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BoilerRocketScientist · 04-29-2013, 10:53 PM

General Manager Woody Tobias took a risk in coaxing Richie Zisk out of retirement 2 years ago. Zisk had decided to hang up his cleats after suffering a labrum tear which ended his season with Atlanta in 1979. Tobias thought that Zisk could help his young team but no one could have predicted this. In his second season in Seattle Zisk led the team with 21 HR's while hitting .260 and knocking in 92 runs. Then in 8 post-season games, Zisk was 12/33 (.364) with 1 3B and 7 HR’s knocking in 15 runs while scoring 10. Zisk slugged at a 1.061 pace with a 1.462 OPS! Zisk earned his $375K for the season and will never have to buy a drink in Seattle for the rest of his life!!! Other than Zisk, John Stearns (.370/.433/.952) was the only other batter who hit over .300 for the series. All the other starters struggled - AL Batting Champ Paul Molitor (.171/.216/.531), Bill Buckner (.074/.161/.309), Dave Winfield (.174/.269/.574), Andre Thornton (.200/.286/.526), Ruppert Jones (.233/.361/.628), Dave Stapleton (.241/.333/.644), and Tim Wallach (.267/.333/.733). Seattle hitters did manage to earn 31 walks in their 8 playoff games.

What won the day was the pitching. The much maligned staff finished near the bottom of most major pitching categories in the AL but managed a 2.93 ERA in the playoffs including shutting out the Cardinals in the final 2 games of the World Series. The excellent work in the World Series was done against the backdrop of losing ace Don Gullet for 4 months in Game 2 of the ALCS. Seattle starters came up strong with Floyd Bannister (2-0, 1.80 ERA, 9 K’s in 15 innings) and rookie Greg Harris (1-0, 0.68 ERA, 7 K’s, 0 BB’s in 13.1 innings) saving their best performances when they were needed most.

04-29-2013, 10:53 PM	#58
BoilerRocketScientist All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 611	1981 World Series Postscript General Manager Woody Tobias took a risk in coaxing Richie Zisk out of retirement 2 years ago. Zisk had decided to hang up his cleats after suffering a labrum tear which ended his season with Atlanta in 1979. Tobias thought that Zisk could help his young team but no one could have predicted this. In his second season in Seattle Zisk led the team with 21 HR's while hitting .260 and knocking in 92 runs. Then in 8 post-season games, Zisk was 12/33 (.364) with 1 3B and 7 HR’s knocking in 15 runs while scoring 10. Zisk slugged at a 1.061 pace with a 1.462 OPS! Zisk earned his $375K for the season and will never have to buy a drink in Seattle for the rest of his life!!! Other than Zisk, John Stearns (.370/.433/.952) was the only other batter who hit over .300 for the series. All the other starters struggled - AL Batting Champ Paul Molitor (.171/.216/.531), Bill Buckner (.074/.161/.309), Dave Winfield (.174/.269/.574), Andre Thornton (.200/.286/.526), Ruppert Jones (.233/.361/.628), Dave Stapleton (.241/.333/.644), and Tim Wallach (.267/.333/.733). Seattle hitters did manage to earn 31 walks in their 8 playoff games. What won the day was the pitching. The much maligned staff finished near the bottom of most major pitching categories in the AL but managed a 2.93 ERA in the playoffs including shutting out the Cardinals in the final 2 games of the World Series. The excellent work in the World Series was done against the backdrop of losing ace Don Gullet for 4 months in Game 2 of the ALCS. Seattle starters came up strong with Floyd Bannister (2-0, 1.80 ERA, 9 K’s in 15 innings) and rookie Greg Harris (1-0, 0.68 ERA, 7 K’s, 0 BB’s in 13.1 innings) saving their best performances when they were needed most.