THAT'S THIRTY GAMES

scoring 2 runs or less, while the pitching keeps getting better. The improvement points to the importance of Dave Eyland. We who complained about the incompetence of Mel Stottlemeyer may have been slow to recognize how much better the pitching coach is because Kennedy and Hughes started so slow and then injured themselves. But I think the manifest improvement in middle and set up relief, the salvaging of Moose and Sidney Ponson, the continued development of Joba all indicate that Eyland's promotion to the major league club is paying dividends. The hitting coach...not so much.