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M ore in te r e s t in g ly 6 BA SA AB H Phil Rizzuto ,6 6 , 273 355 5016 ,5 0 8 Ito Durochtr ,637 247 320 p itc h in g and a r e s u r r e c te d S tr a w b e r r y 20 30 KJ R ROI SO 239 62 30 077 562 ,49 5350 1320 2 ,0 56 24 575 567 31 B u t d o n 't h o ld y o u r b re a th C e n tra l - C a rd in a ls in th e league, w i t h a c c e p ta b le p itc h in g Need a r e l i e f ace. b u t s h o u ld m ake a m ove soon A f t e r a s h o rt 3 0 y e a r w a it , th e A s tr o s a re h o t on t h e ir t a i l E ast • B ra v e s R o okie Lopez w i l l c a tc h , S c o o te r w a s f in a l ly e n s h rin e d by a s tro n g and m aybe, f in a l ly K e lly w i l l g e t som e v o te o f the v e te ra n s C o m m itte e , even t im e in le f t w ith o u t th e b a llo t o f h is lo n g tim e w i t h th e b e s t new ta le n t cham pion, Ted w illia m s , w h o w a s W o rld C h a m p io n s h ip s b e fo re 2 0 0 0 The b e s t te a m in th e gam e, A t le a s t th re e h o s p ita liz e d READER MAIL A lw a y s co m p a re d to Reese, R is s u to 's A m e r ic a n League W est - T exas P a lm ie ro . F ra n co , UPPER I JOT EDGE n u m b e rs w e re in f e r io r , b u t th e re a re ISSUE in the future a lw a y s th e n in e p e n n a n ts , se ve n W o rld G onzalez. C anseco, and R o d rig u e z w e re th e S e rie s t i t l e s , and a l i t t l e th in g c a lle d MVP h e a rt o f t h is H is p a n ic le d te a m la s t y e a r in 1950 T w o a re tra d e d and one is h u r t IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME by 5 K Ryker Add to a ll t h is th e m any y e a rs o f r e a lly g re a t b ro a d c a s tin g c r e d e n tia ls , and Look out sports fans' Professional Baseball is on ,ts way to Cannon Beach In a recent Or iffy , Cannon Beach was named the recipient of a new expansion teem E ast - B lu e J a y s town in America was tying. cheating, or trying c o u ld la y dow n a rig h t- h a n d e d d ra g b u n t th a t w o u ld leave you s h a k in g y o u r head f i r s t s ig n o f w e a kn e ss A w a rd s The citizens of Cannon Beach have acted quickly on this matter A town meeting was held last week to discuss the details After a heated debate, a compromise was r eached, and the new team w ill be known as the Cannon Beach Tourons (Y our beloved editor voted for The M a ile rs ) Nl - MVP, David Justice I d tr ip my mother I II help her up, brush her off. te ll her I'm so rry But mother don't moke it to th ird - - I bo Durocher Cy Young, Or eg Maddux Rookie. B rian B arter M anager, Bobby Cox Batting Champ. Gregg J e ffr les Cardinal In fle ld e r. Comeback, Rick Sutcliffe HR s, Justice 193 7 Cavenham Industries lias generously donated p ro p erty for the ballpark R BI's, fre d M cG riff It w ill occupy the recently c le a r-c u t land near Ecola Creek Leo It has b r u ta l b a llp la y e r o u t o f th e Ty Cobb m o ld , most popular architects Ground breaking for the Ebbett and Shays Sports Dome w ill begin in p o s s ib le t w ic e as dan gerous because he It is scheduled for opening next A spokesper son for the firm said the design w ill E R A , Rene A ra.ha The L ip ' D u ro ch e r w a s a savage, been designed and reamed rtfter Cannon Beach s season (g iv e o r ta k e 6 months) B u t th e O rio le s w i l l c r a w l uo t h e ir back lik e r a b id d in g o s at th e And if th a t's n o t enough, t h is guy to steal votes Or iffy awarded the team to Cannon Beech by default I lik e t h e ir in f le ld a lo t. and any sap can p ic k th e Sox a g a in gam e he lo ve s I, seems every other Can th e y w in 7 Yes C e n tra l - In d ia n s you com e up w it h a l i f e th a t has been d e d ic a te d to e x e m p lo ry s e r v ic e to th e announcement by Baseball Commissioner November The de e p e st te a m K's, Jahn Smoltz Saves, Rand/ Myers AL - M V P , Junior w a s h a lf as ta le n te d Cy Young, Kenny Rogers B e st kn o w n f o r h is N ice guys f in is h la s t ” q u o te , D u ro c h e r s h o u ld be M anager, M ike Hargrove Prnk le, Manny Ramirez Batting Champ. Roberto Alomar blend well w ith recent building trends, she cited re m e m b e re d as w e ll fo r b e in g th e m a n ic the Stuffanie Inn and the Tourist Scoop as p e rso n n a w h o fu e le d th e le g e n d a ry 'G as examples HR s. fra n k Thomas House Gang" C a rd in a ls o f th e t h i r t i e s R BI's, Junior T ickets w ill be available after the new year Comeback, Roger Clemens S ure, t h is gang o f h i l l b i l l y re p ro b a te s had E R A , Wilson Alverez baselines w ill be designated as season tickets Tex. D iz z y , Pepper, R ip, D ucky and W ild 1 hey w ill be available to locals only at a B i ll , b u t h is to r y s u g g e s ts it w a s Leo w h o k 's , Randy Johnson Saves, Tom Henke moderate p rice led by e x a m p le o f to o th , n a il, h ig h s p ik e s , I r e a lly h a te to p o in t t h is o u t. b u t la s t and no p r is o n e r s y e a r th e Cubs w e re 4 3 -3 1 in n ig h t gam es, 1 2 6 0 seats behind home plate and up the To qualify as a local, individuals must meet any two of the following requirements t ) Own property w ith in the H is m a n a g e ria l re su m e is w h a t h is city lim its 2 ) B ea long-term renter w ithin the c ity lim its 3 ) Have a permanent job w ithin e le c tio n re s te d upon the c ity lim its 4 ) Be on a firs t name basis gam es, and 2 0 0 0 w in s w ith the denizens of the porch Any disputes over localness w ill be decided on by a m ajority vote of the customers tn B ill's on a Monday abo ut D u ro ch e r I t 's a fu n n y th in g E v e ry th in g b io g ra p h ic a l I ve re a d about h im c o n s ta n tly m e n tio n e d a night The rem aining 2 ,0 0 0 seats w ill be available s u it o f c lo th e s to the general public th e R e d s7 S u its o f c lo th e s Prices for these seats is expected to be the usual 15 0 1 markup in the summer Tickets for games after lab or Day w ill be discounted 5 0 1 In related news, rum or on the porch has it that Ben Dueber is negotiating a contract w ith the team for an unpr « «te n te d amount We here a, the Edge wish him w e ll, and hope to see him play for the hometown teem S eey'all a, the and 41 - 4 7 in th e su n s h in e 2 4 y e a rs . 3 7 3 9 Quiz 1) Last year Bar ry Bonds lad the National league in C o n tra c t c la u s e 7 A s u it slugging and on-base P la y e r f in e 7 H it t in g in c e n tiv e 7 A b e t on percentage Who was the last guy to do this7 A) W illie May-. I t w a s lik e c u rre n c y d u rin g h is te n u re w it h th e D o dgers and G ia n ts Leo w a s b u s te d by has the only three home D ) M ike Schmidt New York t a ilo r s m u s t have g o t fe d up and 2 ) Who collected the most B) Joe Carter C) George Bell d ropp ed a d im e on th e poor b a s ta rd stolen base, for a switch D ) Cecil Ftelder F ord F ric k in 19 4 7 and suspended f o r a ye a r f o r c o n s o rtin g w i t h g a m b le rs I9 6 0 The The n ig h tm a re o f 19 6 9 w a s s t i l l t h is fo ru m to d ru m up s u p p o rt fo r a m a n a g in g jo b in th e M a jo rs A ll he w a n te d to do w a s ta lk b a s e b a ll and p ro v e he w a s s h a rp as e v e r, w h ic h he o b v io u s ly w a s n o t L e tte rm a n , h is ig n o ra n ce fla p p in g lik e s h i r t - t a i Is, le v e lle d h is c y n ic a l s c a lp e l on t h is o ld m an and m ade h im look th e fo o l -h itte r 7 A) Vince Coleman 8 ) Any smell child knows B) M aury W ills C) T im Raines p la y in g on h im , and he w a s t r y in g to use Spook Jacobs was the firs t player to collect four hits D ) Max Carey in his M ajor I eague debut 3 ) Which of these pitchers on open,nq cte/ Who is the only other hitter to do this7 did not hur I two n o -h itte rs m an e season7 A ) A llie Reynolds A) Delino DeSbeilds B ) Howard Ehmke C ) J im Maloney C) Steve Finley B ) John Olerud D ) Travis Fryman D ) V irg il Trucks It 9 ) Name the only player to w a s d i f f i c u l t to d e te rm in e w h ic h w a s 4 ) Who had the most hit an openinq day grand m o re p a th e tic , th e o b s o le te s k ip p e r homers as an Indian7 A) Hal Trosky slam, twice in different p le a d in g f o r h is jo b , o r th e s m ir k in g p rim a -d o n n a jo n e s in g f o r r a tin g s Leo D u ro ch e r d ie d O ct 7, 199 1, w i t h in years A ) E ric Söderholm B ) L a rry Doby C) Al Rosen B) E llis Valentine C) Sixto lezcano D ) Earl A v e rill D ) M ike I vie th e c o m m u n ity c o n fin e s o f P a lm S p rin g s , th e hom e o f S in a tra and Hope and a ll th e s t a r s he d e s p e ra te ly a d m ire d If I had my life to live a ll over again. I'd hove ended up a sp o rtsw riter Richard Nixon There, but for the Or ace of God . . • M r Baseball g iv in g h im I f he w o n 't t a lk to th e p re s s , l ‘m r e tu r n in g th e fa v o r to hit e Wor Id Ser tes homer and s till lose the game7 A) Jose Santiago B ) Claude Osteen 1 0 ) Who is the only ballplayer to hit safety twice in one inning, in th e ir firs t ML game, on C) Don (killett opening d a /7 D ) M ike Garcia A) B illy M a rtin B ) Eddie Stanky 6 ) We all know the Mets C) Bobby Doerr 0 ) Danny Murtaugh lost 1 2 0 games in 1 9 6 2 not have a winning record against them7 P re v ie w W est - G ia n ts E xtra Credit Who was the firs t Chief Executive to throw out the firs t ball on National League But I f Bonds g e ts la z y , P o rtu g a l bom bs and W illia m s s lu m p s , UPfLL LETT EDGE (MIL 1*1 Vf 5 ) Who is the only pitcher Which wee the only teem to one m o s t u n h itta h le p it c h I have p e rs o n a lly And th a t's a ll th e ink I'm 7 ) What recent slugger run opening day7 A) Fred M cG riff in a g u e s t sp o t on D a vid L e tte rm a n , in w itn e s s e d D ) The Cubs B) Stan Musial The la s t tim e I sa w Leo D u ro ch e r w a s S te v e C a rlto n - - T h is g u y 's s lid e r w a s th e B) The P h illies C) The Cardinals C) Hank Aaron game H a ll- w a tc h A ) The Astros th e Gods c o u ld g e t w e ir d and th e D odgers c o u ld c o n te n d w i t h in te r e s t in g new Opening d a /7 A4Sw€kS ON fA6£ IS