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From: rung@ihuxw.UUCP (Pete Rung)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Famous Fade???
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Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 08:39:30 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug  7 08:39:30 1984
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There was another famous fade of the Cubs in either 77 or 78.
The Cubs were in first on August 1 and then lost Rick Reuschel
(their ace that year) and Bruce Sutter to injuries.

As far as the 69 Cubs go, the Mets were a miracle that year.
Hundley wasn't lousy with hjis bat at all.  He hit in the clutch
that year as no one on the staff could.  He showed great leadership
for the team.  Beckert was a good 2nd baseman and great at
sacrificing the lead off man (Kessinger).  He just got tired
by the end of the season and in a recent WGN interview said that
he really should have started 3 less games in the month of August
to make it through September (the day heat did get to him).
Kessinger with a 2nd basemans arm?  Flame time approaches.
If you look in the record book, Kessinger did have several golden
glove awards.  There have been very few shortstops (in either league)
in the last 15 years that could top Kessingers consistant
defensive performance!  What a DP combination Kessinger and Sandberg
would've made!!!
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				Pete Rung
				AT&T Bell Labs
				Naperville, Ill.
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