Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
From: Thomas Hyer <IOR@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>
Subject: Re: Jays' Darrin Jackson is a nightmare!
 <1993Apr20.020513.27363@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> <C5sMzy.BDE@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
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In article <C5sMzy.BDE@ra.nrl.navy.mil>, klinker@itd.nrl.navy.mil (Eric Klinker)
says:
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>DJ was a popular player in San Diego, Derek Bell was not faring well in the
>clubhouse at Toronto, so no matter how bad he looks now I still think it
>was a steal for the Jays just from the perspective of team chemistry.
>No statistic can describe it (sorry statheads) and since there are so many
>new faces in the clubhouse I think the Jays are still trying to find it.
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>(Insert the same comment into the Jack Morris v. Clemens WS Ring string)
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  I laugh at you now, and I will laugh at you again, equally publicly,
when the Jays finish third due to the severe depletion of their talent.
I think Bill James put it best (about Sparky Anderson, _Abstract_ 1983):

"There are a million guys in this country with great attitudes, but there
are only about five hundred who can play a major league brand of baseball;
which are you going to take?"

Tom Hyer
