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...right-handed pitchers, and vice versa. He does believe-in The Stats. The Stats, those mysterious denizens of a huge, battered filing cabinet in Weaver's Baltimore office, show every Oriole hitter's performance-lifetime, seasonal and last week-against every American League pitcher. Boston Manager Don Zimmer will start the same man day after day. Not Weaver. He tailors his lineup to the opponent's starting pitcher. "Now take Lee May," Weaver explains. "Here's the most consistent power hitter in the majors over the last decade, but he hits Luis Tiant about...
...Zimmer is smiling his paunchy smile these days, nervously. He sees his team only 3 1/2 games out of first place; the Yankees are an even 10 games behind the Orioles, and the resurrection of Billy Martin has not guaranteed New York its 1979 baseball kingdom. But still, there are lingering afterthoughts of the Red Sox in 1978, of that awesome 14 game lead at the beginning of September...
...making any predictions, we're just playing," Zimmer said two weeks ago in the Sox clubhouse, and when you ask him to elaborate he merely repeats the same words...
...players loosen up on the field and in the clubhouse, there is the heavy spectre of Zimmer--Zimmer pacing; Zimmer rapt from the dugout; Zimmer with grimace; Zimmer shooting suspicious, beady eyes at the press from behind his desk in the clubhouse...
...think people have to realize that this team is stronger than they were last year. We've got solid pitching, and more experience, and more depth, and we're healthier." One of Zimmer's more lucid moments, no doubt...