European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday october 19, 1989 the stars and stripes i Page 23 recharge w/7/ a eco Ricer a world series by Hal Boc associated Preti magnificent theater of the playoffs can baseball Jewran encore in the world series thai s a for tic question says tug Mcgraw who hat been there Yuteh times to know. Don t you get hungry again a Day on Teufler a big dinner they had two or the Days to recharge Sai Mcgraw who pitched for Meams hat survived emotional playoffs which stretch memo their limits to reach world series they la be All Mcgraw led the Bailie cry of the i97tsw York mels a gotta believe and helped de dog team to an unexpected five game Playo ump i Over a Cincinnati club that won 17 More Garni than new York. In 1980, Mcgraw was the Boss of the Philadelphia bullpen and pitched in four of the five games the Phillies took to beat Houston in what until now Many had viewed As baseball s Best Pennant play off. There s a special adrenalin that flows in your body in the playoffs and it continues right into the world be he said. There s a source of Energy from the fans in the stadium thai you draw on. You re capable of doing things beyond what you thought you were. The body has tremendous resources. You have to have been in thearen before. If you be had the big game Opportunity whether twas in Little league High school basketball College basketball whatever you know what Hap pens what to no one however could have studies in human drama that players like Clemens Bay Loider authored scripts Wop Royan Williams o not jct cd the Many layoffs provided. Rry and Hornan of playwrights like a Miller. Stop the action snapshots to Vor through Thelong cold Winters Houston Mike Scott getting four runs in two games Andyk Ning Boih of them with a baffling split that made him All but unreliable. Kii Dykstra of new York hitting a two run nine finning Homer that gave the my a Victory in game 3. Then tripling As a Pinch Hitler to touch off a commentary game tying three run rally in the ninth inning of game 6. Boston s Calvin Schiraldi. The Goat one nigh when he forced Home the tying run by hitting a Bailer the hero the next when he came oui of inc bullpen to save a game the red sox rescued at the last possible moment. Bobby Grich of California bounding through Theair with glee like a kid on Christmas morning after delivering the winning hit in game 4 to put the Angelone win away from the world series a winj1 never would get. The mels and astros struggling i innings one Day and then 16 Mojo fuse a Chi to fee National league champions by red sox one strike away from elimination in games Jav Ivinson a Dramata Nom run by Dave Henderson am covering Milju loudly to beat the California an Galsti american league Pennant. It was baseball surf Banta Delight for purists i they could emotional roller coaster put Theta through. It has no been Casyl Jefne players minds of bodies either but mgr amid it is Worth the Price inv Musl pay. What you be worked for All Vason he out and enjoy it. Pressure do Diatlo you. If by have a Good perception of yourself to pc Jam and your life the pressure is Good. If you sure can be the mets were emotionally and physically Drain after playing inc longest postseason game in history to win the no Pennant. The red sox figured they we reliving on borrowed time after game 5 of the Al series. And they were. In inc old Busl of five playoff formal the Angels would have won the Pennant when they won game 4, just As Toronto would have last Yea against Kansas City. And now they must pull their minds and bodies together and play the world series. It is no simple task. But Ray Fosse like Mcgraw a Veteran of two playoff series that stretched to inc five game limit knows it can be done. The world series regenerates the excitement be cause it is inc world series said the sex Oakland Catcher who now works in the team s front office. As 1 was witching the acts and astros our 1973 Ainsle Baltimore came to incl Fosse said in the fourth game we were Tuk a in Garnet and leading 4-0.1 was talking on i Munch to Ted Kubiak thinking about How we Werc Ding to spend our Post season Money. Thoj Piffl rinse Hung a curve Ball and Andy Elcher Johnta two run Homer. Thu Grich n it one and t to game s. I was in a car Pool and Joe Rudi. Every game we played the a seemed to get farther and farther away from Myc. When we won inc last playoff game we were in world series against inc mets. I remember the first game of the series thinking to myself hey after what we be been through this is no big Deal you re so mentally and physically drained from the pressure of getting there it made the world Serin for one game. In game 2 of that series inc mels and a s staged a titanic 12-inning Duel punctuated by a controversial tag play at the plate involving Fosse and Dud Hansel son now new York s third base coach. He still gels on me whenever i Sec him the sex
