Notes on a Scorecard - June 16, 1993

An official announcement has not been made because management believes it is unnecessary, but Randy Pfund will return to coach the Lakers next season. . . .

“There’s never been a story,” General Manager Jerry West said. “Randy is our coach. He’s under contract to us (for another two seasons) and he will be here.” . . .

Pfund and his entire coaching staff scouted draft prospects last week at a camp in Chicago. . . .

Pfund’s job seemingly was in danger after the Lakers went 39-43 during his rookie season, but a good showing against the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs quieted the speculation. . . .

The Suns will have the road-court advantage against the Chicago Bulls tonight. The visitor has won all five games between the teams this season. . . .

News item: Clippers interview Bob Weiss and Bill Musselman for their coaching vacancy. Reaction: I guess Gene Shue isn’t available. . . .

A few hours before the Suns beat the Bulls in triple overtime Sunday, Three Peat won the seventh race at Hollywood Park. . . .

The NBA salary cap, which is expected to reach $15 million per team next season, was $3.6 million for the 1984-85 season. . . .

Former Clipper center Olden Polynice will host a reception for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti tonight at the Hollywood Roosevelt. . . .

The “Say No to Drugs” Basketball Classic, which runs from Thursday until Aug. 7 at Cal State Los Angeles, will feature a team pairing Ed and Charles O’Bannon of UCLA and another with USC recruits Avondre Jones, Stais Boseman, Jaha Wilson and Claude Green. . . .

Cheryl Miller will coach the Lady Lakers in the women’s Say No Classic that begins a six-week session Saturday morning at USC’s North Gym. . . .

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It is time to start figuring out the Philadelphia Phillies’ magic number. . . .

General Manager Lee Thomas is getting credit for reconstructing the Phillies’ pitching staff, but his signings of free-agent outfielders Pete Incaviglia, Milt Thompson and Jim Eisenreich should not be overlooked. . . .

The improving New York Yankees still are having trouble bringing the fans back to Yankee Stadium. Attendance for Monday night’s game against traditional rival Boston was only 25,227. . . .

Jose Prado, a pitcher for the University of Miami who was drafted in the eighth round by the Dodgers two weeks ago, turned down a $200,000 offer from the San Francisco Giants three years ago after being selected on the second round. . . .

How rare are left-handed starting pitchers? On Monday, Curt Young became the first left-hander to win a decision for the Oakland Athletics since he turned the trick in September of 1990. . . .

The promotion at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night was Singles Night. So the home team went out and got 15 hits against the Toronto Blue Jays, all singles. . . .

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Cal Ripken Jr. will appear in his 1,800th consecutive game tonight. . . .

Angel Manager Buck Rodgers: “Pitching is delivery, delivery and delivery.” . . .

The main scoreboard at Anaheim Stadium isn’t much, but the auxiliary boards do a good job keeping fans up to date on the out-of-town scores. . . .

More surprising than Randy Johnson’s 15 strikeouts in eight innings against the Kansas City Royals on Monday in Seattle was that he didn’t walk a batter. Last year, the 6-foot-10 left-hander from USC issued the most walks, 144, in the American League for the third consecutive year. . . .

Chicago White Sox pitcher Jeff Schwarz, 29, won his first major league game Saturday after 11 years in the minors. . . .

Expansion has not helped the quality of umpiring. . . .

No one ever pitched a no-hitter at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. . . .

Since Dallas Green replaced Jeff Torborg, the New York Mets have gone from bad to worse. . . .

A ban of all tobacco products throughout the minor leagues went into effect Tuesday. . . .

Former Toronto Blue Jay teammates Lloyd Moseby and Jesse Barfield have been reunited in the Yomiuri Giants’ outfield. . . .

Harvard placed an advertisement in the latest issue of the NCAA News seeking applicants for the job of head football coach. . . .

I hope it doesn’t rain Saturday at Cerritos College in Norwalk, where the CIF State track and field championships have been rescheduled. . . .

The Los Angeles Sports Council has submitted a bid to bring the NCAA Division I hockey championships to the Anaheim Arena in 1997 or 1998. And who would be the host school? The University of Alaska Anchorage. No Southland institutions have NCAA programs, so the L.A. Council tapped a hockey hotbed that is 2,350 miles away.