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
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.
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.
For being book smart, I thought he (A. Barlett Giamatti) had a lot of street smarts, which is tough to find sometimes.