Thursday, October 3, 1991
Pro baseball playoffs coming together
Ron Doin
The Collegian
National League East
The only thing left for the
Pittsburgh Pirates to do now is
wait for the playoffs. Pittsburgh
ran away with the division this
year, making it two years in a
row.
Jim Leyland has become one
of the major leagues' best
managers. Leyland is a player's
manager but can also be critical
and demanding if needed. The
Pirates will either be playing the
Los Angeles Dodgers or the
Atlanta Braves.
The Pirates are led by the best
outfield in baseball. Barry Bonds
is one of the best hitters in
baseball. Bonds is batting .289,
has scored 100 runs, I 1 1 runs
batted in, 41 stolen bases, 103
walds, and an on-base percentage
of .407.
Rightfielder Bobby Bonilla is
batting .304, with 44 doubles,
100 runs, 98 runs batted in, 85
walks, 170 hits, 280 total bases,
and an on-base percentage of
.391.
Centerfielder Andy Van Slyke
is much better than his statistics
indicate. Van Slyke, who is
batting .268 has been hampered
by injuries this season but is still
one of the best, if not the best,
defensive centerfielders in the
game today.
The infield is led by the
double-play combination of
always steady shortstop Jay Bell
and Jose "Chico" Lind. Lind's
range at second is unmatched by
any other second baseman in the
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Sandberg. Steve Buechele, aquired
in a trade with Texas, fills in the
gap at third with both power at
the plate and good hands at the
comer.
Rounding out the infield are
first baseman Orlando Merced,
who alternates with Gary Redus
and catchers Mike LaValliere and
Don Slaught.
The Pirates also have premier
all-around pitching. Right
handers Doug Drabek and Bob
Walk along with lefties Zane
Smith, John Smiley and Randy
Tomlin are all worthy starting
pitchers. As far as relief pitchiers
go, the Pirates are stacked. This
group includes right-handers Bob
Patterson, Stan Belinda, Bill
Landrum along with lefties Neil
Heaton and Bob Kipper.
Look for the Pirates to be
very tough to beat by either the
Dodgers or the Braves.
National League West
The National League West is
still "up for grabs." The Los
Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta
Braves are involved in a see-saw
battle for the division title. Look
for this race to come right down
to the wire.
The Dodgers' power is their
pitching. Starters Ramon
Martinez, Mike Morgan, Tim
Belcher and Orel Hershiser form a
foursome- of very dangerous
hurlers. Power pitchers Belcher
and Martinez compliment finesse
pitchers Morgan and Hershiser
Relief pitching is anchored by
Roger McDowell and often
injured Jay Howell.
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The outfield of the Dodgers is
one of the best offensively, but it
is only mediocre defensively.
Rightfielder Darryl Strawberry
has bounced back from early
season injuries to have a
productive season at the plate.
Strawberry, who is one of the
most feared hitters in baseball, is
also one of the most inconsistent
defensive players in the game.
Leftfielder Kal Daniels
possesses power at the plate to
make up for his average speed and
throwing ability. The anchor of
the outfield is Brett Butler. All
Butler seems to do is get the job
done. The veteran comes through
in the clutch.
The suspect infield needs to
come through. Steady Eddie
Murray can not do it all. Error
prone second baseman Juan
Samuel and shortstop Jose
Offerman must come to play.
Hopefully, Alfredo Griffin will
return in time.
The Atlanta Braves (American
Team?) have played outstanding
baseball this year. They have
good all-around talent but
experience is lacking.
The starting pitchers have
been very important to Atlanta's
success. Lefties Steve Avery and
Tom Glavine have combined to
win 36 games. Glavine is 19-11
and has an E.R.A. of 2.60, 187
strikeouts, 9 complete games,
and 238 2 / 3 -innings pitched.
Avery is 17-8 and has an E.R.A.
of 3.32.
Righthander John Smoltz has
had an incredible second half.
After starting the season 2-11, he
has rebounded to a 13-13 mark
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The relief pitching is led by
Alejandro Peno, Kent Mercker,
and Jim Clancy.
The outfield consists of
power-hitting rightfielder Dave
Justice who was injured part of
the year, dangerous Ron Gant (31
homeruns, 96 runs, 102 runs
batted in) and lefffielder Lonnie
Smith, who is filling in for
suspended Otis Nixon.
The infield is led by third
baseman Terry Pendleton. He has
an average of .314, 90 runs, 178
hits, 286 total bases, and a
slugging percentage of .504.
Pendleton is also a gold-glove
candidate. The rest of the infield
consists of Sid Bream at 18, American League West
Mark Lemke and Jeff Treadway at The Minnesota Twins,
28, Rafael Belliard at SS, and managed by Tom Kelly, clinched
Greg Olson at catcher. the division title last Sunday.
The Braves have the talent to The only thing is that they do
win, but do they have the desire? not know which team to prepare
American League East
Will Toronto fold again? This
is the question baseball fans all
over the world are asking. Twice
in the past four seasons the Blue
Jays have blown leads in the final
weeks of the season. They
maintain a 3 1/2 game lead over
the Boston Red Sox, as of
Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Toronto's starting pitching is innings pitched. Right-hander
admirable. Tom Candiotti is 13- Rick Aguilara leads the team
11, has a 2.23 E.R.A. and 6 with 40 saves.
complete games. Jimmy Key is The infield is not flashy, but
16-12 and has an E.R.A. of 3.05, it is consistent. Shortstop Greg
Juan Guzman is 9-2 and his Gagne and second baseman
E.R.A. is 3.08. Relief pitching Chuck Knoblauch are a good
could present a problem. Tom double-play duo. First baseman
Henke is probably lost for the Kent Hrbek, an average fielder,
season, and Duane Ward will can also hit for power.
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have to become the stopper.
The outfield is led by
rightfielder Joe Carter. Carter is
batting .275, has 33 home runs,
41 doubles, 106 runs batted in
and 316 total bases. Devon White
plays a great defensive centerfield
and Mookie Wilson and Candy
Maldonado alternate in left.
As for Boston, it is too bad
Roger Clemens can't pitch every
day. Clemens is 18-8, has a 2.38
E.R.A., 12 complete games, 227
strikeouts, 257 1/3 innings
pitched and 4 shutouts. Time
may be running out on the Red
Sox, but they still have a chance.
for: Toronto or Boston.
The Twins are led by three
powerful starting pitchers: Scott
Erickson, Kevin Tapani, and Jack
Morris. Erickson is 19-8, has and
E.R.A. of 3.34, 4 complete
games and 3 shutouts. Tapani is
16-9, with a 2.90 E.R.A, 4
complete games and 1 shutout.
Morris is 18-12, 9 complete
games, 1 shutout and 232 2/3