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>> Allen: HELLO THERE,
EVERYBODY.
THIS IS MEL ALLEN.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHO'S BEEN
EARNING THE APPLAUSE AROUND THE
MAJOR LEAGUES THIS WEEK.
IN BOSTON, JIM RICE, WHOSE POWER
HAS SENT THE RED SOX ROCKETING
UPWARDS.
IN PITTSBURGH, THE BASE
STEALERS.
IN MONTREAL, LES EXPOS GETTING
DOWN TO SERIOUS CONTENTION.
IN OAKLAND, IT'S THE CONTINUING
STORY OF THE FANTASTIC A's.
IN NEW YORK, IT'S THE SMILING
FACE OF BILLY THE KID.
AND WHEREVER YOU LOOK, IT'S THE
TOUGH LIFE OF THE MAJOR LEAGUE
UMPIRE.
ALL THIS AND MORE COMING UP NEXT
ON "THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL."
I GET HEADACHES A LOT.
SOME WEEKS IT'S LIKE I GET ONE EVERY DAY.
IT WAS SO FRUSTRATING.
I USED TO TAKE ANYTHING IN REACH.
I KNEW SOME MEDICINES CAUSED STOMACH PROBLEMS,
BUT MY STOMACH FELT FINE.
THEN I FOUND OUT, EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL IT,
ASPIRIN CAN BE DAMAGING TO YOUR STOMACH.
SO MAYBE THERE'S SOME PROBLEMS...
GOING ON THAT YOU DON'T EVEN FEEL.
I'M NOT OKAY WITH THA
THE PURE PAIN RELIEF OF TYLENOL...
WORKS FAST ON YOUR HEADACHES...
AND IS SAFER ON YOUR STOMACH.
♪♪
UGHH.
♪♪
YEAH.
(car horn beeping in the distance)
HEY, BUDDY, READY TO GO?
(kid) COMING.
(announcer) THE RIGHT GENES MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
INTRODUCING GENWORTH FINANCIAL.
BUILT ON GE HERITAGE.
NOW CREATING OUR OWN LEGACY.
>> Allen: IT MAY BE NO LAUGHING
MATTER TO OTHER TEAMS IN THE
AMERICAN LEAGUE, BUT
BILLY MARTIN AND HIS NEW YORK
YANKEES HAVE BEEN LOOKING LOOSE.
MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE THE YANKS
HAVE STARTED TO CUT LOOSE WITH
ENOUGH DEFENSIVE POLISH TO MAKE
ANY DIAMOND GLITTER.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
THE WORLD CHAMPS ARE STRONG
EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY ON THE
MOUND, WHICH IS THE CONCERN OF
THIS MAN, THURMAN MUNSON.
>> WE ARE STRONG.
WE'VE GOT A SUPER AMOUNT OF
PITCHING TALENT.
I THINK THE QUESTION'S GONNA BE
WHETHER THE STARTERS ARE GONNA
BE READY EARLY THIS YEAR OR LIKE
LAST YEAR, HAVE TO WAIT TILL
AUGUST.
WE'VE GOT SOME GUYS WITH SOME
ARM TROUBLE, AND SOMETIMES AFTER
SPRING TRAINING, YOU GO UP IN
THE LD WEATHER AND YOUR ARMS
GET A LITTLE BIT STIFF, AND
WE'VE GOT FOUR OR FIVE GUYS WHO
WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO WAIT TO
SEE HOW IT GOES.
OF COURSE, WHEN YOU'VE GOT
GOSSAGE AND LYLE, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY TOO MUCH.
>> Allen: FOR OVER A YEAR, THE
YANKEES HAVE WORRIED ABOUT
CATFH HUNTER, BUT THOSE
WORRIES COULD BE ALMOST OVER.
THE CATFISH LOOKED STRONG WHEN
HE BEAT THE ROYALS FOR HIS FIRST
VICTORY SINCE AUGUST OF LAST
YEAR.
THAT WOULD BE A BIG PLUS FOR
BILLY MARTIN, WHO CAN DRAW A
PAIR OF ACES FROM HIS BULLPEN
THAT NO ONE DARES BET AGAINST.
SPARKY LYLE, LAST YEAR'S
CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER, HAS
PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT
OFF, WINNING TWO GAMES, SAVING
FOUR MORE IN HIS FIRST 17
INNINGS.
LYLE NAILSOWN YANKEE
VICTORIES.
SO DOES HIS NEW BULLPEN BUDDY,
RICH GOSSAGE, KNOWN AS THE
GOOSE.
HE'S BEEN COOKING UP A ROW OF
GOOSE EGGS ON THE SCOREBOARD
WITH A FASTBALL THAT STEAMS IN
AT 99 MILES PER HOUR.
THE YANKEES REALLY BEGAN TO ROLL
WHEN THEY SLOWED DOWN THE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS IN THEIR
FIRST CONFRONTATION SINCE THE
TWO TEAMS CLASHED FOR A PENNANT
LAST YEAR.
GRAINETTLES IS FAMED FOR COLD
APRILS, BUT MAY HAS ARRIVED, AND
NETTLES ISEATING UP.
DEEP TO RIGHT, IT'S GOING,
GOING, AND IT IS GONE.
AN 8th-INNING BLAST THAT
COMPLETED THE YANKEE PREGAME
SWEEP OVER THE ROYALS.
THE YANKEES ARE BACK TO SWINGING
THE BATS IN THE BRONX BOMBER
TRADITION.
CHRIS CHAMBLISS HADN'T HIT A
HOMER IN HIS FIRST 24 GAME BUT
IN THE 12th INNING AGAINST
TEXAS, SCORE TIED, CHAMBLISS
UNLOADS.
HE'S DONE IT BEFORE.
SO HAVE THE YANKEES.
WITH EVERYTHING STARTING TO FALL
INTO PLACE, THE QUESTION IS, WHO
N STOP THE WORLD CHAMPIONS
FROM DOING IT ALL AGAIN THIS
YEAR?
IN BOSTON, THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN
ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
FENWAY FANS HAVE NO DOUBTS ABOUT
THEIR RED SOX.
THEIR MANAGER IS CONFIDENT, TOO.
>> I THINK WE HAVE AN
OUTSTANDING BALL CLUB, WITH A
HEALTHY FRED LYNN AND A HEALTHY
DWIGHT EVANS, AND I KNOW WE'RE
GONNA PITCH 100% BETTER THIS
YEAR THAN WE DID LAST YEAR, AND
I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT
YEAR.
I'M NOT A GUY TO PREDICT EASTERN
DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPSBUT I
KNOW WE'RE A HELL OF A BALL
CLUB, AND WE'RE GONNA BE TOUGH
TO BEAT.
>> Allen: LAST SUMMER, FRED LYNN
PLAYED ON A BAD ANKLE.
NOW HE'S HEALTHY.
BAD NEWS FOR THE YANKEES BECAUSE
LYNN CAN REALLY DRIVE THE RU
HOME.
DON ZIMMER SAID THE SOX WOULD BE
TOUGH TO BEAT, AND SO FAR,
THEY'VE BEEN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO BEAT AT FENWAY PARK.
LAST YEAR'S AMERICAN LEAGUE
HOME-RUN CHAMPION, JIM RICE, IS
AHEAD OF THE PACK THIS YEAR IN
BOTH HOME RUNS AND RBIs, BUT
THEY'RE USED TO CHEERING THE
LONG BALL AT FENWAY.
SOX SLUGGERS LED THE MAJORS IN
HORS LAST YEAR.
BUT LATELY, THE CROWD'S BEEN
CHEERING EVERYBODY, LIKE NEW
SECOND BASEMAN, JERRY REMY.
OF COURSE, GREAT VETERAN
CARL YASTRZEMSKI HAS BEEN
APPLAUDED FOR ALMOST TWO
DECADES, BUT ALL THAT NOISE IS
STILL MUSIC TO HIS EARS.
>> I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED THE
BOSTON FANS.
THE ONE THING YOU HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT THEM -- THEY LOVE
BASEBALL.
THEY KNOW BASEBALL.
THEY SUPPORT BASEBL.
THEY'RE JUST GREAT PEOPLE.
>> Allen: AND FENWAY FANS KNOW
GREAT PITCHING WHEN THEY SEE IT.
ROOKIE JIM WRIGHT SHOWED THEM
SOME WITH A SHUTOUT IN HIS FIRST
MAJOR LEAGUE START.
FOR ANOTHER PITCHER, THE FANS
TOOK A SPECIAL INITIATIVE TO
SHOW THEIR APPCIATION.
MIKE TORREZ, FORMER YANKEE, HAD
A SHUTOUT GOING WITH TWO OUTS IN
THE NINTH AGAINST CHICAGO.
BOBBY BONDS HAD TO WAIT WHILE
THE NS LET OUT A LONG STANDING
OVATION.
NO PITCHER COULD DISAPPOINT A
CROWD AFTER THAT.
STRIKE THREE!
THE GAME'S OVER, BUT IF RED SOX
PITCHING CONTINUES LIKE THIS,
THE SEASON MAY NOT BE OVER IN
FENWAY PARK UNTIL SOMETIME IN
OCTOBER.
OUT WEST IN OAKLAND, THEY KNOW
THEY'RE NOWHERE NEAR OCTOBER
YET, BUT THE YOUNG A's CONTINUE■
TO BE SIMPLY AMAZING.
SINCE MOST PEOPLE FIGURED THE
A's TO FINISH LAST, MANY NOW
FIGURE THEM TOE PLAYING OVER
THEIR HEADS.
COULD BE, BUT WHO EVER FIGURED
THESE YOUNG PITCHERS WOULD BE
THE BEST IN BASEBALL SO FAR?
THEIR STATISTICS HAVE BEEN
INCREDIBLE.
THEY'VE SHOWN AMERICAN LEAGUE
HITTERS MORE THAN AN EYEFUL.
MANAGER BOBBY WINKLES TALKS
ABOUT HIS SURPRISING STAFF.
>> WELL, IT'S A YOUNG PITCHING
STAFF WITH A GROUP OF GOOD ARMS,
AND SO FAR, THEY HAVEN'T WALKED
THEMSELVES OUT OF ANY BALL
GAMES, AND WHEN YOU CAN DO THAT,
I THINK YOU HAVE A LOT BETTER
CHANCE THAN, SAY, GOING OU
THERE WITH A GUY THAT JUST
THROWS A SINKER OR HAS A TRICK
PITCH.
SO I FEEL THAT THE YOUNG
PITCHING STAFF -- THEY STARTED
OUT STRONG.
NOBODY CAN EXPECT A TEAM TO GO
THROUGH THE SEASON WITH A 1.25
E.R.A.
I DON'T KNOW WHO COULD EXPECT
THAT, BUT WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH
THEM, AND WE THINK THEY'RE
THAT'S THE BASIS OF THE COMING
GOOD PITCHING STAFF.
>> Allen: THE CONSENSUS OPINION
IS POSSIBLY CORRECT.
SOONER OR LATER, OAKLAND'S
FLYING A's MAY TUMBLE.
BUT WHO CAN SAY?
WHO COULD'VE SAID THAT
GARY ALEXANDER WOULD HAVE FIVE
GAME-WINNING HOME RUNS?
PROBABLY NOT EVEN
CHARLIE O. FINLEY.
OOH, LOOK!
"DEAR PRILOSEC OTC GUYS,
WHAT'S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT PRILOSEC OTC?"
SIGNED, THE FREQUENT HEARTBURN GUY NEXT TO YOU.
WHOA!
BIG DIFFERENCE. LOOK HE...
IT'S THE ONLY OTC THAT DIRECTLY SHUTS DOWN
LOTS OF THOSE ACID PRODUCING PUMPS IN YOUR STOMACH.
THAT'S W IT'S THE ONLY OTC THAT CAN WORK FOR 24 HOURS
WITH ONE PILL A DAY.
AWESOME!
(Randy and Cecile) ONE PILL A DAY, 24 HOURS, 0 HEARTBURN!
>> Aen: IN THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE, PITTSBURGH'SOWERFUL
PIRATES HAVE BEEN FAMED FOR
RATTLING THEIR BATS, B
NOWADAYS MANAGER CHUCK TANNER
RATTLES OPPOSING MANAGERS WITH
SOMETHING ELSE -- BASE STEALING.
EVERYBODY RUN.
WILLIE STARGELL CAN'T OUTRUN THE
BALL, BUT WATCH THIS SLIDE.
VETERAN BILL ROBINSON IS
CERTAINLY NO OLYMPIC SPRINTER...
BUT WATCH HIM EASE ON DOWN THE
ROAD.
BASE STEALING CAN BE AN ART
FORM, BUT DODGER CATCHER
STEVE YEAGER AND HIS PITCHER,
TOMMY JOHN, SURE DIDN'T
APPRECIATE THE PIRATES' TALENT.
THE BUCS SWIPED EIGHT BASES IN
ONE GAME.
FRANK TAVERAS SAILS INTO THIRD
LIKE THE WINGED VICTORY.
WITH LUMBER AT THE PLATE AND
LIGHTNING ON THE BASES, THE
PIRATES CAN BEAT YOU MORE WAYS
THAN ONE.
PIRATE OMAR MORENO LEADS THE
MAJORS IN STEALS, WHICH IS ONLY
NATURAL IN THE STEEL CITY, BUT
THEY'VE STILL GOT A LOT OF
LUMBER THERE.
DAVE PARKER WON'T LET ANYONE
FORGET THAT THERE'S NOTHING LIKE
A GOOD LINE DRIVE TO SEND
EVERYONE SCAMPERING HOME WITH
SOMETHING RE THAN JUST AN
ARTISTIC VICTORY.
BONJOUR, MONTREAL.
COMMENT çAA?
"TRèS BIEN, MERCI," SAY THE
EXPOS, WHO ARE OFF AND RUNNING
IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST.
WITH TALENTED YOUNGSTERS LIKE
ANDRE DAWSON, THE EXPOS ARE
KEEPING PACE WH THE PHILLIES
AT THE TOP.
MANAGER *** WILLIAMS IS ALWAYS
SERIOUS ABOUT WINNING, AND HE
HAS SOME PROVEN VETERANS TO HELP
HIM OUT, LIKE DAVE CASH.
HE'S PLAYED ON WINNERS BEFORE.
SO HAS TONY PEREZ, WHO'S
SHOOTING FOR HIS 12th STRAIGHT
YEAR OF 90 OR MORE RBIs.
THIS TEAM HAS SOME REAL BALANCE.
THE VETERANS PROVIDE LEADERSHIP,
WHILE YOUNGSTERS LIKE
GARY CARTER OFFERED EXUBERANCE.
YOU CAN SAY AU REVOIR TO THAT
ONE.
OF COURSE, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE
A GRAND SLAM TO BRIGHTEN UP THE
SPIRITS OF ANY TEAM, YOUNG OR
OLD.
IN THE PAST, MONTREAL'S BIGGEST
PROBLEM WAS PITCHING, BUT EE
AGENT ROSS GRIMSLEY HAS HELPED
SOLVE THAT.
HE'S ONE BIG REASON WHY
*** WILLIAMS' TEAM COULD BE FOR
REAL THIS YEAR
GRIMSLEY BECAME THE FIRST
PITCHER IN THE LEAGUE TO WIN
FIVE GAMES.
NOW IF THE EXPOS WIN A BASEBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP, WE'LL ALL HAVE TO
BRH UP A LITTLE BIT ON OUR
FRENCH.
N'EST-CE PAS?
THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ARE
ANOTHER EARLY SEASON SURPRISE,
WINNING GAMES BY PLAYING THEM
TIGHT TO THE BET.
TO DO THAT, YOU NEED TALENTED
PITCHERS, AND THE GIANTS HAVE A
NDLE, LIKE THIS YOUNG
LEFT-HANDER, BOB KNEPPER.
THE CUBS LOST TWO RAIGHT 2-1
CLIFF-HANGERS TO THE GIANTS, AND
WHEN THEY'RE THAT TIGHT, EVERY
PLAY COUNTS.
MANAGER JOE ALTOBELLI HAS A TEAM
THAT CLD SHOCK A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
VIDA BLUE SHOCKED THE CUBS BY
WINNING HIS FOURTH STRAIGHT
GAME.
HOW ABOUT THAT, SON?
THROH THE FIRST FIVE INNINGS,
MR. BLUE HAD CUB FANS WONDERING
IF THEY WERE GONNA SEE A
NO-HITTER.
BUT THIS BASE HIT TOOK CARE OF
THAT IDEA.
OLD "STRETCH" WILLIE McCOVEY
GIVES LEADERSHIP AND CONFIDENCE
TO VIDA BLUE AND THE YOUNG
GIANTS.
THEY KNOW HE'S BEEN THROUGH MORE
THAN ONE PENNANT RACE.
BIG MAC KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES, AND
ONE THING IS A LITTLE LUCK.
THERE'S A NICE PRESENT.
AND WITH BULLPENCE
GARY LAVELLE TO WRAP IT UP, THE
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS JUST MIGHT
HANG IN THERE TILL THE BOTTOM OF
THE NINTH.
Madden: THAT'S NOT TOUGH ENOUGH TO STOP ATHLETE'S FOOT.
HIT THAT WITH BOOM! TOUGH ACTIN' TINACTIN.
TINACTIN'S THE ONLY ONE PROVEN
TO PREVENT ATHLETE'S FOOT.
.
( cheering )
TIME
( spits
SUAREZ, I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS
- I'M TAKING YOU OUT - I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU HAD GOOD NEWS
I DO. I JUST SAVE A BUNCH OF MONEY
ON MY CAR INSURANC BY SWITCHING TO GEICO.
GIMME THE BALL
15 MINUTES COULD SAVE YO 15% OR MORE ON CAR INSURANCE
>> Allen: NOW LET'S TAKE A BREAK
FROM THE ACTION AND LOOK IN ON
THE GUYS THAT DESERVE A BREAK --
BIG-LEAGUE UMPIRES.
THEY'RE NOT THE STARS ON THE
DIAMOND, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN
KNOWN TO STEAL A SCENE.
WATCH THIS UMPIRE STEAL INTO THE
SCENE AT SECOND BASE.
THANKS, PAL.
NOW CAN WE MOVE ON?
SOMETIMES BIG-LEAGUE COACHES
LIKE TO MOVE IN ON THE UMPES.
RE ONE WHO'S SAYING
SOMETHING THAT BEST NOT BE
TRANSLATED.
WHILE DISAGREEING WITH THE
UMPIRE'S VERDICT, EP DOWN HE
KNOWS IT'LL DO NO GOOD.
UMPIRES HAVE LEARNED T■■FACE
THESE TOUGH CHARACTERS AND OFTEN
FEEL TOUGHER THEMSELVES WHEN
EY STICK TOGETHER.
TALKING ABOUT TOUGH CHARACTERS,
"THE MAD HUNGARIAN,"
AL HRABOSKY.
THE KANSAS CITY RELIEF PITCHER
IS DOING HIS THING -- THE
PSYCHE.
REGGIE JACKSON WAITS PATIENTLY.
BUT THE UMPIRE SAYS, "WE'VE
WAITED LONG ENOUGH," AND CALLS A
BALL.
IF THE HUNGARIAN WASN'T MAD TO
BEGIN WITH, HE'S SURE MAD NOW.
HE KNOWS HE'S ALLOWED ONLY 20
SECONDS IN WHICH TO THROW THE
BALL, BUT WHERE'S THE EVIDENCE?■
RIGHT THERE ON THE STOPWATCH.
UMPIRES WATCH EVERYTHING...
ALMOST.
WATCH THIS.
LENNY RANDLE BATTING.
TUG McGRAW PITCHIN
HERE'S THE FIRST PITCH.
STRIKE ONE. 0-1.
BALL ONE. 1-1.
BALL 2. 2 BALLS AND A STRIKE.
STRIKE 2.
2 BALLS, 2 STRIKES THE COUNT.
BALL 3, A FULL COUNT.
BALL 4, BUT NO ONE SAYS A WORD,
NOT RANDLE, CERTAINLY NOT
McGRAW.
THE COUNT IS 4 BALLS AND 2
STRIKES.
WHO SAYS A WALK'S AS GOOD AS A
HIT?
SCORE IT AN ERROR ON THEMPIRE
AND A TRIPLE FOR LENNY RANDLE.
SOMETIMES UMPIRES WANT TO KICK
THEMSELVES, AND THIS ONE DOES.
SEEMS HE HAD TROUBLE MAKING UP
HIS MIND -- SAFE OR OUT.
IT'S NO EASY JOB.
AT ALL TIMES, THE UMPIRE MUST
STAND RIGHT THERE AND TAKE IT.
AND HE'S THE MAN THAT'S ALWAYS
EXPOSED.
IT HAPPENS IN THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE AND IN THE AMERICAN
LEAGUE.
WHAT OTHER PROFESSION IS LIKELY
TO GIVE YOU A FACE-LIFT BEFORE
THE AGE OF 35?
BUT UMPIRES NEVER COMPLAIN.
MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE EVERYONE'S
AT THEIR MERCY.
IS IT FAIR OR IS IT FOUL?
HERE COMES THE JUDGE, AND THE
CASE IS CLOSED.
NOW LET'S JUDGE SOME DEFENSIVE
EFFORTS THAT DON'T NEED THE
UMPIRE'S HELP.
FIRST, FROM THE NEW YORK
YANKEES.
SECOND BASEMAN WILLIE RANDOLPH,
CAMPAIGNINEARLY FOR ALL-STAR
VOTES.
NOW A CENTER FIELDER WHO MISSED
MOSTF LAST SEASON, CLEVELAND'S
RICK MANNING, AFTER ANOTHER
GOLD GLOVE.
NOW A ROOKIE MANY THINK IS THE
FASTEST MAN IN THE MAJORS,
KANSAS CITY'S WILLIE WILSON.
MORE SPEED IN THE OUTFIELD, THIS
TIME FROM THE WHITE SOX'S
CHET LEMON.
LEMONADE FOR THE PITCHER.
FINALLY, SOME PLAY FOR THE
ANGELS.
SHORTSTOP DAVE CHALK, SIMPLY
FINE.
SECOND BASEMAN BOBBY GRICH,
TWISTING AND TURNING.
AND IN CENTER FIELD, DON'T KNOCK
LYMAN BOSTOCK.
NOW TO BASEBALL HISTORY.
PETE ROSE WITH 2,999 CAREER HITS
AND HIS FANS JUST WAITING FOR
THE BIG ONE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND THERE IT IS!
NUMBER,000.
PETE ROSE BECOMES THE 13th
PLAYER IN BASEBALL TO REACH THAT
HONORED FIGURE.
AND WHAT COULD HAVE SUITED THE
OCCASION BETTER THAN FOR PETE TO
HAVE TONY PEREZ, FORMER TEAMMATE
AND CLOSE FRIEND, RIGHT THERE BY
HIS SIDE?
AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT FOR
EVERYONE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> WELL, I'LL FEEL A LOT BETTER
WHEN I MOVE ON UP THE LIST.
ONE MORE HIT AND I MOVE A NOTCH
UP.
EIT MORE HITS, I MOVE A NOTCH
UP.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT
PLAYERS UP THERE.
I'M JUST HAPPY TO HAVE MY NAME
MENTIONED IN THE SAME BREATH.
>> Allen: THE CARDINALS'
U BROCK COULD JOIN PETE BEFORE
LONG.
HE NEEDS FEWER THAN 150 HITS TO
REACH 3,000.
AND BOSTON'S CARL YASTRZEMSKI
HAS A GOOD CHANCE FOR 3,000,
TOO.
LONG AGO, TED WILLIAMS FORECAST
GREAT THINGS FOR A THEN-YOUNG
CARL YASTRZEMSKI, AND NOW HE'S
DOING THE SAME FOR THIS MAN,
JIM RICE.
>> THE GREAT THING ABOUT RICE IS
THAT HE HAS SUCH GOOD POWER
HITTING IT ANYPLACE THAT IF HE
HITS IT SOLID, SOMETHING'S GONNA
HAPPEN -- BIG.
AND HE'S AN INTELLIGENT GUY THAT
IS REALLY STRIVING TO GET
EVERYTHING HE CAN OUT OF THIS
GAME.
I MEAN, YOU CAN ONLY SAY GOOD
THINGS ABOUT RICE.
>> Allen: THE GILLETTE COMPANY
HONORS JIM RICE WITH THIS WEEK'S
GILLETTE SPECIAL.
IN 9 GAMES, THE BOSTON SLUGGER
HIT .556, COLLECTING 20 HITS,
INCLUDING 5 HOMERS, 17 RBIs, AND
LIFTING HIS BATTING AVERAGE TO
.379 FOR THE YEAR.
HE EVEN HAD TO OVERCOME A
KANSAS CITY SHIFT FEATURING FOUR
OUTFIELDERS.
JIM RICE OF THE BOSTON RED SOX.
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, FOLKS.
JOIN US NEXT WEEK ON "THIS WEEK
IN BASEBALL."
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