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80s-Era Cardinals on Team Legacy Postedby:ZoeWolkowitz inMajorLeagueBaseball July16,2014

FlashbackWeekhasprovided101ESPNtheopportunitytoreliveonethegreaterdecadestheCardinalshaveeverknown.The1980ssawatransitionforbaseball,withoffensivepowernumbershavingdropped.TheCardinalstriumphedduringthistime,however,withthreeNationalLeaguepennantsandaWorldSeriestitle.

80sMLBstarswerentreliantonthehomerunsorrecognitionbythepress.Baseballwaschangingandbegantorevolvearoundspeedandreliefpitching.Ifateamwon,itwasateameffortnotonebignameorbighit.Infact,ninedifferentteamswonWorldSerieschampionshipsduringthatdecade.

Oneofmyfavoritethingsaboutthe80swasthevarietytherewasinagame,said101ESPNsKevinWheeler.Inthe80sitseemedlikeeveryteamhadtheirownstyleandanerawhentherewerentrepeatchampions,therewerentindividualfranchisesdominatingtheentiredecade.Ifindthattimejusttobeagreattimeinbaseballhistory.

Duringthe80sera,teamsbegantochangetheirlineupstofocusonspeed.CardinalsmanagerWhiteyHerzogimplementedthisstrategyand

usedRunninRedbirdsplayerslikeOzzieSmith,WillieMcGee,LonnieSmith,andVinceColeman.AfterpilingupstolenbasesandcountlessRBIs,thisstyleofplaywasdubbedbythemediaandfansasWhiteyBall.

IthinkthetwothingsthatarecrazywhenIlookattheteamfrom85isTomHerrwith100RBIsbutonlyeighthomerunsandVinceColemanwith110stolenbases.Justacompletelydifferentstyleofbaseballbackthen,saidAnthonyStalteron101ESPNsTheTurn.

The82Cardinalshitamajorleaguelowof67homeruns,butstole200basesonthewaytotheirninthworldchampionship.

WewerentahomerunhittingteambutIthinkthatin1982wewereaveryfundamentallysoundteam,saidOzzieSmithonTheKevinWheelerShow.Oneofthethingsthatmadeusverysuccessfulwasthefactthatwemovedasaunitandpeopledontrealizethatwhenyouplaythegameofbaseballyoumoveasaunit.Whenoneguymoves,itstartsachainreactionandthatwasoneofthethingsthatwasveryspecialaboutourteambecausewewereatotalunitasfarasdefensewasconcerned,wehadrealqualitypitching,wehadveteransthatunderstoodwhattherejobwas.

Anotherchangethe80seraintroducedwastheriseofreliefpitchingandtheroleofthecloser.TheCardinalsruledtheleaguewithstrongandconsistentpitchingperformances.

IwassoexcitedtobesittingoutinthebullpenonourbenchwatchingthatspeedthanbeingonthemoundwatchingthatspeedbecauseIjustwatchedpitcher,afterpitcher,afterpitchercomeunraveledonthemoundandworrysomuchaboutsomeonepeepingatfirstorstealingabasethattheyforgetabouthomeplate,saidKenDayley,formerCardinalsreliefpitcher,on101ESPNsTheTurn.

IvehadsomewonderfulyearsinSt.Louisbutthat1982wasamagicalyearforusbecauseitallworkedanditallcametogethersaidSmith.Wehadguysthatcouldruntheballdownandpitchersthatcouldpitchtoourdefense.Itmadeitaveryeasytriptotheballparkeverydayknowingthatweweregoingtohaveachancetowinbecauseofhowwewentaboutourwork.

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