pago 15
frlday, march 9, 1979
Phil's Rose likely
to bloom NL East
By L. Kent Wolgamott
Strong pitching staffs, necessary to compliment good
offensive lineups, seem to be missing in the National
League East and all six teams are trying to And the right
combination of pltcherrfor the upcoming season.
The two Pennsylvania ball clubs, Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh, are a cut above the remaining teams in the division
and should battle for the.championship.
Most experts give Philadelphia a slight advantage over
the Pirates, based primarily on their addition of Pete
Rose.
But, the Phillies aging pitching staff must have a strong
season to keep lhe team in contention. Philadelphia ace,
Steve Carlton, is 34 and two others starters, Jim Lonborg
and Jim Kaat are even older and may have seen their
better days on the mound .
However, Philadelphia has one of the strongest
bullpens in the major leagues, with Warren Brusstar, Ron
Reed, and Tug "You've gotta believe" McGraw available
to put out fires in the late innings.
Schmidt at second
The Philadelphia lineup is strong and the addition of
Rose should make it stronger, but they may be hurt de
fensively if Ted Sizemore is benched at second in favor of
Mike Schmidt.
But, count on the Phillies to tfe in contention all
summer long, barring injuries.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will be a much stronger team
this year than last with Willie Stargell and Rennie Stennett
healthy and ready to cornpliment National League MVP
Dave Parker at the plate.
The Bucs only question on the field is the choice of
third baseman, with Phil Garner expected to get.the nod.
The Pittsburgh pitching staff should also improve with
John Candelaria returning from back problems to join
Bert Blyleven and last year's rookie sensation Don Robin
son in the starting rotation.
Pirate relief help should be sufficient with iron man
Kent Tekulve, who appeared in 91 games last year, an
choring an impioved staff.
Pirates in September
If manager Chuck Tanner can mold the Pirates into a
smooth working unit, they should battle the Phillies into
September, .......
The other four teams in the division do not seem to
have the personnel to challenge for the championship.
The Chicago Cubs are the strongest of the four remain
ing teams, but they have too many question marks to be a
contender.
The Cubs are dependent on high-priced power hitter
Dave Kingman to lead their offense and are hoping he
doesn't lead the lague in strikeouts again.
In order for the Cubs to challenge, they need strong
years from the slumping Bobby Murcer and Bill Buckner
along with consistent performances from their starting pit
chers to take part of the load off reliever Bruce Sutter.
But, expect a late season swoon from the Cubs, their
traditional behavior.
The Spaceman
The Montreal Expos acquired baseball's most infamous
free spirit, Bill. "Spaceman" Lee, to shore up a weak pitch
ing staff, but his addition will itself not be enough to
shape up the staff.
On the field the Expo's have one of baseball's best out
fields with Cromartie,-Dawson and Valentine, joining ve
terans Tony Perez at first and Dave Cash at second in
providing an adequate lineup.
But, if you can't get the opponents out, you don't get
to the plate.
The St. Louis Cardinals faltered last year and should
continue to dwell near the cellar this summer.
Bright spots on the team include Garry Templeton at
shortstop and Pete Vuckovich who was a surprise on the
mound last year.
But, the Cardinals need to find an outfield and pitching
staff before they can move up in the division.
A sidelight in St. Louis: veteran basestealer Lou Brock
only needs 20 thefts to break the all-time stolen base
record set by Billy Hamilton in 1888-1901, during "old
time" baseball.
Mets in the cellar
The ftew York Mets have returned to their home, the
league cellar and have virtually no chance for
improvement.
Catcher John Stearns, first baseman Willie Montanez
and centerfielder Lee Mazzilli will provide most of the ex
citement at Shea Stadium this summer, but manager Joe
Torre should consider bringing "Marvelous" Marv Thron
berry back to entertain the fans. -
In myniind. the final National League East standings
shape up like thist Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Montreal, St. Louis, New York.
The race will fee close and should come down to the
finals few weeks in the season, and if Pittsburgh is close to
the Phillies it the firsiof August, a stronger pitching staff
should cany the Pirates to the division crown.
Next weefc the National League West
daily nebraskan
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Fluitt said running the relays gives Ne
braska a chance to bring home eiht gold
medals instead of one or two.
"We definitely have a good shot at the
relays," he said. Notre Dame will be Ne
braska's toughest competition in the event.
Vilanova and Tennessee will be the
teams to beat in the two-mile relay, Fluitt
added.
Dunnigan said he thought the two-mile
relay team would need a time of 7:26 to
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