New Memories Start Tonight In World Series Era
A sports fan anticipates the World Series with predictions for a Tigers win in six or five games. The piece recalls past Series moments, player moves, NBC scheduling quirks, and personal memories from 1964 to 1984, noting San Diego’s playoff win and the season’s long history of memorable October classics.
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Lou Brock
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Yogi Berra
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Dodgers and Padres clash in NL pennant run
The article details offseason moves shaping the 1984 NL pennant race. It highlights Graig Nettles joining the Padres in a trade from the Yankees, Goose Gossage signing as a bullpen stopper, and Tony Gwynn leading the Padres with a .351 batting average. It also covers Detroit's Sparky Anderson building a champion Tigers with leaders like Alan Trammell and Kirk Gibson, and previews the World Series with Jack Morris facing Mark Thurmond, noting Morris’s 35-5 start and Thurmond’s 14-8 season.
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Tony Gwynn
Kevin McReynolds
Nettles
Alan Wiggins
Eric Shaw
Williams
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Sparky Anderson
Cincinnati Reds
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Tigers
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Willie Hernandez
Philadelphia
Dave Bergman
Phillies
Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
Kirk Gibson
Alan Trammell
Jack Morris
Dan Petry
Yankees
Murderer’s Row
Toronto
Morris
Chicago
Mark Thurmond
49ers stay undefeated with 31-10 rout of Giants
San Francisco built a 21-0 lead and rolled to a 31-10 victory over New York in East Rutherford. Joe Montana threw two TD passes, Dana McLemore returned a 79-yard punt for a score, and Renaldo Nehemiah added a 59-yard reception as the 6-0 49ers extended their best start in club history while remaining one of the NFL's two unbeatens. Giants coach Bill Parcells lamented slow start and tough assignment in New York.
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Los Angeles Rams
Harry Carson
Bill Walsh
Miami
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Walsh
Browns coach laments call as McDonald shines but interception hurts
Browns coach Rutigniano admits a risky third down call and a missed 36 yard field goal by Bahr altered the game plan. McDonald threw for 320 yards and a TD, but an interception at the end and prior sacks and picks fueled the loss to New England.
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Bahr
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Ac Ginagy O Aebbeot Steht
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Padres ponder using pitcher as AL style DH in World Series
San Diego manager Dick Williams weighs designating a pitcher to bat as Kevin McReynolds is out with a fractured wrist. Options include Tim Lollar, Champ Summers, Kurt Bevacqua, or Tim Flannery, with Williams studying films and records to decide for Game 1. ERIC Show contributed solid hitting in limited duty.
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Williams
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Tim Lollar
Lollar
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McReynolds
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Chicago
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Bobby Brown
Brown
Kurt Bevacqua
Champ Summers
Tim Flannery
Flannery
Bevacqua
Shuler Nets Four as First Baptist Down Heritage 8 3
Tim Shuler scored four goals and added an assist guiding First Baptist to an 8-3 victory over Heritage Christian on Monday. Rich Moore tallied three goals and Todd Olson added the final, while Joe Domine stopped 15 shots in goal. First Baptist improves to 9-3 and travels to Elyria Christian Academy Thursday.
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First Baptist Heritage Elyria
Tim Shuler
First Baptist
Heritage Christian
Rich Moore
Todd Olson
Joe Domine
Elyria Christian Academy
Sparky Anderson Lived By A Simple Code Of Kindness
Sparky Anderson, the Bridgewater, South Carolina native, talks of a life shaped by self-responsibility and courtesy learned from his father. He avoids ostentation, wears only his wedding ring, and believes only he can fire him by his own failures. His one regret is not spending more time with his father to say I love you.
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Sparky Anderson
George Lee
Sparky” Anderson
Bridgewater, SC
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