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From: hymowitz@whatever.cs.jhu.edu (Hymie!)
Subject: Re: Cal Ripken Signed
Organization: Creative Sensualities dept, Jacquie's House of Underwear
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 17:58:10 GMT

hasch@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu (Bruce M Hasch) writes:
>In article <24027@oasys.dt.navy.mil>, link@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Richard Link) writes...
>>At the opening of tonight's game against the Angels, Rex Barney, the
>>Camden Yards announcer delivered the news to all that Cal and the Orioles
>>have agreed to a five year $30.5M contract.  No details on the particulars
>>were given.
>
>The contract breakdown is as follows:
>
>Signing Bonus: $ 3,000,000
>1993 Salary:   $ 4,500,000
>1994 Salary:   $ 4,800,000
>1995 Salary:   $ 6,000,000
>1996 Salary:   $ 6,000,000
>1997 Salary:   $ 6,200,000  (!)
>               -----------
>               $30,500,000
>
>In addition, there is a clause in the contract which will pay Cal
>$2,000,000 after he retires, as a salary for four years of unspecified
>work within the organization.

there's also a clause that allows him to become a free agent after
3 years if he chooses, and re-negotiate or leave the team.  the team
does not have the same right.

--hymie
hymowitz@cs.jhu.edu                                         hymie@jhuvms.bitnet
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From: dxf12@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas Fowler)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Yes, Jose can demand a trade.  Now, where?
Date: 1 Sep 1992 23:46:58 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: dxf12@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas Fowler)
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     It was confirmed on our local t.v. news that Jose Canseco can demand
a trade since he was traded in the middle of a long-term contract.  Now,
lets see where.  I thought I had a good, 3-way deal between the Rangers,
Angels, and Red Sox worked out (including the Rocket to the Rangers where
he could win 25 a year a have an easier time getting to a division crown with
Jim Abbott and Mark Langston alongside), but it left the Sox with no good
starting pitchers, though they would have Canseco and Juan Gonzalez.  So,
scratch that idea.
     Canseco seems like the type who would love New York or Los Angeles, but
none of those parks are real hitters' parks.  So, I think the best idea is:
Canseco to ATlanta for Dave Justice, John Smoltz, Pete Smith, and a reliever
whom the Rangers can groom as their stopper.  The Rangers would have to throw
in a couple minor leaguers - perhaps a top minor-league starter - but Jose
would be happy close to Florida and in a large market with lots of exposure
because of the winning (and in a homer haven), and the Rangers would have
someone who can pitch?
     Comments?  Better ideas?
-- 
Doug Fowler: dxf12@po.CWRU.edu      :    "Every baby born into the world is
Real home: Canton, Ohio             :  finer than the last."--Charles Dickens
 Trying to follow in the path of our :     "A baby is an inestimable
Lord;anything close will be a success:  blessing and bother."--Mark Twain
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From: king@ssvax.gte.com (Larry King)
Subject: Kevin Mitchell
Organization: GTE/SCSD
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 11:31:06 GMT

	I was reading in the Boston Globe today that Kevin Mitchell was
put on the 60 day DL.  There is no mention of why though.  Anyone able
to update me on this injury.  Thanks...

--
Larry King
GTE Government Systems, Needham, MA    		(617) 455-3384 
E-Mail : king%ssvax.dnet@get.com
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From: vince@sscl.uwo.ca
Subject: Cecil F., Frank T., Dave B., and Detroit lineup
Organization: Social Science Computing Laboratory
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 20:55:05 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.203843.16669@midway.uchicago.edu>, thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank) writes:
> In article <1992Aug31.151729.1491@island.COM> fester@island.COM (Mike Fester) writes:

>>While he's not an MVP candidate (nor should he be) this year, that "40th-50th
>>best, if that" is utter nonsense. 
> 
> Why?  He was, what, the third or fourth best player on his team?  Three
> times fourteen, that works out to 42.  He's certainly closer to 40th than
> 1st.

John Palmer and I met in the hall last week, and we were discussing
exactly this topic: how valuable is Cecil?  We were agreed that he is
not nearly as good as he thinks he is.  We also had some questions
about exactly how well Frank Thomas was doing this year.

Then, I sat down with last week's Baseball Weekly, and started to play
...

TEXT OF MESSAGE SENT TO JOHN PALMER INCLUDED ...

         gam  ab run hit DO TR HR rbi  BB  SO SB CS BATT ONBA SLUG  OPS
Thomas   121 430  77 138 28  2 21  84 102  63  6  2 .321 .448 .542 .989
Fielder  118 454  55 109 19  0 27 104  53 121  0  0 .240 .317 .460 .777
Bergman   66 146  13  30  2  0  1   5  13  17  1  0 .205 .267 .240 .507
Berg+FIE --- 454  68 139 21  0 28 109  66 138  1  0 .306 .410 .488 .898
average  124 458  59 118 22  1 15  66  57  69  3  2 .258 .339 .408 .747

As you may recall, I was also ragging on Dave Bergman, and noting
Cecil's OK performance (non-spectacular).  What is very interesting
about this is that if you take away Frank Thomas' .081 batting average
advantage, you get Fielder's slugging, (but of course Thomas _still_
gets on base _much_ more often). The really scary comparison is taking
all of the Bergman positives, and assuming that Cecil had done all of
those in his original number of at-bats: that's the Berg+Fie line: it
kind of puts Thomas's performance into stark relief.

         gam  ab run hit DO TR HR rbi  BB  SO SB CS BATT ONBA SLUG  OPS
Whitaker  98 341  60  95 19  0 14  49  87  29  3  4 .279 .395 .457 .852
Phillips 122 460  90 126 24  3 10  51  91  75  8  8 .274 .390 .404 .794
Tettleto 122 414  67  97 18  0 25  64  94 105  0  5 .234 .373 .459 .832
Fryman   124 511  72 143 27  3 18  79  32 107  5  3 .280 .325 .450 .775
Deer      73 255  41  57  9  1 25  43  30  86  2  1 .224 .309 .561 .870

I think I am still convinced that Fielder is about the 6th most
valuable player on the Tigers right now. And the Tigers persist in
pinch-hitting with Bergman, and batting Deer #7!?!?!? I think that I
would draw up the line-up as:
 Phillips       lf
 Tettleton      c
 Whitaker       2b
 Fryman         ss
 Deer           rf
 Fielder        1b
 Livingstone    3b
 Barnes/Gladden dh
 Cuyler/Pettis  cf

END OF MESSAGE SENT TO JOHN PALMER

Hope that anyone still reading this has found it interesting ...

Vince Gray.
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From: frisbee@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov (frisbee)
Subject: Neon Deion Injured?
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:25:46 GMT

I heard Deion Sanders was injured badly last night. What happened?
Is he out for the season?
			frisbee@devvax.jpl.nasa.gov

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From: s5170748@deimos.ucc.umass.edu (THAN LEE)
Subject: Reardon ptbnl's
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 04:45:00 GMT

The two players-to-be-named-later in the Jeff Reardon trade are Sean Moss
and Nate Mincy (sp?)...could somebody tell me anything about these two? Are
they marginal or strong prospects?  What positions?  Thanks!

Nathaniel Lee
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From: mike@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Michael Chen)
Subject: Re: Sam Militello
Reply-To: mike@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Michael Chen)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 21:36:36 GMT

In article <1992Aug26.170624.28346@news.iastate.edu> sckelm@iastate.edu (Steven C Kelm) writes:
>I've been hearing bits and pieces information about this rookie with the
>Yankees but would like to know more.  Is he a control pitcher or a power 
>pitcher?  Any information about him, especially info. on his time spent in the 
>minors would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Steve Kelm
>


Sam Militello...he is a control pitcher who's fastest pitch is about
86 mph.  He has a good curve and a deceptive 3/4 delivery that is
supposedly tricky to a right handed batter.  He hides the ball until
the moment of release.  He has had incredible success throughout the
minor leagues, posting a 34-8 record with an ERA in the 1.7 range.
This year at Columbus, he posted a 12-2 record, wiht a 2.29 ERA,
striking out 152 batters in 141 innings pitched, walking only 46.  He
is often compared to the rookie Dave Fleming.


/mike@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu
From: eebonar@sn01.sncc.lsu.edu (Dave Bonar)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: roy NL
Date: 3 Sep 92 21:46:37 GMT
Reply-To: eebonar@sn01.sncc.lsu.edu
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In article <13263@texsun.Central.Sun.COM>, bobn@hawkwind.central.Sun.COM (Bob Netherton) writes...
>In article <1992Sep2.210101.10900@cs.tulane.edu>, eebonar@sn01.sncc.lsu.edu (Dave Bonar) writes:
>|> Brian Williams has looked
>|> good but with only 13 starts right now I can't see giving him RoY.  If
>|> a pitcher gets around 20+ starts I'd consider him.
> 
>If we are going to give it to a pitcher, what is wrong with Donovan
>Osborne.  Given the entire season, he has looked the best of the
>NL rookie pitchers.  I admit that I am a little more than biased but
>someone tell me where I am wrong.

	I think he is probably the best bet as far as pitchers go.  Williams
and Wakefield have too few innings/games.  Osborne hasn't been overwhelming
but he has looked fairly solid.  

	Still, a solid starting pitcher in a pitcher's park doesn't compare
to Sanders or Alou in my mind.

Dave
__________
Dave Bonar
eebonar@lsuvax.sncc.lsu.edu
__________
From: campbell@mikec.ingr.com (Mike Campbell)
Subject: just a question
Reply-To: campbell@mikec.b30.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:51:51 GMT

Question: What happens in this situation?

Situation:
	2 out in the 7th inning
	Runner on 1st base
	Pitcher due up next at the plate


The manager, needing to get the run home from first, elects to pinch-hit
for his pitcher. The manager sends up a pinch-hitter who proceeds to get
a 2 and 2 count on him. Now the fun starts. The runner on first gets
picked off, thus ending the inning.  What happens now?

If the pitcher was batting instead of a pinch-hitter, then the pitcher
is just the first batter up in the next inning.  However, the
pinch-hitter was batting. Who do you put in to pitch since the pitcher
has been pulled? Does the pinch-hitter get to continue his at-bat the
next inning? Does the pinch-hitter get an official at-bat? Not usually
since he never finished his at-bat.

Just wondering.



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From: tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer)
Subject: Re: Major Award Votes
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 23:37:18 GMT

In article <5442@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> genetic+@pitt.edu (Dr. Dave) writes:
>Here's Dr. Dave's all-miserable teams for the year so far.  To be eligible, a
>player must have either 250 plate appearances or 50 starts.
>
>American League:
>
>	C	Junior Ortiz		A whopping .558 OPS, ERA of 4.58

I nominate Tony Pena.  Not only has he managed a .586 OPS, but he has
started over 100 games already!  Ortiz doesn't come close!

>	1B	Pete O'Brien		.639 OPS, 268 outs in 110 games!

I nominate Mo Vaughn.  A .711 OPS, but his glove has made up the
difference.  (Though he is still pretty young, has been mildly injured
all season, and is likely to improve.)

>	2B	Steve Sax		.608 OPS, atrocious range

Jody Reed has earned this one.  A .655 OPS with 7 CS in 12 attempts.
Recently he has been booting or bobbling two or three balls per game.
His attitude earns him a gold star!

>	3B	Scott Livingstone	Kelly Gruber a close second

Wade Boggs.  Hitting a .717 OPS with no speed, and weak defense.
He wants a 4 year contract at $4.5+ million.

>	SS	Gary DiSarcina		...and it ain't even close

Luis Rivera.  Not as much PT as DiSarcina, but his .560 OPS goes a
long way for this award.  His defense is improved, but still worse
than Gary's.

>	LF	Greenwell/Winningham combo; Carreon is worst individual

How about Plantier?  Five of his six HR came against the Yankees.
Other than that, he's done dogshit!

>	CF	Brian McRae, Milt Cuyler (tie)

No, Herm Winningham deserves this one.  Weak defense, no bat, and
minimal speed.

>	RF	Gary Thurman		Pasqua and Eisenreich

I nominate Tom Brunansky in honor of his unrecognized 1991 performance.

>	DH	Randy Bush

Come on!  Jack Clark wins this one hands down!  Bush doesn't have
anywhere near the number of AB.

Red Sox sweep the awards!  Yeah!  We win!  We win!

Urg.
-Valentine
-- 
Make outs, not walks!					tedward@cs.cornell.edu
Clemens four Cy Young!
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From: lsmith@mega.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
Subject: The Spiteful Fan Rejoices
Organization: University of Minnesota
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 23:31:43 GMT

Well, the Twins may be out of it, but at least I can take simple pleasure
in knowing that Willie Banks and David West were both sent down, WAAAAAAAAY
down, to Kenosha today. Maybe MacPhail finally found the negatives that
these two were holding over him.

Now if you'll excuse I think I'll do the Perennial Project Polka about my 
office for a few minutes.

"The Twins are dead. Wrapped in plastic"
David Kirsch, _Fireball Walk With Me_
--------------------------------------
--
 Lance "Billy-Fish" Smith  | "Let me have players about me that are fat;
    (lsmith@cs.umn.edu)    |  Slow-footed men and such as sleep o' nights;
   "A dead mouse has no    |  Yond' Henderson has a lean and speedy look; 
    entertainment value"   |  He steals too much: such players are dangerous."
From: tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Blockbuster trade
Keywords: Canseco, Sierra, Witt, Russel
Date: 1 Sep 92 04:04:24 GMT
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853

In article <Aug.31.23.19.41.1992.2112@ring7.rutgers.edu> subhas@ring7.rutgers.edu (Subhasish Roy Choudhury) writes:
>
>Just before roster freezing Oakland pulled off a big one.
>
>Canseco for Sierra, Bobby Witt and Jeff Russell. Now Sierra is a free
>agent, but how on earth could Texas give up twwo decent pitcher, when
>their main problem is pitching.

I've been pondering this one for the last half hour.  First, Sierra
and Russell are both free agents.  Canseco isn't a free agent, but he
is in the middle of a *very* hefty contract.  Or is it so big in
today's market?  How much is he getting?  I don't think it is quite $5
million per year.  How long is he signed for?

Texas gives up two free agents and a flaky pitcher for a superstar
player at a reasonable salary.  I think they made a good deal.
They'll have to put up with Canseco's antics, but that's a small price
to pay for his popularity and his bat.

Oakland simultaneously reduces their future salary obligation *and*
gets rid of a clubhouse problem *and* acquires a couple decent
pitchers for the playoffs.  I think they made a good deal.  Their
offense isn't weakened *that* much by having Sierra rather than
Canseco in there, and Russell will certainly solidify their
already-outstanding pen.  Opposing teams now will get only six innings
to score runs!  And Bobby Witt is an improvement over Campbell in the
injury-plagued rotation.

But what will Oakland look like next year?  Their free agents include
Ruben Sierra, Mike Moore, Dave Stewart, Jeff Russell, Mark McGwire,
Ron Darling, Terry Steinbach, Harold Baines, Rick Honeycutt, Gene
Nelson, Willie Wilson, Kelly Downs, Carney Lansford, Randy Ready,
Jamie Quirk, and Rich Gossage.

That's 16 players from the 25 man roster.  Two thirds of the team!
It'll be a fun winter in Oakland!

Cheers,
-Valentine
-- 
Clemens may not win his 4th CY, but he still rules!	tedward@cs.cornell.edu
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From: sieferme@milton.u.washington.edu (Eric Sieferman)
Subject: Re: triple play O's & M's 8/30
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Distribution: seattle
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:26:56 GMT

In article <dudgeon.715276365@milton> dudgeon@cheme.washington.edu writes:
>I was there.  I saw the play.  I still don't understand how they got two outs
>at second base.  Can someone explain?
>-- 
>Doug Dudgeon                              Dept. of Chemical Engineering, BF-10
>dudgeon@opus.cheme.washington.edu         University of Washington, Seattle

I was there too.  It was the first live triple play I've ever seen,
after thirty-three years of baseball attendance.  Maybe some
day soon I'll even catch a foul ball.

The way I understood it:  Out 1 - Buhner's wonderful catch.  
Out 2 - the runner who was on first actually passed the
runner who was on second; automatically out.
Out 3 - the runner who was on second was out for leaving
second early when Vizquel got the relay from Reynolds and
touched second base.  

It probably would have been a triple play anyway, even if
the runners hadn't passed each other between second
and third.  When Omar got the relay from Harold, both
baserunners were standing in front of him, and it would
have been easy for him to tag both of them.

I'm going to the game vs Boston tomorrow night.  Who knows
what further wonders I'll see?  Maybe I'll even see
the M's score a run!

-- 
| Eric Sieferman            |    sieferme@u.washington.edu          |
| U. of W., M.C.I.S.        |    (206) 685-3104                     |
From: kuras@aiag.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Why aren't there more baseball player actors?
Date: 31 Aug 92 16:48:32 GMT
Reply-To: kuras@aiag.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


Don't forget Matt Young!  He's a former left-handed pitcher for the Seatle
Mariners.  Currently, in a sitcom/tragedy/soap opera, he is acting as a
bona fide Big League All Star for the Boston Red Sox.  ;-)

..and he ain't too funny, folks.
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From: jhg8680@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jon  Hamkins)
Subject: Re: pitchers and pitches
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 17:24:18 GMT

<U43461@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:

>Anyone know the sequence that a pitcher and catcher goes through to select a
>pitch to throw? What exactly does the fingers of the catcher represent? I know
>they have coded signals when theres a baserunner at 2nd. What about when theres
> no one on base, does the index finger represent fastball? Two fingers would
>represent a breaking ball or curve, depending on what the pitchers have? Any
>help would be appreciated.

   Usually, it's 1 for fast ball, 2 for curve ball.  Other pitches
vary, but those two are standard, pretty much.  After giving the signal
the catcher will tap his left or right thigh, indicating if he wants it
on the inside or outside part of the plate.

   Also, when warming up, the pitcher will indicate what he's about to
throw the catcher by a flick of the wrist just before the pitch.  If he
flicks the wrist in a up/down motion, he'll throw a fastball; if he
rotates his wrist, he'll throw a curve.  This helps the catcher
actually catch the ball, so he doesn't look like an idiot.

     ----Jon Hamkins  (hamkins@uiuc.edu)
         University of Illinios
         Urbana, IL
From: genetic+@pitt.edu (Tate N Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Wrigley wind or not: that is the question
Keywords: Wind blowing out of Wrigley
Date: 1 Sep 92 20:31:37 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <1992Aug28.004747.25540@midway.uchicago.edu> thf2@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>
>Ted "less likely to honeymoon in Iceland than Dave Tate" Frank

Your loss, Darrow-to-be.  It was unbelievably gorgeous.

Of course, two weeks with no baseball news, only to be greeted upon my return
by news of the trades of David Cone, Jose Canseco, Ruben Sierra, Bill Krueger,
Craig Lefferts, and the city of Homestead, Florida, has left me somewhat dazed
and confused.  I'll probably be back up to speed in a week or two.

Frank Thomas, of course, continues his campaign for early beatification.

At any rate, greetings from Dr. and Mrs. Dave.  It's nice to be back.

-- 
      David M. Tate      | From my dugout sleep I fell into the Game
 dtate@unix.cis.pitt.edu | And I crouched in the circle while my insides froze
 Randall 'Chico' Jarrell | One out from death, one hit from dreamt-of glory
"Death of a Pinch Hitter"| I woke to 'Strike One!' and the nightmare sliders...
From: spira@panix.com (Greg "Sarcasm Is A Way Of Life" Spira)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: OH! Sherri won't like this. (Re: Sierra to be traded?)
Date: 25 Aug 92 21:45:40 GMT
Organization: Boo!

In <5143@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> psg+@pitt.edu (Paul S Galvanek) writes:

>In article <21011@optima.cs.arizona.edu> dkl@cs.arizona.edu (David K. Lowenthal) writes:
>>
>>What I want to say:
>>
>>  What a JOKE.  There is no way the Rangers will trade Sierra for a
>>pretty good prospect.  It would need to be much more.  Come on, don't
>>suggest silly trades (I know Gammons said it, but he is a dork anyways)
>>

>Come on yourself Dave.  If the Rangers don't make this trade what will
>Sierra be worth to them in six weeks?  They're not going to be able to 
>resign him, from what I hear he will not resign with Texas for any price
>and the Rangers are out of the pennant race so a Sierra for ANY prospect
>is a plus for them at this point.  

>This not a matter of getting something of equal for Sierra, that's simply
>not going to happen at this point in the season and it is a choice between
>getting something or getting nothing.


Paul, it just isn't true that the Rangers get nothing if they don't trade
Sierra and let him leave as a free agent.  In all probability, they will
receive 2 first round picks in next year's amateur draft.  So the real
question is whether Carlos Garcia is worth more than 2 draft picks.  I 
don't know the answer, but its certainly not inconceivable that the 2
draft picks might, in the long run, be more valuable.

Greg 
-- 
  spira@panix.com       "The one-O delivery to Fisk.  He swings.  Long drive,  
 cmcl2!panix!spira      left field!  If it stays fair, it's gone!  Home Run!"  
158-17 Riverside Dr.                     Ned Martin, 10/22/75   
Whitestone NY 11357          (Insert your favorite baseball moment here) 
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From: ron@osf.org (Ron Birnbaum)
Subject: Re: DAVID CONE TO BLUE JAYS
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 15:46:31 GMT

In article <1992Aug27.153430.8990@osf.org>, ron@osf.org (Ron Birnbaum) writes:
|> ----------------
|> 
|> Yes, folks - this is not a hoax! I just heard an interview with Peter
|> Gammons on a Boston radio station say that the Blue Jays have obtained
|> David Cone from the Mets. The official announcement should be made this
|> afternoon.

  It's not official. Mets get Jeff Kent and a player to be named later. 
  Funny, I thought all their players already had names! ;-)

-Ron



|> 
|> -Ron
From: Ken_Ziolkowski@transarc.com
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: roy NL
Date: 3 Sep 92 12:08:08 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


  NL Rookie of the Year?

  How 'bout Tim Wakefield of the Pirates?

  He won last night and is now 5-1, with a
2.03 ERA in, I think, 7 starts.

  He should get 5 or 6 more starts and could
finish the season with 9 or 10 wins. He didn't
come up to the show until August and has been
a lifesaver to the Bucs in light of Zane Smith's
shoulder problems.

  Hey, any rook who has a fan club called "The
Knuckleheads" has to be a candidate.

Ken
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