4 runs in the 1st and 3 runs in the 3rd tells the whole story. 3 hits off of Hannan further defines it. Pattin gave up 7 runs in 5 innings, but to his defense 3 were unearned. Washington hit back to back to back homers in the 3rd. Frank "Capital Punisher" Howard, Mike Epstein and Ken McMullen had the honors. Teddy "MF" Ballgame was seen smiling ear to ear in the home dugout. Surely Pattin's performance backs up his feeling that pitchers are dumb. Tommy Harper's solo shot in the 6th was all the offense Seattle could muster. Big news of the day, The Yankees ship Fred Talbot over here for Jack Aker, who was dying a slow death. Aker, who was targeted as the Pilots closer, closed the door on his Seattle career with an ERA higher than Jimi Hendrix. Talbot wasn't doing much better in New York. Chalk this one up to "a change of scenery might do them both some 
good".Since he's been pitching real well Bouton was interviewed by the local media the day before. Fans, media and especially coaches are frontrunners. The media asks stupid questions like "what are you doing different?" The great Johnny Sain says, "The world doesn't want to hear about labor pains, it only wants to see the baby". Two "big" trades were made today: Jose Vidal / Jack Aker to the Yanks for Dick Simpson / Fred Talbot.
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