The St. Louis Cardinals' “devil magic” appears to be wearing off ; they are poised to miss the playoffs for the third consecutive season, barring a major unforeseen turnaround towards the end of the season. They are also on pace for their second losing season over the past three years; the last time this occurred was before the turn of the century, when St. Louis struggled from 1997 to 1999.

While the Cardinals are in no way, shape, or form the worst team in MLB, their fans have grown accustomed to excellence from the team but have only gotten mediocrity over the past few seasons. And with a downturn in the team's level of play comes a more lukewarm reception from the team's typically passionate fanbase. The numbers don't lie.

According to Jeff Jones of BND.com, only 17,675 were in a

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