Show 0 By Andy Crow Sports Editor With such an exciting year transpiring transpiring transpiring tran tran- in baseball with the home run chase and the Yankees chase for foi forthe forthe the best record in the history of baseball baseball baseball base base- ball a few success stories have been left out that would have been the talk of the baseball world if it weren't for Big Mac Sammy and those dammed Yankees Take the Atlanta Braves the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros for examples All three teams are having the best season in franchise history respectively The Braves Draves have a possible Cy Young award winner in Tom Glavine or Greg Maddux the Padres have possible Cy Youngers themselves themselves themselves them them- selves in I Kevin evin Brown and Andy Ashby San Diego also has an candidate in left fielder Greg Vaughn who has hit 44 home runs so far this year and still counting The recent acquisition of 6 10 pitcher Randy Johnson from Seattle has Astro fans thrilled at the mere thought of Houstons Houston's chances at making the World Series The Astros also have a left fielder who is primed for an award of his own in Moises Alou What about in the American League Sure the Yankees are mowing through people like it was playing the champion of the recently completed Little League World Series But Hut isn't that about what the caliber of baseball in the American League is All kidding aside the Anaheim Angels are the only team in baseball with a winning record against the Yankees head to head this season at 6 With a possible first round playoff match with New York the Angels are brimming with confidence confidence confidence dence if the Yankees come calling come playoff time Well I dont don't think brimming would be the exact word the Angels would use in regards to playing the best team in baseball this year perhaps all The Boston Red Sox appear to be beheaded beheaded beheaded headed to the playoffs playoff looking for forthe the their r first world championship in well its it's been a long time The Cubs with Sosa having the monster year are right there with the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants for the NL wild card spot Chicago hasn't won the World Series in even longer time than the Red Sox since 1906 to be exa exact t. t So even though all everybody talks about is the Roger Mans Maris chasing chasing chasing chas chas- ing and nd the best overall team record chasing theres there's still a lot more out there to enjoy this season in baseball basebalL base base- ball With basketball most likely not getting started on time this year baseball and the history making of this season is a fresh alternative |