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Analysis by L. Kent Woljamott
The last two months of the baseball
season are upon us and it once again seems
to be t good time to do a little crystal ball
gazing and try to predict the outcome of
the pennant races and the World Series.
Last year at about this time, I picked
three of the four division winners and the
league champions. However, I also picked
the Chicago Cubs to win the National
League East and my beloved Dodgers to
win the World Series.
With that In mind, let me begin with the
NL West. While shedding tears for my
obys in blue, I can only hope the Dodgers
can play a spoiler role and knock Cincin
nati or San Francisco out of contention, for
they are 15 games out of first place and
sliding fast.
The surprising Houston Astros have led
the division the entire year on the
strength of their young pitching staff.
Manager Bill Virdon has done well leading
his team this far, but it is questionable
whether they can hang on to the top spot.
The Cincinnati Red&, the bane of every
Dodger fan, seem to be closing on the
Astro's and probably will overtake them
and win the division. The Reds' combina
tion of steady hitting and a revitalized pit
ching staff led by Tom Seaver make them
hard to stop in September.
The only other team within striking
distance is the young San Francisco
Giants, but they would need help from
others to make up the eight games bet
ween them and the leaders.
The National League East may have a
clear leader by next week as the rampag
ing Pittsburg Pirates overtake the skid
ding Montreal Expos.
The Pirates, lad by National League and
All Star game MVP Dave Parker have
come from eight games back to tie the Ex
pos and should pass them and keep going.
Chuck Tanner is managing his pitchers
exceptionally well and gangly reliever
Kent Tekulve has had a good seasons with
18 saves thus far.
The Expos, like the Astros, have led the
division all season but their shallow bench
and shaky mound staff have started to
come into play. This is unfortunate, for it
would have been interesting to hear the
announcers talk about the great baseball
tradition of Montreal.
Maybe Howard Cosell would have told
us about growing up in the shadows of
Gerry Ballpark (the old Expos stadium).
The Chicago Cubs are within striking
distance, as are the St. Louis Cardinals
and Philadelphia Phillies, and all -three
may pass Montreal before the season ends.
However, catching Pittsburg may be im
possible. In the American League East, the three
teams with the best baseball records are
fighting for the lead, sort of.
The Baltimore Orioles, lightly regarded
at the start of the year, lead the division
by 6 games.
Crafty manager Earl Weaver is perfor
ming his magic again and Baltimore might
just run away and hide from the rest of the
division.
However, the Boston Red Sox and
Milwaukee Brewers are both playing .600
baseball and are in a position to battle for
the championship should Baltimore start
to slip.
And what of the world champion New
York Yankees? They are 14 games out of
first place and definitely out of contention.
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Another tight race is possible in the AL
West as California leads Minnesota by
three games. However, Angels ace Nolan
Ryan might have arm trouble opening up
the race.
Both the Texas Rangers and Kansas Ci
ty Royals remain within striking distance
should the Angels and Twin start to fade.
But if Rayn remains healthy and Don
Baylor continue to drive in runs, the
Angels should win a penanant for owner
Gene Autry.
Now for the division playoffs.
In the National League, I see the Pitt
sburgh Pirates defeating the Cincinnati
Reds in a short series, based on the
superior hitting strength of the Bucs and
the managerial ability of Chuck Tanner.
In the American League, I see the
Baltimore Orioles and California Angels
battling for the pennant in a five-game
series. If the Angels can find pitching help
for Ryan, they could make a run at the
pennant, but Earl Weaver might be the
best manager in baseball and his birds
should emerse victorious.
And in the World Series, I think the
Pirates may have the advantage, once
again because of superior hitting.
My guess is .that the Series will go the
full seven games and will end with a Pirate
win, probably anchored . by a
ParkerTekulve show. But if any one can
mess that combination up it is Earl
Weaver.
Football. . .
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players in the form of a newsletter to let
each player know how they compare with
the rest of the team, Epley said.
The team this year is a large team, and a
large weight gain will not be necessary,' he
said.
Gain weight
A lot of players will be trying to gain 40
to 50 pounds this summer and fall while
others will have to lose weight, he said.
The idea is not to become as muscular as
possible, but to achieve a weight at which
the player will be most effective, Epley
said.
Some of the players work constantly at
keeping their body at the right weight
while others go in spurts, he said. Last
week Kerry Weinmaster dropped nine
pounds from 231 to 222 pounds he said
Epley said the Huskers will have
strength, speed and size this year but may
have problems coordinating their physical
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