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...signs of mediocrity were everywhere. The bottom third of the lineup continued to hit atrociously. Spot starter Ron Stewart looked awful and had to leave after 21/3 innings of the first game. Perhaps worst of all. All-American slugger Mike Stenhouse has become just another guy in the lineup: Sten went onefor-five on the twinbill, and he flew out to right with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth inning of the "nightcap...
...Slugger Dave Parker reigns as baseball's best-paid player...
...Valiant haircut before a clutch of contending clubs, finally settling on the Philadelphia Phillies and their reported dowry of $3.5 million over four years. Former Minnesota Twins Star Rod Carew took his seven batting titles to the California Angels in exchange for some $4.5 million over five years. Boston Slugger Jim Rice, the American League's M.V.P. last season, agreed to a seven-year deal said to total $5.4 million and, in the process, earned Carl Yastrzemski an estimated $1.2 million worth of primogeniture for the remaining two years of his contract...
...good players. Since 1976, a total of 65 free agents have signed contracts worth upwards of $60 million. Some teams have benefited, those that bid not only well but wisely. Spending some $10 million on free agents, the New York Yankees have received good value from the likes of Slugger Reggie Jackson, Pitcher Catfish Hunter and Fireball Reliever Rich Gossage. But in general the free agents have not scrambled the standings; the strong are still strong, the weak still weak...
Going into the playoffs, the Royals were producing their best baseball of the season. Swinging free, Amos Otis, who passes as the team's slugger, by last week was hitting .299 and had driven in 95 runs. Says he: "I see which way the flag is blowing and swing accordingly. If it's not blowing, I bunt...