From: sinhaa@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Anand Sinha)
Subject: Re: MLB Standings and Scores for Mon, Jul 27th, 1992
Organization: Department of Computer Science, McMaster University
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 18:24:36 GMT

In article <Bs3szC.3Ks@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> djohnson@cayley.uwaterloo.ca (David Johnson) writes:
>In article <1992Jul27.221138.27950@uwm.edu> paul@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Paul R Krueger) writes:
>>In article <1515nnINNirq@agate.berkeley.edu> jtchern@ocf.berkeley.edu (Joseph Hernandez) writes:
>
>>>AMERICAN EAST
>>>Toronto Blue Jays     58    40    .592    --      4-6    Lost 3  31-18  27-22
>>>Baltimore Orioles     54    44    .551   4.0     z5-5    Lost 2  28-22  26-22
>>>Milwaukee Brewers     53    44    .546   4.5     z8-2     Won 3  28-21  25-23
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>
>> Has anyone else noticed this team lately!!?? I'll bet Cito and Co. have.
>> Are the Jays gonna pull another El Foldo down the stretch? Even though    
>> Toronto has about twice the talent as any other team in the East, it could
>> be an interesting September/October!
>>
>> Go Brewhas!
>>
>> Salty
>
>Up here we are not worried about Baltimore.  We think that they will play what
>they should play over the rest of the season.  About .500.  I remember Pat
>Gillick say about 2 weeks ago that he was more worried about the Brewers.  At
>that time they were about 8 back.  Now the media and the fans are starting to
>say the same thing.  Also if the Jays do what many expected at the beggining
>of the season (100 wins) no team in the east has a chance.  The Jays are much
>better than a .592 team.  I wish they could get a manager who can motivate the
>team and make good managerial decisions, not just keep his team happy.

Speak for yourself.  This Jays fan thinks that if Johnny Oates had any idea
how to construct a lineup, that the O's could score a ton'o'runs.  Now that
McDonald seems to have refound a groove, and Rhodes is up, the O's have as
good a 1-2-3 as the Jays if not better. (I'd take Mussina-McDonald-Rhodes 
over Guzman-Key-Morris any day of the week).  Neither team has strong
#4 or #5 starters.  

As for the Jays winning 100 games.  Only the media thought that they would. 
Jack Morris is/was not the answer for the Jays.  

And (*gasp who'd have ever thought this*) Gaston is not doing too bad a 
job as manager. ARggghh...oo the lightning bolt just missed me. Sure he's made
some decisions that I disagree with (like letting Winfield play the OF), 
but in the big picture, he seems to be doing the right things.  Day to day,
he makes tactical errors I think, but he seems to get the most out of 
players that should not be producing as well.  Yes, I am a charter member
of Cito-bashing club, but I think some credit is deserved by Cito.  If he
is indeed keeping his team happy, he must be motivating them, he is doing
what is required to win in the long term.  That's what Cito is really good
at .. winning the AL East race. Wnning over the long term.  Winning in the
short term does not seem to be something he is good at.  Maybe during the
playoffs, Cito should step down and let someone more ruthless manage the team?


My question is, how is the Brew Crew doing it?? I know that Navarro is *hot*
but he's always been streaky, who else is pitching well there?  The offense
seems to scratch out enough runs to make the games tight, but can Yount and
Molitor carry the Brewers? Listach is going to win ROTY probably (despite my
vote for Jeff Kent), but who is doing it for them?? 

(this is from someone who picked the Crew to finish LAST in the AL East...
guess I'm not gonna win the Huckabay prize..:-)

Anand Sinha ... proud member of the Roger Maynard KILL file
Robbie Alomar for MVP			Jeff Kent for ROTY
Sarah Sinha for MVP 2009		Sarah Sinha for ROTY 2009
Juan Guzman for Cy Young