(AP) -- Whitey Herzog could do without the leadup to his Hall of Fame induction. All the interviews and public appearances are cutting into his fishing time.
The 78-year-old Herzog will be inducted July 25 in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with Andre Dawson and umpire Doug Harvey. Then, he hopes he gets his life back.
Herzog said on a conference call Friday that all the demands on his time have left him tired and aggravated instead of excited about the upcoming honor. He misses fishing every day.
Hall of Fame recognition comes 20 years after Herzog managed his last game in 1990. He managed 18 seasons before resigning midway through the 1990 season, and said if he'd stuck around another decade he'd have made it into the Hall of Fame sooner.
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