Read: Davey Johnson and the Hall of Fame
Marty Noble at MLB.com provides a great look at Davey Johnson’s nomination for the Hall of Fame, his relationship with former rival and fellow candidate, Whitey Herzog, as well as Johnson’s “outside the box” coaching style, to which he said:
“I wasn’t trying to go against the grain…I was trying to make it easier for my team to win the World Series.”
That was his mission, to make the game easier for his players, “to put them in situations where they can shine,” he used to say. “If you do that, they’ll take care of the winning.”
…i was only four years old in ’86 so my memories are pretty limited and mostly shaped by the dvds and books – which is why i enjoy articles that look back on the season and its major players. they allow me to remember the championship team during its peak as opposed to when i was coming into my own as a mets fan and they started to decline…
…time to enjoy the holiday and some football, Happy Thanksgiving everyone…
