20 The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1997
Pirates' dream season continues
By ALAN ROBINSON
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH The low-bud
get Pittsburgh Pirates were com
pared to the Mets when the season
began Casey Stengel's 120-loss
Mets of 1962.
Now, after another miraculous
finish in a highly illogical season,
the high-drama Pirates again have
the look of the Mets the Miracle
Mets of 1969.
"Everything is like out of a
movie I mean `Angels of the Out
field' or something," outfielder Al
Martin said of the improbable
Pirates' latest comeback. "Every
time we win one of these, you say,
`Are you kidding me?'"
Held to one unearned run in 15
innings and down to their final two
outs, the Pirates rallied on succes
sive homers by Joe Randa and
Mark Smith off Todd Worrell to
beat the Dodgers 4-3 Monday and
split their doubleheader.
The homers came quickly. Randa
had just sailed a two-run shot over
the outstretched glove of center
fielder Otis Nixon when Smith hit
the next pitch over the left-field
wall.
"We hadn't even shaken Randa's
hand and Smith hit his," manager
Gene Lamont said.
The victory kept the Pirates
three games behind Houston in the
NL Central. The two teams play
five times in the final week of the
season
"It was another storybook finish
in a storybook season," Randa said.
"I think we're all running out of
words to describe what's happen
ing to us this season."
Not that they didn't try.
"Unbelievable," Martin said.
"Awesome," catcher Jason
Kendall said.
The Pirates' unexpected run at a
division title in a season they were
forecast to lose 100 games would
seem to be dramatic enough. They
gutted their roster, trading away
all but one player making as much
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Pittsburgh Pirates fans give Pirates' give Pirates' Joe Randa, left, and Mark Smith, right, a standing ovation
after their back to back homers off Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Todd Worrell. The Pirates are now being
compared to the 1969 World Champion New York Mets, which won the World Series after being underdogs.
as $1 million, while replacing seven
of nine starters from their opening
day lineup. Manager Jim Leyland
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to manage a winner.
Now, the Pirates are wondering
if they are destiny's darlings.
"You watch things happening
and you wonder, 'Could this be one
of those years?"' infielder Dale
Sveum said.
Smith's homer might have been
the most dramatic in a Pirates' pen
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helped secure the 1991 NL East
title with a game-winner off the
Cardinals' Lee Smith.
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But it may not have been Smith's
biggest of the season. His three
run homer July 12 against Houston
secured the first combined 10-
inning no-hitter in major-league
history for Francisco Cordova and
Ricardo Rincon.
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"I thought that was exciting, but
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two-run homer in the 10th inning
off Dennis Eckersley on the Fourth
of July after Cardinals left fielder
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"You get to the point where it's
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to us," Randa said,
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—Down to their last strike
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Williams just one part of
a mixed Pirate dugout
By ALAN ROBINSON
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH Eddie
Williams supposedly couldn't
have played for two more dis
parate franchises than the
super-rich Dodgers and the
super-thrifty Pirates.
Los Angeles, which traded the
first baseman to Pittsburgh on
Aug. 9, has the so-called United
Nations clubhouse, a mixture of
players from five countries that
reportedly has had season-long
problems developing a positive
chemistry. That certainly isn't
noticeable in the standings,
however.
The Pirates, meanwhile, have
generated a one-for-all attitude
that is refreshing for its sinceri
ty and intensity in an era when
players repeatedly jump from
club to club to sign for more
money.
"These guys are like a bunch
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"I saw them on TV a lot before I
came here and everybody was
always busting their rear end to
win. Since I got here, I've seen
the same thing in person."
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publicized problems of blending
the Dodgers' widely varying
personalities into a team rather
than a collection of 25 players
with different personal agendas
was widely overstated.
"I never saw any bad chem
istry over there," said Williams,
who was with the Dodgers
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bunch of guys. I thank the
Pirates organization for getting
me and giving me a chance to
help them win, but I don't have
any bad feelings about the
Dodgers."
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday. Aug. 27, 1997:
Others hear your message this year.
Communications flourish, you are driven to get
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smile goes a long way.
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and expect. Build a better sense of direction with
a family member. You chatter, and see life from
another perspective. Be creative at work. Tonight:
Play racquetball, or swim.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
**** Your dynamic energy draws others. You
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You say the right words at the right time. Tonight:
Let your creative juices flow.
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with a good book.
technically sent left-hander
Chris Peters to Triple-A Cal
gary on Tuesday to make room
on their roster so Jose Silva
could start against the Dodgers.
In actuality, Peters isn't going
anywhere.
He will remain with the
Pirates and will be reactivated
after rosters expand to 40 play
ers on Monday.
Peters' confidence and con
trol were shaky when he was
last with the club at midseason.
But Peters mixed up his
pitches well .in Monday's spot
start against the Dodgers his
pitches were clocked variously
from 90 to 67 mph and man
ager Gene Lamont was
extremely pleased with his per
formance during his spot start
against Los Angeles.
Peters lasted six innings, giv
ing up six hits and three
unearned runs that resulted
from three Pirates errors.
MORE MOVING: The Pirates
will likely make one other move
before the rosters expand by
dropping a pitcher if only for
one day and adding an
infielder, likely Carolina short
stop Abraham Nunez. He has
progressed offensively far
faster than anticipated and like
ly will spend September with
the parent club.
Lamont and general manager
Cam Bonifay want to make the
move in case the Pirates unex
pectedly make the playoffs. A
player not on the 25-man roster
as of Aug. 31 is not eligible for
the playoffs, and the Pirates
wouldn't need their 12th pitcher
should they reach the postsea
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Conversations are dynamic. Tonight: Be with
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finish work. Answer to another. Expenditures are
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***** Break past barriers. Use your ingenu
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big picture so differently. A friend comes through
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Delve into the pros and cons of finances. Take the
lead by asking insightful and needed questions.
Ultimately, it is your decision. Something in par
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Understand where he is coming from. Another
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need be. He will eventually come over to your
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Tonight: Run errands on the way home.
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BORN TODAY
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