Whitey Herzog
Whitey Herzog
Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzogis a former Major League Baseball manager. Born in New Athens, Illinois, he made his debut as a player in 1956 with the Washington Senators. After his playing career ended in 1963, Herzog went on to perform a variety of roles in Major League Baseball, including scout, manager, general manager and farm system director. Most noted for his success as a manager, he led the Kansas City Royals to three consecutive playoff appearances from 1976 to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth9 November 1931
CityNew Athens, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I spent the 10 best years of my life here.
The thing I always liked the best was that he was always smiling and having a good time while everyone else was uptight.
I think the steroid issue has made him a national hero again. I think he did it without help. And now all of a sudden his record was broken ... so I think that makes Roger very popular again.
We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.
The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else.
You sweat out the free agent thing in November then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left in January and in February I get down to sewing all the new numbers on the uniforms.
He could just pinpoint the ball anywhere he wanted. He never pitched inside much. His theory was that you made more mistakes on the inside than the outside. But when he was in Miami, he was still throwing the ball 87-88-89 miles an hour.
I just don't like the Houston lineup, ... There's too many weak spots, too many guys you can pitch to and get out. You get the feeling their pitcher could throw a shutout and not win.
but he really does have a heart of gold.
I'd rather go fishing for three years.
We need just two players to be a contender. Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.
The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing for three years.
What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed.
The way we have been playing, I might tell my players not to cross the picket line (umpire strike of 1979).