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From: kettler@mitme5.mit.edu (KETTLER, THOMAS R.)
Subject: Re: Realignment
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Organization: MIT Lab for Nuclear Science
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 10:12:00 GMT

In article <1992Aug10.182434.29000@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, rwd4f@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Rob Dobson)     writes...
>In article <Aug.10.12.32.01.1992.29160@math.rutgers.edu> aboufade@math.rutgers.edu (Edward Aboufadel) writes:
>>
> 
>>
>>NL North (Free):  Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis,
>>Pittsburg, Cincinnati
>>
>>NL South (Slave):  Florida, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Los Angelas, San Diego,
>>Houston, Colorado
> 
>?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? HUH ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
> 
>California was a free state
>Colorado was not a state back when there were such things as free and slave
>states.

Moreover, Missouri was a slave state. After all, Missouri was admitted as a 
slave state in the 1820 Missouri Compromise, and California was admitted as a 
free state in the Compromise of 1850. I just thought that I would provide some 
history to the net.

					Sincerely yours,

					Thomas R. Kettler "Expos Fanatic"
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: kimmel@epx.cis.umn.edu (Eric Kimmel)
Subject: Re: Twins are done
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 14:01:24 GMT

In article <19830@plains.NoDak.edu> sivaram@plains.NoDak.edu (Sivaram Hariharan ) writes:
>Looks like I also agree on this, though, baseball being as
>unpredictable as it is. When ur team outhits the opposition
>and yet fails to win, it is tragic. After the Fox homer, they
>have never been the same.
 
It started long before the Fox homer.  That was the 3rd game of the series
and they played equally bad the first 2.  The games against Cleveland were
unfortunate, but Cleveland was something like 16-5 in August before meeting
the Twins and they were on a tear.  I still can't believe we outhit them
11-3 and still lost 2-1.  (1 run on 11 hits?????  pathetic)

>Unless the mighty As slump, doesn't look like another repeat
>and that is why I rever the 1991 Twins for what they achieved
>with just 3 quality pitchers.
 
They won't play .600 ball the rest of the season, but it will still be tough on
the Twins.  They have an outside shot if they start winning a few in a row.

>Yesterday, the Twins HAD to win and looked like they were back
>in sync.....but.........
>
I went to the game last night and was amazed by the difference.  Things went
RIGHT for once and they didn't make any stupid mistakes like they did in
Cleveland.  Maybe they just needed to get back to the dome where they have
10 games in a row.

>Where are the home-runs????? I again ask. These David-Hitting-
>Twins will come up short against the Goliath-Home-run-teams.

Hrbek hit a 402 foot blast last night.  There were 3 other balls hit to the
warning track...  If those were hit 1/10th of an inch lower on the bat they're
homers.
>
>I was exasperated at one point to see a Braves/Twins rematch
>slowly going up in smoke, but I still beleive that the Twins
>have it in them to do what it takes. Unfortunately, this
>slump has come in a crucial part of the season and any final
>surge, I'm afraid, is going to land them short.
 
Don't forget the Twins were 6 games back last year and went on a 15 game
winning streak to take first place.  Nothing is impossible, this is just
improbable.  The pitching has been pretty good the past few days.  If the
Twins can get the bats going and get some 2-out RBIs they can creep up
a little on the A's.

I was down on the Twins all week proclaiming they were out of the race
completely.  Well...  Maybe, but I've seen stranger things happen.  If
they sweep Oakland they'd be 3 games closer.  That means they would only
have to move up 2 games in the standings in the remaining 40 games for
a tie.  Their remaining schedule is Toronto (5 games), Detroit (6), New
York (4), Seattle (3), California (7), Oakland (3), Texas (2), Chicago (4),
and Kansas City (6) -- all but 5 against teams well out of the race.

>S.H
>Win or lose; Twins forever....

-Rick
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From: thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank)
Subject: Re: Inf-fly WAS(Re: Mel's Enfant Terrible Todd (WAS Question-infield fly rule))
Keywords: deju vu, subject, deja vu
Reply-To: thf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 01:29:44 GMT

In article <1992Aug15.175003.16739@cs.rose-hulman.edu> rickert@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John H. Rickert) writes:
>Nope. If there's a runner on first only and the fielder drops the popup
>the runner will have had sufficient time to get to first base. No DP.

But that's only if the runner's going.  No runners going to go on a popup
because if the popup is caught, they'll be doubled up if they do go.
-- 
             ......................................................
             ted frank | thf2@midway.uchicago.edu | std disclaimers
             the university of chicago law skool, chicago, illinois
             you can't throw me to the lions -- i'm charlton heston
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From: sgs@milton.u.washington.edu (Steven Smith)
Subject: Birthdays
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 19:33:17 GMT

Baseball Birthdays

August 14
Joel Horlen, 1937
Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, 1954
Paul "Daffy" Dean, 1913
Mark Gubicza, 1962
Don Carman, 1959
Clarence "Cupid" Childs, 1867
"The Earl of Baltimore" Earl Weaver, 1930
Jim Mason, 1950

August 15
Charles Comiskey, 1859 (HOF)
Joey Jay, 1935
Duffy Dyer, 1945
Nino Espinosa, 1953
Wee Willie Sherdell, 1896
John Buzhardt, 1936
Joe Cowley, 1958
Bob James, 1958
Chris Brown, 1961
Jeff Huson, 1964
Tom Kelly, 1950

August 16
Gene Woodling, 1922
Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones, 1925
Al "Mr. T" Holland, 1952
Bob Fothergill, 1897
Bill "Baby Doll" Jacobson, 1890
Ernie "Tiny" Bonham, 1913
Mike Jorgensen, 1948
Gene Brabender, 1941

Also, Babe Ruth dies, 1948


--Steve
Personally, I just called him "Fat Al Holland"
-- 
 sgs@u.washington.edu             * 
 Steve Smith                      * "We want a pitcher, not a belly itcher." 
 University of Washington HR-20   *    			-- Bill Plummer
 Seattle, WA 98195                * 		
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From: fester@island.COM (Mike Fester)
Subject: Re: Dream Team
Organization: /usr/local/rn/organization
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 14:54:06 GMT

In article <1992Aug10.212214.17438@leland.Stanford.EDU> claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) writes:
>In article <23449@oasys.dt.navy.mil> efindler@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Edward Findler) writes:
>
>>I noticed that nobody picked Jose Canseco for their dream team.  Perhaps
>>because he would kill somebody smoking line drives with an aluminum
>>bat.  If you have seen some of the shots he has hit with a wooden bat,
>>I would not want to be a third baseman for any team.  Or a fan in the
>>centerfield bleachers, for that matter.  Just my opinions.
>
>He's Cuban, that's all.  (He would still help the Cuban team quite a bit.)

Nope. He was BORN in Cuba, but he is an American citizen.

Mike
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From: jjd@TEAK.CRAY.COM (Jeff Drummond)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Twins/superstition
Date: 13 Aug 92 19:19:41 GMT

Summary: The Sky is Falling 
Expires: None too soon
Followup-To: alt.smiley
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.

In article <56712@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> jasdzews@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Gary James Jasdzewski) writes:
>Last night I ate a restaurant that had ESPN on in a corner.  I saw an
>update on the Twins/Rangers game and the Twins were up 3 to 2.
>Actually I thought it was the final score because Espn had what I
>thought was a WP next to Edens' name.  So I was up.
>
>Later, I get into my car and turn on the AM.  It was one of those
>nights where stations from Mexico were coming in clear, and I happened
>upon WCCO, the Twins' station in Mpls.  I was a bit confused because
>it was the top of the ninth, the Twins up 3 to 2, and guess who is in
>to "close" the door?
>
>I was not intensely pissed off this time though, because I now believe
>that I am in a way responsible for Aggies' blown saves.  I need to be
>convinced that this is stupid, ,.bcaogkjarih;wgfa;v
>
>Anyone have this kind of superstition?

Wierd.  I was at a resturant last night too, and they had the Twins game
on the local sports channel (MSC).  I left after the bottom of the eighth
with the Twins up 3 to 2.  While driving home a fiery meteor obliterated
a Volkswagen minibus right in front of me.  I swerved to avoid the crater
and almost hit a kid on a bicycle.  I knew something bad must have happened,
so I immediately turned on the radio.  Aguilera had just given up a 3-run
homer.  This is like the fourth or fifth time this has happened!

I can't explain it.

-Jeff    jjd@cray.com
--
"Even the Umpire is bound by forces of balance and proportion which he does
not see.  The inches he squeezes from the strike zone when you are a petulant
rookie on the mound are returned to you in full measure in the late innings
of your no-hitter."  -St. "Peewee" Augustine in _Letter_to_a_Young_Hurler_
From: kbos@carina.unm.edu (Kurt Bose "of Biscayzee")
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: No-hitters and Kevin Gross
Date: 19 Aug 92 18:12:36 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <4200336@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> boell@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Donald P Boell) writes:
>It just goes to show you how bad the Giants are this year when a 5 - 12
>pitcher can no hit them.

Just for kicks, a recap of the results of BJ's 1992 study on no-hitters:

*Bad teams don't get no-hit any more than good teams.
*The overwhelming number of no-hitters were thrown by quality pitchers (at least
 they were QP at the time).
*A no-hitting pitcher is not generally "on a hot streak"; they're not sucking 
 gas fumes, but they aren't over their heads.
*Defense has little impact on a no-hit game.  The defensive performance of teams
 that no-hit their opponent is average.
*Teams that are tired have a good chance to be no-hit.
*Teams on the road have a good chance to be no-hit.
*Teams on a cold streak (NOT TO BE CONFUSED with poor teams) have a good chance
 to be no-hit.
*Power pitchers throw more no-hitters; high strikeout teams get no-hit more.
*Pitcher's parks have a good chance to be the site of a no-hitter.
*Pitchers with more than one hit per inning pitched have a very poor chance to
 throw a no-hitter.

I haven't followed Gross's season in 1992, but his career suggests that he has
been a durable pitcher in the past.  Gross isn't a strikeout king, but in his
career, he's shown fair power.  Dodger Stadium is a pitcher's park; the Giants
had been on the road three out of the last four series.  Gross's performance 
means that even if he's one of the worst pitchers to throw a no-hitter, he's 
still not that bad.  Still, I'm not going to make any reservations at 
Cooperstown for him...


-- 
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From: a_copeab@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: What's a cycle?
Date: 18 Aug 92 13:42:49 CST
Distribution: usa
Organization: Stephen F. Austin State University

In article <1992Aug18.155536.2561@rigel.econ.uga.edu>, jvariyam@ada.stat.uga.edu (jayachandran n variyam) writes:
> Could someone pl. explain:
> 
>   a) In the 15-0 Braves blow out of Pirates there was a
>      mention of L. Smith completing a cycle.  What's a cycle?

	A cycle is where a batter gets at least one single, double, triple, 
*and* HR in the same game. Cycles are actually rarer than no-hitters.

Brandon Cope
 
Organization: Junior, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 11:28:38 -0400 
From: David William Blob <db64+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Pirates smoke hogue.

Last night, i had a vision, that the pirates suck, and that the atlanta
braves are on a missions from god, and will win the whole shebang, at
least for the national league.  The orioles will obviously win the
american league, and probably the world series.  If you disagree, you're
wrong, and don't send mail, cuz' i won't read it.  The pirates mailing
list mentioned yesterday was started from the wrong account, all mail
should go to Amit Likyhani, al1x@andrew.cmu.edu instead, and should have
in the Subject the words "Butt Pirates".

Leave me, and my account alone, you idiotic pirates fans.  If you're so
desperate to waste time at work, start your own mailing list.
- Dave
From: rsmith@strobe.ATC.Olivetti.Com (Russ Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Total Baseball CD
Keywords: DAK
Date: 17 Aug 92 20:00:19 GMT

I just happened to be leafing through a DAK catalog at lunch and came across
somehting that may be of interest. The Total Baseball CD for those with a
CD Rom drive. Its the "electronic version of the 2,629 page Total Baseball
encyclopedia".

Cost is $69.90 + 6.90 for postage and handling.
1-800-325-0800 order # 3246

Mailing address
Dak industries inc.
8200 Remmet Ave.
Canoga Park, Ca. 91304

I have not bought it myself, I just saw the ad, so don't take this 
as an endorsement.




Russ Smith
*******************************************************************************
If the soda's you're selling are "ice cold", how come they're not frozen
solid?  
                   A friend of mine to a startled vendor at an A's game
******************************************************************************
From: lbr@holos0.uucp (Len Reed)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Attention: Reds Fans
Date: 19 Aug 92 17:28:23 GMT
Organization: Holos Software, Inc.

In article <1992Aug18.152038.3225@cis.ohio-state.edu> miked@cis.ohio-state.edu (Michael Davey) writes:
>
>	YO! After last nights rain-out in Phiily the boys have fourty-five 
>	games left to play and its time to make an accurate assessment of 
>	their chances of overtaking the Braves.  If they continue to win two
>	of three, which there performance against the Padres seems to imply 
>	they are capable of, they will add thirty wins onto there total to   
>	to date.  Obviously, they have to at least take two of three every
>	series if they even hope to get a shot at the West title.

What nonsense.  The Reds win 2 of 3 games and this shows that they can
play .667 baseball for the rest of the year?  In a three game series,
one team or the other has to win 2 or 3 games: this doesn't mean that
that team can play .667 or 1.000 baseball over 45 games.  The Braves
just took 3 of 4 from the Pirates: I guess that makes them a .750 team.

The Reds *could* play .667 over 45 games, I suppose, but I wouldn't hold
my breath.  If they could do it, enough of those games will be against
the Braves that the Reds could get by them.  Realisticly, though, the
Reds (or Padres) will need some help: the Braves are going to have to
cool off.  The Braves are on a pace to win 98 games: no other NL West
team will be able to come close to that, so they'd better hope the
Braves only get into the low nineties.
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From: hbrooks@uiatma.atmos.uiuc.edu (Harold_Brooks)
Subject: Cardinals' 2B and Draft (Was Re: RC/27 for 2Bs)
Organization: NSSL
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 18:44:06 GMT

In article <55687@olivea.atc.olivetti.com> rsmith@strobe.ATC.Olivetti.Com (Russ Smith) writes:
>In article <1992Aug11.224039.13515@leland.Stanford.EDU> claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) writes:
>>NATIONAL LEAGUE
>>Luis Alicea, St. Louis		5.68
>
>
>You know, Luis sure isn't making it an easy decision for Maxvill on whom
>to protect in the expansion draft. 

I've always been a fan of dry wit and subtle humor and here we have a classic
example of the genre.  The casual reader might infer that Alicea's performance
would have an effect on Maxvill's 'thought' processes.  However, the more
experienced reader will note that Russ is well aware that Maxvill's behavior
is not a function of any previous actions by players.  There are few things
outside of the bureaucracy of the federal government that can cause me to 
break into a cold sweat at the thought of Dal Maxvill making decisions about
who the Cardinals will protect in the expansion draft.  The man who decided
to get Agosto, Fraser, Galarraga, and Gedman trusted with determining which
players should be kept on the Cardinal roster and which should be exposed.  
I would not be shocked if Andres was protected.

If _I_ were running things, I'd plan on signing Ozzie (after the draft) and
keep either one of Pena or Alicea.  Neither is completely satisfactory--
their poor health histories worry me.  Oquendo and one of Pena or Alicea 
is left unprotected.  I might protect the other after the first pass if one
was taken.

Harold
>"Many dreams come true, some have silver linings,  
>I live for my dreams, and a pocketful of gold"      Led Zeppelin
>******************************************************************************


-- 
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National Severe Storms Laboratory/CIMMS (Norman, OK)
Andres Galarraga (Through 12 August)  .230 BA  .352 SLG  .268 OBA
26 H away from .300  7 HBP  6 BB    669+ PA w/o a sacrifice
From: bobn@hawkwind.central.Sun.COM (Bob Netherton)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Todd Zeile
Keywords: Please explain
Date: 12 Aug 92 20:35:45 GMT
Reply-To: Bob.Netherton@dallas.Central.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems
NNTP-Posting-Host: hawkwind.central.sun.com

|> It seems that it is a Very Bad Thing (VBT) (TM) for a young player
|> to have a bad month or two with Torre as manager.  With the possible
|> exception of Jordan, such a lapse is nearly fatal to a career.


Harold, Russ and everybody, 

You are all missing the positive side of this.  Consider the Louisville
lineup.

	Jordan - center
	Guerrero - left
	Brewer - right
	Royer - 1st
	G Pena - 2nd
	B Figueroa - ss
	Zeile - 3b
	Stephenson - c

and a rotation of Magrane, Milchin, Arocha, Ericks, and soon to be B
Smith with DiPino in the pen.

At least these guys might win 1 out of 8 from the Pirates :-)

Louisville might end up over .500 yet.

-- 
Bob Netherton                        | You see the signs, they're always there
Sun Microsystems                     | But you know you never care
Dallas, Tx                           | You are always looking for another reason
bob.netherton@central.Sun.COM        | ==== Hawkwind, Paradox



-- 
Bob Netherton                        | You see the signs, they're always there
Sun Microsystems                     | But you know you never care
Dallas, Tx                           | You are always looking for another reason
bob.netherton@central.Sun.COM        | ==== Hawkwind, Paradox
From: rcbi105@muvms3.bitnet (Matt Leary)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Atlanta Braves win streaks
Date: 20 Aug 92 15:07:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: muvms3.116241
Organization: Marshall University

In article <14308@mindlink.bc.ca>, Edward_Lunny@mindlink.bc.ca (Edward Lunny) writes:
> How come the braves have so many streaks? Is it the pitching or do people just
> get hot?

Both.  But, you can't win without good pitching.  The Braves will win it all.
From: alvstad@lars.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (Joel D Alvstad)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: 52 Re: Twins/superstition
Date: 14 Aug 92 19:15:26 GMT
Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN

In article <92227.27662.6669030@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM> 6669030@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM writes:
>------------------------- Original Article -------------------------
>In article <l8liduINN9ae@saltillo.cs.utexas.edu> goolsbey@cs.utexas.edu (Keith G
>
>>[Discussion of a former Minnesota closer deleted.]
>
>>Please. Never mention his name aloud. I fear that the player in question
>>may return if we speak his name aloud.
>
>>>Anyone remember Bobby Mitchell, Hosken Powell, Larry Hisle, Bombo Rivera,
>>>arrell "3 errors on one play" Jackson etc. from the Twins' *very* lean years?
>Anyone remember Redfern, Thormodsgard, and Filson?
>These memories tell me that things now aint all too bad....
>>These were actually some of Minnesota's better bad players. The fielders
>>tended to be average. It was the pitching staff that usually stunk to high
>>heaven. One of my treasured memories is watching Terry Felton lose his
>>12th game in a row.
>
>>*sigh* Those weren't the days.
>--
>Did Felton ever win one game in the bigs?
>
>-------------------------------------------------------
>Billy K. - "K is not for Kusick"

Nope.  He went 0-13 in 1982, 0-16 over his short, but storied career.

Joel Alvstad
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
alvstad@stolaf.edu

TWINS 1992--Back 2 Back 
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: usscoop1@bnr.ca (Chuck McCusker P015)
Subject: Re: Oriloes/A's games
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, BNR-RTP 
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 12:18:29 GMT

In article <1992Aug14.052242.4556@news.stolaf.edu>, alvstad@mari.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (Joel D Alvstad) writes:
|> 
|> Are you trying to be funny??  It sure is working.  I agree on Atlanta being in
|> the series, though...
|> 
|> TWINS 1992--Back 2 Back
|> 
|> P.S.  Hey dickhead, I don't appreciate people fucking with my sig. especially
|> when it is misquoting me.  If I thought the A's would win the west (which I
|> don't and they won't), I'd say so....
"Hey dickhead"?
First you think it's funny and then you get POed. Chill out and get a clue.

Chuck Ross - Insert your own prediction for the series here.

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From: ecaxron@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Ron Graham)
Subject: Re: Red Sox offensive woes
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 18 Aug 1992 15:09 EST  

In article <1992Aug17.193326.22702@midway.uchicago.edu>, 
     mard@midway.uchicago.edu writes...

>In article <1992Aug17.191714.11499@cs.cornell.edu> tedward@cs.cornell.edu 
>     (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes:

>>BA/OBP/SLG      G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB  K SB-CS
>>.201/.316/.271 85 299 35 50  8  1  4  29 51 69  2-0

>	Must be Jack "the Ripper" Clark, mainstay of the Red Sox offensive
>juggernaut.

Jack did draw quite a few walks, though...

RG

"We were happy to win two out of three [in Cleveland]."  -  Dave Winfield
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu)
Subject: Re: Bruce Ruffin- What's u?
Keywords: baseball, men's professional, broadcast
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 23:29:50 GMT

In article <16AUG199217395974@oppy.mit.edu> kettler@oppy.mit.edu (KETTLER, THOMAS R.) writes:

>Nelson's post about Crim reminded me of a pitcher I've been curious about. He 
>is Bruce Ruffin. This guy could always make me laugh. After all, only Steve 
>Trout and Ruffin could give up 4 runs in 2/3 innings without giving up a hit. 
>Even Bobby Witt isn't that wild! d::-) I recall that the Phillies traded him 
>for Dale Sveum. Does anyone have any stats on him. I'd greatly appreciate it.

Up to Monday, Ruffin's stats are:

1-3, 6.17 ERA, 46 2/3 IP, 52 H, 35 BB, 33 K, 5 HR

He has blown 2 saves without a single save to his credit.  He has one hold.

===============================================================================
GO CALIFORNIA ANGELS!
===============================================================================
Nelson Lu (claudius@leland.stanford.edu)
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