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...people are now saying "The Dodgers, of all teams," the Dodger players are saying "The Chief, of all people." Campanis had a reputation for fairness: he once traded his son to the Athletics. And the Latin players, in particular, have regarded him as a patron. Pedro Guerrero murmured, "Probably, if it wasn't for him, I would've been somewhere else . . . I know he didn't mean to say that." The question is, How many others did he speak...
...emergence of players who were once considered "flashes in the pan." They are now the superstars of the late 80's. Who would ever think two years ago that Toronto's Jesse Barfield would lead the majors last year in homeruns with 40? Who would have said that Dodger second baseman Steve Sax would hit .332 in 1986? Or that Kirby Puckett would bang out 31 round-trippers...
...Malley asked Mr. Campanis for his resignation," Hudson said. "He felt that the comments that were made by Mr. Campanis on 'Nightline' [Monday night] were so far removed from the beliefs of the Dodger organization that he asked him to step down...
This year the owners are catching up. Sixteen of 26 arbitration verdicts have gone the way of management, intent on driving down last season's average wage of $412,520. The arbitrator lopped $200,000 off Dodger Pitcher Orel Hershiser's $1 million salary. As for free agents, museum pieces have lost their charm. Reds Shortstop Davey Concepcion, uncoveted elsewhere, had his $900,000 rate cut to $350,000. Reggie Jackson was obliged to come down almost that much to rejoin...
Prior to accepting the coaching post Allard was the assistant to the general manager at the Los Angeles Dodger organization's Vero Beach, Fla. spring training complex, known as Dodgertown...