European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 15.19b8 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports California Here they Are . Likely to find a s Fine tuned Tymi Keenner Len Angeles time los Angeles now that the los Angela dodgers have not ten into the world Stria just what in the world Ham icy Gollen themselves into they saw this coming. They were warned a Good three four Days in and Vance. They could have dumped this All on the new York acts which would be been the decent thing the smart thing i he expected thing to do. Bui no. The dodgers had to get mad at David Cone and gel their Lucks up about Jay Howell and actually Pul their Faith in Tom Lasorda s fertilizer. Temporarily insane obviously they had to go out and heal the mils. So now they gel the a a who Send Dave Stewart 21-12, against Tim belch or 12-6. In game i saturday night. They have Only themselves to blame for those who Haven t paid close Atten Tion to the tvs since 1974, like last time Oakland and luf Angeles Mel in i world series a refresher course May be in order. Much has changed since we saw Hill Buckner getting thrown out at third and Joe Ferguson gunning Down Sal Bandal Home plate and Mike Marshall the other Mike Marshall Sci i sine to throw a warm up Pilch during thai Fate Ful seventh inning delay in game 5. The 1948 Oak Lind athletics won 104 regular season games. In the last 30 years Only two american league clubs the new York Yankees of iu6i at 109-53 and the Baltimore orioles of i9fi9 at 109-53 and 1970 Al 108-54 won More. The 1984 Detroit tigers also won 104 games. In the playoffs new a l swept the Homon lied sox 4 games to 0. In Ine Lasi 30 years Only three other teams the 1963 dodgers the 1066 orioles and the 1976 Cincinnati reds have swept a postseason series in four games. If there s a bettor team i d like to Sec it said a s right fielder Jose Canseco after hitting three Home runs in four playoff games. What you saw out there was a learn with a lot o f Power a lot of Speed a lot of pitching ind a lot of defense. Basically when you have those kinds of combinations you re going to be very hard to that s basically Correct. While Bealing the stuffing out of the american league Wist the a s led the league in warn earned run average. 3.44 set a major league record for team saves 64 scored 800 runs hit 1s6 Home runs Szolc 129 bases and placed third in the league in Fielding .933, and that s not counting the individual stuff. Canseco with 42 Home runs and 40 stolen Bast a became the first 40-40 player. He also led the majors in runs balled in with 124 a franchise record and batted .307. Dennis Eckersley saved 45 games one shy of the big league record be fore saving four More against Boston and being named playoff map. The a s even i ave a poster Oul cans co and Mark Mcgwire decked Oul to blues Brothers sunglasses and Porkpie brandish ing Industrial sued bats and leaning against game 1 on an to 1 . Sunday. Had in 1 07 . Suite list. 1 he a s Mark Mcgwire i a inc Liis the Bash to shirt works out in to Gogek a. A police car. Of and icy look mean. Some questions about this Oakland Bunch who is Wall Weiss and Why is Tony la Russa saying All those Nice things Aboul him bigger than Canseco better than Mcgwire. Thai s the la Russa line on Walt Weiss the ,250-Hiuing shortstop who sup Posedly did More for tie a s in his in Rel season than the Bash broilers did in i heirs. He s Tough offensively and Greal defensively the Oakland manager says. If this Guy had been in uie league 10 years and had this kind of defensive season they d be raving Aboul him. Gel the same feeling watching Alan Trammll Lake ground balls As i do Wau Hing Walt of Weiss is in Contention of becom ing Oakland s third straight Rookie of inc year. A Little hype is to be expected. List Ihnn in the playoffs Weiss made a run saving diving Stop of Rich ced Man s grounder in came 1, he won game 1 with a ninth inning single lit turned in another jazz or on Jim Rice in game 3 and helped turn it crucial double play in game 4. By sweep s end. Boston manager Joe Morgan needed no More convincing. "1 like the Guy belter than Alfredo Griffin Morgan said. He s so is that really Carney Lansford at third base or just Nis evil Iwin talk Aboul your split seasons. On june 4, the Good Carney was Bai Ting ,402, leading inc major leagues in hiding and headed for an eventual Bunh on the american league Alt Star least. From june 4 through the end of the regular season in was All bad Carney. Lansford managed Only 65 hits in his last 332 at bus .i9fi and look a 7-for-53 slump into the playoffs. The slide drag ged Lansford All the Way Down to .279 13 polls below his career average and from the a Star break on. He lolled just iwo Home runs and Ivris. What happened first Lati Ford met up with inc Laws of nature his average dipping earthly .331 by the All Star game. Then he injured his right thumb in Early a gust and the rest of his season unravelled. Do the a s have any weakness if Parker or Luis Polonia Piny in the Outfield yes. Both Are uniquely suited to the Designas d hitter s role and when one of them Sklaru in left there s sure to be High adv Niu re in hit Oakland Outfield. Henderson in Center and Canseco in right Are no great defensive shakes i ther which could make this an to riling world series for Fly balls. John Shelby most assuredly will have company. Do the dodgers have a Chancel let s turn the floor Over to Canseco. We re the team to he said. We re the Itam Wilh the better record. We re Lluc learn ill the Best balance. The pressure will be on the Dodg ers. They re going to have a chore if they want 10 beat the Odd look Long. The a s can Doit All. The dodgers can pitch. The dodgers arc thrilled to be Here. The a j Enec Terii these Aren t the Minnesota twins we re talking about if Hie dodgers wan cd to win a world series icy should have gone last year. A s favored by bookies Las it Cis Nev. A tie Oak land athletics arc As much As a 2-1 favor Itelo heal the los angles dodger in the world series according to Las veins bookmakers. The Public loves inc a snid Lenny Del Gunio manager of the Frontier hotel sports Book. Every Andy seems to think the dodgers Gat Lucky with the most sports Hooks opened their world series Linos Wii i the athletics an 8-5 of 9-5 favorite but Early belting on Oak land quickly pushed the line to 2-1 Al some honks. The first $30,000 in bets we look on the series went on inc a Sid Jimmy Vaccaro. Manager of the Golden Nugget soon Hook. I Jitt now it s All Oakland a Oakland opened a slight Kavonic to win game 1 and thai line has also wid ened As gamblers enamoured with the Athlelia a placed their bets. The athletics with Dave Stewart pitching a against Tim Del her Are 6-5 favourites to win sat urday in los Angeles. Ticket foul up angers . Fans los Angeles a world series fever turned to dodger blues thursday when fans who wailed hours in line Al the s ticket office Learned thai lick Els for inc baseball championship would be sold Only by Telephone. More than 100 people were in a line that stretched from the Advance ticket office near dodger stadium Oul 10 Siadi pm Way when a Security officer arrived with the bad news about 8 15 am. You can Tell the dodgers they lost a lot of fans said Brooks Davis 25, of Rcd lands. Some fans brought folding chairs and sleeping bags. Others came straight to inc lick it office after los Angeles 6-0 Victory Over new York wednesday night. Fans give a s rousing Send off Oakland Calif. A the Oak land athletics �01 a Send off from 500 Stream ing fans when they left Home but Only a few hostile dodgers fan Mel them in los an Golej As they arrived to prepare for the first game of the Golden state world series. Pitcher storm Davis brought wild cheers from inc crowd at Oakland air port s main terminal thursday afternoon when he told them there was Only one thing left 10 do go Down and kick some the fans chanted beat ., heat ." and sweep sweep sweep and urged the defeat of those no graders known As the los Angeles dodgers
