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...Sixteen of 26 arbitration verdicts have gone the way of management, intent on driving down last season's average wage of $412,520. The arbitrator lopped $200,000 off Dodger Pitcher Orel Hershiser's $1 million salary. As for free agents, museum pieces have lost their charm. Reds Shortstop Davey Concepcion, uncoveted elsewhere, had his $900,000 rate cut to $350,000. Reggie Jackson was obliged to come down almost that much to rejoin...
...next public quarrel may be over who is the team's MVP -- regal First Baseman Keith Hernandez or political Catcher Gary Carter -- and whether whoever it is should automatically be the choice of the league. "We know they're good," sighs Cardinal Shortstop Ozzie Smith, "but they act like they have to remind everyone all the time." Carter, Gooden, Hernandez, Darling, Outfielder Darryl Strawberry and Manager Davey Johnson all have memoirs out or on the way. But only now are they coming to their first critical series of the year...
...days earlier, signaling that something literary might be up, Commissioner Peter Ueberroth whimsically interrupted the amateur free-agent draft to award the New York Yankees a "special pick," G. Frederick Will of University High School in Champaign, Ill. Shopped as a fledgling shortstop, Will in truth is a fully developed columnist, usually called George, who cannot go to his left. He is 45, Giamatti 48, but they seemed as connected by chance as Tinker and Evers, for the dreamy realizations of Will brought home the realized dreams of Giamatti, who seemed to begin exploring this uncommon transfer...
Returning starters include catcher Morelli, DH-catcher DePalo, shortstop Mike Pakalnis (who, with DePalo, accounted for 39 percent of the team's RBI), third baseman Dave Jamieson, and left fielder Frank Caprio. Freshman Rich Renninger, who saw action in 15 contests this year, will probably replace the graduating Jeff Hull at first base...
Boston scored an unearned run in the third, when shortstop Alfredo Griffin made a pair of throwing errors, and added three runs in the fourth to take a 4-0 lead. In the fourth, Gedman singled with one out and Marty Barrett walked. Steve Lyons and Ed Romero followed with RBI singles and Dwight Evans drove in a run with a groundout...