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For a hbpeless romantic like'myself, there is nogeason which comes close to matching the beauty of Arring.' But, there are those exceptions. , ' Number one on my list of objections about sprint is that it is this time of year that my favorite sports team gets an- nually bounced from the NHL. playoff picture. But for some reason playoffs are different, and even when Leafs were meeting such teams as Canadiens or Philly Flyers in their heydays, the outcome was nearly always in doubt until the final stages. That's what made it hard for me to accept. As Maxwell Smart would say, they were THAT close. _ " No matter how hard they try, the Leafs for the past 12 years have always found a detour thrown in their path enroute to Lord Manley's Basin: Last year they delayed their demise by upsetting the Islanders in the quarter-finals, but some reward, meeting the Canadiens in the semis. 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',',tgtt,rcit1tt,,itr2y,'2itttte, mat at the was: ir) was: “at really 0M .wht leyy Atnoother time intttecourseoftbeyearisJohnQ. We exposed to so much hype as in the six weeks preceding the Major League Baseball season - more commonly called spring training. , 1. Everyone connected even remotely' with the game of ba- seball knows before spring training comes around who the top four teams are in baseball. At best, two teams in each of the four divisions will be around in late season. There are exceptions every year, like the good Milwaukee Brewer team that hung in the AL East dogfight til the last couple of weeks last season. i GsntmstoirrdveintttienditiasiecudsitintheNmo. Yet for the six weeks of the Grapefruit League season, sportscasts and articles flood the North American market, commenting on everything from free agent Pete Rose (who says he is stil) loyal to Cincinnati) to the umpire strike to Rico Carty stealing a base for the like Jays. Fine. We expect stories like that. What Inthers me is that suntanning sportswriters feel compelled to go to great lengths telling us about theghances of teams like the Hous- ton Astros, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, and yes, even the Toronto Blue Jays. ' Who really gives a dam about them? Sure Toron want to hear about the Blue Jays. And New York fan the Mets. So be it. But when Associated Press, UPI, a all the American networks take great pains to portray every team as a potential pendant winner, I think they are lust taking the fans for a ride. Show the profiles of the weak teams in their respective cities, yes, but spare the rest of us the boredom. I'd give a month's salary Just to be able to go to Florida to cover a loser and get the following interview with a manager. "s Rick: Say Bob, how's your team this year? Bob: Well, from what I've seen so far, we'll be lucky to finish last. We"re probably more brutal than last year. . Rick: Didn't you recruit well over the winter? Bob: Well we thought we did, but it's obvious we blew it again. We went for speed, but you have to get on base to steal bases, and those three new guys have a combined bat- ting average that matcheimy age. . ' Rick: Who's going to be tough in your division? Bob: Who isn't? Rick: What about your vets? . Bob: They helped us lose over a hundred games last year, and with any luck at all we should have no problem match- ing that total this year. F Rick: On a lighter side Bob, how wag your winter? Bob: Oh, just fine. My wife left me for another ball player, my son was arrested for possession of drugs, and my 16-year-old daughter ran off in November and eloped. That story has a happy ending though, she got a divorce two months later. ' Rick: Well thank you for this tremendous interview. Bob: It's obvious that all is well in the Blue Bird camp and we can fully expect your team to battle to the wire for the league pennant. A That happened about two weeks ago when I had my gall bladder removed at K-W Hospital. For an entire week I was forced to gaze from a sixth-floor window at the beautiful sunshine. shirt-sleeved passers-by, and sprouting flora. My disappointment at not being able to enjoy the first of- ficial days of spring was mellowed somewhat, in fact a great deal, by my family, friends, doctors and nurses who surrounded me with cards, gifts, happy faces and good cheer. I would publicly like to thank all of them for helping to make my recovery that much taster. The third thing I hate about spring is when rm c: inside on beautiful days. _ _ .- - _ It was a'nice plaée to be visited, but no thanks, I sure wouldn't want to live there. I have to blame the media for my second, gripe al JOHN Eff2t i9e