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...kick off seasons brilliantly and sag near the end, has been leading off the order and playing right. Dwight Evans, another young right fielder, has plumped lately, but has an excellent arm and hits well for power when he's on top of things. Center fielder Rick Miller, also a striping, would be a starter on virtually any other club: Yaz is available to play left in a pinch. Depth like this puts splinters in the trousers of young ambitious players and some have mumbled to reporters that they'd just as soon be put out to fairer pastures...
...small airplane with Amelia Earhart at the controls, a comment that, for all its validity, led two players to bodily attack Ryan the next time he dared show his face in the locker room. They were fined. Other pitchers include Rogelio Moret, tall, skinny, last and independable; and Rick Wise, a fastball pitcher with a good strikeout record and a heart-breaking no-hitter until two outs in the ninth when big, very big George Scott, the former Red Sox first baseman who was traded despite his great value, stepped up to the plate, leered above his animal-tooth lovebeads...
...Celtics on its way into the finals, Washington left no doubt why it has the best record in the league: overwhelming strength up front with Center Wes Unseld and Forward Elvin Hayes, and a brilliant backcourt in shifty Playmaker Kevin Porter and Phil Chenier. The Warriors will counter with Rick Barry, the league's second-leading scorer, and a crew of fleet young players including Rookie of the Year Keith Wilkes. They will need all the speed they can muster, plus a sensational performance from Barry, to wear down Washington...
Backed by Carbo's slugging, veteran Rick Wise earned his fourth victory in seven decisions...
Much of the Cubs' unexpected punch is coming from two relatively recent acquisitions: Leftfielder Jose Cardenal and Centerfielder Rick Monday. The ebullient Cardenal, who played solidly but unspectacularly for four major league teams before coming to the Cubs from Milwaukee three seasons ago, has been peppering pitchers with line drives and was hitting a potent .363 last week. Monday, signed by A's Owner Charlie Finley with a much publicized $100,000 bonus ten years ago and traded to Chicago in 1971, is finally playing up to his early promise. The clubhouse jester and clean-up hitter...