Comments on: Garry Templeton http://cardboardgods.net/2007/02/06/garry-templeton/ Voice of the Mathematically Eliminated Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:11:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Andrew Berthoff http://cardboardgods.net/2007/02/06/garry-templeton/#comment-9399 Andrew Berthoff Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:30:24 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2007/02/06/garry-templeton/#comment-9399 I attended the game in St. Louis at which Gary "Jump Steady" Templeton jaked it half-way to first before making a turn to the Cardinals' dugout with a rain of boos on him. As sb says, he then flipped off the St. Louis crowd before going down the steps, and I remember seeing Whitey Herzog's arms reacing up and grabbing Templeton, pulling him into the tunnel. I also recall Herzog insisting that "That boy" won't play for the Cardinals, which was seen by some as a racial epithet that Whitey (!!) then had to answer for. I believe most Cardinals fans were happy to see Templeton go, but wondered how his skill and batting average would be replaced. Templeton's flip-off, I think, played a major part in setting up the Cardinals for the 1982 World Series Championship. I attended the game in St. Louis at which Gary “Jump Steady” Templeton jaked it half-way to first before making a turn to the Cardinals’ dugout with a rain of boos on him. As sb says, he then flipped off the St. Louis crowd before going down the steps, and I remember seeing Whitey Herzog’s arms reacing up and grabbing Templeton, pulling him into the tunnel. I also recall Herzog insisting that “That boy” won’t play for the Cardinals, which was seen by some as a racial epithet that Whitey (!!) then had to answer for. I believe most Cardinals fans were happy to see Templeton go, but wondered how his skill and batting average would be replaced. Templeton’s flip-off, I think, played a major part in setting up the Cardinals for the 1982 World Series Championship.

]]> By: sb1902 http://cardboardgods.net/2007/02/06/garry-templeton/#comment-235 sb1902 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:11:04 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2007/02/06/garry-templeton/#comment-235 <b><a></a>2.</b>  Sad to admit, but I vividly remember that trade and could not believe the Cardinals would do something so stupid. I thought it was a slam-dunk for San Diego. I also seem to remember the trade was brought about because Templeton flipped off the fans on his way back to the dugout (I remember the video clearly in my mind). 2.  Sad to admit, but I vividly remember that trade and could not believe the Cardinals would do something so stupid. I thought it was a slam-dunk for San Diego. I also seem to remember the trade was brought about because Templeton flipped off the fans on his way back to the dugout (I remember the video clearly in my mind).

]]> By: Josh Wilker http://cardboardgods.net/2007/02/06/garry-templeton/#comment-234 Josh Wilker Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:25:58 +0000 http://cardboardgods.net/2007/02/06/garry-templeton/#comment-234 <b><a></a>1.</b>  2 comments from the old CG site: Michael said... Ah, yes. The 'ol "challenge trade". 6:03 PM pete said... I guess Garry did perform reasonably well for the pennant-winning Padres (did I just say that?) in the '84 postseason, but he is most indelibly etched into my mind as a .228 hitting reserve infielder for the steep-in-decline 1991 Mets. ...for whom he most often slowly lurched onto the diamond, stoop-shouldered and cautiously, as a late-inning replacement for Keith Miller. 1:24 PM 1.  2 comments from the old CG site:

Michael said…
Ah, yes. The ‘ol “challenge trade”.

6:03 PM

pete said…
I guess Garry did perform reasonably well for the pennant-winning Padres (did I just say that?) in the ’84 postseason, but he is most indelibly etched into my mind as a .228 hitting reserve infielder for the steep-in-decline 1991 Mets.

…for whom he most often slowly lurched onto the diamond, stoop-shouldered and cautiously, as a late-inning replacement for Keith Miller.

1:24 PM

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