Subj : Re: World Series To : Steve Quarrella From : Michele Therrien Date : Sun Dec 09 2001 02:42 pm SQ> Sometimes, you just need that little spark in the chemistry to shake thing SQ> up. Joe Siegler can tell you more about what's wrong with the Texas Range SQ> than can I ("PITCHING"), but I do recall some press around the time of Jer SQ> Narron's appointment as manager to the effect of "Maybe this will shake up SQ> team that looks good on paper but not too good on the field." In any even SQ> lame managers have gotten a hold of good teams and managed to do things wi SQ> them, while great managers have been stuck, doing meatball surgery with li SQ> or no talent (Sparky Anderson comes to mind in this regard...his early and SQ> late teams were horrible.). SQ> SQ> In light of what we now know about Johnny Oates, I wonder if he knew somet SQ> a little earlier this year. SQ> Possibly so.... I see what you mean though. A team is all about mix and how personalities feed on and motivate each other. If there's a bad mix, no matter how much talent, the whole team will suffer. SQ> The sports radio people here were having a tough time understanding that SQ> outdoor game that UM-MSU played some weeks back. Around here, it gets to SQ> degrees, and they start telling you to put antifreeze in the car. Out here, we just say.... "What's antifreeze?" --- Mystic BBS v1.07.3 (DOS) * Origin: MikE'S MaDHousE -- WelComE to the AsYluM! (1:134/11) .