexelmanGUEST
Pretty dang good if you ask me after turning over and this is times first full year taking over the organization so there's a lot of things that they can continue to do to get better I think self-assessment like just adding more manpower adding technology those things need to continue and they're doing everything they can with the blessing of Bill DeWitt to do those things and to add in the ways that they need to.
Dani WexelmanGUEST
You want to compete and you want to win consecutive championships like the Dodgers.
Dani WexelmanGUEST
You want to be in the conversation like the Rays and the Brewers, teams that are doing way more with way less.
Martin KilcoyneHOST
But it is kind of jarring.
Martin KilcoyneHOST
If you're Bill DeWitt, the owner, and you're trusting your staff, your leaders – You looked at it and said, wait a minute, we paid $59 million this year.
Doug VaughnHOST
Right.
Doug VaughnHOST
And the guy just looked like he was dead in the water here the last couple years in St. Louis.
Martin KilcoyneHOST
But it is kinda jarring.
Martin KilcoyneHOST
If you're Bill DeWitt, the owner, and you're trusting your, your staff, your leaders, you looked at it and said, "Wait a minute.
Martin KilcoyneHOST
We paid 59 million this year-
Jackson BurkettHOST
Right, and the guy was, just looked like he was dead in the water here-
Mike RainsHOST
But those are the guys you're building the team around, right? These are the guys you want that to look at.
Mike RainsHOST
The other thing that I think is interesting is I'm just going to go back to a comment that Bill DeWitt said in a press conference with Haim earlier in the year.
Mike RainsHOST
We will spend money when we need to spend it or something to that effect.
Mike RainsHOST
He made it sound like the money is there for the right deal.
Bernie MiklaszHOST
So I appreciate them and you very, very much.
Bernie MiklaszHOST
Since Bill DeWitt Jr. and partners purchased the Cardinals for the 19996 season, 1996 season, Major League teams have combined for, put them all together, 121 seasons where the team lost 95 or more games, and that includes 50 times where they lost 100 or more games.
Bernie MiklaszHOST
The Cardinals, uh, even in 2023, even in this transition into mediocrity, the thing that prompted the rebuild, the overdue, the much needed rebuild, the Cardinals have stayed safely above the very bottom.
Bernie MiklaszHOST
That usually pulls most rebuilding teams down.
Bobby WagnerGUEST
they think that that'll put them too central in the spotlight.
Bobby WagnerGUEST
Like Bill DeWitt is an example of an owner who carries a lot of influence on the ownership side because the Cardinals are the storied organization.
Bobby WagnerGUEST
And similarly, they have built an incredible business model.
Bobby WagnerGUEST
They've also won a lot.
Chris PelicanHOST
Cause this is, this feels like the most dug in both sides have been.
Chris PelicanHOST
And so here you have like, The only exception might be the fact that Bill DeWitt said you have to cut payroll.
Chris PelicanHOST
They basically ate $80 million to save $80 million was what the math ended up being on this whole deal.
Chris PelicanHOST
But I'm just saying these guys weren't on long-term deals.
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