Rotoviz Radio Cardinals-Royals '85 World Series Game 6 with Marshall Garvey
Author Marshall Garvey and host Thomas Emerick revisit an overshadowed but fascinating Fall Classic between the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals. This series peaks with Game 6 and captures a turning point in 1980s baseball, while featuring some angles unique to Missouri and the Midwest.
It’s October 1985. Cardinals vs. Royals. World Series, Game 6. Remember That Game is the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey—and sometimes chart the path of the zeitgeist along the way. I’m your host, Thomas Emerick, joined by Marshall Garvey, author of Interstate 85: The Royals, The Cardinals, and the Show-Me World Series.
Show threads:
- Why the 1985 Cardinals–Royals matchup felt unlikely before Opening Day—and why pundits missed the signs
- Missouri vs. Missouri (by way of Kansas): geography, rail lines, I-70, and civic pride
- How two very different baseball styles defined the 1980s and collided in this series
- The stacked contenders who didn’t make the playoffs in 1985—and what that says about the era
- John Tudor’s dominance, Brett Saberhagen’s youth, and a Game 7 collision course
- Dan Quisenberry, George Brett, Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee, and the razor-thin margins of elite October baseball
- Don Denkinger’s call, Whitey Herzog’s reaction, and life before instant replay
- Pinch hitters, unlikely heroes, David Letterman, and why Buddy Biancalana keeps showing up at the biggest moments
- What the 1985 World Series tells us about 1980s baseball, Midwest culture, and why no team repeated as champs that decade
HOST
Remember That Game creator and producer Thomas Emerick
Guest
Author Marshall Garvey (Interstate 85: The Royals, The Cardinals, and the Show-Me World Series)
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