Baseball season sparks bold predictions across leagues
The column argues every team has a shot as opening day arrives, citing recent turnarounds like the Orioles and Giants. It highlights contenders including the Mets, Cubs, Royals, A’s, Astros, and White Sox, noting key players and potential division winners with a mix of hopeful and cautionary analyses.
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White Sox
Astros
Angels
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto
San Francisco Giants
Kevin Mitchell
Giants
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Cubs
Jim Frey
Detroit
Boston
Roger Clemens
Kansas City
Jack Morris
Tigers
Red Sox
Dwight Evans
Milwaukee
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Wrigley Field
Floyd fades as Faldo wins Masters in playoff
Raymond Floyd, aged 47, relinquished a four stroke lead with six holes left then lost to Nick Faldo in a sudden death playoff at Augusta. Floyd, seeking to be the oldest Masters champion, reflects on the crushing defeat while Faldo secures consecutive Masters titles, a feat last achieved by Nicklaus.
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Augusta
Raymond Floyd
Floyd
Nick Faldo
Faldo
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Faldo capture Masters in sudden death over Floyd
English golfer Nick Faldo wins his second consecutive Masters by beating Ray Floyd in a playoff after a 278 finish. Floyd, seeking to become the oldest winner, falters on the 11th hole while Faldo shoots a 69 to force and win in extra holes.
Capriati Stuns to Earn Maiden Final as Navratilova Wins
Martina Navratilova clinched her 150th singles title by defeating Jennifer Capriati 6 2 6 4 in the Circle Magazine Cup on Hilton Head Island. Capriati, 14, rose from unranked to world No.25 after her third pro event, while Navratilova praised the young star’s future and stressed the learning value of the match.
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Hilton Head Island
S.C
Jennifer Capriati
Martina Navratilova
Navratilova
Capriati
Capriatii
Jennifer
Wesley Chapel
Young racer seeks big leagues after Hawkeye Downs win
Eric Gintert, an 18 year old Robins resident and 1989 Kennedy High graduate, won the Budweiser Spring Fast Special feature at Hawkeye Downs. He aims for the Late Model division next year and the big leagues, after a ninth‑lap lead and a prior heat crash. The program also crowned Hobby Stock winner Joan Strausser, plus Modified and Late Downs winners, as opening night drew about 400 fans.
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Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School
Joan Strausser
Cedar Rapids
Mike Schulte
Norway
Dave Hammond
Camanche
Paul Neal Jr
Neal
Todd Miller
Marionna
Strausser
Hobby
Ken Irvine
Hazelton
Jim Gase
Checkers
Hawkeye Downs
Midwest
Gintert
Opening Day 1990 Shifts After Week Delay
Opening day 1990 features usual ceremony but shortened spring games and expanded rosters. The 11:05 p.m. Fenway launch marks a delayed start after a season pushed back by a lockout. pitchers show fatigue and injuries mount as teams begin under revised limits.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Boston
Fenway Park
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Reds lose on ninth inning error in Midwest League
Reggie Sanders misplayed a line drive in the top of the ninth allowing Springfield pinch-runner David Bell to score the winning run as Cedar Rapids falls 5 to 4. The loss spoiled an otherwise tight game and drops Cedar Rapids to 1-1 while Springfield improves to 3-0.
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Vazceuw Sporien
Reggie Sanders
Springfield
David Bell
Cardinals
Cedar Rapids Reds
Memorial Stadium
Cedar Rapids
Reds
Mike Campas
Scott Bryant
Bell
Mike Kraft
Martinez
Sanders
Keith Champion
Steve McCarthy
Reggie
McCarthy
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Abody
Whitey
St. Louis
San Diego
Royals
Cub
Mets
Dwight Gooden
Sid Fernandez
Ron Darling
David Cone
Minnesota
Frank Viola
Jose Nunez
Syracuse
Mike Harkey
Des Moines
Harkey
Nunez
Pittsburgh
New York Yankees
Pascual Perez
Yankees
George Steinbrenner
Bucky Dent
New York City
Ed Koch
Oakland
Bret Saberhagen
Mark Davis
Rickey Henderson
Jose Canseco
Mark McGwire
Dave Stewart
Dennis Eckersley
Carney Lansford
Los Angeles
A’s
Augusta National
Scott Hoch
Ray Floyd
Hoch
Curtis Strange
Fald
Downs
Eric Gintert
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