Word: catchers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Eastern Division--ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Strong at every position, me Cards should dethrone the world champion Pirates and win the East. MVP Keith Hernandez (.344) and vagabond Bobby Bonds (.275, 25, 85 with Cleveland) lead a solid--and often spectacular--squad. Catcher Ted Simmons (.283, 26, 87) is one of baseball's best, shortstop Gary Templeton (.314), who slapped out over 100 hits from both sides of the plate in '79, is a potent offensive weapon...
BOSTON RED SOX: With players like Fred Lynn, Jim Rice, Dennis Eckersley, and Rick Burleson just entering their prime, the Red Sox look tough. The Red Sox will go as far as catcher Carlton Fisk's fragile throwing arm and the pitching staff can take them. Eckersley's arm hurts, but he should be okay once the season opens, and look for Mike Torrez, Chuck Rainey and bullpen ace Skip Lockwood to have good seasons...
Stewart's battery-mate, catcher Joe Wark, already well-known as a defensive specialist, began a continuing early-season offensive assault with a one-run blast in the third and a run-scoring, two-out double the next inning...
...second, catcher Wark threw out five Eckert baserunners (four would-be base-stealers and one pickoff), but the Floridians coasted to a 6-0 victory at the expense of three Harvard pitchers, including eventual loser Bill Larson...