He focused on pitching, defense and speed.
The Ozzie Smith for Garry Templeton trade turned out to be pure genius. Both were stellar shortstops (Ozzie was better, though). But ozzie (wizard of oz) was magical at short; great on the bases, and one of the hardest “outs” I’ve ever seen. He must have spoiled 1000 2-strike pitches by fouling them off.
I really enjoyed Herzog’s style of baseball.
As Jerry Seinfeld noted in 1987: it’s the only time a black shortstop can call his manager Whitey.