Sport: A Series of Replacements

Juggling players deftly, Baltimore had a winning look

Undeniably the best player in baseball is the leftfielder for the Baltimore Orioles. He was the best last year when he slugged 41 homers and knocked in 123 runs, and he was the best this year when he had 35 home runs and 130 RBIs. The fact that he happens to be a composite of several different characters, for the most part Lefthanded Hitter John Lowenstein and Righthander Gary Roenicke, is a bit befuddling, but it begins to describe the 80th World Series.

The Orioles arrived at...

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