At press time information was still not yet available on the final two games of
the World Series. Thus, it would be old news before we relayed it to you
anyway. Manager Chrabascz did release this statement, however:
"We're extremely proud to have played the way we did down the playoff stretch
and we'd like to thank all the PVBL playoff teams for an exciting postseason.
Just goes to show what records mean, we had the worst overall record of all the
playoff teams. We'll see what happens in the offseason and hopefully we'll be
in the show next season as well. In the meantime, enjoy it New England, your
first World Champions of any kind since the 1986 Celtics!"
Cy Young Aware candidate, Greg Maddux, was less reserved for once in declaring,
"We knew we were the best and we proved we were the best. No offense to Vero's
coaching staff but just exactly how do you get swept in the World Series?"
We're sure Vero Beach is wondering the same thing. Maddux finished 22-6 with
an ERA WELL below 2.
Veteran infielder, Harold Reynolds was emotional in saying, "I'm just so happy
to have gotten a ring before I retire...you have no idea."
QUESTION?
Alright, so where the heck are the postseason awards guys?!? Hartford was
clear in stating that their Team MVP was Ken Griffey Jr. for the season with
pitcher Aaron Sele receiving the 10th Man Award and John Burke being touted as
the Rookie of the Year with his 11 wins. (We'll have a series MVP once we have
more info on what happened in the last two games.)
TRANSACTIONS
Hartford is reportedly eager to both deal and pick apart the free agent market.
The Whalers' phone lines are now open to any and all offers. Hartford has the
following needs: 1 solid starting pitcher, a 2B, a LF and a catcher. The
following people are definately available for trade (with other negotiable, of
course):
RF Tony Gwynn, RF Chris James, LF Daryl Strawberry, 2B Reynolds, 2B Sojo, C
Girardi, P Gott, P Henry, P Eldred, 2B Pendleton, SS Beatty...
