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...Rollie Fingers, Reggie Jackson and George Hendrick...
Blackwill "has a kind of cornbread, Midwestern air about him, but that conceals a very shrewd diplomat," said Institute of Politics Fellow Hendrick Hertzberg '65. Hertzberg, a former speechwriter for President Carter and editor of The New Republic, worked with Blackwill in 1979 when Carter visits in Israel to push his Mideast peace plan...
...Mickey Stanley filled in at short for the Tigers when they beat the Cardinals in 1968. In 1972, George Hendrick was Reggie Jackson's replacement in center field for the A's, but he played only a minor role in their Series win. Brain Doyle substituted for Willie Randoloph for the 1978 Yankees and hit over .400 as they best Los Angeles...
Milwaukee equivalent, Rollie Fingers, was not. But which of these teams was more appealing is a tougher call. There has often been more glory in a World Series, but seldom so little guile. Both teams seemed to enjoy themselves hugely and, except for the quiet man, Cardinal Rightfielder George Hendrick, said so. The series was unclassic but fun, distinguished for more than a bunch of infield hits and a 2-hr. 15-min. rain delay...
...seventh game of the World Series, the bases loaded, one out, here's the pitch . . . Keith Hernandez knocked in two sixth-inning runs (one in the person of Ozzie Smith) to tie 3-3, and Hendrick followed eloquently with the winning hit. After the 6-3 victory, fans engulfed the players, security guards and dogs. Inside, the winners all hopped about joyously and splashed in the champagne like children. But Hernandez's point about adult frailties was not completely gone. Porter's "champagne" was grape juice. "I'm still coming back," Porter said, from the alcohol...