This is about a week old but congratulations to Whitey Herzog on his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Herzog was gracious and humorous in his acceptance speech and gave thanks to his mentor the late Casey Stengel. Stengel managed Herzog with the Yankees and Herzog said he thought he had been treated so well because Stengel thought he was the grandson of Casey's former teammate Buck Herzog.
In addition to Herzog, Andre Dawson of the Expos and Cubs and National League umpire Doug Harvey were also inducted last Sunday afternoon. The writers and broadcast wings also got new members with Bill Madden and Jon Miller of ESPN joining their respective groups.
Herzog managed the St. Louis Cardinals during the 80s when the team won the 1982 World Series and league championships in 1985 and 1987. I spent many enjoyable days and nights at the old Busch Stadium watching the Cardinals play "Whitey Ball". Those teams were always fun to watch and won a lot of games. So, here's to you Whitey Herzog!
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August 02, 2010
December 07, 2009
White Rat Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
I spent a lot of time in the '80s at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis. I mean a LOT of time. One of the reasons was the St. Louis Cardinals were always competitive and won three National League championships and a World Series in 1982.
The man who ran those teams, White Herzog, has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown by the so called "Old Timers Committee". And it certainly has been a long time in coming. The "White Rat" as he is still affectionately referred to by Cardinal fans, tailored his team for the cavernous Busch Stadium I. (Well, Busch Stadium as it was know while he ran the Red Birds).
Herzog used speed, defense and timely hitting to win ball games and that style of ball came to be known as "Whitey Ball" a term used for a team that manufactured many of it's runs. I can remember seeing Vince Coleman reach on an infield hit, steal second and then get moved over to third base on a ground ball to the right side of the infield. That would bring up the third spot hitter who would then hit a sacrifice fly and put the Cardinals on the board. With the team's pitching and tight defense the Cards won numerous one run games that led to those three pennants.
So here's to you Whitey Herzog. Congratulations on becoming the newest member of the Hall of Fame!
The man who ran those teams, White Herzog, has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown by the so called "Old Timers Committee". And it certainly has been a long time in coming. The "White Rat" as he is still affectionately referred to by Cardinal fans, tailored his team for the cavernous Busch Stadium I. (Well, Busch Stadium as it was know while he ran the Red Birds).
Herzog used speed, defense and timely hitting to win ball games and that style of ball came to be known as "Whitey Ball" a term used for a team that manufactured many of it's runs. I can remember seeing Vince Coleman reach on an infield hit, steal second and then get moved over to third base on a ground ball to the right side of the infield. That would bring up the third spot hitter who would then hit a sacrifice fly and put the Cardinals on the board. With the team's pitching and tight defense the Cards won numerous one run games that led to those three pennants.
So here's to you Whitey Herzog. Congratulations on becoming the newest member of the Hall of Fame!
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