DODGERS NOTEBOOK: STAMINA IN SEPTEMBER PLEASES.

Byline: Matt McHale Daily News Staff Writer

Chan Ho Park said after Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that he doesn't care about who the Dodgers' No. 1 pitcher is next season.

Amid clubhouse speculation that the Dodgers must make offseason bids for free agents Kevin Brown or Randy Johnson to stabilize their young staff, Park said the best part of his career-high 15 victories this season is the four that came in September.

``Personally, I don't care about that other stuff,'' said Park, who allowed eight hits and one run in six innings. ``For myself and the team, I am happiest with the way I pitched at the end of the season. That shows that my stamina has improved and that I can give this team 200 innings.''

Park gave them 220-2/3 innings, the most by far in his four-year career. He went 192 last season when he tied Hideo Nomo for the club lead with 14 victories.

In 1997, Park went 8-1 during July and August, but went 1-2 with a 5.11 ERA in September when the Dodgers were in the middle of a tight division race.

``Whatever happens, they now know they can depend on me to give them innings,'' Park said.

Although the season ended Sunday, Park isn't done pitching. He was scheduled to participate in an eight-game All-Star series next month in Japan and represent Korea at the Asian Games in December. The Dodgers are saying that is too much and Park is considering dropping out of the All-Star tournament despite a $83,000 pay day.

If Korea wins the Asian Games, Park will be excused from military service.

``This might be the final chance I get to represent my country,'' he said.

Red-eye Shaw: Closer Jeff Shaw left for home outside Cincinnati at 11 p.m. Sunday and it's not certain if he'll be back.

``All I can say is I'll be taking my son to school tomorrow,'' said Shaw, who recorded his 48th save in Sunday's victory. ``I haven't made up my mind what I'm going to do other than that.''

Shaw, 32, has 15 days after the end of the World Series to demand a trade from the Dodgers, who acquired him at the All-Star break. Because he was traded in the middle of a multi-year contract, he has that leverage. He signed a four-year contract with Cincinnati before the season that pays $2.8 million in each of the next three seasons.

Shaw played in Montreal for new GM Kevin Malone, who says he will visit Cincinnati during the offseason. Shaw also can name six teams where he cannot be traded.

Bitter? There definitely was one player in Dodger Stadium not rooting for the New York Mets to make the playoffs - Brewers starter Bill Pulsipher. Once considered the future ace of the Mets staff, Pulsipher fell out of favor with manager Bobby Valentine after missing considerable playing time with elbow problems. He was traded at the July 31 deadline.

``There's a little bit of satisfaction because of the way the Mets season ended,'' Pulsipher said after the Mets were swept this weekend in Atlanta. ``I think they might have mishandled me a little bit. I think that before Bobby Valentine came over, I was expected to do big things for the organization. But once he came over there, that kind of went out the window. I don't know why, but that's the way things happened. I mean, I don't want to root bad for the guys. I love the guys on the team and I think they're a great team. But I didn't want to see them make the playoffs. That's for sure.''

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The South Korean gave the Dodgers 220-2/3 innings this season and won 15 games.