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From: bruce@godot.UUCP (Bruce Nemnich)
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Subject: Re: divisions, clutchiness, getting lucky, Yankees
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Date: Sat, 30-Jun-84 03:20:42 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 30 03:20:42 1984
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Yes, winning percentage does mean a damn thing.  Going into tonight, the
NL East was 3 games ahead of the West.  The AL East is 29 games ahead of
the West.  We'll now have a month or so of inter-divisional play, so we
can get a better statistical base.  

I would hardly call the Cardinals of '82 a team which "just got lucky
for a couple of games in the playoffs."  They did win 94 games, which is
not sensational, but respectable.  The Mets of '73 come to mind; didn't
they win just 83 games?

If I were in the bottom of the 9th with two outs and the bases loaded,
I'd much rather have Boggs up than Jackson or Morgan, if I needed one or
two runs.  If I needed 4, I'd probably rather have Jackson.

What should the Yankees do to win?  Find new ownership.
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--Bruce Nemnich, Thinking Machines Corporation, Waltham, MA
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