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From: nielsen@hplabsc.UUCP (Walter Nielsen)
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Subject: Re: least discussed team
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Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 03:15:47 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 24 03:15:47 1986
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> 	Which team is the least discussed major league baseball team
> on net.sport.baseball? My guess is the Texas Rangers, with the
> San Francisco Giants taking the NL honors.  Does anybody out there
> follow either of these teams. What kind of trades have they made,
> what stars are they having trouble signing. Are they fixing their
> big weaknesses?

I'm almost embarrased to associate myself in any way with the S.F. Giants
but I heard the the following -
  They've hired Willie Mays as a hitting (?) coach (Probably the only
  thing they've done right in years)

  They have a new manager Roger Craig who is set on teaching all their
  pitchers the split fingered fastball.

  If you believe their hype, they have a new first baseman (?) named
  Will Clark who is supposedly their answer to the lack of offensive
  production last year.

  They've decided to play in CandleStick Park inspite of their
  owner's much publicized announcement at the end of last season
  that 'This is the last year we play at the Stick'.

Also the only player they have remaining in their staff from the 
Jack Clark trade (another one the all-time great trade blunders by
the Giants) - Jose Uribe.  They've traded away Dave LaPoint, argubly
their best pitcher to Detroit for Beleunger, gave away David Green
to Milwaukee and I can't remember who the fourth player they got was.

Frankly I gave up on this team, letting go of Jack Clark, Darrell Evans,
Joe Morgan, Reggie Smith and Frank Robinson was the last straw.  Previously 
as bad as they were, they were at least interesting to watch.  I thought
they had a chance with Frank Robinson as the manager but ...



Walter Nielsen
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"The only team they have in Northern California is the 49ers".