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...known address that a package containing $2,000 worth of unspecified goods is waiting for him at FIST Bonded Delivery Courier Service. Curiosity piqued and greed aroused, he calls the number on the notice to arrange delivery. The number he dials happens to be a Marine barracks in Pico Rivera in Los Angeles County. The person he speaks with is working for the U.S. Marshals Service...
Archbishop Arturo Rivera y Damas is less pessimistic. "The fact that the crimes have decreased over the past few months is positive," he says quietly. He confirms that the armed forces have asked the church to send priests to visit military command posts and give talks on human rights to soldiers and officers. "The origin of the revolution has its roots in tremendous social injustice. The violence will not disappear until that injustice is reduced." Monsignor Rivera y Damas does not possess the charisma of Monsignor Romero, but beneath his affable air and sleepy eyes, he is extremely shrewd. Many...
Some of the key muscles belong to third baseman Elliott Rivera, pitcher Doug Sutton and shortstop Tony DiCesare. All hope to prove that their arm injuries are history. If Rivera's tendinitis flares up, he may have to move to first base. If Sutton can't pitch seven innings without soreness in his arm, he'll have difficulty earning a starting spot. And if DiCesare, whose arm has been great in practice, can't throw consistently, Bob Kay may become this year's shortstop...
...offense, the muscle problem looks a little different. Last year's Eastern League champions lost more than half their RBIs and more than half their home runs to graduation. Nahigian will look to Rivera, Scott Vierra, Bruce Weller, Mickey Maspons and Jim DePalo to replace the missing punch...
Vierra will move up in the batting order from nine to five or six. He leads returning players in RBIs (24) doubles (six) and homers (tied with Maspons and Rivera at four). "I have to drive in a lot more runs," he says. "I'll just be looking to hit the ball hard...