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From: mykes@3comvax.UUCP (Mike Schwartz)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Yankee trades
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Date: Fri, 27-Dec-85 18:33:17 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 27 18:33:17 1985
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In article <28000009@ISM780B.UUCP> billr@ISM780B.UUCP writes:
>
>        I was sad to see them lose Ron Davis and now Joe Cowley
>is gone. I also thought Ron Hassey did a great job filling in for
>Butch Wynegar this year and now they are trying to get Carlton
>Fisk. Gag me - sure Fisk had a good year, but those of us who can
>remember Thurman Munson are having convulsions. Admittedly Hassey
>is no youngster, but Fisk??
>

The majority of Fisk's years have been rather good ones, and he is
a winner.  I realize that there is some amount of rivalry between
Yankee fans and Red Sox fans, but, in my opinion, Fisk is a great
guy to have on any team.

>        So I'll forgive them (again) if Britt Burns turns out to
>be better than last year's star pitching acquisition from the
>Padres who punched out Billy Martin, but I had hoped for more
>from Lou Piniella. At least he brought Roy White in as first base
>and batting coach. So what is the story on Burns??
>

Britt Burns has always been a real good pitcher, but he has had some
deep personal traumas that seem to have affected his performance.  His
father died in the middle of the season a couple of seasons back, and
they were very close.  A fresh start in the big apple should do him
some good... he should turn out to be another Steve Trout for the
the Yanks.

I don't know why I am defending the White Sox, because I do not like
them very much (I have alway been a CUBS fan!!!!!!!).  However, the
Sox do have a few quality men (and ballplayers): Seaver, Fisk, Baines...

/mykes