Jane Zuroweste
Ms. Davis
College Prep English G2
18 April 2017
The 1985 World Series
It was an abnormally warm October day, October twenty-sixth, 1985 to be exact. Two Missouri teams are practicing for World Series Game Six, the Saint Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals. It was the second time in history that two Missouri teams faced each other in the World Series. The Cardinals were up in the series three-two, they just had to win that night’s game and they would become the 1985 World Series champions. This series will become known for having one of the worst calls in sports history. The Cardinals manager was Whitey Herzog and the Royals was Dick Howser (baseball-almanac.com). “Whitey was a great manager. Probably the best at the …show more content…
At every game including the away ones there was an abundance of Cardinal fans cheering on the Red Birds. Even at the away games there was a sea of red out coloring the blue. “The Cardinal fans were extremely loyal and faithful” (Zuroweste). The attendance at Busch Stadium verse Kauffman Stadium was over 10,000 fans (baseball-reference.com)! “St.Louis really is dedicated to their teams. They always liked to outdo the other team's fans. I believe this is why we are known as Cardinal Nation, we are so dedicated to our team. We have the best fans in baseball” (Zuroweste). This proved that the Cardinals were an extremely loved team. “Being such a loved team and being so successful came hate. I beilieve everyone hated the Cardinals and wanted them to lose” …show more content…
The looks on their faces and on Herzog's face just showed the disappointment and showed how much that lose hurt them as a team” (Zuroweste). This whole series became known as a devastating loss for the Red Birds but a triumphant win for the Royals (MLB.com). “Not only was the team let down but so were us as fans. Cardinal Nation's hearts hurt for the team. I know I thought they would win and so did all the other fans” (Zuroweste). Since some of the members reacted in such a horrific manner one the team members were suspended from the start of the nest season (TIME.com).
The MVP of the World Series was Britt Saberhagen, and Ozzie Smith was the Cardinals MVP (MLB.com). “I wasn’t surprised about Saberhagen he was damn good, and for Smith I mean I knew he would be MVP that man can play ball” (Zuroweste). After the World Series Denkinger retired as an umpire because of all the comments he was getting from people because of his call (Si.com). It wasn’t until many years later he confused he was wrong. “I can remember the press interview as well. I was at work n my lunch break when it came on, I was wondering why he was on TV and thought out maybe he was coming back. He wasn’t coming back, he was coming out. He confessed of the miss called play. He knew the man was out, but he called safe to early and couldn't take it back. He mentioned that is the main reason he stopped umpiring, because he couldn't live with his mistake and
Ms. Davis
College Prep English G2
18 April 2017
The 1985 World Series
It was an abnormally warm October day, October twenty-sixth, 1985 to be exact. Two Missouri teams are practicing for World Series Game Six, the Saint Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals. It was the second time in history that two Missouri teams faced each other in the World Series. The Cardinals were up in the series three-two, they just had to win that night’s game and they would become the 1985 World Series champions. This series will become known for having one of the worst calls in sports history. The Cardinals manager was Whitey Herzog and the Royals was Dick Howser (baseball-almanac.com). “Whitey was a great manager. Probably the best at the …show more content…
At every game including the away ones there was an abundance of Cardinal fans cheering on the Red Birds. Even at the away games there was a sea of red out coloring the blue. “The Cardinal fans were extremely loyal and faithful” (Zuroweste). The attendance at Busch Stadium verse Kauffman Stadium was over 10,000 fans (baseball-reference.com)! “St.Louis really is dedicated to their teams. They always liked to outdo the other team's fans. I believe this is why we are known as Cardinal Nation, we are so dedicated to our team. We have the best fans in baseball” (Zuroweste). This proved that the Cardinals were an extremely loved team. “Being such a loved team and being so successful came hate. I beilieve everyone hated the Cardinals and wanted them to lose” …show more content…
The looks on their faces and on Herzog's face just showed the disappointment and showed how much that lose hurt them as a team” (Zuroweste). This whole series became known as a devastating loss for the Red Birds but a triumphant win for the Royals (MLB.com). “Not only was the team let down but so were us as fans. Cardinal Nation's hearts hurt for the team. I know I thought they would win and so did all the other fans” (Zuroweste). Since some of the members reacted in such a horrific manner one the team members were suspended from the start of the nest season (TIME.com).
The MVP of the World Series was Britt Saberhagen, and Ozzie Smith was the Cardinals MVP (MLB.com). “I wasn’t surprised about Saberhagen he was damn good, and for Smith I mean I knew he would be MVP that man can play ball” (Zuroweste). After the World Series Denkinger retired as an umpire because of all the comments he was getting from people because of his call (Si.com). It wasn’t until many years later he confused he was wrong. “I can remember the press interview as well. I was at work n my lunch break when it came on, I was wondering why he was on TV and thought out maybe he was coming back. He wasn’t coming back, he was coming out. He confessed of the miss called play. He knew the man was out, but he called safe to early and couldn't take it back. He mentioned that is the main reason he stopped umpiring, because he couldn't live with his mistake and