( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN ex-hurler ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG leading ) ( NNS gurus ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ fashionable ) ( NN delivery ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ looks ) ( PP-CLR ( IN like ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN fastball ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ dives ) ( PP-DIR ( IN beneath ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG lunging ) ( NN bat ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He 's an ex-hurler who 's one of the leading gurus of the fashionable delivery which looks like a fastball until it dives beneath the lunging bat


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN upshot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN downshoot ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP A ) ( NNP 's ) ) ( VP ( VBP go ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Candlestick ) ( NNP Park ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( RB tonight ) ) ( ADVP ( IN up ) ( NP ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS games ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN none ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ best-of-seven ) ( NN fest ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The upshot of the downshoot is that the A 's go into San Francisco 's Candlestick Park tonight up two games to none in the best-of-seven fest


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN stat ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reckon ) ( PP ( RP with ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD three ) ( IN of ) ( CD four ) ) ( NNS clubs ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( QP ( CD 29 ) ( IN of ) ( CD 39 ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( CD 2-0 ) ( NNP Series ) ( NNS leads ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD went ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB win ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( NP ( DT all ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The stat to reckon with here says that about three of four clubs 29 of 39 that took 2-0 Series leads went on to win it all


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN average ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB soothe ) ( NP ( NNP Giant ) ( NNS rooters ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That 's not an average to soothe Giant rooters


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN One ) ) ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB think ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN home ) ( NNS fans ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NNP Series ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Subway ) ) ( VP ( VBN Called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP BART ) ) ( PRN ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR better ) ( NN name ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ public ) ( NN conveyance ) ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NN Desire ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SQ ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP think ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ ecstatic ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS proceedings ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP observe ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ relative ) ( NN calm ) ) ) ) ) )

One might think that the home fans in this Series of the Subway Called BART that 's a better name for a public conveyance than Desire do n't you think would have been ecstatic over the proceedings but they observe them in relative calm


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Partisans ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS combatants ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD sat ) ( ADVP ( NN side ) ( IN by ) ( NN side ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ 49,000-plus ) ( NNS seats ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Oakland ) ( NNP Coliseum ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD cheered ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS favorites ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD booed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN opposition ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS hostilities ) ) ( VP ( VBD advanced ) ( ADVP-CLR ( DT no ) ( RBR further ) ) ( ADVP ( ADVP ( IN at ) ( JJS least ) ) ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB far ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB see ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Partisans of the two combatants sat side by side in the 49,000-plus seats of Oakland Coliseum and while they cheered their favorites and booed the opposition hostilities advanced no further at least as far as I could see


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT A ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS folks ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( VBD showed ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG wearing ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS caps ) ) ( VP ( VBG bearing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS colors ) ( CC and ) ( NNS emblems ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT both ) ( NNS teams ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A few folks even showed up wearing caps bearing the colors and emblems of both teams


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( PP-PRD ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Giants ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ( CC but ) ( SBAR-PRP ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD lost ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I 'm for the Giants today but only because they lost yesterday


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP love ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP 'em ) ) ( NP ( DT both ) ) ) ) )

I love 'em both


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ only ) ( NN thing ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( VP ( VBG rooting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Series ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( NP ( CD seven ) ( NNS games ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP David ) ( NNP Williams ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Sacramento ) ( NN septuagenarian ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN Coliseum ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sunday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN go ) ) ) )

The only thing I 'm rooting for is for the Series to go seven games said David Williams a Sacramento septuagenarian at the Coliseum before Sunday 's go


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ above ) ) ( VP ( VBZ represents ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN triumph ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT either ) ( NN apathy ) ( CC or ) ( NN civility ) ) ) ) ) )

The above represents a triumph of either apathy or civility


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP choose ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB believe ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( JJ latter ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP ( RB probably ) ) ( VP ( VBZ springs ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN fact ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( RB just ) ( RB about ) ( NN everyone ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN out ) ( NP ( RB here ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP A ) ( NNP 's ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Giants ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB originally ) ) ( PP-PRD ( IN from ) ( NP ( RB somewhere ) ( RB else ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I choose to believe it 's the latter although it probably springs from the fact that just about everyone out here including the A 's and Giants is originally from somewhere else


( S ( VP ( VB Suffice ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB say ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT this ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( JJ Yankees-Mets ) ( NN series ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NX ( NX ( NNP Chicago ) ( NNP Cubs ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( NNP White ) ( NNP Sox ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( INTJ ( UH hey ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ possible ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( MD 'd ) ( VP ( VB need ) ( NP-1 ( JJ uniformed ) ( NNS police ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT every ) ( JJ other ) ( NN seat ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB separate ) ( NP ( VBG opposing ) ( NNS fans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( RB only ) ( DT the ) ( JJ suicidal ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB bifurcate ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS bonnets ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Suffice it to say that if this were a New York Yankees-Mets series or one between the Chicago Cubs and White Sox hey it 's possible you 'd need uniformed police in every other seat to separate opposing fans and only the suicidal would bifurcate their bonnets


( S ( ADVP ( RB Anyway ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP A ) ( NNP 's ) ) ( VP ( VBD gave ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS heroes ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB root ) ( PP-CLR ( RP for ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Anyway the A 's gave you a lot of heroes to root for


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ opening ) ( NN game ) ) ) ( PP ( IN besides ) ( NP ( NNP Steinbach ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Stewart ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Walt ) ( NNP Weiss ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ twiggy-looking ) ( JJ second-year ) ( NN shortstop ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN lost ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN couple ) ( NNS months ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN season ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN knee ) ( NN surgery ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the opening game besides Steinbach and Stewart there was Walt Weiss a twiggy-looking second-year shortstop who had lost a couple months of the season to knee surgery


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ flawless ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB afield ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( NN ditto ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN game ) ( CD two ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD moved ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN runner ) ) ( ADVP-DIR ( IN along ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP A ) ( NNP 's ) ( JJ three-run ) ( JJ second ) ( NN inning ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD homered ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN team ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ final ) ( NN tally ) ) ) ) ) )

He was flawless afield ditto in game two moved a runner along in the A 's three-run second inning and homered for his team 's final tally


( SINV ( ADJP-PRD-TPC-5 ( ADJP ( JJ Such ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN reputation ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP East ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NNP Bashers ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( IN that ) ( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD hit ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ first ) ( NN career ) ( NN home ) ( NN run ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN season ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-4 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN fan ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD caught ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ball ) ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN return ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN autograph ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Such is his reputation among the East Bay Bashers that when he hit his first career home run last season the fan who caught it agreed to turn the ball over to him in return for an autograph


( NP ( NP ( RB Not ) ( PRP$ his ) ( NN autograph ) ) ( NP ( NN power-hitter ) ( NN McGwire ) ( POS 's ) ) )

Not his autograph power-hitter McGwire 's


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT An ) ( NNP A ) ( NNP 's ) ( NN co-hero ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second ) ( NN game ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Rickey ) ( NNP Henderson ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ exemplifies ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ hot ) ( NN side ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ hot-cold ) ( NN equation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An A 's co-hero of the second game was Rickey Henderson who exemplifies the hot side of the hot-cold equation


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD smoked ) ( NP ( NNP Toronto ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS playoffs ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS hits ) ) ( NP ( CD seven ) ( NNS walks ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD eight ) ( VBN stolen ) ( NNS bases ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 22 ) ( IN at ) ( NNS bats ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD continued ) ( NP ( DT that ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VP ( VBG going ) ( ADVP-CLR ( JJ 3-for-3 ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plate ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sunday ) ) ) ( CONJP ( IN along ) ( IN with ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG walking ) ) ( VP ( VBG stealing ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN base ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG scoring ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN run ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He smoked Toronto in the playoffs with six hits seven walks and eight stolen bases in 22 at bats and continued that by going 3-for-3 at the plate Sunday along with walking stealing a base and scoring a run


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN groove ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP see ) ( NP ( DT every ) ( NN ball ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB tremendously ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD lectured ) ) )

When you 're in the groove you see every ball tremendously he lectured


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ cold ) ( NNS guys ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN set ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NNP Will ) ( NNP Clark ) ) ( NP ( NNP Kevin ) ( NNP Mitchell ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Matt ) ( NNP Williams ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Giants ) ( POS ' ) ) ( CD 3-4-5 ) ( NNS hitters ) ) ) ) )

The cold guys in the set were Will Clark Kevin Mitchell and Matt Williams the Giants ' 3-4-5 hitters


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD combined ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 25 ) ( NNS hits ) ) ( NP ( CD six ) ( NN home ) ( NNS runs ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 24 ) ( NNS runs ) ) ( VP ( VBN batted ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD five ) ( NNS games ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Cubs ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They combined for 25 hits six home runs and 24 runs batted in in the five games against the Cubs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD went ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ collective ) ( CD 5-for-24 ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( CD zero ) ( NNS homers ) ( CC and ) ( NNS ribbies ) ) ) ) )

They went a collective 5-for-24 here with zero homers and ribbies


( S-CLF ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( POS 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT that ) ( JJ last ) ( NN set ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS numbers ) ) ) ( PRN ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( JJ much ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN anything ) ) ( ADJP ( RB else ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ gives ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Giants ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN hope ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Series ) ( NNS games ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB come ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's that last set of numbers as much as anything else that gives the Giants hope in the Series games to come


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP believe ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN law ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS averages ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD declared ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NN batting ) ( NN coach ) ( NNP Dusty ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NN game ) ( CD two ) ) ) )

I believe in the law of averages declared San Francisco batting coach Dusty Baker after game two


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD 'd ) ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB rather ) ) ) ( VP ( VB see ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ so-so ) ( NN hitter ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ hot ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VB come ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ( NN side ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-3 ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ good ) ( NN hitter ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ cold ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I 'd rather see a so-so hitter who 's hot come up for the other side than a good hitter who 's cold


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ old ) ( NNP Dodger ) ( NN slugger ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB wisely ) ) ( VBD offered ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN prediction ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ good ) ( NNS times ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB return ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN side ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the old Dodger slugger wisely offered no prediction about when good times would return to his side


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ goes ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBP know ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( MD 'll ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB back ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

When it goes you never know when you 'll get it back he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NN baseball ) ) ) )

That 's baseball


( FRAG ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Bear ) ( NNP Stearns ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ chief ) ( NN economist ) ) ( NP ( NNP Lawrence ) ( NNP Kudlow ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 29 ) ( NN issue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN firm ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Global ) ( NNP Spectator ) ) ) ) ) )

Bear Stearns 's chief economist Lawrence Kudlow in the Sept. 29 issue of the firm 's Global Spectator


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( SINV ( VB Were ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ true ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( JJ weak ) ( NN currency ) ) ( VP ( VBZ paves ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN way ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN trade ) ( NNS surpluses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB then ) ) ( ADVP ( RB presumably ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN Argentina ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN center ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN today ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ global ) ( NN economy ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Were it true that a weak currency paves the way for trade surpluses then presumably Argentina would be the center of today 's global economy


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Knight-Ridder ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB report ) ( NP ( NP ( VBN increased ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN per ) ( NP ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ contrary ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( VBN reported ) ( NP ( NNS analysts ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS comments ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG publishing ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB down ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Knight-Ridder Inc. said it would report increased earnings per share for the third quarter contrary to reported analysts ' comments that the publishing company 's earnings would be down


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( NN company ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD believed ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN confusion ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN caused ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP James ) ( NNP Batten ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Knight-Ridder ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NX ( NX ( NN chairman ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( JJ chief ) ( NN executive ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD told ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNS analysts ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Knight-Ridder ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN per ) ( NP ( NN share ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( PP-PRD ( IN behind ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ little ) ( NN bit ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ like ) ( NN period ) ) ( X ( IN of ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A company spokesman said he believed the confusion was caused when James Batten Knight-Ridder 's chairman and chief executive told New York analysts two weeks ago that Knight-Ridder 's earnings per share for the first nine months of 1989 would be behind a little bit from like period of


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Knight-Ridder ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBZ plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB report ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 24 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB up ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Knight-Ridder spokesman said the third-quarter earnings that the company plans to report Oct. 24 are expected to be up


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ comfortable ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( VBN revised ) ( NP ( NNS analysts ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS projections ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB report ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN between ) ( CD 62 ) ( NNS cents ) ( CC and ) ( CD 64 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBN compared ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 53 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1988 ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The spokesman said he was comfortable with revised analysts ' projections that the company would report earnings of between 62 cents and 64 cents a share compared with the 53 cents a share it reported for the 1988 third quarter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Knight-Ridder ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNS estimates ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( RB around ) ( CD 2.86 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ( PP ( VBN compared ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 2.59 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Knight-Ridder said it agreed with estimates that net income for all of 1989 would be around 2.86 a share compared with 2.59 a share a year earlier


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Knight-Ridder ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 51.75 ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ( NP ( CD 37.5 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) )

In New York Stock Exchange composite trading yesterday Knight-Ridder closed at 51.75 down 37.5 cents


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Intel ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD reached ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Alliant ) ( NNP Computer ) ( NNP Systems ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB develop ) ( NP ( NN software ) ( NNS standards ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Intel ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN i860 ) ( NN microprocessor ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Intel Corp. said it reached an agreement with Alliant Computer Systems Corp. to develop software standards for Intel 's i860 microprocessor


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN i860 ) ) ( VP ( VBN introduced ) ( NP-TMP ( RBR earlier ) ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NNP Intel ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN entry ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBN crowded ) ( NN market ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( VBN reduced ) ( NN instruction ) ( NN set ) ( VBG computing ) ( PRN ( CC or ) ( NP ( NNP RISC ) ) ) ( NNS computers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The i860 introduced earlier this year is Intel 's entry in the crowded market for reduced instruction set computing or RISC computers


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Intel ) ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Santa ) ( NNP Clara ) ) ( NP ( NNP Calif. ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ( NN leader ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ traditional ) ( NNS microprocessors ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( CD 8086 ) ( NN family ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ forms ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN heart ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ IBM-compatible ) ( JJ personal ) ( NNS computers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Intel based in Santa Clara Calif. is the market leader for traditional microprocessors with its 8086 family that forms the heart of IBM-compatible personal computers


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Under the agreement Intel will invest 3 million to acquire a 4 % stake in Alliant a maker of minisupercomputers for scientists and engineers


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Alliant ) ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Littleton ) ) ( NP ( NNP Mass. ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB license ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ parallel-computing ) ( NNS technologies ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Intel ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG providing ) ( NP ( NNS users ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN way ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ many ) ( NN i860 ) ( NNS microprocessors ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ single ) ( NN computer ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VB work ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN problem ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB simultaneously ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Alliant based in Littleton Mass. will license its parallel-computing technologies to Intel providing users a way to let many i860 microprocessors in a single computer work on a problem simultaneously


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Alliant ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB use ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN microprocessor ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ future ) ( NNS products ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Alliant said it plans to use the microprocessor in future products


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB discuss ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS plans ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG upgrading ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ current ) ( NN product ) ( NN line ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It declined to discuss its plans for upgrading its current product line