With a flattop haircut, pointed opinions and a Midwestern sensibility, Whitey Herzog forged ... A year later, Herzog shuffled more Cards, making moves that set the stage for three World Series ...

NEW YORK -- Whitey ... Herzog wrote in his memoir "White Rat: A Life in Baseball," published in 1987. "They called it 'Whiteyball' and said it couldn't last." Under Herzog, the Cards won pennants ...