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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang
I was one of those that thought they were crazy to trade Templeton for Ozzie. Templeton was a .300 hitter while Ozzie was known as "no bat - all glove". I have to admit though, in the long run it was proven that the Cardinal management was a lot smarter than I was. Ozzie improved his hitting over the years and is just such a good guy, you can't help but like him.
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Growing up in Central Illinois, I remember the immortal line from Templeton - "If I ain't startin, I ain't departin'" - referring to his not starting the All Star Game. It was downhill from there, Herzog cleaned house in the off season, and when Gene Tenace was photographed dragging Templeton into the dugout after Tempy did something (I Forget, maybe flipped off fans???? - anyone remember??) he was history.
We were lucky to get anything for him.