The Redbirds will feature a balanced attack with speed (Lou Brock, Vince Coleman, Willie McGee & Ozzie Smith) and power (Stan Musial, Ken Boyer & Joe Torre). Simply put the Cardinals will be able to run wild and go deep. This might be the most balanced offense in the league. A gold glove infield featuring Mex (Keith Hernandez), Ozzie Smith, Ken Boyer and Red Schoendienst will stop ground balls in their tracks. McGee or Curt Flood will track down pretty much everything hit into the outfield. The pitching revolves around the great Bob Gibson. Nobody comes up bigger in big games than #45. A young Steve Carlton needs to be up to the task to be the #2 guy as the rest of the staff is pedestrian at best. Worrell, and the Mad Hungarian “Al Hrabosky will have to close out games in a tidy fashion by entering early when Gibby and Carlton aren’t on the hill. Skipper Bike Mike Roberts will be returning to the Cardinal bench for his 10 time in the last 11 seasons. Last year Mike had the opportunity to manage the the field for the Browns and did an excellent job getting that moribund club over the .500 mark.
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