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From: sherm@wucs.UUCP (Sherman Lee)
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Subject: Re: RE:the magic is back
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 12:58:07 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 14 12:58:07 1984
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> I'm not one of the people who claimed the Cubs "bought"
> themselves a team.  No more than did the Mets or any other
> team in this crazy market.  Nor am I gloating: the season
> hasn't started yet, so far as I know, and I'm not going to say
> much in the way of "Tee-hee" until the Mets have a 24-game
> lead going into mid-September.  If they do.  I mean, I'm a
> fan, but I'm not crazy either!  As for the "puny offense":
> come on, ChiFan, be fair.  Yes, the Cubs were better than the
> Mets: you beat the hell out of us.  In fact, the only team that
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					really?? ----'

	Come on, not the *only* team.  Being able to see the Mets
	only at Busch stadium or on network/Cardinal TV (Someday, St. 
	Louis will have cable),  I saw the Mets win none of their games
	at Busch in the second half of the season, and very few at Shea
	during that period.  I don't recall exactly, but if the Mets could
	have split their games with the Cards last year, they would have
	won the division.


> kept us out of first place was the Cubs because of those 
> beatings.  I suspect it will be a bit different this year.  
> 

	It should be different this year.  At least Met fans are excited
	for the first time in years.  The best thing about all of these
	winter dreams is that Cashen/Johnson are thinking long-term
	rebuilding for the future.

	As for the Cards:  bye bye mega-bucks Sutter (you're not worth your
			   own parking spot with a fence around it),
			   and so long to "Silent" George Hendrick;
			   Whitey's going to have a tough time without you.

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Sherman Lee
Drug Design Group 
Washington University in St. Louis


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