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From: pector@ihuxw.UUCP (Scott W. Pector)
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Subject: World Series Predictions
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Date: Mon, 17-Oct-83 11:21:31 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 17 11:21:31 1983
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Congratulations to the Orioles and those of you who picked them.  I didn't.
I should have remembered that good pitching dominates the playoffs and the
Series, and not get sentimental (sniff-sniff) over the Wheeze Kids or the
Geezers or what not.  I am quite impressed by the Orioles' pitching staff.
I also think it is fair that we give K. Glass credit for picking the Orioles
in 5 (I believe that is what he said), considering how much I and others
have been kidding him about his predictions.  But I think he had something
to drink when he made the other predictions since the names were right
but the predictions about them were slightly off.  The Phillies lost the
only game that Carlton pitched.  Maddox was one of the few bright spots
for the Phillies (winning Game 1 with a homer, the only Phillies' win).
Eddie Murray, until Game 5, looked like he was going to have a horrible
series, and as a result, did not get the MVP award (although one might
say he was the MVP for Game 5).  Ken, if you added a few 'nots' or 'won'ts'
or removed the same where appropriate, I would make you my baseball betting
advisor forever.  But in all seriousness, you were a lot closer to the
mark than I was.

By the way, did anyone hear Howard Cosell call Rick Dempsey a "little tiger"?
My wife says she did during Game 3.  I missed the game unfortunately.
If this is true, where is that guy from the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference?  He should be complaining about Howard using demeaning terms
again.  Howard should stop calling people animals.  Just because his
grandchildren are wild doesn't mean he should talk about others in the
same fashion.  Howard, if anyone is an animal, you are, you j-ck-ss.
In all seriousness, I feel that he is, as Bowie Kuhn would say about
Curt Flood, "a detriment to baseball."  He even insulted Reggie Jackson.
When, during Game 5, talking about Rick Dempsey's profusion (thanks
Howard) of extra base hits during the Series, he said Dempsey "was
hitting like Reggie Jackson; the way he (Jackson) did a few years ago."
The man has no taste; Jackson was on the broadcast team.  We also
heard one of the radio guys in the club house talking to Gary Renicke
(I don't remember how to spell it):  "Rick Dempsey was the unanimous
choice for MVP; well, not unanimous since I didn't vote for him.  Hey
Gary, he shouldn't have been MVP, right?  You guys are the We Team.
He shouldn't MVP, right?"  What a clod.

I liked one of Earl Weaver's comments.  When talking about Mike Schmidt's
slump (and also about the Phillies as a team), he said that in a short
series being at most seven games, that the big guns may very well be
cold and that this should not be any reflection of their value to the
team.  Schmidt didn't lead the NL in HRs (I think) for nothing.  Even
Eddie Murray was in a slump until Game 5.  This is a paraphrase of his
remarks.  Earl is a classy guy.  Howard would build up whoever is
winning handily and pick on whoever is down.  Howard is not classy.

Enough of this verbosity (thanks, Howard).  This series is history from
the eyes of this reporter (bye-bye, Howard).

						Scott Pector