dxp@pyuxhh.UUCP (D Peak) (08/02/84)
Q. What goes " uk ....uk .... uk .... uk .... uk .... uk .... uk " ???
A. The mets choking ! Come on guys 6 losses in a row !
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Dave Peak (pyuxhh!dxp)
Ye Gods and little fishes !!!!!!!!!!!!!rung@ihuxw.UUCP (Pete Rung) (08/07/84)
"Why should this team (Cubs) be any different than the last 40?" Four reasons: 1) New ownership - The Cubs of yesteryear are no longer. From owner down to the vendors, the Cubs have a totally new staff from what existed four years ago. The only player still on the '84 team from 4 years ago is Lee Smith and I think he was worth keeping. 2) Dallas Green - This man thinks success and has ever since he came to this town. He is a major reason the Cubs have they staff they do today, both in the front office and on the field. He deserves much praise for his accomplishments. 3) Jim Frey - If the Cubs indeed finish the season on the top, I believe Jim Frey will be the only manager in the history of baseball that will have won pennants in both the National and American league during his first term as skipper (I believe it was KC in '80 or '81). 4) A real bench - There is no bench with as much depth in both offensive and defensive areas as that of this years Cubs. A prime example: Henry Cotto replaces injured Bob Dernier on July 29 begins a 9 game hitting streak and defensively saves 4 games with his diving catches in the field or against the wall. With yesterdays win over the Mets, the Cubs are 20 games over the .500 mark. Frey is regularly going to his bench to keep everyone sharp as well as rested for the final stretch. Not that the entire season he's done this, not just now in August. Those of you who haven't watched this team day in and day out will eat your words if you think the Cubs will fade. Don't get me wrong, it's gonna quite a fight between the Cubs, Phillies & Mets. I'm just saying that this Cub team is like no other Chicago Cubs team in their franchise history. -- Pete Rung AT&T Bell Labs Naperville, Ill. ihnp4!ihuxw!rung
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (08/08/84)
Didn't Yogi Berra win pennants in both circuits? Mets '73, Yankees ??. I'm probably wrong again. Now where is that Baseball Encyclopedia? I put it down somewhere. T. C. Wheeler
abe@ism780.UUCP (08/10/84)
Geez, Cubbie fans will never cease to amaze me. Having lived in Chicago, and seen the Cubs in all their futility (my first year there was '79, when they were in first place at the end of AUGUST, yet finished about 10 games (!) back of the Pirates), I KNOW the Cubs will fade. The only question is, will the Mets fade faster? Perhaps the Phillies will take it... Cubs fans are the bravest, most loyal, most martyred, and most willing to forgive fans in the world. They're also the most hopelessly optimistic. Why should this year be different than the last 40? By the way, it isn't going on the road that normally kills the Cubs, it's having to play day games at Wrigley field all thru August and September. It can get mighty hot... -- Abe Ellenberg (GO TIGERS!!!) cca!ima!abe