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Wednesday • March* 24, 1982 • The Lumberjack • page 7 S p o rts predictions Expos, Dodgers to fight for pennant JONATHAN STERN away a number of older championship-seasor, 2. ATLANTA - The Braves have come of Spoft» Analysis players for promising minoMeaguers. Right age. leads a fielder and Jason devastating hitting team along with first The following is the first of two parts of thisThompson both want to be traded but Pitt­ baseman and Dale year's predictions. sburgh can't get enough for them. Parker and Murphy. Bruce Benedict and center It’s a close race in the Thompson are expected to stick around fielder provide critical ­ but the experienced willanother year. League champion Bill ting. A sound led by off the youthful and the ag­ Madlock returns at third base and the fleet Glenn Hubbard will help , ing Reds. is back in center field. Catcher , and Rick Camp. The Expos will have an easy time in Tony Pena, second baseman Johnnie Ray and Watch ! the NL East with only the inexperienced St. shortshop head the Pirates' youth 3. CINCINNATI - The Reds' entire Louis Cardinals nipping at them. Expect Mon­ movement. has been replaced Ihrough free-agency" and treal to down Los Angeles and play in its first 5. - Errors, errors, errors ... trade. Disgruntled Cesar Cedeno . 130 In 103 games last year. That has to im­ arrives from in exchange for third prove if the Mels hope to get better. They'vebasaman . Clint Hurdle EASTERN DIVISION acquired Cleveland but comes from Kansas City. Gone are free-agents hurt themselves by dumping defensive genius Ken Griffey and and they traded 1. MONTREAL - Led by most valuable at second base. At least the outfield to the Mets for caicher Alex player runner-up , the Expos is set - George Foster in left field. MookieTrevino and valuable pitching. should away with the East. Left field sensa­ Wilson in center and In right. The replaces Knight at third and Dave Concepcion tion , who stole 71 bases in 88 power here is fine with first baseman Dave remains at shortstop after skipping free-agency games, joins Dawson, second baseman Kingman. Foster and Valentine, but the pitching and signing a multi-million dollar contract and new shortstop must improve. 4. HOUSTON - The Astros have remained on the league's top base-stealing team. First 6. - New general contenders the past couple of years with baseman , third baseman Is getting tough but there are too devastating pitching. However, both Don Sut­ and catcher add hit­ many holes for the Cubs to improve. Green has ton and J.R. Richard may be lost and 38-year- ting to support the NL's No. 4 pitching team... .acquired valuable pitching:. , old grows older with each pitch. It's This is the Expos' year. and ; and hitting: cat­ up to and to keep the 2. ST. LOUIS - The Cardinals are still a pit­ cher Keilh Moreland, shortstop and NL’s top piching staff and pennant chances cher and a year away from being a World second baseman Junior Kennedy. The outfield alive. Series contender. However, it's.hard to argue is set with a potential superstar in right field. 5. - The Giants are with a team with stars iike catcher Darrell , left fielder Sieve Henderson and stable but very mediocre. Second baseman Porter, first baseman , right center fielder . -Bill BucknerDuane Kuiper arrives from Cleveland in ex­ fielder and relief returns at first. change for and joins . Shortstop Ozzle Smith arrives shortstop Johnnie LeMaster, third baseman from San Diego in a trade for . WESTERN DIVISION Darrell Evans, first baseman Enos Cabell and 3. - Age has taken its toll catcher Milt May in the infield. Two other star­ on the Phillies. Dead last in league pitching last 1. LOS ANGELES- With or without Fernan­ling pitchers were dealt in the hope some of season, even their best hurlers are souring: do Valenzuela, rookie of the year and Cy San Francisco's minor-league prospects pro­ , Tug McGraw and Young Award winner, the Dodgers will repeat duce. are all 37 and is 39. League MVP as divisional champions Depth and confidence 6. SAN DIEGO - The hitting is there but the (31 home runs and 91 RBI in keep them on top. Their nine-year-old infield Padres lack a bench and adequate pitching to 1981) can't carry this team much longer. Pete has finally been broken up: second baseman move out of the cellar. The team has five Rose. 41 in April, is sure to slow down. The was dealt to Oakland to make starters who batted over .300 sometime in the team traded away their most promising player, room for rookie . willmajors - newly acquired shortstop Garry P l o a c a n t c a i l i n n A windsurfer on Lake Pleasant, north of . Bo Diaz, formerly with remain at first for now, but , the Templeton; another former Cardinal, outfielder r i o a a a i l l o a l l l l i y Phoenix, draws up his sail to catch a passing Cleveland, is catching. 's -crown winner last ; third baseman Louis Salazar; breeze.As spring approaches in the valley, many people head to nearby lakes outfielder Gene Richards; and catcher Terry for recreation. 4. PITTSBURGH - World Champions in year, is set to take over. Marshall may at times 1979, the Pirates are in dire need of rebuilding find himsetf filling in at third base for the aging Kennedy. and responded late last season by dealing . Next week: The Board ready for NFL team; Sport Shorts Is NFL ready for Valley? Phoenix and Ar&ona mi may ment has been heaped expansion franchise. Big Sky selections Intramural news at last be ready^orready ^or a a pro( upon the NFL owners ajl, Phoenix, on the surface, franchise, but is the NFL week. It is difficult to say if has the best shot. BOISE, IDAHO (AP) - Idaho guard Ken Free throw entries are due Thursday. ready for Phoenix? the hard sell approach will Phoenix Is part of the Owens, who was named the most valuable March 25. The contest begins at 9 a.m. This week the NFL be effective. growing Sun Belt while player in the Big Sky Conference's basket­ Saturday, March 27. in Lumberjack Gym. owners are meeting in Don Weiss, NFL Com­most of the other cities areball tournament, made it a clean sweep over Small man schedules are Phoenix the Arizona in the declining Eastern in­ spring break when he was named first team missioner Pete Rozelle's available in the intramural office. A S5 entry Biltmore. -Expansion is not assistant, said expansion is dustrial areas. Jacksonville >all-conference after the Vandals ran up a fee is required. Height restriction is 5 feet. on the agenda of the annffll not likely in the next fewis a Sun Belt city but, in all 26-2 record in capturing their second 10 inches. Play begins Tuesday. meeting. The meeting isyears unless it comes as fairness, should straight Big Sky basketball crown. LARRY RANDEL Arizona Board of Regents planned to determine NFL part of the Oakland Raiders- receive a third NFL team? The No. 8 ranked Idaho team advanced schedules are available in the in- Sports Columnist said no to the possibility of rule changes and a new NFL lawsuit settlement. to the west regional semi-finals in the NCAA tran\ural office. Play begins Tuesday in the a pro team using them. Phoenix now has thi television contract. 70,000-seat Sun Devil basketball tournament before losing to No. dome. It is about time Arizona The regents' answer re- Oakland s law suit However. Phoenix and Stadium at its disposal and 4 ranked Oregon State. gets serious consideration ga in e d no until two weeks challenges the right of the Co Rec Raquetball tournament entry four other cities will present most of the other cities only NAU guard Eric Wade. Los Angles junior for a National Football ago p, , ^ opinion is NFL owners to prevent and Ted Plotts, Scottsdale junior were forms are available in the intramural office. pitches to the owners vying have stadiums in the plann­ League franchise. strongly in favor of the Oakland from moving into Forms are due Thursday. April 1. Tourna­ for a future expansion fran­ ing staqes. honorable mention selections. Phoenix made a bid for a move and It’s high time the the vacated Los Angeles ment play begins April 2-4. A mandatory chise. Rounding out the all-conference selec­ team when the NFL ex- board yielded to reality, Coliseum. Another possibility for meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. April 1 in The other cities are: Bir- Arizona to obtain a pro tions were the league's leading scorer, panded In the late 70s. The _ • „ . Last fall a jury decided the Lumberjack Gym. Room8 . ,/ningham. Ala.; In­ team includes the shift of an Nevada-Reno's Ken "Tree" Green; runner- nod went'to Seattle and , F°f sew al^onths Gov. 8-2 in favor of the Oakland Tampa Bay primarily on the Brucfr-Babbitt has been dianapolis; Jacksonville. established team up Todd Harper of Weber State and Derrick Faculty and staff raquetball tourna­ Raiders, but a unanimous grounds mat no stadium wag ng a strong lobby for a Fla.; and Memphis. Tenn. Valley. Pope of Montana, fourth in this year's in­ ment, with men's and women's divisions, verdict is required. A new dividual scoring race. will be April 3-4. Telephone the intramural wasjvaijable in Arizona. ,eam m/ r‘20na- H‘s eJ- Today, the Phoenix trial was started recently. Expansion or transfer, it's v'' ‘6 r c 6ur*~'both Atuona ,orts seem to have paid off. delegation is scheduled to probably a safe bet to Green, a 6-7 junior forward from Natchez. office. 523-2772 and leave your name if in­ State UniversityirffefUnlver- convincing the regents.'present its case at a lun­ The list of possible assume within three years Miss, also was named the league's top terested in participating. sity of Arizona possessed who approved the cheon sponsored by Bab- scenarios is endless, but of Arizona will have a profes­ newcomlr. Idaho State guard Jackie Fleury A. B and C divisions will be available if in­ suitable stadiums but the measure. 7-3. ______bitt. The red carpet treal- the five cities shooting forsional football team. was picked as the best reserve. terest is shown.

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