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From: ellen@MATAI.VUW.AC.NZ
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: blue jays
Date: 2 Sep 92 03:56:14 GMT

can anyone tell me whether the blue jays have still to play baltimore and
if so how many games?
Simon France
Faculty of Law
PO Box 600
Wellington, NZ
ellen@matai.vuw.ac.nz
From: pcaster@mizar.usc.edu (Dodger)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: POLL RESULTS !!!!
Date: 3 Sep 1992 22:27:32 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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11dmcvay@gallua.gallaudet.edu (Daniel T. McVay) writes:

>My thanks go out to everyone who took the time to put in a vote for
>their favorite teams.


>The results shown below are from users who frequent or at least read
>the REC.SPORT.BASEBALL newsgroup and took the time to give a vote for their
>favorite team.

>Here are the results.

>First Place : Baltimore Orioles with 12 votes.
>Second Place : Boston Red Sox with 11 votes.
>Third Place : Toronto Blue Jays with 8 votes.
>Fourth Place : Minnesota Twins with 7 votes.
>Fifth Place : Chicago Cubs with 5 votes.

>Teams with 4 votes are the Chicago White Sox, LA Dodgers, NY Mets, and
>the Milwaukee Brewers.

>Teams with 3 votes are the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh
>Pirates, and the Oakland A's.

>Teams with 2 votes are the SF Giants, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle
>Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, Detriot Tigers, KC Royals, and the Houston
>Astros.

YOUSA!  AMAZING!  Two San Franslumping Midgets fans actually knew
how to vote.   :-)   Will wonders never cease.


					BleedsDodgerBlue



>Teams not listed did not get any vote.

>There are bound to be some errors, due to either not receiving any vote on 
>the deadline, or simply I never GOT the message of team support.

>Quotes from people who replied will not be posted due to the excessive
>work it will create and the waste of the bandwidth of this newsgroup.

>Thanks,
>Dan

>-- 
>Daniel Mcvay	11dmcvay@gallua.gallaudet.edu	11dmcvay@gallux.gallaudet.edu
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>Concrete Shoes,Cyanide,TNT,Done Dirt Cheap,Neckties,Contracts,HIGH Voltage
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From: blah@maas-neotek.arc.nasa.gov (TWF)
Subject: Re: A's/Rangers Trade!
Keywords: Canseco, Sierra, Witt, Russell
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 17:25:17 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.032539.9271@sdf.lonestar.org> thyat@sdf.lonestar.org (Tom Hyatt) writes:
>
>In what has to be the strangest and (IMO) most insane trade in Texas Rangers'
>history, the Rangers have traded starting pitcher Bobby Witt, closing reliver
>Jeff Russell, and outfielder Ruben Sierra to the Oakland A's for Jose Canseco.
> 

Only because Texas usually trades/waives players that are currently
having mediocre seasons that seem to "turn it around" once they get to
their new team (eg. Dave Stewart)

>Can anyone out there figure out what was going through George W. Bush's and
>Tom Grieve's collective minds when this came down?  Sierra (a good hitter for
>average and an average outfielder - all star player), Witt (decent middle-
>rotation starter), and Jeff Russell (if he can get control, can be a dominating
>closer) for a heavy lumber hitter who strikes out a lot.  I'm not one who
>really likes the high-profile players of limited talent (yes, Canseco is of 
>LIMITED talent) for three players who could have been central to the Rangers
>winning a pennant. And I thought that the Vikings got the shaft with the 
>Walker deal with the Cowboys....... Geez.
>

It's very simple -

Witt has been given 4 (5?) years to prove himself now.  With the
exception of the second half of last season, he's done very little.
Russell and Sierra are both free agents after this season.  However, I
think they should have been able to sign Russell - there was NO WAY
they were going to resign Sierra.  Look at his comments today about
the Rangers and their fans (IMHO he's a jerk, but that's a different
story).  I think they got much more than I ever dreamed they would out
of the deal - beats sending him to Pittsburgh for a "prospect."  I'm a
little bummed about Russell being thrown in, but I figure that is
exactly what happened - Alderson said that the deal wouldn't fly
unless they got Russell as well.  Why, I have no idea.  

I look at this the same way I look at the Walker trade - give it a
couple of years, then make the judgement as to who got the better
deal.  Right now, I think that it's Texas - I'll be glad to watch Witt
"walk 'em full" for another team (especially Oakland).  

And yes, I'm a die-hard Ranger's fan.


Mark
From: lsmith@milli.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Twins Protected List
Date: 2 Sep 92 19:43:51 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota

In <1992Sep2.181111.21065@news.iastate.edu> sckelm@iastate.edu (Steven C Kelm) writes:

>>D. West(PLEASE NO MORE!)
>       - I'm amazed he's not been released.  If West
>         is one of the top 15 in the organization, then the 
>         Twins are in a world of hurt.

I'm still entertaining suggestions why David West is still in professional
baseball. 

>Randy Bush - he may be a free agent.  He won't be protected.

They have to protect him. He's a 5-10 player. Protect him or release him.
Bush and Hrbek are the only two on the team with such status.
--
 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: sgs@milton.u.washington.edu (Steven Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Birthdays
Date: 28 Aug 92 23:52:44 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

Baseball Birthdays

August 28
Sweet Lou Piniella, 1943
Ron Guidry, 1950
"Jolly Cholly" Charlie Grimm, 1898
Mike Torrez, 1946
Joel Youngblood, 1951
Tony Gonzalez, 1936
Dode Paskert, 1881
Goody Rosen, 1912
Aaron Ward, 1896
Wally Roettger, 1902
Bob "Braggo" Roth, 1892

August 29
Doug DeCinces, 1950
Billy Cox, 1919
Mickey McDermott, 1928
Lemuel "Pep" Young, 1907
Orval LeRoy Grove, 1919
Reggie Williams, 1960

August 30
Ted Williams, 1918 (HOF)
Kiki Cuyler, 1899 (HOF)
Tug McGraw, 1944
Johnny Lindell, 1916

--Steve
-- 
 sgs@u.washington.edu             * 
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Xref: sparky rec.sport.baseball:25513 soc.culture.japan:7317
From: yajima@nttcom.ntt.jp (YAJIMA Hiroshi)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball,soc.culture.japan,fj.rec.sport
Subject: Japanese High School Baseball Championship(Final)
Date: 25 Aug 92 23:56:52 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: NTT Network Information Systems Labs. Musashino, Tokyo

Japanese High School Baseball Championship(Final) at Koshien (on Tuesday 
August 25)

Fukuoka Prefecture's Nishinippon Tandai Fuzoku High School captured the 
national baseball championship with a 1-0 shutout over Chiba Prefecture's
Takudai Koryo High School.

      Takudai Koryo (Chiba)              000 000 000 |0
      Nishinippontandai Fuzoku(Fukuoka)  010 000 000 |1
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                         Tokyo, 180 Japan,  E-MAIL: yajima@nttcom.ntt.jp
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From: psycho@brtpa25.bnr.ca (Paul Jezioranski)
Subject: Re: The Monthly Cecil Fielder Thread
Keywords: eat more moose
Reply-To: psycho@brtpa25.bnr.ca (Paul Jezioranski)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 11:05:30 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:
> >In article <1992Aug28.225043.25547@leland.Stanford.EDU>
claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) writes:
> >>In article <8#k-MW_@engin.umich.edu> martyp@engin.umich.edu (Martin
Pochmara) writes:
> >>>AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP....
> >>>
> >>>Fielder.....to make up for the last two years!
> >>>still leading in RBI's
> >>>up there in homers
> >>>Not the same year as the last two, but dammit...he should be rewarded!
> >>
> >>For what?  In '90 he was probably among the top 5, but last year he was no
> >>better than being about 40th-50th best, if that.  And this year's downright
> >>mediocre (for an MVP candidate, that is).

This is the most ridiculous talent appraisal I've witnessed in some
time. Power hitters are paid to drive in runs. Nobody has been better at
that for the last three years than Cecil Fielder. If the Tigers'
pitching staff hadn't been the laughing stock of the league over that
time period, Fielder would have won the MVP, and the Tigers would have a
couple of pennants.

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Paul Jezioranski			|	What, me worry??
psycho@bnr.ca				|
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From: drraymon@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (Darrell Raymond)
Subject: Re: DAVID CONE TO BLUE JAYS
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 00:35:25 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.211829.29328@cs.cornell.edu>, tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes:
> In article <Btv6u9.327@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca> drraymon@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (Darrell Raymond) writes:
> >In article <1992Aug31.162943.13131@cs.cornell.edu>, tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes:
> 
> Whoa!  I wasn't proposing batting *LEE* leadoff!  There are a lot of
> deserving players in the lineup who deserve to bat a little higher.
> No need to jump Lee to the top.  I would bat something like:

  Oh sorry, I misread your post.  I guess my brain was suffering cross-talk 
from a discussion earlier in the year, when someone suggested Manny would
be a good leadoff man.

  Now to your suggested lineup:
 
> Alomar
> Olerud
> Winfield 
> Carter	
> Maldonado 
> Borders	
> White	
> Gruber	
> Lee
>
> I might also try White ninth, and Gruber/Lee seventh/eighth.  

  I think this works only so long as Olerud hits at .300 or better,
to make up for his tortoise imitation.   Robbie being on base will
not matter if most of the ground balls lead to easy double plays.  

  If Gruber was hitting like he was capable of hitting, he might be
a good choice to hit second.  I still think the most likely solution 
is to have those BJ chapel meetings pray for Devo to hit about 30 
points better for the rest of the season.

> What do you think?
> Will Cito ever wise up?

  Your lineup is not so different, really, especially if you bat White 
in 9th position.  There is no way you could have batted Olerud that
high for the first half of the season, when he was hitting about .220.

-Darrell.
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Subject: Re: Ugliest *ever* (was: Re: Ugliest Man in Baseball??)
From: f67700241@violet.ccit.arizona.edu (Greg Franklin)
Date: 3 Sep 92 14:17:46 MST
Distribution: na,local
Organization: University of Arizona
Nntp-Posting-User: f67700241

In article <3SEP199215010249@mary.fordham.edu>, nissim@mary.fordham.edu (Leonard J. Nissim) writes:
>In article <6146@transfer.stratus.com>, gene@ok.sw.stratus.com 
>(Eugene Loparco) writes...
>>[re BJHA's inclusion of ugliest ballplayers]
>>I see nothing wrong with that, but did Bill James really take the time to
>                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>research this and then print it in his book!?  It seems like he is insulting
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Yes.  I wouldn't give the title, author, and year of publication of a book 
> and then make up quotes.  Being a meticulous researcher, I'm sure that Bill 
> James looked at hundreds of photos before making his choices.  (LJN)

Actually, Mr. Bill delegated that task to his wife, Susan McCarthy.  He did
write the quote, however.  But Susan was the one who picked the players.

I see nothing wrong with including ugliest players of the decade in a
historical book--after all, the topic of ugliest players in baseball recurs
in rsb every year, so SOMEBODY is interested in it.  :-)

Besides, if you think it's insulting to call Ron Karkovice or Willie McGee
ugly, imagine how it was in the 1950s for Don Mossi, when sportswriters
didn't exactly have the greatest respect for human diversity.  "Sandy
Koufax -- Nationality: Jewish" and so forth.  Broadcasters probably didn't
blink at calling Mossi "Dumbo" or things like that.  Anyone know for
sure.

[SoapboxOn]
The moral of the story: If you spend your whole life worrying about hurting
other people, you don't have a life.   Especially when you're trying to
tell history the way it was.
[SoapboxOff]
-- 
Greg "Mockingbird" Franklin      Interviewer: "Sir, how do you spell relief?"
f67700241@ccit.arizona.edu               Dan: "R-O-L-A-I-D-S-E."
From: z_copeab@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: ending streaks 
Date: 30 Aug 92 23:49:48 CST
Distribution: na,local
Organization: Stephen F. Austin State University

In article <1992Aug30.185016.12297@allegra.att.com>, rjh@allegra.att.com (Robert Holt) writes:
> In article <1992Aug28.221542.12313@blaze.cs.jhu.edu> hymowitz@whatever.cs.jhu.edu (Hymie!) writes:
>>
>>i also remember a story of two players competing for a batting title. the
>>teams played a double-header on the last day of the season.  one batter
>>took a .0003 lead after the first game.  he sat out the second game, while
>>his opponent saw 5 walks - one that led to a run.
>>
> This sounds a lot like another story I heard.  The Giants and the
> Cardinals had a doubleheader the last day of the 1939 season, and Mel Ott
> and Johnny Mize were tied at 27 for the NL home run lead.  In the
> first game, Mize hit a homer to break the tie, and in the second game,
> Ott drew 5 walks.

	If I remember correctly, one (and perhaps two) of these walks was with
the bases loaded!

Brandon Cope

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From: miked@pterodactyl.cis.ohio-state.edu (Michael Davey)
Subject: Re: Swindell Red in 1993??
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 20:13:29 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.195719.1071@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> mjflynn@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (mark.j.flynn) writes:
>
>I have Greg Swindell on my rotisserie team which
>has fallen out of the race, I am wondering if I
>should try to get something for him or to keep
>him for next year. I have him at a price of 10.
>I am looking for any insight on Greg Swindell's
>chances of resigning with the Reds. Does he want
>to stay in the Cincinnati area? Do the Reds want
>him, and are they willing to pay him the kind of
>money he is looking for? Any information would be
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Mark Flynn

	It appears unlikely (unfortunately for me and other Reds rooters) that
Swindell will be in Cincy next year. The Reds tried to get him to sign a
multi-year deal over the winter when they got him in the Armstrong and Scudder
deal with the Indians, but Greg declined their offer. He was recently offered
a three-year deal by Schott, Quinn and Co. for something like 3.0 million
a year but againg turned them down. Apparently he wants to test the free
agency waters and try and sign a long term deal with his hometown Astros. 
At this point, it is really more of an issue of Swindell wanting to play in 
Houston than one of the Reds not willing to fork over the money.
 --Mike D.--


-- 
 Michael J. Davey                          "I believe in the small of a women's
 The Ohio State University                  back, the hangin' curve ball, high 
 Computer and Information Science Dept.     fiber, (and) good scotch..."
                                                               
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From: reynard@susie.cs.scarolina.edu (John Reynard)
Subject: So where have all the Mets fans gone?
Summary: It's a good development
Keywords: quiet while losing
Organization: USC  Department of Computer Science
Date: 23 Aug 92 03:55:23 GMT


   I remember in the spring there were hoards of avid Mets fans who 
pretty much all jumped on me for picking the Mets fifth while picking
the Expos second.  Well to the Mets fans who were polite disregard 
this article entirely.  But to the obnoxious fans who told me to get out of 
South Carolina and read a newspaper cause I obvoiusly didn't know what
was going on, Bite Me, the Mets are in fifth again even with their 
$45 million payroll.  

   As I said before unless you were obnoxious to me before just disregard 
this message.  

John,

Expos fan 
      
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From: dfl@math.wayne.edu (David Frohardt-Lane)
Subject: Re: The Monthly Cecil Fielder Thread
Organization: Wayne State University Math Department, Detroit
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 11:59:56 GMT

In article <1992Sep3.213256.13572@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> g_waugaman@nac.enet.dec.com (Glenn R. Waugaman) writes:
>
>Instead of telling us how much better other players would be doing than 
>Fielder based on simulations, how about telling us when Fielder's going to 
>start performing as the simulations expect?  Three years in a row and it's 
>not happened yet...

He has been performing as they expect, it's just that you're using RBIs
as the only measure of performance.

--
David Frohardt-Lane   dfl@math.wayne.edu 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Go Tigers, Lions, Pistons, Red Wings and Wolverines !!!!!!!!!!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: jrp@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (John Pessetto)
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 22:27:13 GMT
Subject: J. Gonzales All-time HR King
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball


   I made some guesses about how Juan Gonzalez would finish this season and 
feed this year and his previous years back into the Brock2 program written by
David Grabiner.  According to this, he should pass Babe Ruth as the all-time
homerun hitter.  Also, it looks like he has a chance to pass Maris in the 
single season homerun record( Of course this happens when he's 27 years old).
Anyway, it was interesting to look at.



  YEAR     G    AB     R     H    2B    3B    HR   RBI    BB   AVG
  1990    25    90    11    26     7     1     4    12     2 0.289
  1991   142   545    78   131    34     1    27   102    42 0.240
  1992   152   565    91   145    25     3    45   112    37 0.257
  1993   155   579    94   150    32     2    41   114    44 0.259
  1994   155   572    99   151    29     3    46   122    43 0.264
  1995   150   554   100   148    30     2    45   120    45 0.267
  1996   155   569   109   153    30     2    54   136    46 0.269
  1997   153   559   126   160    31     2    60   149    51 0.286
  1998   154   556   105   147    28     2    51   129    52 0.264
  1999   158   565   104   148    28     2    51   129    52 0.262
  2000   155   565   105   150    28     2    50   127    53 0.265
  2001   156   546    98   143    27     1    46   120    51 0.262
  2002   155   545    90   137    26     1    43   112    51 0.251
  2003   155   534    86   132    25     1    40   106    55 0.247
  2004   153   525    81   130    24     1    38   101    47 0.248
  2005   153   514    74   123    22     1    34    93    50 0.239
  2006   152   507    69   119    22     1    32    87    48 0.235
  2007   152   499    59   109    20     1    27    77    48 0.218
  2008    81   242    33    59    11     0    14    40    23 0.244
  2009   102   225    22    45     8     0    10    29    22 0.200
  2010    24    52     6    12     2     0     2     7     5 0.231
  2011     8     8     1     2     0     0     0     1     1 0.250
TOTALS  2869  9976  1647  2529   492    29   761  2032   874 0.254




   John Pessetto
From: dxf12@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas Fowler)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Skydome homer truvia (was Re: Canseco
Date: 1 Sep 1992 15:30:28 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: dxf12@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas Fowler)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc12.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, heartlab@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Heartlab People) says:

>There has always been a cloud around Jose Canseco. People always wondering
>what he could have done if he had played in a hitters park. Well he's
>finally out of Oakland, and in Texas, where he is in a fine hitters park.
>My question is, if Canseco rests fully in the off-season and totally 
>heals, what sort of homerun numbers could we expect from him? 40-50-60?
>
>Small Fact: Only two players have hit a homerun into the Fith Deck of the
>Skydome (Known around here as the Skydeck). Can anyone name them?
>

     I know one's Canseco, from the '89 playoffs.  I think the other is
John Olerud; I know he's hit some long ones, though I don't know if he's
hit up there yet.
-- 
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
From: sieferme@milton.u.washington.edu (Eric Sieferman)
Subject: Re: MLB Magic Numbers for Thu, Sep 01st, 1992
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 19:43:11 GMT

In article <44688@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> jtchern@ocf.berkeley.edu (Joseph Hernandez) writes:
>       MAGIC NUMBERS OF DIVISION LEADERS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 1992
>AMERICAN WEST		 MN 		        AMERICAN EAST		 MN
>Oakland Athletics	 --		        Toronto Blue Jays	z--
>Minnesota Twins         z25		        Baltimore Orioles	z30
>Chicago White Sox        23		        Milwaukee Brewers	z27
>Texas Rangers		 15		        Detroit Tigers           19
>Kansas City Royals      z13		        Boston Red Sox           17
>California Angels        11		        Cleveland Indians       z17
>Seattle Mariners	z 7		        New York Yankees         17

Ooooh, magic number is down to seven.  The upcoming series between the
M's and the A's (9/10-13) could be a real make-or-break one
for the Mariners. :-)

BTW, I'm really upset about the Jose Canseco trade.  One of the
highlights of my baseball viewing season is the chance to boo
Jose unmercifully when he comes to Seattle.  Unfortunately,
I did not see Oakland when they were here in June, Texas is
not coming to Seattle anymore, and the Jose-less A's will be
here in two weeks.  Rats!  I missed my chance.

Wait till next year.

-- 
| Eric Sieferman            |    sieferme@u.washington.edu          |
| U. of W., M.C.I.S.        |    (206) 685-3104                     |

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From: claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu)
Subject: Re: Clark traded from the Sox?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 16:09:54 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.125533.32185@europa.asd.contel.com> king@ssvax.gte.com (Larry King) writes:
>	Yes, Clark did clean out his locker (name plate and all) but has
>insisted that he has not been traded.  The Red Sox have been trying to
>give him to the Angel all season but the Angels don't want to pay him
>that much.  The Red Sox have asked the commissioner to allow them to
>assume more than 700,000 of Clark's remaining salary.  If they can, you
>may see Clark in California to stay after this upcoming series.  We shall
>have to wait and see.

Yuck.  What do the Angels think they can do with Clark?  He is a definite
improvement over Stevens and Gaetti at 1B, but I'd much rather have them play
Don Barbara at this point.  If he DHes, one of Salmon, Curtis, and Felix has
to sit.

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



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