European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday october 22, 19bb la. Makes on Orel statement b John Nadel Oakland Calif. A incredible season. Incredible finish. Lori dih e Orel Hershiser. He capped one of the most amazing stretches a Pitcher has Ever had As the los Angeles dodgers won the world so Ries in five games by boating the Oakland athletics i-2 thursday night. Harsh scr allowed Only four Nils while walking four and striking out nine As he handcuffed the heavy hitting athletics for the second time in five Days. Following his three hit 6-0 win Over the athletics in game 2 sunday night i he 30-year-old right hander was a Clear Cut Choice As the most valuable player in inc series just As he was in the National league playoffs. "1 just never wanted to let Down Hershiser said of his amazing pitching in the last 52 Days. "1 always went pitch by Pilch pc very Outing i had was a pressure Outing. I did t want to go out there and lose and have everybody say. He cooled off at a crucial time in the series. He can t i 1th under  starting with the fifth inning of a game aug. 30 against Montreal hrs his or pitched 101 i innings and allowed Only five earned runs. Called bulldog by his teammates  finished the season with an All time record 59 consecutive scoreless innings and worked 42ft More innings in the postseason. You can t say enough about what he has done dodgers outfielder Kirk Gib Ion said. It should go Down As one of the great performances in history and in May never be accomplished  How about that bulldog " reliever Jay Howell said. He did in again. No one thought he could shut Down the a s again. He s  "1 can t find the words to describe Orel a Cruiser and what he s accomplished manager Tom Lasorda said. I saw it. But i can t believe it. I can t be Lieve anybody can achieve his Mastery for As Long As he  nobody could believe the dodgers even got As far As the world series much less win it. The dodgers 73-89 in each of the last two seasons weren t supposed to win the no West championship much less beat Orel  fires a during his four hit Nanc strikeout performance thursday. The acts or inc athletics. They beat the Odds and some called them a team of destiny. But not general manager Fred Claire. We were a team of intense desire who had a goal and stayed with in said Claire who look Over player matter on inc team when Al Campanis was fired in april 1987. We were a learn who ran a Marathon Wilh the intensity of a sprinter. We never slopped  second baseman Sieve sax called the dodgers opportunistic and a team of character adding that they were obviously belter than people thought. I Don t see Why people look us so lightly he said. We be got a great Ball club a Well rounded bal club. We had to play hard. We had Guys me off the Bench and do a great Job. C got the right Guys last Winter. We had a solid learn and a great pitching  com we sax implied Hal Oakland s Don Bay Lor did inc dodgers a favor during the no playoffs by saying he hoped the athletics would face new York because he thought the mels were he Best  i Don t Sec Why somebody would say hat said sax who batted .300 in inc series going 6 for 20. They be got Noth ing to gain from it and Only something to lose. My father once told me you re a slave to what you say and a master to what you Don t say. I be tried to live  Catcher Mike Scioscia who did t play thursday night because of the twisted right knee he suffered in game 4, said he fell More satisfaction this year than he did in 1981, when los Angeles beat the new York Yankees to win the world series in six games. This one was a total team Effort Scioscia said. We were a much better bal club in 81, but we were a better team in 88. This is the Best Bunch of Guys i be Ever played baseball with in my whole  Oakland s swinging a s missed in series Bidav Ecarpenter Oakland Calif a Jose can Seco admitted he dug in and tried to hit homers throughout the world series. The result i for 19 even after an opening game grand slam. It s a Little bit different feeling in the series. I Don t know what it is Cansec said. Mark Mcgwire kept upper cutting and hitting High Fly balls despite instructions id iry to hit More line drives. The result three shots to inc warning track thursday night and i for 17 in the series. It s very frustrating but i gave it my Best  he said. Did the Youthful Oakland athletics succumb to the pressure of their first world series we did not choke manager Tony la Russa said firmly after los Angeles won the fifth game 5-2 and the series four games to one. We got beat because the dodgers did More than we did he said we were shul Down by Good dodger  the manager who avoided making predictions All year then issued a guarantee. You can put in in the Book la Russa said. The next world series that Jose can Seco gets into hell be  the a s vaunted Power produced Little pop in the series. They mustered Only five extra base hits and 28 hits Overall in inc five games hitting. 177. They managed 13 fewer hits than the dodgers but still stranded More baserunners 32 to los Angeles 30. Clutch hit Ling was limited to Canseco s slam in a losing cause and Mcgwire s game win Ning Homer in game 3. Canseco a .307 Hitler with 42 homers in the regular season twice failed to get the Ball out of the infield with two men on in the final game. There was so much made of the Power of this team a lol of limes we got in big situations and just tried to hit Home runs said Carney Lansford 3 for 18 in his first series. We had All those scoring opportunities and could t gel a single big hit except for inc one by  the athletics praised the dodgers pitching but said their untimely slump was partly their own fault. When you feel you re the Best club and you Don t win Hal bothers you a s outfielder Dave Parker said. When you Don t play your Best that bothers us Loo. It s something that s going to haunt us All Winter  Parker got the Only three Oakland hits in inc game 2 loss to dodger Ace Orel harsh scr but was witless in four Ai bats thursday night against the series map. He finished the five games Wilh Only those three hits in 15 at bats. Los Angeles scored first in All four of its victories and had two runs in the first inning in game 4 and game 5. I m not angry i m not depressed Canseco said. I m real Happy with inc things we be done this year. Dodgers from Page 17 at bal during the regular season hut who had two in 16 times at Bat in the series. The sudden 2-0 Lead marked the third Lime in five series games that los an Geles scored in the first inning. The dodgers scored first in four of the five games and Hal As much As anything Pun the athletics a team known for Tak ing Early leads and holding them. Oakland went Down routinely in the first two innings against Hershiser who was voted the world series most valuable player. The a s finally scored in the third ending the right hander s string of scoreless Post season innings at 22. Carney Lansford i for 14 when the night began led off the third with a sin Gle to Center before Tony Phillips the starter Al second base in place of Glenn Hubbard followed with a Sharp bouncer to deep Short Alfredo Griffin made a diving Slop to his right but had no play and suddenly the a s had two on and nobody out. Wall Weiss whose struggles included a .071 average and one critical error put Down a sacrifice bunt that moved the runners into scoring position. Javier Balling cad Ostand making his first stun followed Wilh a sacrifice Fly to left to score Lansford. Then Canseco hit into a fielder s Choice to end the inning with two runners on base. Storm Davis gave up a single to Hatcher to open the fourth then struck out Mike Marshall and John Shelby. But he suddenly wavered going 3-and-o to former Oakland outfielder Mike Davis the no. 6 Hitler in the dodger order. Surprisingly Davis a .196 hitter Dur ing the season was allowed to swing by manager Tommy Lasorda and he made it count driving the Pilch Over the Fence in right for a 4- Lead. Storm Davis was done by the fifth after giving up a two out single to Steve sax. Greg Cadaret was brought in to Pilch to Lubbs who hit a line drive off the Pilcher s of Cal thigh for a base hit. Oakland manager Tony Larussa called for Gene Nelson who finally got Hatcher out after he. Had gone 2 for 2. Hershiser s momentary lapse in inc third was just that. Beginning with can Seco s out to close the inning he set Down 13 of 14 batters through the seventh allowing Only a walk 10 Ron Hascy in inc fourth. The dodgers made in 5-1 in the sixth when Rick umps by starting Al Catcher in place of he injured Scioscia drove n run scor Itig double to the Wail in Riihl after Nelson issued a iwo Oul walk to Davis. Was Hatcher an unlikely hero How about Davis he hit two homers during the season and was inc designated hitter thursday Only because the , Rosier was at a dare Bones minimum As a result of injuries. And then there was Dempsey who More than anyone else knew the importance of not becoming complacent Wilh a 3-1 series Lead. He played on to Balti More teams that led three games to one one of Idem Losi 1979one won 1983. The danger we have to anticipate is complacency like we did in inc sixth game of inc playoffs he said earlier. We re going against a learn Hal is offensively belter than us and we just can t let  they did not. Angels seek Blyleven by the los Angeles Tim Oakland Calif. The California Angels reportedly arc close to trading for Ben Blyleven inc Minnesota twins 37. Year old starting Pitcher Blyleven who was 10-17 with a 5.43 Eam cd run average in 191 6, can file for free Agency upon the conclusion of the world series. The twins who do not want to lose him and receive nothing in return Hope to Trade him now for a pack age of minor league players