Frank Cashen - the forgotten hero of the 1986 Mets

[Gantry]

Just made a quick Wiki page for Frank Cashen, the general manager of the 1986 Mets.  This guy did a remarkable job turning this franchise around.  They were pretty much the worst team in baseball and six years later they were the best.  The guy knew how to make trades:

http://dee-nee.com/wiki/index.php/Frank_Cashen

Comments?  Questions?  Lemons? 

[TβG]

good job.  this made me think if whitey herzog was the gm as well as manager of the 87 cards??? i know he later gm'd for the angels... any cards fans know?

[BDawk]

good job.  this made me think if whitey herzog was the gm as well as manager of the 87 cards??? i know he later gm'd for the angels... any cards fans know?

No--Lee Thomas, I believe

[Gantry]

I do know that Herzog is the one who called Cashen about trading for Keith Hernandez in 1983, so if he wasn't the GM then, he at least had a lot of power within the organization...

[BDawk]

good job.  this made me think if whitey herzog was the gm as well as manager of the 87 cards??? i know he later gm'd for the angels... any cards fans know?

No--Lee Thomas, I believe

I'm wrong here. Lee Thomas was on the team, but not the actual GM

[Gantry]

Does that mean Herzog was both? 

[BeeJay]

1980     St. Louis Cardinals     General Manager (note: and Manager)  (Assumed GM Duties 8/26/80)
1981    St. Louis Cardinals    General Manager (note: and Manager)
1982    St. Louis Cardinals    General Manager (note: and Manager)  (Resigned GM duties 4/10/82)

[Gantry]

Hmmm, the Hernandez trade was June of 1983 and The Bad Guys Won said Herzog called Cashen about it.  Perhaps he sent out the feelers and the GM sealed the deal...

[ultimate7]

I'm sure even though Herzog didn't have the title of GM, he had plenty of say on personnel decisions.