The best and worst of the ’80s: Debating brightest stars, terrible trades and more

Astroturf, speed on the bases and power at the plate, and epic pitching performances. The ’80s seemed to have it all — except a Yankees World Series title, of course. In reviewing the magic and mayhem on the field that typified baseball in the 1980s, we asked three of ESPN.com’s resident baseball experts — Bradford Doolittle, David Schoenfield and Sam Miller — for their thoughts on who was cool, who was overrated and the baseball cards treasured from baseball’s decade without a dynasty.