In honor of the world-wide web (www), my three posts this week will each begin with the letter "W". Welcome to Sesame Street blogging! ...Whitey Herzog entered the hallowed territory of baseball's Hall of Fame this weekend.
He hit the St. Louis baseball scene like a ton of bricks, wheeling and dealing at lightning speed to improve a dull and mediocre team that had failed to generate any heat for the previous decade. In doing so, he acquired talent such as Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter, and Jack Clark.
Whitey was also a savvy on-field general, taking the team to the World Series three times in the 80s (and inspiring Jack Buck's famous "go crazy, folks!" call).
Another measure of Herzog's impact: attendance to Cardinal games rose from 1.4 million to 3 million under his leadership.
Congratulations to the White Rat!
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