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Sporting View
The National League MVP?
Give it to Barby
by John Musser
Collegian Sports Editor
Here are just some of my sportly thoughts that I just
happened to write down this past weekend:
■ I don't care how often he acts like a child or gets into
profane screaming matches with line judges, I still think that
John McEnroe is good for tennis. He gives tennis some
personality, and brings an artistry to the game that may never be
seen again.
Only after his retirement will people start to appreciate his
playing brilliance.
• While Andre Agassi certainly adds personality to the tennis
circuit, his play is not as exciting to watch as McEnroe's. Of
course, not many people on this planet can match Mac's
brilliance on the court.
If last week's U.S. Open is any indication, 19-year old Peter
Sampras might have some of the creativity that McEnroe has.
Plus, having a booming 120-mph serve doesn’t hurt either.
• Get this: I received my NBA preview issue from Inside
Sports magazine in the mail last week. This is akin to a
department store advertising Christmas sales in April. In other
words, it gets kind of sickening when you see these previews
months in advance. I’m the kind of guy that doesn't give a damn
until the season starts.
• If they send me a Baseball '9l issue next month, I'll
probably heave my Ho-Ho's.
• I'm sure most of you saw Detroit slugger Cecil Fielder's
recent stadium-clearing home run. As you read this, the ball he
hit is currently passing Saturn. Really.
• Speaking of Fielder, it looks as though he may keep
Oakland A's outfielder Rickey Henderson from winning the AL
MVP award. That's too bad, because Henderson is having one of
his best seasons ever of his illustrious career.
However, Fielder is having a monster year, an even bigger
monster than the one Kevin Mitchell had last year for San
Francisco when he won the National League MVP.
• As for the NL MVP award, it's a little more difficult. This
one's going to take some tools. Just cut the sucker in half and
give one piece to Pirate leftfielder Barry Bonds and the other to
his teammate, rightfielder Bobby Bonilla.
The killer B's have been stinging all year long, and when one
doesn't come through, the other usually does. Unfortunately,
giving the MVP to two players on the same team may be too
radical for the award's voters.
• I think I have a solution to the problem in giving the NL
MVP award. Let's combine Bonds and Bonilla into one person so
they can both win the award. The name on the trophy: Barby
Bondilla.
* 1 couldn't help but laugh last week when Zane Smith
blanked the New York Mets on one-hit pitching last Wednesday
for the Pittsburgh Pirates. When the Bucs acquired Smith from
Montreal, Mets rightfielder Darryl Strawberry referred to the lefty
hurlcr as "nothing."
That's exactly what the Mets hit against Smith.
• By the way, Smith is 4-0 with a 1.3 S ERA (as of Sunday)
since joining die Buccos. Pretty good numbers for a "nothing"
pitcher.
• Allow me to digress and talk about football for a moment. I
assume that most everyone here saw Penn State's home opener
against Texas on Saturday. For those who didn't, I'll briefly
describe what the game was like:
It wasn't pretty.
The final score was Longhorns 17, Nittany Lions 13.
• Someone better tell Mr. Jackson's agent that Bo also knows
overexposure.
• Remember when Sports Illustrated picked the Cleveland
Indians to win the American League East a few years ago? Then
they said how they would go on to be a force to be reckoned with
in the '9o's?
Well folks, this force has yet to be heard from in this decade.
As of Tuesday, the Tribe trails the division-leading Boston Red
Sox by 16 and a half games.
• Say, could Chicago White Sox reliever Bobby Thigpen save
a few more games for his team? Well, he has blown a few
chances, but he has saved over 60 percent of Chicago's wins.
• Do you know why there are so many riots by fans at
European soccer games? Its not that the fans are swept up by the
• competition, they're just bored. Either that, or somebody has this
annoying habit of spilling his beer on the wrong person.
• By the way, I have nothing against soccer. I think it's a fine
sport and I even enjoy watching it occasionally, especially when
the Lions have a home game. I was just joking with ya.
The Collegian
Lady netters lose two of three
Only win comes on home coutrts
by Robert Kitchen
Collegian Staff Writer
The Lady Lions lost their
second match in a row Tuesday
with their loss to local rival
Gannon University.
The Lady Golden Knights
swept the singles competition,
the five matches in straight sets.
The only match win came in
doubles, with Melissa Clark and
Steffani Rase he in two sets.
The Lady Lions dropped to 1-
2 for the season. Gannon is 1-0.
The women's tennis team
defeated SUNY-Fiedonia in their
home opener 5-4 on September
6th.
First year coach Dan Gallegos
said he was pleased with the
opening victory.
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"I'm proud of them. They’ve
been really working hard and
there has been a lot of
improvement”
Sophomore Linda Marquardt
saw the win as a good way to
begin for the year.
"We are a new team. Winning
our first match was a positive
way to start off the season. We
are willing to play our best at
every match."
Singles winners for Behrend
were Clark, Rasche, and Kathy
Rozumny.
Clark, the team's top seed,
came from behind to earn her
victory. Clark lost the first set,
7-5, but came back and won the
next two sets, 6-2 and 6-1.
Rasche (6-1, 6-4) and
Rozumny (6-1,6-4) defeated their
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opponents in straight sets.
In doubles, Behrend won two
of the three matches. Clark-
Rasche won in two sets by a
score of 6-3,6-2.
Linda Marquardt and Kathy
Nicolls won in three sets. They
lost the first 7-5 but came back
to win 6-4,6-2.
Behrend next traveled to
Westminster College, where they
suffered a 7-0 loss. None of the
lady netters managed to last
longer than two sets.
Despite the decisiveness of die
loss, Gallegos said he was not
disappointed in the play of his‘
team.
"As long as the ladies give it
their best, there isn’t any more
you can ask for."