1985 And Beyond-An MLB Dynasty

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Ash Named Successor To Gillick

Toronto,Ont.-Gordon Ash,the 33 year old Toronto native,and former player personnel director for the Blue Jays has been promoted to the team's general manager,succeeding the recently fired Pat Gillick.Ash was given a 5 year deal at $170,000 per.

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MLB Game Of The Day
Saturday May 18,1985
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Three Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh,Pa.

An RBI single by Wade Rowdon along with a 3 run homer by Tom Foley gave the Reds a 4-3 lead entering the bottom of the 8th,but the Pirates fought back,drawing three walks off of Reds reliever Ron Robinson to load the bases for pinch hitter Roy Smalley who slammed a double down the right field line,clearing the bases and putting the Bucs in front by the score of 6-4.From there,it was all Kent Tekulve,who sat the Reds down in order in the 9th to preserve the win and collect his 8th save of the season.

Today's Injuries
None

MLB News And Notes
The Atlanta Braves have traded 29 year old catcher Larry Owen to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for 29 year old 2B Ron Oester.

Angels DH Reggie Jackson went 2 for 4 with 2 homers,4 RBI and 2 runs scored,while starting pitcher Geoff Zahn allowed 1 run on 10 hits over 8 and a third,as California buried the Yankees 9-1 here at The Big A.

MLB Scoreboard

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MLB Game Of The Day
Sunday May 19,1985
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Cleveland Stadium,Cleveland,Oh.

Following five innings of tense scoreless action,The Red Sox and Indians headed to the 6th,where in the bottom of the frame,The Tribe struck for two runs,getting an RBI triple by Mike Hargrove followed by a two run homer by Brett Butler to make it 3-0 Indians after six.The Sox however battled back,getting an RBI single by Mike Easler in the 7th and a Rich Gedman solo homer in the 8th chopping the lead to 3-2 as we headed into the 9th and final inning where the Red Sox completed the comeback when Bill Buckner lined a two out single to left,scoring pinch runner Reid Nichols and 2B Marty Barrett,giving Boston their first lead of the game at 4-3.In the bottom of the 9th,Sox reliever Mark Clear made quick work of the Indians,fanning the final two batters,as Boston hung on to win 4-3.Starting pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd improved his record to 3-2,going 8 full and allowing 3 runs on 9 hits and 0 walks while striking out 5.

Today's Injuries
Houston Astros starter Jim Deshaies will be out of action for up to a year,due to a torn rotator cuff that was suffered in today's game in Houston.

Reds SS Wade Rowdon has a stiff upper back and will be out for about a week.

Mariners reliever Bob Long has come down with an intestinal virus and will be out for a day or two.

MLB News And Notes
Following a dreadful 13-23 start,the Houston Astros have fired manager Bob Lillis who by all accounts had lost the team.A replacement has not been named.

MLB Scoreboard

[EMSoccerCoach]

Nice to see Bruce Sutter's name up there. One of my faves.

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Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

Nice to see Bruce Sutter's name up there. One of my faves.

Sutter is playing well,he's appeared in 13 games thus far,has a record of 1-1 with 8 saves,a 1.35 ERA and a 7/3 K/BB ratio.

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MLB Players Of The Week,For Week Ending May 19,1985

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MLB Standings

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In order to get this thing moving at a better pace,I've decided to make a slight change to the format.Rather than having a game of the day,I'm going to have 2 "Series Spotlights" a week.Along with the usual news,leaders,and other interesting tidbits.This week's spotlights will be on these two great series:
Tigers at Angels(early week)
Dodgers At Mets(late week)

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Seaver Injured,Career In Jeopardy?

Doctors in Chicago have just wrapped up a press conference that has confirmed the worst.Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Tom Seaver who was injured in yesterday's game in Toronto has been diagnosed with a compressed radial nerve in his right elbow and will need season ending surgery.If everything goes well,Seaver could be ready for spring training next season.A veteran of 19 MLB seasons,Seaver is sitting at 293 wins,seven shy of the magical 300,but at the age of 40,and facing a major elbow surgery will he ever be able to get there? "I hope so" said Tom,"I know I have a long road ahead of me,but I really want that 300th win.You can bet I'll do everything I can to get back on that field for my 20th season" We're rooting for you Tom! For his career,Seaver has a record of 293-184,with a sparkling career ERA of 2.80 and 3,437 strikeouts.Other career highlights include:
1967 Rookie Of The Year
3 time Cy Young award winner(1969,1973,1975)
12 time all-star
1 World Series Championship(1969)

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MLB Series Spotlight
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May 20-22,1985
Anaheim Stadium,Anaheim,Ca.

May 20th-Angels-6 Tigers-2
In the first game of this three game set,the Angels Mike Witt(6-0) got the best of the Tigers Jack Morris(5-3),going 7 and two thirds innings,while allowing 2 runs on 7 hits as California defeated Detroit 6-2.Gary Pettis and Ruppert Jones each had homers for the Angels.

May 21st-Tigers-10 Angels-0
In game two,the Tigers struck early and often,grinding out 10 runs on 15 hits to win in a blowout 10-0.Starting pitcher Randy O'Neal(4-1) pitched 5 shutout innings to get the win,allowing 1 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3.Offensively,the Tigers were led by LF Rusty Kuntz,who went 3 for 4 with a double,2 RBI and 2 runs scored.Bob Kipper(2-3) took the loss for the Angels.

May 22nd-Angels-6 Tigers-2
Starting pitcher Kirk McCaskill(1-4) pitched 8 and a third strong innings,allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks while striking out 6,and DH Reggie Jackson and 2B Bobby Grich each homered as California took the rubber match of the series 6-2.Tigers 1B Darrell Evans was 1 for 1 with 3 walks and 2 RBI in the loss.

MLB News And Notes
5/20/1985
On the managerial front,the Astros and Expos both have new skippers,and the names may sound familiar,Houston has hired former Expos manager Buck Rodgers,giving him a 5 year deal at $185,000 per season.In Montreal,the Expos have hired,you guessed it,former Astros manager Bob Lillis,giving him a 4 year deal at $195,000 per season.

5/22/1985
Yankees RF Dave Winfield is on quite a roll,hitting safely in 21 straight games,including a single in today's victory over the Mariners

5/22/1985
Thanks to a huge day by Jorge Orta,who went 5 for 6 with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored,the Kansas City Royals outslugged the Texas Rangers,defeating them 14-9,in a game that saw the teams combine for 33 hits.

Major Injuries
Indians CF Brett Butler has a sprained left ankle and will be out of action for two weeks.

MLB Standings

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Blyleven Gets Win #200!

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Bert Blyleven has been a model of consistency throughout his 16 year big league career,and now the numbers are beginning to add up.With today's 7-2 victory over Toronto,in which Bert went 7 and two thirds innings,allowing 8 hits and 2 runs while walking 2 and striking out 9, the 34 year old native of the Netherlands has become the 86th pitcher in MLB history to reach 200 career wins,and the first since Jerry Koosman,who reached the milestone as a member of the White Sox in 1983.

[Klew1986]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bert!!!!!!!!!

Very nice dynasty thread. Keep up the good work.

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MLB Series Spotlight
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May 24th-27th,1985
Shea Stadium,Flushing,NY

May 24th-Dodgers-9 Mets-2
Thanks to huge day's from Pedro Guerrero(3 for 5 HR,3 RBI,2 R) and Mike Marshall(3 for 4 2B,2 HR,2 RBI,3 R) as well as a shutdown pitching performance by Orel Hershiser(6-1) who allowed 1 unearned run on 2 hits over 7 dominating innings,the Dodgers buried the hometown Mets 9-2 in game one of this 4 game set between division leaders.New York Starter Sid Fernandez(5-2) was pounded in the loss.

May 25th-Dodgers-16 Mets-5
For the second straight day,Mets pitching could not stop the vaunted LA attack,as Pedro Guerrero went deep twice and knocked in 4 while Steve Sax and Mike Scioscia also knocked in 4 each as Los Angeles destroyed the Mets 16-5.Starting pitcher Fernando Valenzuela(8-2) battled his way through 8 innings,allowing 2 runs on 10 hits while walking 1 and striking out 4 to win his MLB leading 8th game of the season.Dwight Gooden(5-2) lasted just 3 and two thirds for the Mets,allowing 6 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4,dropping his record to 5-2.

May 26th-Dodgers-3 Mets-1
RBI singles from Greg Brock and Pedro Guerrero,along with an RBI double from Mike Marshall were the only runs LA could muster off of Mets starter Rick Aguilera(2-4),but it proved to be enough,as Dodger starter Rick Honeycutt(2-6) allowed just 1 run on 7 hits over 7 strong innings before turning the ball over the relievers Brian Holton and Tom Niedenfuer who were perfect over the final two frames,locking down the 3-1 Dodger victory.

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May 27th-Dodgers-3 Mets-1
Trailing 1-0 entering the top of the 9th,the Dodgers rallied,getting a two run double from Mariano Duncan followed by an RBI single by Ralph Bryant to take a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the 9th where LA closer Tom Niedenfuer was perfect once again,striking out Lenny Dykstra to end the game and lock up his 12th save of the season in the 3-1 Dodger victory.Getting the win for the Dodgers was starter Bob Welch(7-1) who allowed 1 unearned run on 5 hits over 8 innings pitched.He also walked 1 and struck out 7.For the Mets,starting pitcher Ron Darling allowed just 4 hits and 3 walks while fanning 7 over 8 shutout innings and was in line for the win before reliever Roger McDowell(0-1) blew the save in ugly fashion.With the series sweep,the Dodgers now take a 6 and a half game lead on 2nd place Cincinnati in the West,while the Mets fall a game behind first place Chicago.

MLB News And Notes

The Chicago Cubs and closer Lee Smith have come to terms on a 3 year contract extension worth a total of $4,110,000 over the life of the contract,both parties were ecstatic about the deal.So far this year,Smith has been just incredible,racking up 14 saves in 18.1 IP with a 0.98 ERA and 11 punch outs.

Yankees RF Dave Winfield saw his 22 game hitting streak come to a crashing halt today,as the A's defeated the Yankees 4-2,while holding Winfield to an 0 for 3 day.

Don Sutton,the venerable 40 year old starter of the Oakland A's will be sticking around another year,thanks to the signing today of a one year extension worth around $570,000

In a bit of a stunner,the California Angels have shipped 39 year old slugger Reggie Jackson to the Texas Rangers in exchange for 29 year old fireballer Greg Harris.The trade is pending both players passing a physical.

In the type of trade that gets GM's fired,the Kansas City Royals have shipped 34 year old LF Jorge Orta to the New York Mets in exchange for little used reliever Randy Niemann.Fans in KC are reportedly in an uproar over the move.

Mariners 1B Kenny Phelps has been suspended 4 games by the League for his criticizing of home plate umpire Steve Palermo following today's loss against the Tigers.

Injuries Of Note

Astros CF Jerry Mumphrey has a mildly strained right oblique and will be out from 1-2 weeks.

Mariners SS Spike Owen has a grade I oblique strain and will be out of action for 2-3 weeks.

In a bit of double trouble,the Brewers have lost 3B Paul Molitor and LF Ben Ogilvie for about two weeks each due to two separate injuries in the same game.Molitor twisted his ankle,while Ogilvie pulled a Hammy.

Yankees 1B Don Baylor will be out for two weeks with a lacerated little finger,suffered when he was hit by a pitch in today's game against Oakland.

Royals RF Pat Sheridan has a severely strained groin and will be out or about a month.

Rangers SS Wayne Tolleson has a strained right shoulder and will be out for 3 weeks.

Phillies relief pitcher Freddie Tolliver has a partially torn hamstring and will be out of action for up to 4 months.

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Sorry! I hit the submit button by accident so I had to do the report in two posts

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MLB Players Of The Week For Week Ending May 26,1985

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MLB Standings

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OUCH! Dodgers put a whooping on the Metsies!

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Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

OUCH! Dodgers put a whooping on the Metsies!

I just got swept in Dodger Stadium,losing the 1st game on a Steve Sax inside the park homer in the bottom of the 18th and then losing the 2nd on a Mariano Duncan walk off 2 run double.They've now won 10 straight and have a commanding 7.5 game lead in the West

[EMSoccerCoach]

Jorge Orta to the Mets for Niemann. Nice spare part pickup, I suppose.