He was at his best in that 82 stretch drive and playoffs. Ironically one of my favorite players and a former Cardinal, Ted Simmons, almost did both Joaquin and the Cardinals in by hitting him with a line drive on the leg early in the series.
But my favorite memory was in 84 in a game I attended against the Braves Joaquin was cruising and the Cards were already up and had runners at 2nd and 3d. The Braves elected to walk the 8th place hitter to get to Jaquan, who jokingly pointed at the right field wall on his way to the plate, and then proceeded to drill a grand slam. He literally floated around the bases.
He was a hot dog and he did implode in game 7 in 85, but we Cardinals fans give credit to Don D for providing that opportunity
