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Baseball Playoffs '92
The
bv Hal Coffe
The Collegian
If the saying "history repeats
itself’ is true, then the Pittsburgh
Pirates should be a little worried
about this year’s NLCS against
the Atlanta Braves.
Not since the Philadelphia
Phillies, from 1976-78, has an
NL East team won three straight
division titles. Unfortunately,
the Pirates may also do
something else that the Phillies
did, lose three straight league
championships.
Over the season, the Braves
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won 7 of the 12 meetings with
the Pirates. In those games,
center-fielder Otis Nixon had 20
hits as well as 7 stolen bases.
Also for the Braves, Tom
Glavine was 4-0 with a 1.86
ERA against Pittsburgh this
year, but ended the season with a
1-3 slump and a sore pitching
arm.
If the Braves are going to
win the series, they need a solid
relief performance from reliever
Mike Stanton and mid-season
acquisition Jeff Reardon.
If the Pirates are to win the
NLCS, they need MVP candidate
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.156 batting average over the last
two postseasons. Two players to
watch for at the plate are catcher
Don Slaught, .345 BA this year,
and Jeff king, who had 15 hits
and 9 RBl's against Atlanta this
year.
The Pirates' keys will be
strong starting pitching from
Doug Drabek, Danny Jackson,
and rookie Tim Wakefield, and if
the defense keeps up their stellar
performance of the regular
season.
This NLCS should be as
exciting as last year's with the
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Pirates winning in six games.
Although Toronto and
Oakland met in the 1989 ALCS,
the two have changed drastically
since.
Like the Pirates, Toronto has
a habit of clawing their way out
of the East, only to be beaten in
the league championship by a
western division team.
To change this pattern, the
Blue Jays made several moves to
get big name players like Jack
Morris, David Cone, and Dave
Winfield.
Roberto Alomar's 16 hits in
the regular season against the A's
should be a big factor.
The key for Toronto is
pitching. With one of the
deepest starting rotations,
manager Cito Gaston hopes that
his big five, Morris, Cone, Juan
Guzman, Todd Stotylmere, and
Jimmy Key (66-38 overall this
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year can hold off the A's.
Oakland has changed their
"bash brother" image of the
previous series to a club that
more resembles a M*A*S*H
umt. With 16 players on the DL
22 times, it's amazing that the
A's are in the ALCS.
Along with big names like
Mark McGwire and Rickey
Henderson, the A's are counting
on 2nd baseman Mike Brodick,
.390 against Toronto this year,
and emotional leader Carney
Lansford.
Oakland's key will be their
bench. If Jamie Quirk and switch
hitting Jerry Browne can continue
their excellent backup roles and
the A’s stay healthy, then
Oakland will challenge the Blue
Jays.
In the end, the Blue Jay. l :
should prevail in a thrilling sevei
game series.
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