Word: slight
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...catcher, the Yanks do have a slight advantage offensively, because Munson had a great year and Bench didn't. But Bench did come out of the playoffs with a bang, hammering the ball out of Riverfront Stadium in the last of the ninth in the final game. Defensively, Bench has it all over Munson. Long ago, Bench learned that to throw someone out at second, you should throw overhand...
...infield, the Reds have a slight edge. Chris Chambliss, who missed his calling in pro football, batted about .290 this year and had nearly 20 homers. Tony Perez, for the Reds, batted in the .260 range but with about five more round trippers than Chambliss...
...outlay of all the conflicts playing inside the weak paradigm. Dmytryk stood with Ten, went to jail, came out and gave names; he was subsequently hired by Hollywood's reigning young liberal Stanley Kramer. Now, his pictures and career faded, all he does is apologize and explain with a slight tremble. Trumbo's pictures were no better than Dmytryk's for the most part (his dialogue stank) but he had his integrity and his anger to clutch to, and it kept him a man to the end. Alvah Bessie never got another script job again--he stage managed the Hungry...
First Base--Tony Perez hit only .260 and had an off year for the Reds, and Richie "Crash" Allen struggled with a shoulder injury all season. On a hunch that Crash will come through in the clutch for the first time in his career, a slight edge here to the Phils...
Shortstop--In July, Larry Bowa received a two-minute standing ovation for a great play he made on a Tony Perez grounder. Dave Concepcion, however, is the best all-round shortstop in the majors. A slight edge for the Reds...