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At center of Cardinals' defensive uptick, rookie Bader credits rookie coach McGee

When Willie McGee arrived with the Cardinals, some of the first coaching he received was a simple, short instruction from manager Whitey Herzog: Take fly balls off the bat. During batting practice, McGee would start in shallow center to practice balls hit over his head one day, and then he’d get liners struck his way the next — all because of an instructor’s suggestion.

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