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...vulnerable to earthquake tremors if their reservoirs were filled. To avoid that danger, water levels are kept low, even after rainstorms, when dam gates are opened. "We lose a lot of water to the ocean," says Jim Easton, an engineer in the district. In the low-lying Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a 1,000-mile system of dikes, made of sand and peat, has been sinking as the peat oxidizes. Six levees have collapsed since 1980, inundating some of the delta islands. The local water districts cannot afford the $1 billion needed to strengthen the system...
...Game 4. Thomas started to scowl but burst out grinning. In fact there was almost no ugliness to this show at all, except for a profane few minutes in the final game when hefty Home Plate Umpire Lee Weyer had to dance the Cardinals' sore-shinned pitcher Joaquin Andujar away from Brewer Second Baseman Jim Gantner, who had said something about a hot dog. During the playoffs, the Cardinals' rookie centerfielder, Willie McGee, was slurred on television as resembling the movie creature E.T. But McGee, who hit two home runs in one World Series game, had his revenge...
Cardinal starter and winner Joaquin Andujar pitched six sand one-their innings of three-hit shutout baseball until a Ted Simmons line drive hit him in the knee and removed him from the game. Jim Kaat, Doug Bear and finally Bruce Sutter finished the game...
Claudell Washington smashed a double to the left-field fence to lead off first. after Ratacl Ramitez sacrificed Washington to third, Chris Chambliss worked St. Louis starter Joaquin Andujar for a two-out single to bat in the game's only...
Pacing the team have been veterans Joaquin Andujar (14-10, 2.53 ERA) and Bob Forsch (15-9, 3.55). Andujar has shown the most consistency over the year, but has had incredibly bad luck; with a smattering of help from his mates he could easily have won 20 by now. Rookies John Stuper (8-6, 3.33) and Dave LaPoint (8-3, 3.63) have also pitched well, as has, on occasion. Steve Mura (12-10, 4.04), who won six in a row at the beginning of the summer...