The 1980s were a confusing time in Major League Baseball. It had Astroturf, a cocaine trial, and a random franchise winning the World Series every single year. Maybe, it’s because of the coke. Maybe, it’s because of the NFL officially taking over as America’s Game. But for one reason or another, nobody seems to remember or care about what went on with baseball in the “crazy eighties.”
For example, Jack Morris, the winningest pitcher of the decade and a clutch big game player as well, has not even sniffed Cooperstown in the 22+ years since his retirement, is telling of how little that decade mattered in the grand history of baseball.