National League Playoffs Edge Narrows Cubs Giants Chase
Giants rely on postseason experience as a potential edge against the Cubs in the NL series starting at Wrigley Field. Many Giants veterans have playoff pedigree from 1987 and earlier, while Cubs leaders like Ryne Sandberg stress composure in big spots.
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Ben Walker
Chicago
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
Giants
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Wrigley Field
San Francisco
St. Louis
Kevin Mitchell
New York Mets
Candy Maldonado
Los Angeles
Don Robinson
Pittsburgh
Ryne Sandberg
Cubs
San Diego
Scott Garretts
Mitchell
Rick Reuschel
Robinson
Maldonado
Thompson
Lefferts
Will Clark
Dave Dravecky
Sandberg
Rick Sutcliffe
Andre Dawson
Montreal
Vance Law
Chicago White Sox
Paola wins OHS Invite as Cyclones finish fifth
Paola High captures first at Ottawa High Volleyball Invitational. OHS places fifth amid a trying weekend following the death of senior Jason Scott. Coach Richard Brown says serving remains a weakness, while Paola and Ottawa exit with mixed results and look ahead to sub-state play.
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Ottawa High
Cyclones
Richard Brown
Jason Scott
OHS
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Turner
DeSoto
Olathe North
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Paola
Brown
Iola
Ft. Scott
Blue Jays face A's in pivotal playoff opener in Oakland
Toronto manager Cito Gaston aims to prove they can win the big games after past playoff collapses. The Blue Jays battle Oakland with Dave Stottlemyre facing Dave Stewart, while Tony La Russa’s A’s chase a third straight AL West title despite injuries to Canseco Eckersley and Weiss. George Bell may DH in Game 1 with elbow trouble.
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Oakland
Calif
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Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto
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Tony Fernandez
Ernie Whitt
Baltimore
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Joe Torre
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Gaston
Dave Stick
Dave Stewart
Stoib
Stieb
A’s
A's
Jose Canseco
Dennis Eckersley
Walt Weiss
la Russa
Todd Stottlemyre
Mike Moore
George Bell
Ottawa Herald
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Rockies
Skydome
Fred McGriff
Jays
Playoff predictions from a wary sports editor
A sports editor previews MLB playoffs with biases and humor. He predicts Oakland over Toronto in the AL and Giants over Cubs in the NL, citing pitching, offense, and team moods while admitting personal loyalties and uncertainties.
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Baseball Logic
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Don Zimmer
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Blane
N. Main
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Yale
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Rod Carew
George Sisler
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Phil Nikro
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Jim Bunning
Ferguson Jenkins
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John Deers
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