Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/7/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!ucbvax!wildbill From: wildbill@ucbvax.ARPA (William J. Laubenheimer) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Playoff/Series Predictions Message-ID: <2264@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Sat, 29-Sep-84 05:26:24 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.2264 Posted: Sat Sep 29 05:26:24 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Sep-84 02:32:29 EDT Distribution: net Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 49 Here I go, shooting off my big mouth again. Now that the last playoff spot has been settled, it's time to put myself out on a limb again and voice my fearless predictions for the playoffs and the World Series. AL Playoffs: K.C. will probably get lucky and win one. The Tigers will win the rest of them. Detroit in 4. NL Playoffs: Depends on the weather. If the wind at Wrigley is blowing out, the Cubs' powerful bats will take them off to San Diego with a 2-0 lead, and they'll win it in 4. If the wind is neutral or blowing in (and it blows in COLD in October), Gossage will be a factor and it'll be the Padres in 5 (or 4 if it blows in both days). The Series: I'm rooting for Cubs-Tigers. This would be a real Series played on real grass in real parks which were built for baseball. Should be a classic, right? Wrong, unfortunately, for two reasons. First, DH rule this year. Second, matchups. Sure, the Cubs have hitting. So do the Tigers. Sure, the Cubs have starters. So do the Tigers. But do the Cubs have anything to match Lopez and Hernandez? 'Fraid not. Baby Bear lovers will still be waiting for next year while wondering why they ever traded Sutter. Tigers in 6, but only because anything can happen in Wrigley, and usually does. Otherwise I might even be so rash as to venture a sweep. Contingency predictions: Anybody over K.C. in 5. Tigers over Padres in 5. Bonus prediction: Leon Durham will knock at least one ball completely out of some park. At least one bench-clearing brawl, probably with NL team (not realizing you can't deck opposing pitcher with DH rule in effect) in field. Bowie Kuhn appears without overcoat for night game in Tiger Stadium. Not to be outdone, Peter Ueberroth strips to waist for last three innings of next night game. A stripper will disrupt AL playoff game by running onto field to kiss George Brett. At least one of three losing managers will be fired in '85. Just remember, you heard it here first!!! Bill Laubenheimer ----------------------------------------UC-Berkeley Computer Science ,-----, ucbvax!wildbill -',----, `- / - ` \ / / \ and a | | U B S | fan at heart, too \ \ / \ - , / -,`----' ,- `-----'