cwa@ihuxm.UUCP (Carl W. Amport) (10/10/83)
Once again, the best team from each league has made it to
THE WORLD SERIES
so it is time for every fan's prediction. Phillies in 6.
Does anyone know who is the favorite? I must say that the
thing that upset me most about Baltimore beating Chicago
so easily was that Jimmy the Greek predicted it!
ihuxm!cwa Carl Amportdiy@sb1.UUCP (DENNIS YOUNG) (10/11/83)
I predict: ORIOLES IN 6!!!! So does Las Vegas!!! Dennis
rao@utcsstat.UUCP (Eli Posner) (10/14/83)
Baltimore in 7 !!!
pector@ihuxw.UUCP (Scott W. Pector) (10/17/83)
Congratulations to the Orioles and those of you who picked them. I didn't. I should have remembered that good pitching dominates the playoffs and the Series, and not get sentimental (sniff-sniff) over the Wheeze Kids or the Geezers or what not. I am quite impressed by the Orioles' pitching staff. I also think it is fair that we give K. Glass credit for picking the Orioles in 5 (I believe that is what he said), considering how much I and others have been kidding him about his predictions. But I think he had something to drink when he made the other predictions since the names were right but the predictions about them were slightly off. The Phillies lost the only game that Carlton pitched. Maddox was one of the few bright spots for the Phillies (winning Game 1 with a homer, the only Phillies' win). Eddie Murray, until Game 5, looked like he was going to have a horrible series, and as a result, did not get the MVP award (although one might say he was the MVP for Game 5). Ken, if you added a few 'nots' or 'won'ts' or removed the same where appropriate, I would make you my baseball betting advisor forever. But in all seriousness, you were a lot closer to the mark than I was. By the way, did anyone hear Howard Cosell call Rick Dempsey a "little tiger"? My wife says she did during Game 3. I missed the game unfortunately. If this is true, where is that guy from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference? He should be complaining about Howard using demeaning terms again. Howard should stop calling people animals. Just because his grandchildren are wild doesn't mean he should talk about others in the same fashion. Howard, if anyone is an animal, you are, you j-ck-ss. In all seriousness, I feel that he is, as Bowie Kuhn would say about Curt Flood, "a detriment to baseball." He even insulted Reggie Jackson. When, during Game 5, talking about Rick Dempsey's profusion (thanks Howard) of extra base hits during the Series, he said Dempsey "was hitting like Reggie Jackson; the way he (Jackson) did a few years ago." The man has no taste; Jackson was on the broadcast team. We also heard one of the radio guys in the club house talking to Gary Renicke (I don't remember how to spell it): "Rick Dempsey was the unanimous choice for MVP; well, not unanimous since I didn't vote for him. Hey Gary, he shouldn't have been MVP, right? You guys are the We Team. He shouldn't MVP, right?" What a clod. I liked one of Earl Weaver's comments. When talking about Mike Schmidt's slump (and also about the Phillies as a team), he said that in a short series being at most seven games, that the big guns may very well be cold and that this should not be any reflection of their value to the team. Schmidt didn't lead the NL in HRs (I think) for nothing. Even Eddie Murray was in a slump until Game 5. This is a paraphrase of his remarks. Earl is a classy guy. Howard would build up whoever is winning handily and pick on whoever is down. Howard is not classy. Enough of this verbosity (thanks, Howard). This series is history from the eyes of this reporter (bye-bye, Howard). Scott Pector
craig@uokvax.UUCP (10/24/83)
#R:ihuxw:-52900:uokvax:8400001:000:1808 uokvax!craig Oct 20 10:25:00 1983 I totally agree with your description of Howard Cosell. He has absolutely no class, or tact, or (in my opinion) much knowledge of baseball. And, he seems to stick his foot (along with the rest of his leg up to his thigh) in his mouth consistently. One example that has not been mentioned yet (I think) was in the last game when (I can't remember who it was, but I think it was Eddie Murray) checked a swing and the catcher appealed to the third base umpire. Well, the third base umpire said he swung, and it went down as a strike. Howard then immediately (before the instant replay) said something (very arrogantly) to the effect "There's no way he swung. The ump must be blind" (that was NOT a quote - but I don't remember his actual words). Well, they showed the instant replay, and it wasn't even close. The umpire at third made an excellent call. (I'll admit I was skeptical before the instant replay, but I have seen enough appealed strikes to know not to always believe my eyes). Howard flopped again. Anyone else remember seeing this? It really helped to emphasize my opinion of the man (I use that term loosely). Craig Miller ...!ctvax!uokvax!craig ...!duke!uok!craig p.s. I was also disheartened to see Philadelphia fall. But, I guess it's about time someone besides National League East division teams win the World Series. (I think they have won the World Series something like 4 of the last 6 years). Anyone know exactly what the ratio is of NLE teams being world champs to the other 3 divisions in the past few years? I would be interested in knowing (since I am a Cardinal fan) p.p.s. any interest for a net.anti-cosell group? The only problem is that we could never handle THAT many letters . . . A lot of machines would run out of disk space quickly...
9231sms@houxc.UUCP (S.SATO) (10/25/83)
The NL East winning the world series "something like 4 out of the last 6 years" ???????????????? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the last few years have been... 1983 Baltimore over Phillidelphia (obviously) 1982 St. Louis over Milwaukee 1981 Los Angelas over New York (in the strike shortened season) 1980 Phillidelphia over Kansas City 1979 Pittsburg over Baltimore 1978 New York over Los Angelas 1977 New York over Los ANgelas 1976 Cincinatti over New York 1975 Cincinatti over somebody 1974 ? St. Louis ? 1973 Oakland over somebody 1972 Oakland over somebody 1971 Oakland over somebody Granted, the NL East hasn't been quite shut out, but they haven't been dominant by a long shot! Bob Switzer
hstrop@mhuxt.UUCP (10/25/83)
World Series results:
1974 Oakland over Los Angeles
1971 It wasn't Oakland!!!!
1973 Oakland over New York Mets
1975 Cincinnati over Boston
Perhaps the best World Series in my lifetime(<3 decades).
Who could forget Bernie Carbo's homerun to tie up the 6th
game and Carlton Fisk's 12th inning homerun that won the game?
Obviously, a lot of people!
Harvey S. Trop
mhuxt!hstropchb@vaxine.UUCP (Music Mafiosi) (10/27/83)
What do you mean, "1975 Series was Cincinatti against SOMEBODY."!?!?! That somebody was non-other than the BoSox, in what was arguably the most exciting World Series to be played in more'n 20 years! (Anybody want to argue??) Charlie Berg a.k.a. Music Mafiosi chb@vaxine.UUCP