NL EAST PREVIEW Phils chances are Rose-y By JON WELLS Would you pay 3.2 million dollars for a ticket to the World Series? The Philadelphia Phillies may have done just that when they dipped deep into the till this winter to aquire the fiery free- agent, Pete Rose. The frustrated Phillies, winners. of three straight National League East Division titles yet losers each year in the playoffs, are the favorites this year to end the five year drought of East bases and give Montreal the best young outfield to appear in the majors in years. IN ADDITION to being just plain strong, the Expos pitching corps, an- chored by Ross Grimsely, Rudy May, Bill Lee and Steve Rogers, has a dif- ferent look than any other in the league. Sporting three lefthanded starters, two of which are accomplished junk- ballers, the Expos will confuse many a heavy hitter. In the infield, look for good years question marks on the mound and in the field. The pitching staff is a bundle of "ifs." If the Bucs are going to be contenders John Candelaria must come back from an injury-filled year, Don Robinson must verify his strong rookie season and Kent Tekulve must again handle a heavy bullpen load. Last year the Pirate infield was one large sieve. The bumbling Bucs led the league in errors with Frank Taveras and his 38 miscues providing the major gap. If pitching and defense are truely the keys to winning baseball then slate the Pirates for third. THE CHICAGO CUBS should be respectable again this year, but they are badly in need of pitchers and power hitters. It takes no great student of the game to realize that big bats in a puny park are desirable. Although it's true the Cubs tied for the league lead in, team batting last year the fact remains that in their entire line-up only Dave Kingman is a legitimate threat to pop one out of miniature Wrigley field.. The Cubs improved themselves up the middle this winter with the aquisition of catcher Barry Foote and centerfielder Jerry Martin, both from the Phillies. The hurling corps is lean, however, and barring a miracle from old alumnus Ken Holtzman the Cubbies will have to settle for fourth. The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets will bang heads for the bot- tom rung once again. Both teams boast respectable pitching staffs. However, the Mets carry a very small team stick and it seems something died in the Redbirds' bullpen. The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 30,. 1979-Page 11 FREAKED ABOUT FINALS? Do You Fear -freezing or blanking on exams? -not being able to concentrate on studying 'cause you're scared? -not enough time to get everything done? 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THE PHILLIES mound picture, dimmed by spring injuries to Larry Christenson and Dick Ruthven, looks brighter due to the arrival of righthan- der Nino Espinosa from the Mets. The rest of the staff is solid, with stop- pers Steve Carlton and Randy Lerch as starters and Ron Reed, Tug McGraw and Rawley Eastwick coming out of the bullpen. Couple all this with Greg Luzinski's lethal swat, the speed and clutch hitting of Gary Maddox and Bake McBride, and you've created a formidable pic- ture indeed. Yet with all this talent there may still be a psychological element missing from the Phils. No matter what you think of Pete Rose, he is undeniably a winner. If he can inject this element into his new team, look for the Phillies in the World Series. The Montreal Expos are a strong, young team travelling on a path that will soon lead them to the top of their division. The Expos, under the able leadership of manager Dick Williams, posess a fine blend of youth and ex- perience. The three wonder boys, Warren Cromartie, Andre Dawson and Ellis Valentine combined last year to clout 60 homeruns, drive in 208 runs and steal 38 from youngsters Gary Carter and Larry Parrish and steady play from veterans Tony Perez, Dave Cash and Chris Speier. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a threat, as they proved in their late season surge last year, yet there are big WHO WAS ZORRO? Find out the answer to this Burning Question and more Friday, March 30-8 p.m. Union Ballroom T.V. TRIVIA NIGHT Videotapes and lectures on the sordid history of the Boob Tube. $1.50 + popcorn From: Union Programming I . I Mountaineering #4* I ® o pleasures of mountaineering of timngas well as tech-- run the risk of being labeled pique. The wrong .social climbers. But such moment, like the - cheap shots are to be ignored. wrong method, .They are the work of cynics, markis tht~e gap nay-sayers and chronic between ;malcontents. amateur anld-Similarly, the ambience aficionado. So the of an athletic afternoon (e.g. key to successful mountaineer- *- - The Big Game) is another ideal moment. Downing ing is to choose the occasions dthe mountain elevates wisely and well. When, then, is -the morano thefatas it aproriat toslow Lef' <: -the morale of the fan and, it appropriate to slowly quaffhecteea.Tr- y q hence, the team. There the smooth, refreshingfc mountains of Busch Beer? fore, if you care at all about Celebrations, of course,.-. the outcome, it is your duty to are both expected and ex- Whe;nson. cellent opportunities to when should one not test your mountaineering . enjoy the invigoration of the mettle. Indeed, on major X mountains? Here, you'll be holidays it is i y happy to learn, the list is mandatory -much briefer. to do so."- Mountaineering is *I ,i : smalli es s ,considered I - magi-n victories like exams passed, declassd ~s i .) r in the fiscal new year or com Smemo- papers completed or classes. attended are equally. acceptable. Remember the mountain- eer's motto:_ rating matricula- Calvin C. tion is Coolidge's celebration.- birthday Interper sonal relation- F ' ing caution to the windurin ~isra Take-A-Sorghum-To-Lunch-meaning- Week without the I" ' sful t There are benefit ofBusch.A NTA o few things finer than dlisturbingpros- ::ewtb;, fierthn_ distubing ros-taking your compan- pect at best. ;adngyu opr ion in hand and head- ing for the mountains other hand, not th hnd,,transcending the ho- every event need' hum and hum-drum cant as tsegni- in favor of a romantic cant as those .R & R. Naturally, utnea".couples who share the with *dessert, improper = Q during judi- cial proceed- ings and just plain foolish while crop dusting around power lines. Otherwise, as the hot-heads of the sixties used tosay, "Seize the time! " _ Mountaineering is the science and art of drinking Busch. The term originates due to the snowy, icy peaks sported by the label outside and perpetuates due to the cold, naturally refreshing taste inside. (cf. lessons 1, 2 and 3.)