Boston tries to catch Toronto
By DAVE O'HARA
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON One side promises to
"fight and scratch." The other vows to
"fight to the death."
Get ready for Toronto vs. Boston in a
three-game weekend series at Fenway
Park that could decide the winner of the
American League East.
With six games left in the season, this
series has players from both teams talk
ing about what could have been. And
what might be.
"Everybody has to wait until the very
end," Toronto's Mookie Wilson says.
"The series might not decide anything
at all. If either of us had been consistent
over a month, we'd be ahead."
The Blue Jays, smarting from two
straight losses in Milwaukee, were off
yesterday, while the Red Sox, a half
game behind the Jays, had to fly to
Detroit for a game a makeup
rescheduled because of last spring's
training camp shutdown.
"We're gonna fight and scratch and
give it everything we've got," said Bos
ton's Mike Greenwell. "If it's meant to
be, it will happen."
"It's important for us to go in and just
fight, fight to the death," said Toronto
pitcher David Wells. "We can't let up."
'Shebilske method' may help athletes who choke
By JACK KEEVER
AP Sports Writer
COLLEGE STATION, Texas It's not always
the successes that are engraved in the minds of
sports fans. The failures have their own place in
history.
Who can forget watching the ball roll under Bill
Buckner's glove, and the World Series slipping
away from the Boston Red Sox?
Or hometown idol Carl Yastrzemski popping up
to end that 1978 playoff game, making a hero of
Bucky Dent and a pennant-winner of the hated
Yankees?
This year, baseball's best known chokers have
seen a 6 1 2-game lead in the American League East
evaporate, although the Red Sox are just a half
game back of the Blue Jays and still have hope.
Maybe they should also have Wayne Shebilske.
The psychology professor at Texas A&M says
he has developed the "Shebilske maneuver" to
prevent athletes from "choking" under pressure.
By learning to perform well in clutch situations,
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"It's in our hands, what more can you
ask for," Toronto manager Cito Gaston
said. "We can't worry about it.
"I'm sure they would like to be four
games up and we'd like to be four
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"It's anybody's ballgame," Green
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scenario unless we beat them three
straight and get this thing over with."
The Red Sox led the Blue Jays by 6'
games early this month, an advantage
built with a 10-game winning streak that
started with three victories in Toronto.
However, after a sweep by Oakland
and the loss of Roger Clemens with
shoulder tendinitis, the Red Sox went
into a swoon. They lost 15 of 21 games,
falling 1 1 / 2 games behind Toronto.
Then, with just their third victory in
11 games, a 7-2 decision over Cleveland
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Toronto in the loss column.
"We've been on a pretty good roller
coaster ride, haven't we?" Reed asked.
"We've been able to keep things in per
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stars could become superstars, Shebilske says.
"I feel I can make a difference," Shebilske said,
by developing a routine styled for each individual.
"I think I can improve . . . not so much the over
all batting average but getting a hit when the
stakes are high."
Getting rid of butterflies is not the answer; har
nessing that pent-up energy is, Shebilske said in
an interview.
In short, he says, "calm down and pay atten
tion."
"I believe that the
lies," he said.
"I think those neurological lies can be reduced
somewhat by the people who work with the team's
mental attitude and coach those people to calm
down.
"My goal is to get the athlete so that they have
their swing when they need it, and they have it
even when their internal environment changes due
to game conditions.
"Game conditions can range from emotional
intensity to very high temperatures, low temper-
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The two rivals split two games in
Toronto June 19-20, leaving the Blue
Jays with a 2-game lead.
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the Blue Jays' 15-game Boston winning
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"Up and down," Wilson said. "First
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The Blue Jays expect to have third
baseman Kelly Gruber back from a
bout with the flu for today's game, while
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Wade Boggs back. Boggs had to leave
early because of lower back pain in a
game Tuesday night.
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named to open the series. Steib is 1-0
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Shebilske said this is where feedback comes into
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Shebilske said he did not have time in high
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performance time in both high- and low-tension sit
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The key is to get players to use the procedure
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"I'm just helping nature do what it already does.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pitts
burgh Pirates, the winningest team in
the National League, rank eighth in
attendance, but figures can be mislead
ing.
Pittsburgh is the second-smallest city
with a National League team. When
attendance is measured as a percentage
of population, the city supports its team
better than all but two of 12 league cit
ies.
Through Sunday, Pirates attendance
amounted to the equivalent of 81 per
cent of the population in nearby Beaver,
Fayette, Washington and Westmore
land counties.
In comparison, the New York Mets
ranked last, at 14 percent. Cincinnati,
which is leading the National League
West, was first at 127 percent.
"Obviously we're pleased as punch
with the fan response," Pirates Presi
dent Carl Barger said. "It's obvious we
will reach 2 million. Do I think that's the
end of it? Absolutely not."
The Pirates have been first place 142
of 169 days this season. A season atten
dance record was set Tuesday night at
1,870,640, eclipsing the former high by
3,927 fans with five home games
remaining.
The Pirates must compete against
larger, more lucrative markets when
negotiating contracts for players eligi
ble for free agency. Free agents after
this season will include Zane Smith, Sid
Bream, Wally Backman, Ted Power,
Gary Redus, Don Slaught and Rafael
Belliard. Bobby Bonilla and Andy Van
Slyke will be eligible after next season
and Barry Bonds and Doug Drabek
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vious year, with 705,520 fewer fans,
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"That's the scary part," Barger said.
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