Show Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday September 24-- The W i-- Love those Twins especially their pitching Richard Shook sports writer By v UPI £ TORONTO — Any day now we’re going to read how the Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jaya "don’t care” who they face in the playoffi it Don’t believe Moat players on both teams don’t want to be quoted on the S' X' r ' a 20 1987 Twins emerge as champion of the AL West The reason? Pitching The Tigers and Blue Jays can’t watt to get a whack at the Twins’ staff If Minnesota reaches the postseason Manager Tom Kelly will use a rotation of just Frank Viola Bert Blyleven and one other starter due to those built-i- n off days The Tigers and Blue Jays prefer the Twins’ staff to Oakland’s or Kansas 8-- - a-- 5-- 8-- 5-- Min-Stadiu- m 4-- U- 4-- where the Twins own baseball's best home record Against Kansas City and Oakland Detroit was 7 Early this season when the Tigers were having went into Sroblems they had trouble even and getting a run in three straight subject for an understandable reason — nobody wants their comments to wind up on another team’s bulletin board City’s Detroit finished 4 vs But unquestionably whoever wins the American League East nesota 2 in Tiger would like to see the Minnesota the same in the Metrodome Toronto was 8 vs Kansas Canseco and Mark McGwire have collected between them 7 against Oakland and — The Twins are no longer guess what — 3 against Minwedded to Steve Carlton and nesota “Sure we’d rather play Min- Joe Niekro who both got nesota” said one player who pounded the last time Minasked anonymity "Why? Their nesota played Detroit Mike Oakland gives us pro- - Smithson not eligible for the blems playoffs unless another pitcher lets hurt and Les Straker each Oakland has been using Dave Stewart Rick Honeycutt and ad a start late last week Using than either Curt Young Gene Viola and Blyleven as much as Nelson Steve Ontiveros or Jose possible will be a big plus for Rljo depending on who's Kelly’s team The biggest thing the AL West have kept the Athletics from has going for it right now is the taking full advantage of the winner might have a couple of more than 200 RBI Jose days to set up its pitching for City losses the playoffs Detroit and Toronto might go down to the last scheduled day or beyond which means aces Jack Morris of the Tigers and Jimmy Key of the Blue Jays might not be available to open postseason play for their respective teams But even at that the Tigers and Blue Jays will take their chances They like the Twins bullpen too SPORTS INFO? CALL 752-212- 1 ‘ r ' i‘ : Is Buck the best in ’87? 9 Anderson said of Rodgers "It was a team that was "Here’s a guy who didn’t have a supposed to win it and we won Whether or not the Montreal pitching staff this spring And itr’ Rodgers said look at them It's just Milwaukee lost to the Expos win the National League now Yankees in a special playoff East they have made 1987 an amaxing" A native of Delaware Ohio g deciding the division title He year for Managwho hit 232 in 932 games with was fired 47 games into the 1982 er Buck Rodgers a season ana his successor Despite the loss of Andre the Angels Rodgers became 1980 His in k manager Dawson the absence Harvey Kuenn took the of Tim Raines and assorted Brewers won the second half of Brewers to the World Series holes in the pitching staff the American League East in Rodgers resurfaced in 1985 1981 strike-spl- it season with the the Expos Rodgers not only kept the the but out of cellar Expos made them contenders “Rodgers should be a lock for MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP HUSTLING Manager of the Year" said Detroit Manager Sparky An-derson “If he doesn’t get it Double Feature Main Even! S they ought to stop giving out the award PLAYBOY BUDDY “He’s done the best managing Formtr World Tag Toam Champion job not only for this season but VS for many a season" added By United Press International award-winnin- k ' k r ? ? w: big-leag- four-wee- ue soar RETURNS- pedal l k-- t: i- - t: i: ’ v £ ViT--i free & Montreal and Lance Parrish from the Tigers Each club retained a free agent who would have preferred to go elsewhere Raines in Montreal and Jack Morris in Detroit Instead of letting the offseason settle the pennant race in April both managers produced winners “Look at the job he’s done" agent Dawson V’ Rocky Mountain HMvy WoiRht Champion AISO DADDYL PITEBSOH NCAA National Champion AUXIS MMBNOFV From Russia Formor USA Champion FABULOUS WOMEN'S TITLE MATCH 4 from right-hind- $£! 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