Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!jeff From: jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Blue Jays get a stopper Message-ID: <1278@dciem.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 12:18:51 EST Article-I.D.: dciem.1278 Posted: Fri Dec 14 12:18:51 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Dec-84 14:40:46 EST References: <2709@ucla-cs.ARPA> Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 17 >The Jays have completed a trade that should make them the team to beat next >year in the AL East: Alfredo Griffin and Dave Collins to Oakland for Bill >Caudill. That gives the Jays what they have lacked the last two years, >someone in the bullpen who puts out fires instead of throwing gasoline on >them. The question in my mind is whether the bench will still be strong >enough - giving up two starters (although this will give Fernandez a real >chance to play) is tough to fill. Both Collins and Griffin will be replaceable in the starting lineup, but Collins' base-stealing ability and good attitude will be missed. Still, it's something they had to do and I'm glad they did it. I was hoping they could do it without trading Collins, but his age probably made him more expendable than the younger outfielders. -- Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto (416) 635-2073 {linus,ihnp4,uw-beaver,floyd}!utcsrgv!dciem!jeff {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!dciem!jeff