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From: mahanti@pluto.UUCP (Dr. Mahanti)
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Subject: The 1986 Mets
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Date: Sun, 19-Jan-86 15:22:31 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 19 15:22:31 1986
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    THE WINNER OF THE 1986 NATIONAL LEAGUE(AND THE WORLD CHAMPIONS
OF BASEBALL) WILL BE THE NEW YORK METS.THE METS WILL CLICK THIS
YEAR.WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE DOCTOR BUT DID ANYBODY KNOW THAT RON
DARLING WON 17 GAMES LAST YEAR?IF HE WORKS ON HIS SPLIT-FINGER
FASTBALL AND CONSISTENTLY GETS HIS CURVE OVER,THE METS WILL HAVE
THE BEST NUMBER TWO STARTER IN BASEBALL.THE SURPRISE(IF YOU WANT
TO CALL IT A SURPRISE) WILL BE SID "FINCH" FERNANDEZ.THIS GUY HAS
AN AWESOME FASTBALL AND ADDED WITH HIS SLIDER PLUS A YEAR AND A
HALF OF EXPERIENCE,THIS GUY IS ALMOST GOING TO BE UNHITTABLE.tDTHE
FOURTH STARTING POSITION IS PDOPEN BUT BRUCE BERENYI WILL BE BACK,
AND HE'S GOT THE TALENT TO WIN SOME GAMES.THE METS BULLPEN SHOULD
BE ADEQUETE.YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK OF JESSE OROSCO(IF YOU DIDN'T READ
THE ARTICLE,I'LL SUM IT UP IN TWO WORDS,"HE'S GREAT").ROGER McDOWELL
IS A GOOD PITCHER AND WILL BE EFFECTIVE AS A RIGHT-HANDED STOPPER.
    I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THE MET'SDDS HITTING.THEY'VE
BEEN TOGETHER FOR A YEAR.THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE LINE-UP SHOULD
BE ABLE TO CREATE RUNS,BUT CAN THEY STAY TOGETHER.CAN THY DDEY COMPLEMENT
EACH OTHER?I THINK SO.DARRYL WILL BE AWESOME.CARTER SHOULD HAVE THE
BEST YEAR OF HIS CARRER.D(HE REALLY WANTS WINDDDTO WIN THAT SERIS IN OCTOBER).
HERNANDEZ IS HERNANDEZ,ALWAYS MR.CONSISTENCE,NO PROBLEM THERE.WE'LL
HAVE FOSTER FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT.BACKMAN 
AND SANTANA ARE SOLID PLAYERS AND SHOULD HIT A CONSISTENT .270 D.MOOKIE
MIGHT HAVE SOME PROBLEMS NEXT YEAR D,BUT HE CAN BE RESTED BECAUSE OF 
LEN DYKSTRSDA.
    WITH ALL THIS TALEMDNT,THE METS NEED SOMEONE TO DIRECT IT.DAVEY
JOHNSON IS DOING A GOOD LDJOB,BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE METS LOST SOME
GAMES LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF HIM.LOOSEN UP,DAVEY!!LETS GO METS!!