73 LIBERTY REVIEW: #7 LONG ISLAND EXPRESS: I'M SITTING AT A RAILROAD STATION WAITING FOR MY DESTINATION ....

   

Brian Calvi (42-66) 
Candlestick Park 
Franchise Record 95-121
72 EWC Champs
73 Rankings
8th hitting
4th pitching


LINEUP 

Williams c 119
Perez T 1b 169
Fuentes 2b 87
Harrah ss 100 
Robinson B 3b 90
Rudi lf 109 
Unser cf 114
Murcer rf 135

BENCH 

Lum of 117
Fanzone cr 114 
Johnson De 1b 108 
Hegan 1b 93 
Clines of 85 
Michael ss 58 
Oates c 63

ROTATION 

Koosman 128
Holtzman 120
Cleveland 122
Moose 100 

BULLPEN 

Giusti 149
Pina H 129
McDaniel 129
D'Acquisto 109 
Wallace M 109 


NOTES 

This team reminds me of the 1973 Mets which should not be surprising since Calvi loves the Mets.  Anytime you roll out a rotation of Koosman, Holtzman, Cleveland and Moose you know you have a chance to win any game, especially since all of them have MLB World Series experience.  When you add an outstanding bullpen, all you need is a lead after 7 innings and its game over. 

Tony Perez and Bobby Murcer lead the hitting attack but the rest of the lineup does not strike fear in the hearts of Liberty managers.  Despite this weakness, you have to be impressed with the defensive range of the LIX.   The big X factor is what to do with Earl Williams.  The man can hit but he has an iron glove. 

Calvi has built a team that could ride its way to the playoffs on the back of the impressive pitching staff.  The numbers say LIX finishes 4th in the tough Eastern division but Calvi has the 73 Mets' blueprint for success.