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...This year," Cooper says, "has been something of a disappointment. We had hoped to be in the race at this point, and we're not." Fifth-place teams don't get much media exposure, and the Brewers don't even get the chance to play spoiler. They have finished their season series with division rivals Baltimore, Boston and New York, and are playing out the string against Seattle, Minnesota, California and Oakland; not games the networks are itching to televise...
...When Cooper has received exposure in the past, he has often been over-shadowed. Traded away from first-magnitude stars Lynn, Rice and Yaz in Boston, his first-base play in Milwaukee has not received the all-star consideration it has merited because of California's Carew...
...however, Cooper must be considered the A.L.'s premier first-sacker. A patient hitter who strives for continual improvement, he looked at his .308 batting average, 24 home runs and 106 RBIs of last year and wasn't satisfied. By swinging more selectively and hitting to all fields, he hoped to improve on those numbers...
Just as Carew and Brett had to wait for recognition, Cooper is paying the price for playing in the midwest. But he's sure the recognition will come and he'd like it to come in Milwaukee...
...other year, Cecil Cooper would be a household name. But despite being the right man at the wrong time, Cooper is undaunted by the inattention. "The coverage will come," he says. "It's been picking up in the past two weeks, and it's going to get better...