Word: lonborg
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...proud, loser of a man, whose endless beers never turn to champagne in the Causeway St. bar after the game, after the seasons, ever since 1918. Up on the wall behind the bartender and mountains of bottles are portraits of Tris Speaker, Babe Ruth, Lefty Grove, Ted Williams, Jim Lonborg, Carl Yastrzemski, and John F. Kennedy. They all got away...
...starters raise some big questions--Steve Carlton (Cy Young), Larry Christenson (green), Jim Lonborg and Jim Kaat (antiques) and rookie Jim Wright (g-g-g-g-r-e-e-n). The Phils should win anyway. This city needs a winner...
Over in the National League, Baker's grand slammer came in the bottom of the fourth inning with the score tied, 1-1, and Jim Lonborg on the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies...
...glaring weakness sticks out, however. Game 2 and 3 starters Larry Christenson and Jim Lonborg are less than superb, so the pitches they serve up could make for a Dodger feast...
Starting Pitchers -- Steve Carlton is the best pitcher in the major league playoffs (sorry, Ed Figueroa aficianados); because of him, the Phillies must be favored to win games One and Four. Jim Lonborg has been there before, but the Reds should jump on Philadelphia's third starter -- Jim Kaat, Tom Underwood or Larry Christenson. For the Reds, lefty fireballer Don Gullett is allegedly in top form; but the Schmidt-Luzinski-Allen power block loves southpaw fastball pitchers. Rookie Pat Zachry (2.74 ERA), Fred Norman and Gary Nolan are all solid. Give the edge to Philadelphia here...