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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1998
Page
3
Jayson Stark outlines Cleveland’s unlikely path to the World Series as the Indians, finishing strong after upsetting Boston, travel to New York to meet the powerhouse Yankees in the AL Championship Series. Veterans and youngsters mix in a high stakes showdown with Jaret Wright and Dwight Gooden pivotal in the dugout chatter.
Wright appears likely to start Game 1 for the Cleveland Indians against the New York Yankees as manager Mike Hargrove weighs his rotation. Doc Gooden and Dave Burba also factor, with Gooden available after a brief Game 2 stint. David Wells will start for the Yankees. Jim Thome remains in a batting slump.
Thome returned from a broken hand to hit .133 with two homers in 15 Division Series at bats. Lofton provided power with two homers and a .375 average, while Manny Ramirez and Justice added strong supporting numbers. Bartolo Colon impressed in his playoff debut, and Vizquel struggled with 1-for-15. Indians head to New York for the ALCS with Game 1 Tuesday night.
New York Yankees visited Darryl Strawberry in hospital as he recovers from a 16 inch intestinal surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. Six players including David Cone, Chone Davis, Joe Girardi, Derek Jeter and Tim Raines dropped by Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.
A compact record of the 1980s era playoff results. AL division series saw New York sweep Texas 3-0, Cleveland defeat Boston 3-1, Atlanta top Chicago 3-0, Houston down San Diego 3-1. League Championship and World Series schedules list games from Oct 7 to Oct 24 with NY, Cleveland, San Diego, Atlanta, and Chicago as participants and FOX telecasts noted.
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