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From: ran@bentley.UUCP (R. Novo)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Who is gonna take it all
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Date: Thu, 26-Jul-84 09:01:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 26 09:01:00 1984
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The Mets starting rotation and late inning relief is not all that should
receive full credit. The middle relief men of Brent Gaff, Tom Gorman and
Ed Lynch have proven to be one of the finest trios in the majors. After
a rough time in the starting rotation, Lynch was sent to the bullpen, and
is regaining his fine control. These three will allow the Mets to take some 
pressure off Orosco and Sisk, and Lynch will come in handy when the Mets
have to face any make-up doubleheaders down the stretch. In my opinion, the
Mets pitching has enough depth so that it will not falter. The only possible
weaknesses that I see on this club, are a failure of depth at third base,
where Hubie Brooks has no real backups, and an absence of right-handed
bats coming off the bench. Staub and Heep are two of the league's premier
pinch hitters, but Jerry Martin has not been able to regain his swing
after his bout with drug addiction. If John Stearns can regain his true
form for the pennant drive, even if he cannot catch, his bat will provide
a boost for the club.


					Robert Novo
					AT & T Bell Labs
					Piscataway, NJ