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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Miklasz: Fall at home puts Herzog in hospital

The tumble is now complete.

The beloved Whitey Herzog is in the hospital recovering from a head injury suffered when he fell on a pool deck at his home in South St. Louis County.

The Cardinals’ Hall of Fame manager was still in the intensive care unit as of Friday morning, and friends and family are understandably concerned.

Whitey’s son, Jim Herzog, provided an update and made a request via email:

“Whitey Herzog suffered a fall at home Monday which caused a head contusion and bruised shoulder. We expect a full recovery. But quiet rest is essential at this time. The family appreciates all your thoughts and prayers. Thank you for respecting his privacy as he takes time to heal.”

A source close to Herzog told us that he’s being examined for a concussion and will probably be hospitalized for another week.

Repoz Posted: September 24, 2011 at 03:14 PM | 11 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Harveys Wallbangers

Posted: September 24, 2011 at 03:44 PM (#3934759)

Getting a head injury when you are older can have serious consequences. All of the sudden it evolves into serious memory loss and/or motor skill issues.

Good luck Whitey!

2. Dag Nabbit has the talking pillow Posted: September 24, 2011 at 03:56 PM (#3934768)

Younger than Jack McKeon.

3. Greg Maddux School of Reflexive Profanity Posted: September 24, 2011 at 04:05 PM (#3934777)

Life Alert would listen...

4. Harveys Wallbangers

Posted: September 24, 2011 at 04:43 PM (#3934819)

Are there players managed by Whitey still playing?

5. BDC

Posted: September 24, 2011 at 04:49 PM (#3934827)

Getting a head injury when you are older can have serious consequences

Amen to that. One also worries about somebody cracking a vertebra and it going unnoticed in the commotion – I've known that to happen. I hope Whitey is OK.

6. The Long Arm of Rudy Law Posted: September 24, 2011 at 06:15 PM (#3934935)

Are there players managed by Whitey still playing?

Omar Vizquel is the only active player who played in 1990, when Whitey last managed. If Jamie Moyer comes back, he would be a second. Moyer joined the Cardinals in 1991, so he just missed Whitey. Since Vizquel was on the Mariners his first few years, Moyer would be the only active player to play against a Herzog team.

The last guy to manage against Herzog is still active though.

7. SoSHially Unacceptable Posted: September 24, 2011 at 06:52 PM (#3934974)

The last guy to manage against Herzog is still active though.

And interestingly, it's not TLR. Though they spent 11 years active together, including one half season in the same division. But when LaRussa took over the ChiSox job with 54 games left in 1979, they were already done with their season series with the Royals. After that, Whitey hightailed it to the NL.

8. JJ1986 Posted: September 24, 2011 at 07:02 PM (#3934989)

The last guy to manage against Herzog is still active though.

McKeon?

9. The Long Arm of Rudy Law Posted: September 24, 2011 at 07:11 PM (#3934994)

Yeah, it was McKeon. Herzog was replaced by Red Schoendienst, who's 88 but seems like he should be older.

10. Dag Nabbit has the talking pillow Posted: September 24, 2011 at 07:34 PM (#3935015)

Joe Torre replaced Herzog as STL manager. Well, technically Red Schoendienst did, but he's just a franchise stalwart brought in for a purely interim basis. Joe Torre came by after a few weeks.

The 1990 Cardinals: the only team managed by three guys who each had over 1,000 wins in the dugout. And they all won at least one World Series title. And they're all in (or will be in) Cooperstown.

11. Dag Nabbit has the talking pillow Posted: September 24, 2011 at 07:40 PM (#3935017)

Guys Herzog managed against that are still around (and Herzog's record against them):

30-22 vs. Jack McKeon
38-43 vs. Jim Leyland
48-60 vs. Davey Johnson

And guys recently around:
24-29 vs. Joe Torre
8-8 vs. Bobby Cox
2-6 vs. Lou Piniella
59-62 vs. Tommy Lasorda, who was honorary coach for a game for the Dodgers.

I guess either Leyland of Johnson will be the last man standing that Herzog ever managed against. At the other extreme end, Herzog managed against Paul Richards who helped resurrect the White Sox in 1951.

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