We swept Toronto as well, and stayed at home to play the White Sox. We won in our first game against them, but George Leggett gave up three runs in the first inning of the next game, which we lost. This solidified one thing in my mind: we had to get rid of Leggett. He was a well-known player, he'd surely be good trade bait. I finally made a deal, with the Washington Nationals, after we won our next two games (including one on a walk-off walk in the ninth inning), the first still against Chicago...

When I took over the Cardinals, I didn't realize it would be so hard.

Ever since I was a little boy, I dreamed of running a baseball team. And I wanted that team to be my hometown Cardinals. When the lockout happened and the league just ended, I saw those dreams go to waste. Then in 2012, when it got set back up, I could realize my dreams once again. After the Cards' dismal 2014 season (62-100), they were desperate, and they hired me to steer them back in the right direction....