Dave LaPoint

JUICE UP THE ARMS

10 Years Ago in Sports IllustratedIn our March 16, 1981 issue, we examined the proverbial "trade that helps both teams": The Brewers got Rollie Fingers (left), Pete Vuckovich and Ted Simmons from the Cardinals for...

TELEPATHIC SPORTSWRITINGCardinals first baseman Pedro Guerrero apologized last week to manager Tom Lasorda for telling reporters that the Dodgers had treated him "like a dog" before he was traded to St. Louis last...

A GOOD RAP

New York Mets second baseman Wally Backman has had a tough spring. He was criticized by manager Davey Johnson for "losing his killer instinct," he suffered a pinched nerve in his neck and a pulled hamstring, he...