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Pep Talk
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Baseball seasoi
amidst off-theAh,
baseball is back. The national
pastime has returned as it
does every spring, this time with a
little more spice than usual.
Already, Ricky Henderson has
accused his fellow Yankees of being
a bunch of drunks, Darryl
Strawberry has picked a fight with
Mets' teammate Keith Hernandez,
Pete Rose has bet on thousands of
horse and dog races, and Red Sox
groupie Margo Adams has bared
her story (and a whole lot more)
about her sordid affair with
American League Batting Champion
Wade Boggs. All before the
season started.
Nothing .like the Great American
Game, is there?
Now, however, it's time to put
things back on the field where they
belong, even though it somehow
seems anticlimatic to do so. Here's
how the 1989 divisional races shaDe
up.
AL EAST:
1. Toronto Blue Jays ? George
Bell is happy and the Sky Dome is
almost ready.
2. Boston Red Sox ? Despite his
off-the-field antics, Boggs is still the
best pure hitter in baseball, but the
loss of Bruce Hurst will hurt.
3. Detroit Tigers ? Never count
a Sparky Anderson team out.
Shortstop Alan Trammel is the
backbone of this team.
4. Milwaukee Brewers ? The
Brewers could finish on top if they
can stay close until third baseman
Paul Molitor and ace starter Teddy
Higuera return from injuries.
.5. New York Yankees ? Even
George Steinbrenner's money can't
buy division titles.
6. Cleveland Indians -- I can't
pick anyaeam with a starting shortstop
named Felix Fermin to win,
even though the Indians have their
best pitching staff since Bob Feller
retired.
7. Baltimore Orioles ? 1 also
can't pick any team whose No.l 1
starting pitcher is Dave Schmidt.
AL WEST:
1. Oakland Athletics ? No
mystery here. Maybe the best team
in baseball.
2. Minnesota Twins ? Could
challenge Oakland for the title if
pitching comes through.
3. Kansas City Royals ? Even
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couldn't derail Oakland.
4. Texas Rangers ? New additions
Nolan Ryan, Julio Franco,
and Rafael Palmeiro should mean
an improvement of at least 15
games, but that's not much when
you've only won 70 the year before.
5. California Angels ? Rookie
pitcher Jim Abbot, born without a
right hand, is an amazing success
story, but the rest of the team pales
in comparison.
6. Seattle Mariners ? The
Mariners are the only major-league
team that's never had a winning
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7. Chicago White Sox ? The
everyday lineup isn't too bad, but
the pitching is terrible. New
manager Jeff Torberg doesn't have
a chance.
NL EAST:
1. New York Mets ? Darryl
Strawberry, Kevin McReynolds,
Keith Hernandez, Dwight Gooden,
Ron Darling, Bob Ojeda, Randy
Myers. Need I say more? Oh yeah,
now they have Gregg Jeffries, who
should run away with rookie-of-theyear
honors. The rich get richer, the
poor get poorer.
2. Pittsburgh Pirates ? Their
everyday lineup almost matches the
Mets, but their pitching is nowhere
close.
3. St. Louis Cardinals ? Starting
pitcher Danny Cox is already lost
for the season, adding more woes to
an already-thin staff.
4. Montreal Expos ? Tim Raines
must rebound from an off year for
the Expos to finish any higher.
5. Chicago Cubs ? Youngsters
such as Greg Maddux, Mark Grace,
Shawon Dunston, and Damon Berryhill
give the Cubs hope for the
future, but not for now. Drink a
few more Budweisers, Harry.
6. Philadelphia Phillies ? Very
possibly the worst team in baseball.
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1. Atlanta Braves ? Relax, it's
only a joke. As a die-hard Braves
fan, I figured it was my only chance
to see the Braves on top. Just move
every team below up one notch and
put the Braves at the bottom where
they belong.
2. San Diego Padres ? They had
the best record in the West the second
half of the season under
general manager/manager Jack
McKeon. And that was without
Jack Clark, Bruce Hurst, or Walt
Terrell.
3. Cincinnati Reds ? The uncertainty
surrounding Rose makes this
team a difficult pick. They could
rally around their manager and win
it all, or they could let the bottom
fall out and finish fifth. The Reds
have finished second the last four
years. Why mess with precedent?
4. Los Angeles Dodgers ? Orel
Hersheiser and the rest of the overachieving
Dodgers should come
back to earth.
5. San Francisco Giants ? Hmmmmm....baby.
Get used to the middle
of the pack, Roger Craig.
6. Houston Astros ? A no-power
offense (with the exception of
Glenn Davis) and the loss of Nolan
Ryan hurts. The Braves could sneak
up on them if they don't watch out.
Take the Athletics over the Mets
in the World Series only because 1
hate Gary Carter and Keith
Hernandez.
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By DAVID CARAVIELLO
Staff writer
June Raines and the boys must
have needed to let off a little steam.
The USC baseball team, humbled
and battered after being swept three
straight in Clemson over the
weekend, took their anger out on The
Citadel Monday night at Sarge Frye
Field by mauling the Bulldogs 17-7.
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7-3 in the top of the seventh, roared
to life in the bottom of the same inning,
exploding for 11 runs to turn a
game which The Citadel seemed to
have well in hand into an easy USC
victory.
USC opened the scoring in the
third inning. After designated hitter
Brian Lawler walked and was
sacrificed to second, centerfielder
Mike McGee slapped a ground rule
double over the right field wall to
drive him in. McGee scored USC's
second run whfen Citadel shortstop
Chris Coker threw away what should
have been a Brian Williams groundout.
USC added one more run in the
fourth inning on a single by Mark
Taylor to give the Gamecocks a 3-0
advantage.
The Citadel got into the run column
in the sixth, when centerfielder
Anthony Jenkins ripped a triple to
right that scored second baseman Billy
Swails from first and cut the USC
lead to 3-1.
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brought in six runs in their half of the
inning. With catcher Kevin Vickery
on first, Citadel first baseman Gettys
Glaze singled, advancing Vickery to
third, where he scored on a passed
ball. Tony Skole and Billy Swails
followed with walks, and Anthony
Jenkins cleared the bases with a
three-run triple to right field. Left
fielder Buddy Ward walked, and he
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outburst, which seemingly put the
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outs, 11 runs, and four Citadel pitchers
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The Bulldog bloodbath began as
DH Brian Lawler, catcher. Dave
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sacrificed McGee home to cut the
deficit to one at 7-6, and two Citadel
errors on a Tripp Cromer ground ball
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A single by co-captain Mark
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Lawler's outfield line drive. Taylor
scored on a Brian Williams sacrifice
fly, and Lawler followed suit on
McGee's second hit of the inning.
Welch extended his hitting streak to
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and McGee scored as Williams tripled
in his second at-bat of the inning.
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to win by a final tally of 17-7.
"They hit the ball very well,"
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Tripp Blanton and Henry Kraft were
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Chan Proctor finished the game for
The Citadel, 22-13. Stowell, now 5-2,
was pinned for the loss.
Raines was pleased with his team's
poise during the game, especially
after the Bulldogs' six-run seventh.
"They had that big inning, and we
responded well," Raines said. "A
couple of line drives got us back in
the game and got us going. They
made a couple of errors, but we hit
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