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Show Impressive World Series By PETE FRITCHIE Looking back on ihe last W orld Series, one is still impressed im-pressed that good hilling ocr-came ocr-came good pitching, in a sense. The Birds of Baliimorc had ihe pitching. OF COCRSE. Ihe Pu.ilcs came up with il loo. in ihe last three games, and lhe also had ihe hilling. Yel ihe Bu ds could base won in four straight. er probably, if Fail eaer had sacrificed in the Sih inning of ihe second game, w hen he had two on. none out and a lie game w iih Jim Palmer pitching a strong game. That remains ihe big booboo of the Series. I he Birds won the other three of the first four. YET WILLIE Stargell and Co. just wouldn't be intimidated intimi-dated by thai good Bird pitching, pitch-ing, ll was Willie's year and the sports writers have awarded him the y ear in several sever-al way s rightfully so. If the Birds had won in four straight, what would fans be -saying today? They'd he say ing good pitching always overcomes good hilling and also that the Pirates collapsed in the Series, not even w inning one game! ONE ERRANT decision byi: manager probably made thi-difference thi-difference and w h.il a difference! differ-ence! - Now the Pirates are soon lo begin spring training in Bi an-ilenton. an-ilenton. Fla.. and the O's in Miami. I Pitchers report about Feb. 20.1 Fhibiiion games begin be-gin March S. and end April S. with few exceptions. ODDS ARE. historically, both the Birds and Pirates won't be in the World Series again Ihis October, they'll he the teams to walch. nevertheless. |