From: tinyguy@cs.mcgill.ca (Yeo-Hoon BAE)
Subject: Re: expos champs?
Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 13:32:38 GMT

In article <1992Apr8.071212.691@Princeton.EDU> niepornt@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Marc Nieporent) writes:
>>       The Expos--Calderon,Grissom and Walker are a solid defensive OF
>> & should combine for 60 HR and 120 steals easily, Walker on the verge of big
>
>Huh?  *60* HR?  Grissom is good for ~5, so that leaves 55 for the other
>two.  Walker and Calderon, while very good players, aren't going to hit
>more than 45 between them.  (James projects 35 hrs total.)  If they *both* 
>had career years, I couldn't see them hitting more than 25 each.  That's
>hardly reaching 60 HR "easily."  As for SB, Grissom is good for 60;
>Calderon for 30 (but at the break-even point; his steals aren't worth
>anything) and Walker for 20.
>

   More like 10 for Grisom, 25 for Calderon, and 30 for Walker... That's
   65 in total! As for SB, Grissom should go for 60 at LEAST, I'll be
   surprised if Calderon does over 30 again, but Walker should do more
   than 20, much more, in fact. DeShield should also go for 60 minimum...

>I want everyone on the net to hear this.  I'll run around Fenway park naked, 
>screaming, "The Orioles can't carry the Red Sox's collective jock!" if
>Tim Wallach has a 300-25-90 year.

   Ok, I've saved this article, so I have the proof now... Be ready! :)
>
>Tim Wallach is 34 years old, coming off a pathetic year.  He's NEVER hit
>300, EVER (He did hit 298 in the rabbit ball year), and has a career average
>of .263.  He's hit 25 hrs twice -- 26 in the rabbit ball year (5 years
>ago) and 28 TEN years ago.  He drives in 90 runs every so often, but
>averages 85 per year.
>

   Probably not that good, but realistically, .270-25-85 minimum.

>>Deshield should improve from last year, and Barberie (BUY HIM NOW in your
>>pair of catchers, if the Kid's knees can handle 80 games. The starters could
>>surprise a few people. Martinez (El Perfecto) is good for 15 wins, pencil Nab-
>>holz for 12, 15 if he plays the Mets a lot. Hill can throw smoke, Gardner sort
>>of got that no-hitter, and Haney should do OK. The bullpen--Landrum and Wette-
>>land are the best two relievers in a while at the Big O. 
>

   I say at least 17 for Martinez. Like last year, he will be close to the
   leader as far as ERA is concerned, and with this year's better offence,
   he would do better than 14-11...

>Agreed.  The Expos have some potentially great pitching, and good at the least.
>
>>  My Picks:
>>  PIT (93-69), MTL (87-75), NYM (85-77), CHI (81-81), PHI (74-88), STL (70-92)
>
>Not terrible picks, however.

   Me think so too... :)

>
>>  Patrick Emond--Concordia University--Montreal, Canada.
>
>-- 
>David M. Nieporent              |ALEast 92: 1.Baltimore 2.Boston 3.Toronto
>niepornt@phoenix.princeton.edu  |4. Detroit 5.Milwaukee 6.NY 8.Cleveland
>"Baseball stathead, and card-carrying member of the ACLU.  And proud of it."

-TG

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