The 2025 Cardinals haven't done much to generate enthusiasm within their sprawling fan base in advance of the new season. Not a dollar spent on a major-league free agents. No significant additions. In what was supposed to be a "reset" year, the Cardinals are bringing back most of the parts from their 83-win team in 2024.

Over the last two seasons the Cards rank 22nd among 30 MLB teams in winning percentage. Despite that, the Cardinals ranked 4th in the majors in home-game tickets sold in 2023, and were 7th in 2024. But a lot of folks weren't using the tickets they purchased; the no-show factor is glaring and obvious.

The 2025 season will be particularly challenging for the Cardinals, who haven't done much (if anything) to rally the fan base after the past two years. And as of today, the Cardinals were seemingly struggling to fill Busch Stadium for the March 27 Opening Day. If you go to the Cards' official web site and look at the available tickets for the first game of the season, the visual is stunning. There are swaths of seats available, even in the seating areas that used to be highly coveted. Opening Day in St. Louis won't be the same.