Ken Oberkfell played for the St. Louis Cardinals for parts of eight years, including a World Series Championship in ’82. Ken was a .292/.364/.381 hitter during his Cardinals career, a very productive slash line that is perfectly in-tune with Whitey Ball.
To get the conversation going, my brother (Kyle) asked Ken who his favorite pitcher to face was. The answer certainly surprised me: Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. There certainly aren’t many players who were keen on facing baseball legends, but Kenny certainly enjoyed the challenge.
His least favorite pitcher made a bit more sense.