Piniella and Ramirez: A Recipe for Disaster
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › March 07, 2007
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Whitey Herzog was surrounded by reporters on the well-worn Busch Stadium Astroturf. A game in the 1982 World Series was a couple of hours away, and Herzog would be managing a team built around speed and defense.
His St. Louis Cardinals tracked down balls in the gaps, led by newly acquired rookie Willie McGee, and stole bases at will. Herzog was asked what the team was like a couple of years earlier, when he arrived as manager.See the full content of this document
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Piniella and Ramirez: A Recipe for Disaster
"I couldn't get them to run to first, let alone steal second," he said.
Armed with general manager power as well, Herzog cleaned house, assembling a roster dominated by players...See the full content of this document
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