BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : WORLD SERIES : Second Best Not for Indians

Cleveland second baseman Carlos Baerga, on whether the Indians’ season can be considered a success if they fail to win the World Series:

“It’s good to be known as the American League champs, but when you’re in a race, you don’t want to finish second. You want to win. I want that ring.”

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Cleveland General Manager John Hart apparently was joking when he said that Dodger owner O’Malley’s congratulatory letter included a P.S. that read: “You can thank us for Orel Hershiser.” There was no such inscription, O’Malley said.