Ia faaauau pea le suʻesuʻega o lenei palakalafa - Na faamasinoina e Merrill le 1988 World Series, faapea le American League Championship Series i le 1981, 1983, 1987, 1992
ma le 1997. O Merrill sa i tua o le ipu i le Taʻaloga 2 o le 1983 ALCS ina ua faʻatusatusa e Mike Boddicker se LCS faʻamaumauga ma 14 strikeouts, ma Taʻaloga 2 o le 1988 World Series, ina ua fanaina e Orel Hershiser o le Los Angeles Dodgers se tolu-lavea, 6<unk>0 shutout faasaga i le Oakland Athletics, taʻitaʻia e "Bash Brothers" Jose Canseco ma Mark McGwire.