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From: evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Tom Terrific!
Message-ID: <481@petfe.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Sep-85 12:44:38 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 12 12:44:38 1985
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In <321@rruxo.UUCP> B Boutin writes:
> ... if no-one else claims Tom Seaver (since the
> White Sox put him on waiver), off to the NEW YORK
> YANKEES Tom goes.  They are the only ones that claimed him.
> 
> This may mean that Tom will be pitching AGAINST the NY Mets
> in the World Series if the Yankees and Mets win their
> respective leagues.  ^
                       | 
  GO METS!!!           \--- when, not if

First of all, as you probably know by now, Seaver was pulled from waivers.
But, if he had been picked up, he could NOT have pitched in the
series against the Mets.  You must be on the roster before September 1
to play in post-season games, barring special dispensation from the
league office.  (If Guidry got hurt, then they could ask MacPhail (is he
still AL Pres?) to permit Tom to play.)  This is mostly because on
September 1 the roster limit goes up to 40, and lots of minor leaguers
get brought up.  They may not play in the playoffs.

--Evan Marcus

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