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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Yeah, a little.
I'm going to be fascinated to see how St. Louis remembers LaRussa. He'll never be as beloved as Herzog and I just don't get that. Herzog ate shit with some incredibly talented teams in his own right and then he ****ing quit mid-season. And while people loved to barbecue LaRussa for trying weird shit like the pitcher at 8, Herzog was nearly as bad and in some ways worse. The shit with putting Worrell in RF for a batter, for instance. Personally, I find it clever as hell but I saw some benefit in batting the pitcher 8 as well. If you hate LaRussa's tinkering, I just don't see how you could love Herzog. If you hated his arrogance, how can you give Herzog a pass? If you think he wasted talent, Herzog had just as many awful years with great players.
Ultimately LaRussa should be seen as the greatest manager the franchise has ever had. But it's not gonna happen. I just don't think he was 'midwest' enough for the fanbase. A little too west coast intellectual snob whereas Herzog was the blue collar darling.
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There's no way to look at it objectively and come to any other conclusion. TLR was head and shoulders better than Whitey.