June 04, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 19) • Page Image 11
… remember Jim Paciorek, the man who was not retired in nine consecutive at-bats. They may remember the four hour and 15 minute Wolverine-Golden Bear game, a battle that was won and lost five times before…
… Michigan's stay atRosenblatt Stadium was brief. The Wolverine presence will be eclipsed by the play of the national powers in the last two rounds, as it should be. There is, however, one Blue image that will…
… walks, Middaugh was in the stands behind home plate meticulously scouting the other teams. There is little doubt that the Wolverines were the most heavily coached team in the series. Many witnesses of…
… 23 batters uninten- tionally, but the fact is, Middaugh threw many of those balls. In the third inning of the final game against Arizona, the Wolverines and the Wildcats were tied, 6-0. The leadoff…
… managerial moves that Middaugh made in that inning would constitute the very definition of over-managing. In the context of this particular Wolverine team in this particular World Series,~however, the coaches…
… acted managerial style becomes understan- dable, and indeed, justifiable. In terms of talent and experience, the 1980 Wolverine team was good, not great. Their roster had an inordinant number of freshmen…
…, including three of the four starting pitchers. Aside from the big four in the lineup, Paciorek, Foussianes, Hool and Wagner, the rest of the active Wolverine batters hit only .262 asa group. It is quite…