Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utcsri.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!eugene From: eugene@utcsri.UUCP (Eugene Kligerman) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: OK BLUE JAYS! and post season comments! Message-ID: <1487@utcsri.UUCP> Date: Thu, 10-Oct-85 11:47:58 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsri.1487 Posted: Thu Oct 10 11:47:58 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 10-Oct-85 12:14:51 EDT References: <739@utai.UUCP> <317@whuts.UUCP> Reply-To: eugene@utcsri.UUCP (Eugene Kligerman) Distribution: net Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto Lines: 41 In article <317@whuts.UUCP> ogre@whuts.UUCP (LOCOCO) writes: > >KC vs. Toronto - I think the KC experience will squeak by the superior team. I am not sure why so much emphasis is placed on the experience of the teams involved. I remember mid-season predictions about the Blue Jays folding when the pennant race was going to heat up, then Blue Jays were going to fold when caged in the Bronx zoo, they are going to fold in the AL series because they don't have experience, ... etc. Surely the greater pressure is placed on the teams with greater experience, as opposed to being placed on teams, which few people give enough credit or think is good enough. A typical example has been the first 2 games of the AL series in Toronto. Although Toronto has scored 12 runs in these two games, none of KC pitchers were really hit hard. There were a lot of 'seeing eye' singles, and only a couple of extra-base hits (doubles). The problem seems to lie with the mental & physical errors committed by the KC team (walks, hit batsman, double-pump by a KC infielder on what was charitably ruled a hit, dropped ball by a first baseman --- all have occured in the second game). In fact, I believe that these mental & physical letdowns have opened the door for the BJs in all the innings in these two games that the BJs scored in. The BJs have only one regular with any playoff experience. I heard it mentioned on TV that all but one KC starters had some playoff experience. But is the pressure on the BJs who have made it so far, so quickly, and so 'unseasoned'? I think not. It seems that the pressure is on KC to DO something. They have won AL West division 6 times in the last 7 years, but yet have have lost their last 11 playoff games, which seems to cause at least some of their anxiety. Still, I anticipate that the Royals will not lie down and die, and will give the Blue Jays some trouble (not too much, I hope). -- Eugene Kligerman, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto UUCP: {linus ihnp4 allegra floyd utzoo cornell decwrl uw-beaver}!utcsri!eugene