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...PITTSBURGH--Laden with statistical leaders in every hitting category, the powerful Pittsburgh Pirates have sent out an S.O.S. to every steady hurler available. Fireman Dave Guisti is a question mark in the bullpen, while the status of a southpaw is even more dubious...
...OAKLAND--Even losing a 25-game winner can't topple the A's from Western supremacy. Ken Holtzman and Vida Blue comprise a potent duo, with Rollie Fingers anchoring the bullpen duties...
...Dodgers' bat boy 15 years ago, sports a healthy batting average of .324, followed not far behind by young Leftfielder Bill Buckner. Jim Wynn, the "Toy Cannon," adds the power of 30 home runs and 99 RBis. And there is always iron-arm Mike Marshall in the bullpen...
...seeming nonchalance, Marshall is a serious student of baseball. He keeps his own personal "book" on every hitter in the league and reviews every pitch he throws during the season, noting its type and how well the batter handled it. Unlike most other relievers, who relax in the outfield bullpen during the early innings of a game, Marshall stays in the dugout where he can study opposing batters at close range...
...goes to MIT coach Fran O'Brien for leaving his starter Mike Royal in against Harvard through an inning, during which 11 Crimson batters faced the Engineer ace and banged out six hits for six runs to break the game open. And no one was even warming in the bullpen...