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From: bruce@godot.UUCP (Bruce Nemnich)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Cards-Braves trade / Cubs-Bosox trade
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Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 23:03:18 EDT
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Oberkfell at shortstop?  I doubt it.  His natural position is 2b, and he
was converted to third.  I really doubt he has the range/quickness to
make a reasonable ss, though I was surprised how well he did at 3rd; he
is reasonable in the field.  He is a good bat-control-type hitter.  He
didn't really blossom until he was in the majors a couple of years.  I'm
sure he is upset about the trade; he's a hometown boy (Troy, Illinois,
about 20 mi from St. Louis).

How do you Cub fans feel about the Eck/Buckner trade?  We like it in
Boston; it may be a trade which really does help both teams.  Eck has
good stuff sometimes, but he hasn't been at all consistent.
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--Bruce Nemnich, Thinking Machines Corporation, Waltham, MA
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