Show Sports thoughts Most American League clubs ha hate hale Ie to 10 trade a player to another team learn in the same league because the m may y end up haunting them during the season The American League clubs usually like to trade a baseball player to the National League because the only way the player could possibly hurt them would be in the World Series The same holds true for tor forthe forthe the National League THE NEW YORK Yankees failed Called to protect infielder infielder- outfielder Otto Velez during the expansion draft and thus the Velez was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays Velez who was figured to be a backup player to Chris Chambliss at first base and Graig Nettles at third base is both Yankee in in- fielders Velez with 42 at bats is batting He lie has scored 11 runs and 24 hits so far tar in the 1977 season Toronto gained a win in its first meeting with the New York Yankees this year The Blue Jays also won the second game of the season with the Yankees In both wins by the Blue Jays former Yankee Otto Velez was the leader of oC the Toronto hitting machine New York won the final two games of the series with Toronto but Velez continued continued continued con con- his haunting of his former former for for- former mer team as he easily blasted the Yankees in the four game series Velez slugged two homers against his former teammates Another case of a pitcher coming back from the dead in iri inthe inthe the baseball world to haunt his former teammates is ii Luis of the Boston Red Sox had a great 9 21 season with the Cleveland Indians in 1968 but then the pitching mound was changed the next year and went into a tailspin as he posted a 9 20 mark The Indians in 1970 and the Minnesota Twins vins in 1971 gave up on ever regaining his 18 1968 super stuff and thus the Boson Hoson Red Sox were able to gain the services of oC The H Ked d Sox decided to give a chance and he has produced outstanding marks on the pitching mound for the Boston team posted a 6 15 mark markin in 1972 a 20 13 in 1973 a 2213 22 in 1974 an 18 14 record in 1975 anc anca and anda a 2112 21 mark in 1976 HAS liAS made Cleveland pay for their mistake on giving up on him as he has posted an 5 11 record against the Indians through the 1976 season Baseball teams sometimes give up on a player and later on that hat pitcher pilcher or batter bailer comes back hack to haunt his former teammates |