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...Dodgers, who won five World Series here, have not only been mediocre in recent seasons but also have now been tainted by scandal and are distinguished across the land only by the weight loss of their skipper. (Their apparent recipe for success: delicious shakes for breakfast and lunch and a sensible meal for dinner.) The Angels bought two division titles in the 1980s but now flounder, dull and colorless...
...results certainly weren't a surprise, but the margins of victory were. In the American League, Molitor received eight of the 14 votes, the White Sox's Frank Thomas got three, and Blue Jays Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar and Ranger Will Clark got one each. Tiger skipper Sparky Anderson, who chose Molitor, said, "I wouldn't even pause. I want to see him batting cleanup on a team where the first three hitters get on base 700 times. I promise you Molitor would knock in more runs than Frank Thomas or anyone. Molitor knows how to get a base...
...National League managers were just as unhesitating. Bonds received nine of the 14 votes, the Cubs' Mark Grace got two, and there was one each for the Cubs' Ryne Sandberg, the Reds' Kevin Mitchell and the Padres' Tony Gwynn. Met skipper Dallas Green picked Bonds, saying, "It's pretty much a no-brainer, isn't it? Is there a better hitter in the game? There's not a pitch he can't handle. And he's got discipline and power." Phillie manager Jim Fregosi agreed and paid Bonds probably an even higher compliment, saying, "I'd probably walk...
...such incidents should come as no surprise from the heirs of an airline whose legacy includes a pilot who, in 1986, tried to demonstrate his feel for an Aeroflot passenger jet by attempting to land with the cockpit blinds closed. More than 60 people were killed. But like the skipper, who survived, the tradition lives on. During a recent flight from northern Russia to Moscow, one curious passenger discovered a party in progress at the back of the plane. Vodka and sandwiches were being shared by most of the crew, including the copilot who, less than an hour from landing...
...another chance. "Sure, this is nothing compared to 1991, nothing," insisted bearded retired Navy Captain H.P. ("Jeep") Streeper, also 72, a skipper of the U.S.S. Hancock in Vietnam and a pilot with 800 carrier landings. "But that's what we want, a tone-down. It'll be a couple of years before we get back to battery...