As much as I love watching baseball, there's a tedium to it. I do not live in the past; I accept the sport for what it is now. Things constantly change. But in these modern times, so many games look the same. So many teams look the same. That can never be said of Whitey Herzog's St. Louis Cardinals teams during the 1980s.
Months before I started my YouTube channel this year we lost Whitey -- Hall of Fame manager, Hall of Fame personality -- Herzog, who died on April 15 at the age of 92. I hadn't done any type of video tribute to Whitey. That left me restless.
We've spent a lot of time here on The Bernie Show talking about managers -- be it Tony La Russa, or Mike Shildt, or Oli Marmol, or the candidates to replace Marmol if the Cardinals make a change. And that got me to thinking about a few things: today's baseball lacks identity, and too many managers are similar in their thinking.
Whitey Herzog was the opposite of that. His 1980s Cardinals were immensely successful, and popular, and wildly entertaining. And they had a unique style that made them one of a kind. Herzog, a maverick, went against the norm and reinvented the way baseball was played in St. Louis. And that makes us miss him more. From time to time I will present a historical perspective on sports figures that I've covered, written about, or known Today: it's my honor to share my thoughts on Herzog, and take some time to elaborate on why this legend -- and his style of baseball -- was so extraordinary. I hope you enjoy it.
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