Herzog went full speed ahead
Published 11/22/2007 by Jim Molony at Major League Baseball News
When Whitey Herzog's managerial career began 10 years after he retired as a player, he wasn't an immediate success. But by stressing pitching, speed and defense, Herzog is making his second appearance on the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee ballot.
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