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From: kovalsky@trwspp2.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: RE: Who is gonna take it all...(you'll be surprised)
Message-ID: <138@trwspp2.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 31-Aug-84 14:42:29 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 31 14:42:29 1984
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Seems like most of the talk in this newsgroup has been centered around
the Cubs/Mets race and whether Detroit will take it all. Some of you
may be overlooking a very good team: the San Diego Padres.

At last count they had the best record in the NL (better than the Cubs
or the Mets), and are running away with their division easily. Now I am
really a Dodger fan, but since their youth drive has failed them this year
(but wait 'till next year!), I am rooting for the Padres.

They are no longer the perennial Cellar Doormat they have been of recent 
years. They have added veterans like Garvey and Gossage for leadership, 
and they have a good host of other talent such as Tony Gwynn (league leader
in average), Terry Kennedy, and a decent pitching staff (Dravecki, Show,etc).

You also can't use the excuse that they don't have playoff experience, since
none of the other teams currently leading their divisions (Tigers, Twins,
Cubs) have been in post-season play for several years.

So WATCH OUT for the Padres in '84...
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Bruce Kovalsky 
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