Thirty years ago today, one of the most incredible and obviously one-sided trades of the 1980s occurred. The St. Louis Cardinals sent star first baseman and NL 1979 co-MVP Keith Hernandez to the New York Mets for ….well, basically for the right to not have Keith Hernandez on their team anymore.
via 30th anniversary: Keith Hernandez for Rick Ownbey and Neil Allen.
Sometimes even the worst seasons can have a silver lining. It remains to be seen what 2013 holds.
If you’re on the younger side read the Hardball Times article to learn more about the circumstances around Keith’s arrival, and ponder that for a few months Seaver and Keith were Mets teammates.
It was that big of a deal for the Cards. Remember they beat the Mets out in 1985 & 1987