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...first. South of the Expos and north of the Cubs, in a division where Philadelphia is out in front. Sonny Liston said he'd rather be a lamppost in Denver than mayor of Philadelphia, but this is hardly an excuse for electing Frank Rizzo. Nevertheless, Philadelphia has a batter in the top ten. The best hitter on the Mets these days is Tug McGraw...
...next time he'll be waiting." In fact, Jackson goes to the plate with a plan for every pitcher. "I know what to expect," he explains, "and I know how to get what I want. If I want a fastball, I move up in the batter's box as though I am expecting a curve. When the pitcher tries to blow it by me, I'm ready. It's goodbye baseball...
...several inactive seasons seem to have cooled him to a point of passivity (see box page 65). These days the former N.Y. Giants' shortstop inspires little respect from the players. In fact, earlier this year one pitcher openly defied the manager's orders by walking an opposing batter instead of pitching to him. Dark quietly accepted the affront...
Third baseman Jim Thomas was the last batter Fahey threw at, as O'Connell sent the Brandeis ace to the showers after Thomas's single brought in another two markers. On came Steve Riley to try to salvage the case, with the Crimson still sporting a pair of runners and no outs...
Riley pitched well, getting the first batter he faced to pop up and the second to ground to third. Only the Brandeis third baseman John Bianchi was unable to make the play on Leon Goetz's grounder and the resulting error made...