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From: charly@hal.COM (Charly Rhoades)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Salary Escalation (was Re: Expos Clinch! Wallach to Dodgers)
Summary: Cap Owners' Salaries
Date: 4 Jan 93 01:17:11 GMT
Organization: HaL Computer Systems, Inc.
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In article <1993Jan3.194201.28068@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca> maynard@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Roger Maynard) writes:
>...  Salaries escalation
>is destroying the game.

I wholeheartedly agree!  I think there ahould be a cap on the
escalating salaries of owners, due to its detrimental effects
on the beloved, and unchanging game of Baseball (TM).  I am a
Bay Area resident, and look what outrageous sum Giants owner
Bob Lurie made from selling that team:  bought for under $10
million and sold ten years later for $100 million!

And who best to enforce this cap but the US Government?  After
all, it's not the American way to let the market correct itself.
Not when such correction might allow the masses of workers get
a bigger slice of the pie they contribute to making, at the
expense of the gluttonous profits a couple-dozen oligarchical
owners have been enjoying for many, many years.


And has anyone else seen the sickening end-of-year figures
showing how much *money* entertainers like Barbra Streisand,
Rush Limbaugh, and Bruce Springsteen make?  David Letterman
making $30 million??  I bet he doesn't even write 1% of those
jokes he reads.  At least Paul Schaefer has some chops and can
play a tune or two.  Pretty soon these slackers might be raking
in the bucks in proportion to those really deserving few like
Apple CEO John Scully or Disney CEO Mike Eisner, eh??  Wasn't
it the head of Time Warner who "earned" $47 million *last year*
(in stock options as well as salary)?

Kinda gets me hackles up in an indignant fury...
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From: thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Mulholland and Pickoffs
Date: 21 Dec 92 15:44:14 GMT
Reply-To: thf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations

In article <1h4movINN7o9@menudo.uh.edu> chee1l5@Jane.UH.EDU writes:
>>ObWow!Stat: My MacThang shows that Mulholland had a sensational *15*
>>pickoffs last season, more than any two other pitchers combined, and
>>more than any four NL pitchers combined.  Even though he gave up
>>167 singles and 46 walks, Mulholland only allowed two stolen bases.
>>Is it me, or is that pretty damn amazing?  Combined with five CS...wow,
>>again.  Anyone know which two baserunners got away with it?  Or why
>>twenty-two people even bothered trying?
>
>Double check Leibrant's totals. He picked off three (Astros?) in *one*
>game this year. I seem to remember him having 12-15 total.  Some of those
>"pickoffs" resulted in the guy just taking off for second and getting nailed,
>so maybe they were counted as CS, and not "pickoffs". 

Leibrandt shows three pickoffs and 16 CS.  But also 28 SB.  I still give
the Iron Hold award to Mulholland.

I got e-mail to the effect that one of Mulholland's stolen bases should've
been considered defensive indifference.  :)
-- 
ted frank                     | thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu 
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From: kbanaian@bernard.pitzer.claremont.edu (King Banaian)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Expos Clinch! Wallach to Dodgers
Date: 3 Jan 93 20:33:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: bernard.kbanaian.136.0
Organization: Pitzer College

In article <1993Jan3.092505.4128@Princeton.EDU> niepornt@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Marc Nieporent) writes:

>1) What rational reason is there for choosing a 35 year-old Tim Wallach
>over a 24-year old Dave Hansen, when they put up similar numbers last
>year?  Okay, defense, but who gets a 35 year old guy for many million 
>dollars to play defense at an offensive position?  Oh, and I know,
>leadership and experience, because he's led the Expo's to the WS many 
>times in his career, and the Dodgers are really short on experienced
>veterans.
>
This is similar to the Yankees, who decide to sign Jimmy Key simply because 
they were spurned by Cone, Swindell, Guzman, and ... hell, I bet Bob Milacki 
wouldn't sign with them!  The Dodgers did not take the failure to sign Boggs 
well at all.  They were quite mystified that the Yankees would so overpay 
for Wade.  I think this in the end comes down to the fact that Hansen, who 
may be OK, did not fulfill their expectations.  He was even more wretched 
with the bat than Wallach.  And while Hansen may improve, I doubt he reaches 
over 700 OPS ever.
And there isn't a blessed thing in the minors behind him, IMO.

>2) Did Mike Sharperson get hit by a truck?  Is he a free agent?  I
>suppose he could be, only I didn't see his name anywhere on the fa
>lists.  What happened to the idea of playing *good* players?
>
I believe Sharpie is still under contract, and I believe he is a few service 
days short of free agency.  The original plan I heard was that Har-Person 
would move back to third, (after the Reed trade), and now they are without a 
home.  I think Sharpie will stay, and it is Lenny that has to go.  (Lenny 
has lost his power stroke;  11 2bs & 0 dingers last year.)
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From: niepornt@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Marc Nieporent)
Subject: Re: EXPOS :TEAM TO BEAT IN THE EAST
Originator: news@nimaster
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 06:20:39 GMT

In article <42768@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> demers@cs.ucsd.edu (David DeMers) writes:
>In article <1992Dec21.142801.6669@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, drw3l@delmarva.evsc.Virginia.EDU (David Robert Walker) writes:

>|> >Colbrunn should be adequate, though his plate discipline is
>|> >poor.  He hits the ball pretty often pretty hard, which is
>|> >nice to have around as a 1B hitting about 7th in the lineup.

>|> Why are so many people excited about Colbrunn this year? He is only
>|> 23, so I understand that, but he only has one really good hitting year
>|> in the minors, last year at Indianapolis, and that was only 220 PA. He
>|> may be good enough to play this year, but I wouldn't want to bet on it.

>I don't know if anyone is all that excited about him, but he should
>be adequate - i.e. better than Todd Benzinger.  I'd expect about
>a 700 OPS.  If he can learn to take a walk then I'd be a lot happier
>with him, but he does have medium power.  If he's expected to be
>a slugger in the #4 or #5 slots, he will be disappointing.
>But bat him 6th or 7th & he'll be ok.  Signing McGwire would be
>a big improvement :-)

Yes, he's a couple of years younger, but Colbrunn looks a lot like Brian
Hunter to me.

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From: mgriffin@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Mark Griffin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Who is Jays Shortstop
Date: 22 Dec 1992 13:07:32 -0600
Organization: Kansas State University
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Since Manuel (Don't call me Manny) Lee signed with the Rangers, who will be
the Jays new shortstop.  Will they give the job to Zosky, or will Sojo move
to short.  Or, is there somebody else in the organization that can play there.
Or, will they try to make a trade or sign someone else.  None of the options
I see look all that great, but Sojo or Zosky may turn out to be OK. 
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From: nlu@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu)
Subject: Re: More on Bond's Antics.
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 01:25:01 GMT

In article <ljcf33INNopg@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> gfb@debs.Eng.Sun.COM (Gary Brown - TechnicaL WriteR - SunConnect) writes:

>I think there is BIG difference between what you describe above and 
>what had "insulted" Mr. Bonds!  If you average out the Yankees $36 million
>offer over 5 years, that comes to roughly $7.2 million per year!!!!!!
>Let me repeat that number, $7.2 million PER YEAR!  Anyone that
>would have the gall to be insulted by such an offer is a complete
>AS*HOLE, IMHO!!!  Now we have two of these whining, over-paid, prima donnas
>in the Bay Area!  The other, in my opinion, is Rickey Henderson, in case
>someone was wondering.
>
>If only someone would insult me the way the Yankees insulted Mr. Bonds!!

I don't think you got Jim's article at all.  The point is, there is a big
difference between $7.2 million paid to *you* and $7.2 million paid to *Bonds*.

How can you turn down, for example, if someone pays you $500,000 to make a
record?  But that will be a huge insult for Madonna.

===============================================================================
GO CALIFORNIA ANGELS!
===============================================================================
Nelson Lu (claudius@leland.stanford.edu)
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From: mcmath@csb1.nlm.nih.gov (Chuck Totally Hair McMath)
Subject: Re: 1992 Mets
Followup-To: rec.sport.baseball
Organization: MSD
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 20:58:44 GMT

In article <1992Dec22.182407.7534@asd.com>, scott@asd.com (Scott Barman)
wrote:
> 
> ........................  Tanana was aquired as a fifth starter and will
> the the guy who will be bumped early in the season becuase of the number
> of off days to get more innings for the Big 3 (Gooden, Saberhagen, and
> Fernandez).  All Harazin says he wants from Tanana is the ~200 innings
> and the ~3.00 ERA he gave the Tigers last year.  Harazin also noted the
> success of lefthanded junk-ball pitchers (Bobby Ojeda, John Tudor, etc.)
> who have crossed over from the AL to the NL as a sign this might be a
> good move.  Maybe, but he's still 39 years old!


	What's Harazin been smoking?

The line for Tanana:

PITCHERS        W  L   ERA   G GS CG GF SH SV   INN   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
TANANA,F       13 11  4.39  32 31  3  0  0  0 186.2 188 102  91 22  90  91

~200 IP.  Sure, if you want to give a guy like this 200 IP, I'm sure he'd
gladly accept the gift.  The only problem is that there are about 100 other
people you could choose, including some who are in AAA and would be cheaper
(don't know what Tanana's signed for, but it's not the ML minimum, I'll
bet).  

ERA ~3.00?  Yeah, sure. 4.39 is ~3.00 only if you are comparing it to Kyle
Abbott's 5.13 ERA.

Oh, and Al forgot one of Frank's good points - more strikeouts than walks
last year.  And a spiffy 1.011111 K/BB ratio. :)

chuck


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From: dae@cbnews.cb.att.com (david.a.elliott)
Subject: Re: Spehr
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 13:36:01 GMT

In article <1039@blue.cis.pitt.edu> genetic+@pitt.edu (Dr. Dave) writes:
>Thus spake thf2@midway.uchicago.edu:
>>>
>>>what's Spehr's story? I've never heard of him...
>>
>>Am I missing something?  I don't know where Spehr was in '92 (he didn't
>>seem to be playing at catcher anywhere in the majors), but isn't he 26
>>with MLE's of around 700?  
>
>Sorry, my fault.  I misread my data, and thought Spehr was 25 this year 
>(instead of 27).  False alarm.  He put up some *really* lovely stats at
>Omaha last year, but at 27 that could well be the sort of "catching up to
>AAA" that makes Torey Lovullo's stats look good at Columbus.

Maybe, but there are a few things in his favor.  First, he walks a lot, so
even if he bats only .230 (which will probably happen), he will still have a
better than average OBP.  Second, he has developed some power, which is a
good sign.  And third, the Royals think Brent Mayne is better (don't ask me
why), so Spehr is bound to blossom into a top rate catcher.

At 27, what the Expos see is what they'll get with Spehr.  He's not likely
to get any better than he already is.  But even with a .700 OPS, he'll be
better than half the catchers in either league offensively.  For what it's
worth, he also has a reputation as a good defensive catcher.

I think Mark Gardner as a #4 starter is OK, but I was sorry to see Spehr go.



Dave Elliott
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: sgs@stein.u.washington.edu (Steven Smith)
Subject: Birthdays
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:02:49 GMT

A mess o' Baseball Birthdays
(Yesterday through the end of my winter holiday)

December 21
Josh Gibson, 1911 (HOF)
Dave "Kong" Kingman, 1948
Bob Rush, 1925
Elliott Maddox, 1947
Joaquin "Youneverknow" Andujar, 1952
Andy Van Slyke, 1960
Roger McDowell, 1960
Tom Henke, 1957
Cy Williams, 1887

December 22
Steve "Lefty" Carlton, 1944
Steve Garvey, 1948
Matty Alou, 1938
Bill Bruton, 1929
Ken Landreaux, 1954
Lonnie Smith, 1955
Glenn Wilson, 1958
Mike Jackson, 1964
Tom Underwood, 1953
Al Ferrara, 1939
Andy Allanson, 1961

December 23
Connie "The Tall Tactician" Mack, 1862 (HOF)
Samuel "Goshen Schoolmaster" Leever, 1871
Jerry Koosman, 1942
Dave "Chopper" May, 1943
Tim Leary, 1958
Ken Hubbs, 1941
Tom Thomas, 1899
Danny Taylor, 1900
Keith Comstock, 1955

December 24
Frank Taveras, 1950
John D'Acquisto, 1951
Del Howard, 1877
John Costello, 1960
Victor Cruz, 1957
Zeke Wilson, 1869
George Jeffcoat, 1913
Paul Otis, 1889
Tim Dummond, 1964

December 25
Jim "Pud" Galvin, 1855 (HOF)
Nellie Fox, 1927 (HOF)
Rickey Henderson, 1958
Manny Trillo, 1950
Jo Jo Moore, 1908
Charlie Lea, 1956
Wallace Johnson, 1956
Ben Chapman, 1908
Walt Holke, 1892
Ned Garver, 1925
Al Jackson, 1935
Tom O'Malley, 1960

December 26
Chris Chambliss, 1948
Carlton "Pudge" Fisk, 1947
Ozzie Smith, 1954
Stu Miller, 1927
Ray Sadecki, 1940
Storm Davis, 1961
Wayne Causey, 1936
Jeff King, 1964
Jeff Stone, 1960

December 27
Roy White, 1943
Craig Reynolds, 1952
Jim "Abba Dabba" Tobin, 1912
Norm Larker, 1930
Phil Gagliano, 1941
George "White Wings" Tebeau, 1861 (Is this also "Patsy"?)
Jim Leyritz, 1963

December 28
Ted Lyons, 1900 (HOF)
Bill "Spaceman" Lee, 1946
Ray Knight, 1952
Tommy Bridges, 1906
Aurelio Rodriguez, 1947
John Milner, 1949
Roscoe Wattie Holm, 1901
Zane Smith, 1960

December 29
Bill Knickerbocker, 1911
Devon White, 1962
Mike Brown, 1959
Clyde "Pooch" Barnhart, 1895
Hank DeBerry, 1894
Rod Nichols, 1964
Luis de los Santos, 1966
Frank Delahanty, 1883
Ken Rudolph, 1946

--Steve
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Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: kirsch@staff.tc.umn.edu (Dave 'Almost Cursed the Jays' Kirsch)
Subject: Re: gm's and reporters are idiots.
Organization: Li'l Carlos and the Hormones
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:07:20 GMT

In article <Dec.15.14.38.51.1992.13243@pilot.njin.net> gajarsky@pilot.njin.net (Bob Gajarsky - Hobokenite) writes:
>
>and i'm looking at the red sox, where plantier will have a better
> year than dawson (even WITH the disparity between fenway and
> san diego), and ivan calderon can't be counted on to have a year
> better than whoever he replaced...they got two middle relievers,
> one who happens to be good (bankhead)>  wow.  b.f.d.  what morons
> the gm's and scribes are.

  I agree, Gajmeister. One thing; I think moving to San Diego will actually
*help* Plantier. Plantier's unique IMHO in that he is one of the few hitters
that Fenway *hurts*, i.e. a LH flyball-hitting mostly pull hitter. Although
Jack Murphy has been a pitchers' park, I suspect it was less of one last year
with the added seats and it's always been a pretty good HR park. If Plantier
has fully recovered from surgery and conditions are right, McIlvaine might
wind up with the lite version of the mid-80s Mets hitting order (Sheffield/
McGriff/Plantier in the middle of the order with 'pudge' Gwynn in front of 
them? Sheesh. Get a few spare parts and that could be a surprisingly
impressive offense.) 

  If Plantier *does* come around in the next year or two, Lou Gorman's head 
outta roll. (Actually, it outta right now, but since I'm a Jays fan I'm not 
gonna talk too loudly.) Any man who can consistently give up players the
caliber of Bagwell/Plantier/Burks and get little in return should be locked
in a Lundysounds (tm) room for 48 hours or so. I heard Smokin' Lou protected
Burks at the expense of Wedge for the expansion draft, then didn't tender a
contract to Burks. Any truth to this vicious rumour? 

  And Pat Gillick - *please* take a flyer on Burks if he has any chance of
being healthy .. I'll almost forgive you for the Carter signing. 

  As a side note, can everyone here imagine the kind of chuckling that
would've gone on among r.s.bb SDCNs if Carter had signed with KC? Ooh, I can
see it now, .230 BA, .270 OBP, .400 SLG (and that's only the first year). 
Instead, I get to root for Joe (not) for the next few years. He's been a
decent player for Toronto, but is *way* overrated and no way in hell is he
worth anywhere close to Barry Bonds money. 
 
-- 
Dave Hung Like a Jim Acker Slider Kirsch             kirsch@staff.tc.umn.edu 
Toronto Blue Jays - 1992 World Champions!      New .. quotes out of context!
".. you'd probably be teaching me how to get it up .."  - Jason Abner Miller 
".. Italian for suppository..which was genuinely hard for me .." - R. Lustig
From: thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Expos Clinch! Wallach to Dodgers
Date: 3 Jan 93 19:58:45 GMT
Reply-To: thf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago

In article <1993Jan3.194201.28068@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca> maynard@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Roger Maynard) writes:
>In <1993Jan3.092505.4128@Princeton.EDU> niepornt@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Marc Nieporent) writes:
>>1) What rational reason is there for choosing a 35 year-old Tim Wallach
>>over a 24-year old Dave Hansen, when they put up similar numbers last
>
>Perhaps because Expo FANS who have watched Wallach over the years enjoy
>watching him play?  Is this a foreign concept?  Is this too radical?

It's not too radical, but it is quite unproven.  Fans like winning more
than they like any particular player, with the possible exception of
Fernando Valenzuela, who, to my knowledge, is the only player who has
proven ability in drawing fans above and beyond his contribution to the
team's winning percentage.

>Can you prove to me that Hansen is better?  

Yes.  

>When it becomes obvious that
>Hansen is better then Wallach should be replaced.  

It's been obvious for a year now.

>Salaries escalation is destroying the game.

Which is why the game is doing better than ever.
-- 
ted frank                     | thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu 
standard disclaimers          | void where prohibited
the university of chicago law school, chicago, illinois 60637
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: djcoll04@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Subject: Re: S.CAl schedule-late April 93
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 23:41:05 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

In article <19098@mindlink.bc.ca>, Edward_Lunny@mindlink.bc.ca (Edward Lunny) writes:
> When does the 1993 major league schedule come out and in what publications.
> It seems I got one last year in the USA today.  A friend is going to be in
> L.A. and San diego in the last 2 weeks of April and would like to know what
> the schedules will be for the Dodgers, A's, and Padres while he is there.


All of the 1993 major league schedules are in the latest edition of Baseball
Weekly, on sale until Jan. 12.
                                           P. Tierney
From: thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Dave Hansen
Date: 3 Jan 93 21:29:34 GMT
Reply-To: thf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago

In article <kbanaian.136.0@bernard.pitzer.claremont.edu> kbanaian@bernard.pitzer.claremont.edu (King Banaian) writes:
>I think this in the end comes down to the fact that Hansen, who 
>may be OK, did not fulfill their expectations.  He was even more wretched 
>with the bat than Wallach.  And while Hansen may improve, I doubt he reaches 
>over 700 OPS ever.

Ever?  That's a bit strong.  He posted 820+ OPS over 200 games in AAA as
a 21 and 22 year old.  Dodger Stadium seems to hurt him quite a bit --
he shows much more power on the road, though the sample size is small.
I'd certainly be willing to stick with him, maybe against right-handers.
If the Dodgers have the sense to platoon Wallach, who was actually quite
good against LHP, it might work out, though Wallach will lose even more
offense with age and moving to Dodger Stadium.  If Sharperson wasn't so
poor defensively, I'd just play him full-time, though, rather than mess
with any sort of combo of Wallach and Hansen.  

Of course, you just know that the Dodgers didn't trade for Wallach to
pay him a few million to get 200 PA a season.

>>2) Did Mike Sharperson get hit by a truck?  Is he a free agent?  I
>>suppose he could be, only I didn't see his name anywhere on the fa
>>lists.  What happened to the idea of playing *good* players?
>>
>I believe Sharpie is still under contract, and I believe he is a few service 
>days short of free agency.  The original plan I heard was that Har-Person 
>would move back to third, (after the Reed trade), and now they are without a 
>home.  I think Sharpie will stay, and it is Lenny that has to go.  (Lenny 
>has lost his power stroke;  11 2bs & 0 dingers last year.)

Ouch -- I forgot about Reed.  Aging the Dodgers infield may be just enough
to make up for the return of Eric Davis and Darryl Strawberry.
-- 
ted frank                     | thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu 
standard disclaimers          | void where prohibited
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From: eng10406@nusunix1.nus.sg (TAN KAR GEE)
Subject: A's '93
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 14:30:09 GMT

Hello,
	I'm a A's fan from Singapore in SE Asia since 1988. Baseball is
not shown here and all I can find out about baseball is through reading
USA Today or listening to BBC World Service Sports Roundup for the news
about LCS or World Series. I am aware that many of the '92 A's players
have become free-agents after the ALCS. Since the ALCS I had not been
able to find out who the A's have signed or who they have not. About the
only player I know they have signed is Ruben Sierra. Can anyone
enlighten me please? Thank you very much.
	Happy New Year

Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
From: spira@panix.com (Greg "Sarcasm Is A Way Of Life" Spira)
Subject: Re: Expos Clinch! Wallach to Dodgers
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 22:36:40 GMT
Organization: Boo! 

In <1992Dec26.191405.19250@cs.cornell.edu> tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes:

>In article <1992Dec26.041708.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> djcoll04@ulkyvx.louisville.edu writes:

>That's mostly a difference in style.  Last year, Boggs didn't strike
>out as much as Sheffield.  Does that mean that Boggs had a better
>year?  DeShields strikes out a lot and will always strike out a lot.
>But that's only a small negative.  And he comes with a *lot* of
>positives; youth, speed, power, WALKS...  Of course he *should* be
>batting leadoff where those K's hurt even less.  (Grissom would be a
>better #2 batter, DeShields would be a better #1 batter.)  But that's
>Alou's fault, not his.  (And it's only a minor matter anyways.)

DeShields lead off more than Grissom last year.  And Alou has stated
that he plans to move Grissom to the middle of the lineup.

Greg