FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2001
The boys of summer are
The baseball season has sprung
again and the so-called experts are
trying to predict the winners. No
one seems to be going out on a ledge
because everyone seems to be
picking the New York Yankees, who
buy the championship every year.
Granted, they do have heroes like
Jim Leyritz or Shane Spencer who
come out of nowhere to help secure
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becomes, however, can we ever root
for someone that just plays baseball
and doesn't make the business side
the number one aspect?
This past year, Alex Rodriguez
signed a $252 million contract to
play for the Texas Rangers. The
Rangers still got blasted on opening
day 9-1 by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Seven school records broken at Geneva Invitations
by Jamie Salapek
staff writer
The Behrend track and field team
was up and running last Saturday at
the Geneva Invitational. With better
weather conditions and high hopes,
the team blew away the competition
by shattering many school records.
Endurance, strength and
determination paid off for Behrend as
it walked away with seven school
records and several personal bests.
Twenty-one team members also
finished in the top 10.
With a long list of outstanding
performances, the Behrend team
continues to show significant
improvement and leave tough
opponents in the dust.
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ponents. Spiegel also picked up
a goal.
In the final game of the week
end, Queens defeated Behrend 11-
2. Freshman Sara McGarvey was
able to finally break the ice and
score her first goal of her colle
giate career. Spiegel also played
a part in the game as she once
again came through for Behrend
with another goal.
Although the women walked
away from the weekend without
a first win, they think that the el
ements are coming together for a
The Blue Jays
Caught in the Grasp got rid of David
Wells and a lot of
Douglas Smith their team salary. Their
pitcher on opening day
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was Estaban Loiza, who used
to pitch for the Pittsburgh
Pirates. He shut down a rather
high-powered offense and shut
down the money as the item that
makes the game flow.
I am sick of seeing Roger
Clemens and Andy Pettitte win
games and be cheered on as the best
pitchers in the game. They are
supposed to play well. If you are
one of the highest paid players in
the game then you are supposed to
produce for your team. This is the
case with Jason Kendall for the
Pittsburgh Pirates this year. Every
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supposed to produce. Manny
Ramirez, Mike Piazza, and Randy
Johnson are among those players.
Still injuries or slumps cause the
production numbers to go down
and fans become disappointed.
The game should be about the fun
and excitement. Many say that
hitting a round ball with a round bat
"I think we can overcome a lot of
adversity because we've had to
improvise and be creative in many of
our training sessions," said coach
Rich Hoffman. "That allows our
athletes to he adaptable and complete
under difficult circumstances. I think
we had a couple of instances Saturday
that showed this."
Behrend standout, Lindsay
Schulte, set three school records in
the 200-meter race with a 26.90 time
and the 400, clocking in at 1:03.20.
Schulte placed fifth in both events
and broke her third school record of
the day, placing seventh in the triple
jump. She also qualified for the
ECAC in the 200 after her fine
performance on Saturday.
The Behrend women proved to be
victory. Over this past week, the
women have been working vig
orously on various techniques to
get ready for the championship
tournament this weekend at
Grove City.
Passing and shooting are two
key elements that the women
must put together successfully to
achieve a win this weekend. The
Behrend Lions believe that after
a week of lengthened practices,
working on different passing and
shooting techniques, they will be
ready for the tournament.
is the hardest thing to do in sports.
Look at Jason Giambi. He plays for
the Oakland A's and hits the ball
harder than many of the players ever
Texas now sports the highest paid player in baseball
to reach the major leagues. A's do be quite a reimbursement as it is.
not have a high payroll since their Go back to the days in Little
shortstop and other stars were League when you played against
virtual no-names last year until they your friends and had fun chatting
started to produce. They have not out on the bases. The fans were
difficult to beat in Geneva. Andrea
Sanko placed sixth in the 5000 with a
time of 20.13, while teammates Tina
Rubay and Brandi Napenas ran a close
race behind Sanko with times of 21.45
and 22.33.
Pilly Gonzalez took home sixth
place in the high jump, with a mark of
4-10 and seventh in the long jump,
measuring 15-02.25. Jessica Knapp
placed sixth in the 1500 with a 5:14.10
time, and ran well in the 800 with a
time of 2:39. Teammate, Jessie Coe,
followed closely behind Knapp,
clocking in at 5:48.
Louise Wingerter and Heather Efaw
left their mark on Behrend as both
women set a new school record.
Wingerter set a new record and placed
second in the pole vault, with a mark
From the upcoming tournament,
the Behrend women have a chance
of going all the way to the NCAA
Final Four in Women's Water
Polo. Behrend's first game of the
tournament at Grove City is today
at 4:00 p.m. against Princeton.
Their second game will also be
played on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
against Slippery Rock. The re
sults of these games will determine
the times that the Behrend women
will play on Saturday.
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turned the game into a business yet,
and will play for the wins and to
have fun. The competition should
of 8-0 and Efaw set a new time of
1:13.60 in the 400 hurdles.
Bernadette Wingerter placed fifth and
Jen Carroll placed sixth in the pole
vault. Kathy Perry earned fifth place
in the 3000 steeplechase with a time
of 13:03 and Lynn Herrmann took
home sixth place in the javelin, with
a toss of 101-10.0.
The men's team put up a good
fight, breaking two school records and
taking home many rankings. Tyler
Travis set a new school record and
placed eighth in the 5000 with a time
of 16:14.0. Dave Masilunas also set
a record and placed fifth in the 110
high hurdles, clocking in at 16.74.
Dennis Halaszynski took home a
seventh place in the 3000-meter
steeplechase timed at 10:46.0.
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there watching because they were
proud, and it was fun to watch. This
should be the way the game is today.
It is called America's pastime, yet
it takes a new ballpark to get fans
to support a slumping team. It can
be a time to spend with your family
and just enjoy beautiful summer
weather. These little joys become
lost in the numbers of the game.
Many sports have trades and free
agent signings, but perhaps only the
NBA matches the depth of these two
systems compared to Major League
Baseball. The Rangers now have
Ken Caminiti, Andres Galarraga,
and Rodriguez. This is quite a
different team from Royce Clayton
and Lee Stevens. However, I'm
going to go out on a limb here and
say that they don't even make the
playoffs. I want other teams to
make it that at least make you feel
like they are playing for the
competition and fun of the game.
I think it would be great to see
the New York Mets play the San
Francisco Giants and the
Milwaukee Brewers play, well the
Pittsburgh Pirates in the playoffs.
Of course that will not happen
because they can't receive revenues
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Mark Suroviec, Dave Ober, Chris
Weiser, and Kenton White took home
eighth places for Behrend. Suroviec
placed in the 1500 with a time of
4:15.90, Ober in the 400, clocked at
11.30, Weiser placed in the 200 at
24.80, and White in the triple jump
with a mark of 5-8. David Young
brought home seventh place in the
discus with a throw of 99-0.
Jay Davids placed third in the high
jump and qualified for the ECAC with
a mark of 6-2 and the Behrend men's
team took home a third place in the
4X400 relay at 3:30.30. Clint Altman,
Carl Alherico, Brian Pratt and Matt
Gimmke all set personal best in the
1500 with times of 4:34.1, 4:42.0,
4:43.0 and 4:48.0.
An injured Keith Cerroni put his
back
from higher market teams;
therefore, the market kills their
chances. All of the teams above
have someone that weighs heavy on
their payroll, but they do not fork
out money that easily. I am a Pirate
fan for life and will remain loyal no
matter how much trouble they have
succeeding. They are fun to watch
and keep baseball like it should be.
In the American League teams
like Oakland and Seattle can steal
the spotlight from the White Sox
and the Yankees. Seattle has
dropped a lot of money from its
payroll and is still very competitive.
That is great to see.
To keep baseball fun to watch,
root for a California World Series
this year. The Giants will not give
Barry Bonds any more money, so
they are bucking the system and
Oakland never talks about its
payroll. These teams keep games
exciting and showcase some of the
best players in the league right now
that have nothing but raw talent. So,
let's keep the business aspect on the
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fellow athletes to the test, as they had
to pick up where he left off. Ober took
Cerroni's place in the 4X400 relay.
"Cerroni had worked hard this year
and we hate to see him injured with
an unfortunate hamstring injury but
we hope to see him get back soon,"
said Hoffman. "I think the other guys
reached down inside a little and found
a little extra to make up for Cerroni's
absence and he was right there
cheering them on."
The Behrend track and field team
has continued to prove that rain or
shine, healthy or injured, its fierce
skills and driving force to the finish
line keep it one step ahead of the
competition.