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AO/)3riJK 1 March 30, 1992
Baseball
Mike Givler
Capital Times Staff
Major League Baseball players are
making big news already and the spring
training games haven't even drawn to a
close. This year it isn't news about players
arguing with coaches over salaries or
playing time, but it's about sexual
harassment and foul ball injuries.
NEW YORK METS' PITCHER David
Cone has been in the spotlight for
allegedly forcing two women to watch
him masturbate. This supposedly
happened in the bullpen and in a motel
room. All of this comes during a season
when the Mcts should have a stacked
offense and an untouchable pitching staff.
Maybe Cone misunderstood the hype
which said the only way the Mets won't
win the National East is if they beat
themselves.
ANGELS' PITCHER MATT
KEOUGH and Pirates' All-Star Barry
Bonds received hospital treatment for
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bloopers top spring action
gating struck in the head with batted
balls. Kcough was hit with a foul line
drive and Bonds was smacked in the right
eye during batting practice. So much for
the warning "Heads up!!!"
THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES are
Givler's Travels
enjoying one of their best Grapefruit
League seasons ever. This may not be a
good sign for the regular season though.
The Orioles started spring 4-0, before
losing to the Phillies. This may have been
a blessing because the last time Baltimore
was 5-0 in the spring, they lost 100
games that year. There is no way that will
happen to this year's Oriole club, because
they will get 18 easy wins by just playing
the Indians.
THE NCAA TOURNAMENT featured
a classic confrontation, when top-seeded
Photo by Karen Putt
Lion hurler Darren Rissmiller delivers a pitch, as first baseman James Truhe awaits a putout during Wednesday's
game at nationally ranked Elizabethtown.
Baseball, from page 14
Gallaudet earns split with
Lions
MAR. 21 - A tired and flat Lion squad
exploded midway through the first game
for a 12-1 victory, but wasted a chance for
a sweep in D.C. with a 7-5 loss in the
second game.
In the opener, the Lions used five back
to-back hits in the fourth to break open a
scoreless tie. James Truhe (1-2), Lapinas
(2-3), Buddy Dodson (2-3 with 5 RBl's),
Jeff Phelps (2-4) and Kory Shope (2-4
with 2 RBl's) singled and scored
consecutively in the fourth to give the
Lions a 5-0 lead.
The Lions also scored three times -in
the fifth, and four times in the seventh for
the win. Lapinas went the distance, giving
up no earned runs and improved his record
Duke faced off against the Fighting
Camels of Campbell in the first round.
Many people believed that the winner of
this game was going to win the
tournament. I believe this would have
been Campbell's first national
championship.
THE QUOTE OF THE ISSUE goes to
TNT announcer Hubie Brown for his
comment during the Lakers-Blazers game.
The Lakers had found out hours earlier that
James Worthy would be lost for the rest of
the year due to knee surgery. This would
come at a time when they were playing
with an out-of-shape Vlade Divac, and
without Sam Perkins. Brown said "If
Sedale Threatt should go down, there may
be a shutout here tonight.”
LET ME ”GIV” YA A TRIVIA. Who
invented the seventh inning stretch?
IRAN BARKLEY RECENTLY
DEFEATED THOMAS HEARNS in a
12-round boxing match. The headlines read
"Barkley defeats Hearns," and I thought Sir
Charles had finally found a sport where he
to 2-0 in game one.
The Lions picked up a 4-0 lead in the
third inning of game two after singles by
Mark Ginther and Mick Michalik, and a
double by Kirk Smith.
The Bisons fought back, scoring four
times in their half of the inning to tie the
score. The Bisons scored twice more in
the fifth and once in the sixth for a 7-4
lead.
The Lions tried to stage a comeback in
the seventh, when Truhe singled home
Adams to pull within two. However, the
Bisons took the air out of the Lions' tires
and held on for the win.
Todd Hall and Smith, who each had
two RBIs, and Gallagher (2-4) were the
Lion standouts in game two.
Nationally ranked Blue Jays
beat Lions
MAR. 25 - The Lions played their best
game to date against 17th ranked
couldn't act like the true jerk he is, but he
wouldn't fit into the boxing mold because
he hasn't raped anyone. Yet.
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL
LEAGUE decided to put an end to the
instant replay for next season. However, I
think they are still reviewing it up in the
booth.
WAYNE GRETZKY IS THIRD in the
NHL in points, but is minus 12 in the
plus/minus department. Similarly, Brett
Hull is the leading goal scorer and is at
minus 2. So, is the best offense a good
defense?
ANSWER TO THE TRIVIA
QUESTION. President Taft once attended
a baseball game during his term in office,
and stood up in the seventh inning of the
game to stretch. Everyone in the stands
also stood up, in respect for the president,
and it steamrolled from there.
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Elizabethtown, but could get no offense in
a 4-0 loss.
The Lions' bats could manage only
four hits in the nine inning affair, but
their pitching held the Blue Jays in check.
Crafty righthander Rissmiller cruised
until he allowed the first Jay's hit in the
fourth, which eventually scored on an
obstruction call. He ran into trouble in the
fifth, but only gave up four hits in five
innings.
The Blue Jays scored twice in the fifth,
after three consecutive singles, and pushed
an unearned run across in the sixth to end
the scoring.
McDonald relieved in the sixth,
surrendering one hit in two innings of
work. Lapinas rounded out the pitching
repitoire and did not allow a hit in the
final two innings.
Lisbinski, Adams, Rissmiller and
Phelps had the only hits for the Lions.