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...Oakland game last Thursday, the mood in the A's locker room was somber and determined. Relief pitcher John Briscoe, 26, making $114,000 in his first full year in the majors, admitted that he feels for fans, but added, "We got to do what's right. I don't think they really understand things." As for baseball, Briscoe predicted, "The game will stay the same, no matter what. It was here before we came, and it'll still be here after we're gone." The final batter, rookie Ernie Young, with just 31 trips to the plate...
There was joy in Mudville, which had become the collective name for the 26 major league cities. Fans packed the stadiums on the first day of the "second season." Atlantans heralded the return of Greg Maddux by ringing the pitcher's mound with roses; the Montreal faithful threw small packets of money (Canadian money, but still . . .) toward their low-paid, first-place stars; and a few of Philadelphia's famously cranky spectators actually applauded their own team. In Kansas City, Vince Coleman was greeted with affectionate firecrackers; Cleveland stalwarts shied welcome-back corked bats at Albert Belle. In Toronto, fans...
...gifted Jay Payton's attempt to match Ted Williams' feat of batting .400 for an entire season. Williams was the last major leaguer to do so, in 1941, finishing at .406. Payton has a .403 batting average as the Pittsfield Mets begin their pennant-stretch run. He's facing pitchers from the minors, sure -- but the lighting around the New York-Penn circuit is bush league too, giving the pitchers an edge. In addition, Payton and every other hitter at Wahconah has to deal with a delightful idiosyncrasy. In 1919 Wahconah was laid out with day baseball in mind. Home...
...Matt Williams, are on track to hit more than 50 home runs; nobody's done that since 1977. Houston's Jeff Bagwell had 104 RBIs in his first 103 games and could be the first to average one RBI a game since 1949. And in this year when pitchers are surrendering more than five runs a game, Gregg Maddux's stingy 1.69 earned-run average for Atlanta could be one of the great feats in the sport's history. Even the players, who strongly support their union, realize that there is history in the making. Says Cincinnati pitcher Jose Rijo...
...Contraire to James Earl Jones, writer Kurt Vonnegut told the seniors at Syracuse University to slow down. "I had a good uncle named Alex, who said, when life was most agreeable--and it could be just a pitcher of lemonade in the shade--he would say, 'If this isn't nice, what is?'...Now, if he hadn't said that so regularly, maybe five or six times a month, we might not have paused to notice how rewarding life can be sometimes...