Keith Hernandez: The Mets Years- Part One (1983 - 1985)
Fresh off the St. Louis Cardinals 1982 Championship season, Keith Hernandez continued to have disagreements with St. Louis management. Hernandez & his already stormy relationship with Manager Whitey Herzog got even worse. Turmoil With Whitey Herzog: The old school manager, Herzog didn't like things about Hernandez style of play. He felt Hernandez talked too much & was a chatterbox. He felt that at times his play was too casual & he lacked hustle because of that attitude. He felt Keith didn't run out easy ground ball outs & was too rebellious when told what to do. Herzog felt Hernandez was a bad influence on the teams' younger players. When there were rumors of drug use, Herzog wanted no part of that. Drug Use: Hernanez eventually confirmed he did once play a game under the influence of cocaine. In the late 1970's & 1980's cocaine was everywhere in MLB, it couldn't be ignored. Hernandez later testified that he believed 40% of players we...
