From: hasch@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu (Bruce M Hasch)
Subject: Williamson (Was Re:YESSSS!!! Orioles finally win one!!)
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Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 21:36:00 GMT

In article <thurston.714353492@phyast.nhn.uoknor.edu>, thurston@phyast.nhn.uoknor.edu (Tad Thurston) writes...
>hasch@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu (Bruce M Hasch) writes:

>>[Summary of Thursday's Game Deleted] 

>>Oh, by the way, in my daily "Mike Flanagan Sucks Toads" department--Flanny
>>gave up 3 hits in the 2/3 of an inning he pitched last night. Olson bailed
>>him out, keeping Flanagan's ERA at a downright Acker-Like 7.55.  Expect
>>the Human Batting Tee to be released next week when Mark Williamson
>>is activated.
> 
> 
>What was wrong with Williamson in the first place?  He had more or less 
>a good year last year, and he seemed to disappear at the beginning of this
>year...was it injury?

Williamson was OK last year, but didn't seem as effective as he was in past
years (IMHO--I don't have the stats handy).  In any case, Williamson was
on the DL with elbow problems (he had arthroscopic surgery on his pitching
elbow in May).  He also had a nagging ankle injury which wasn't helping 
things.  He's been on rehab in Rochester for some time.

> 
>I heard Bob Milacki is doing great in his AAA assignment---something like 
>5-0...

Good! Maybe he'll be able to help down the stretch if Mills' arm goes dead
from all the innings he pitches, or if Rhodes starts struggling.  I think
Bob has always pitched better late in the season (anyone got any stats on 
this?), and after the awful start he had, I was ready to give up on him.
Maybe he found his control at Rochester...
> 
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>>Jacobs: Sign Cal Now!!                Bruce 'Slower than Sam Horn' Hasch
>>E-mail at hasch@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu    O's all the way in '92!!!
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>"Slower than Sam Horn"????

I can't prove it's true--but I wouldn't be surprised... Let's just say
I am not exactly fleet-of-feet...

Sam, by the way, got his first career triple this year.  Admittedly, he
was aided by the worst defensive outfielder I've seen in a long time
(Kevin Reimer), who dived for one of Sam's hits, fell on the rock-hard
warning track at the Yard (ouch!), and it took him a while to get to the
ball.  Seeing Horn at third, huffing and puffing, was absolutely hilarious.
I think Sam went longer than any major leaguer in history without doing
any of these: hitting a triple, stealing a base, or laying down a sacrifice
bunt.  Gee, I wounder why???

> 
>This I've gotta see...the nearest I can imagine is watching Cecil Fielder
>beat out a long single off the wall!!!

I don't know... Exactly who is the slowest player in the majors now?  
Certainly Sam and Cecil are a good start, but we shouldn't neglect Hector
or Fisk or a number of other possibilities...

Like the entire Red Sox team... :-) :-) :-)  (I'm sure Reardon can't run either)

>Mr. T

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