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...questions to ask Oakland A's slugger Jose Canseco on his new "Ask Jose" hotline...
Talent will triumph over adversity. The Oakland A's were the preseason favorites in the American League West. Even after moody slugger Jose Canseco missed the first half of the season and superstar stopper Dennis Eckersley soon joined him on the disabled list, manager Tony La Russa kept the Bay Area Bombers at the head of the pack. Now Eckersley and Canseco (who just unveiled a 900 number for fan calls) are back, joined by the sultan of swipe, base stealer Rickey Henderson, rescued from the clutches of the New York Yankees. Still, the A's must shake...
...Straw Man had to come out of the clubhouse to bat. He struck out to end the game. Manager Davey Johnson, who reportedly had a shouting match with Strawberry after the slugger whiffed, benched and fined the two cheerleaders...
With the Cubbies down by a few runs to the Astros, Chicago slugger Andre Dawson stepped up to the plate. Instead of telling the audience that Dawson could very well hit a home run with the wind blowing out of Wrigley Field, Caray had to proclaim something like, "Come on, Andre, hit one out so we can get back into this ballgame...
...only noise that Foreman is eager for is the telephone, ringing with Tyson's call. "We keep on winning, and that phone will ring," assures Foreman's brother Roy, his manager. "One day Tyson'll have to come to us." Until that happens, the old slugger is content enough dreaming his dream. "Champeen of the world," he beams. "Champeen. Great stuff there...