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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday October M 1W Page 13 Best teams often fail to make world series STAT SHEET JOHN GRABOWSKI Until 1969 the wtnmngest baseball teams in each major league met each year in the World Senes With sional play however thats often not been so especially during the past years With both the American and Leagues split into East and West divisions its possible for the World Series winner to have the sec ond- third or fourth best record in the majors or even worse Lets exclude the strikeshortened season and focus on what hap pened during the other 19 years of di vision play From 1969 through the clubs that played in the League Champion ship Series in the and were usually the top two teams that is the dabs with the- best records the league those years During that period the 1972 Chica go White Sox were the only American League team to finish second in its own division with a higher winning percentage than the winner in the division Chicago finished second to Oakland in the AL West in 72 with a mark of while the Tigers led In the National League the and Giants in and Reds in 1974 failed to win the title in West vision but had better records than the East Division champion Since 1978 this kind of thing has be come more and more common The most extreme case occurred in the AL in 1984 That year Toronto New York Boston and Baltimore trailed Detroit in the East All had higher winning percentages than the AL West champion Kansas City Royals The New York Yankees have had better regularseason winning per in the East than the win ner of the AL West a total of four times in 199 1985 and 1987 Boston Baltimore and Milwaukee have been in that position three times each No other team in either league has been victimized in a like manner more than twice You probably wouldn be shocked to learn that the Chicago Bears have been the fastest National Football Conference team out of the starting blocks during the past five seasons From 1984 through the Mon sters of the Midway were overall 900 during the first four games of the season Of their remaining con tests the Bears won and lost 15 for a 746 mark They ve won five succes sive NFC titles It might surprise you to learn who has been the quickest American Foot ball Conference team out of the chute It s none other than the New York Jets who went over the first month of the season from 84 to 88 Trouble is the New Yorkers only won of their other games with 1 tie for a 483 pace Clothing Mens Ladies Childrens ALTERATIONS REPASS In marked contrast to the Bears the Jets failed to win even one AFC East crown in that span of time an NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE APPLE Auto Class WINDSHIELD REPAIRS We Handle All Claims OFFICE MAGIC St Georgetown DISTRIBUTORS BLUE JAYS A L EAST CHAMPIONS SHIRTS AVAILABLE Professional Skate Sharpen ng Professional Wear 8730500 Mam Sf Georgetown VITEX SPECIAL BEST PERFORMER 640 BAM Floppy Philips tor 107500 Call Bill at Specializing in affordable Software and Peripherals for homo and small business use DELICIOUS Rotisserie Style BARBQUE CHICKEN 232 ST 87316467 A Directory of Services Offered in Our Community GENERAL CONTRACTING Additions Renovations jjpgUd- Interior Design Decks Fences Exterior Interior Face Lifts INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL 4505691 APPLE WINDSHIELD REPAIRS WE ALL INSURANCE CLAIMS AUTO SUNROOFS VINYL TOPS NO EITHK MOOU 8731655 unit Georgetown HANDYMAN SPECIALIZING IN Masonry Decks Fencing Roofing insulating Miscellaneous Work Call RON at 8534329 After p m RENOVATIONS Painting Wallpapering Rec Rooms Bathrooms Ceramic Tiles iMiiiaaiim MOTORCYCLES MWlTIH 8778226 GB HOME OFFICE CLEANING Fur sun BMtMAtmttd Wl Out Own Eijppmtnl TONYS MOTORCYCLE SERVICE Japanese Triumphs TgrnHIp Engirt Repairs Spaed and Salary Ctwcki White Wilt Winter Storage With Spring 8784986 Put More Muscle in your advertising CALLUS TODAY 8772201 LINER REPLACEMENTS y Our Specialty Over Years Expedience AQUATIC POOL SPA 8531800 RENOVATIONS Plumbing Renovating Adding a WET WHirUN ESTIMATES LANCE MORGAN a raws rants exfbhce- Free Estimates Guarantee Uc Rtnoaalor REPLACEMENT PATIO DCOfiS Ma TAYLOR ALUMWUMLTD Informative Advertising helps to lower the price of goods CANADIAN ADVERTISING FOUNDATION CamCan RENOVATIONS Fireplaces Chimney Repair Cement Pads Ceramic Tiles Additions t Cleaning Jobs Plus all other repairs household renovations FREE ESTIMATES MFFD ir FENCE CALL GEORGETOWN RENTALL 55 Sinclair Ave fT 8770157 NawRooll RaRoollng Milntanane FREE Eitimatas WrltlinGuauanlM RaftriclSuppid fit Off Si WOKS 8733945 HILLSIDE SAND GRAVEL LIMESTONE BUD HAINES DURHAM ST JEFF Think For Commercial MUM V- BOOK NOW 8731200 EAGLE ENTERPRISES TV REPA RS ELECTRONICS 360 St Unit Georgetown TV Stent VCR Day Warranty on Parts and Labaor Used Equipment Far Sale ASSESS 8731820 RCA GE Authorized Sorvica Centre SALES 01 STEREO REMUS All Work Guaranteed lor M DAYS we turret EvarTHM we MAMPTON COLOUR JOUND FILTER QUEEN Authorized SalM A Service Centre Central Portable Used Units HOE HOME Call