'He's an Idiot

NEW YORK (UPI) - Boston idiot, and maybe this is why the way baseball is I'm surprised I didn't Anderson, in announcing his American League seldom an All-St- ar This year's contest will be playc. Rhoden, Forsch and Montefusco manager Darreli Johnson came under wins make it, though, because I threw a two-h- it selections through the N.L. office, were Tuesday Philadelphia. being picked AU-St- ar strong attack by Baltimore pitchers game. I don't see how he can shutout against the Red Sox and I insisted he had picked who he thought in for the first time to an Jones, who made the All-Sta- r team, Tuesday for his choices for the ignore a guy like Gaylord Perry of figured maybe Johnson was impressed were the eight best pitchers in the first team while it was the fourth time for the second has 15-- 3 for ar time, American League All-St- pitching half of the 1976 season. a record Messersmith. Fryman was named with that." with a 2.51 era. for the second time. staff Johnson went against baseball In addition to Jones and Seaver, who Cy Young Johnson ignored Award tradition in his selections, choosing has an 84 record with a 2 92 earned run winner Jim Palmer, who has won 10 'He's an idiot, and three relievers in LaRoche, Lyle and average, Anderson chose Houston (before going for his 11th victory Fingers Gossage, a former reliever, Astros ace reliever Ken Forsch, who is Tuesday night against Oakland,) and maybe this is why the has been starting since the injury early 1-- 2 with 14 saves, Andy Messersmith of Wayne Garland, who boasts a 9-- 1 in the season to Wilbur Wood. the Atlanta Braves (84, 2.37), Jon record. American League Fidrych, LaRoche, Tanana and Matlack of the Mets (10-- 2, 2.61), Rick Instead, selected All-Sta- of (8-- 0, Johnson such Travers will be on an r roster for Rhoden the Los Angeles Dodgers All-St- ar dubious choices as Chicago's Rich seldom wins an the first time while for Hunter this will 2.77), John Montefusco of the San Dave (7-- 8, Gossage (54), Cleveland's be his eighth All-Sta- r game. Francisco Giants 3.25) and Woody (0-2- ), New Lyle Laroche York's Sparky game. I don't see Fryman of the Montreal Expos (8--6. (54) and Oakland's Rollie Fingers (44) The regular starting lineup for the 3.71). to complement the more conventional how he can ignore a A L will be released Thursday by the "I know I had to be guided by the fact selections of Detroit rookie sensation Baseball Commissioner's office and the that where no player was picked by the Mark Fidrych (9-1-), Milwaukee's Bill guy like Gaylord A.L reserves will be announced fans I had to select someone from each' Travers (9-9- ), Boston's Luis Tiant (10-5- ), Friday. dub to make the team representative," New York's Catfish Hunter (10-7- ) Perry of Texas' In the National League camp, Tom said Anderson. "In this case, though, I and California's Frank Tanana (10-5- ) Seaver of the New York Mets and think I picked the best eight pitchers I "Johnson proved what kind of Randy Jones of the San Diego Padres could. Naturally, Seaver was manager he was in the World Senes Texas." headed the eight-ma- n All-St- ar game everyone's No. 1. last year by the way he bandied his "I would have liked to have made the pitching staff announced Tuesday by For Seaver, a two-tim-e Cy. Young pitchers in the ninth Inning of the All-St- ar team," said Garland. "It would manager Sparky Anderson of the Award winner, it marked the ninth time seventh game," Palmer said. "He's an have been a great thrill, but that's the Cincinnati Reds he was selected for an All-St- ar game.

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