SPORTS
Thursday, October t, 2064 • i*age 27
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Who wiU be playing in this year s Fall Classic?
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Baltimore Ravens, they
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week. With a pathetic
j,
four loss to the abysmal Chiefs, the
divi^"^ dropped back to 2-2 in an AFC North
^ould be tougher than expected,
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offense doesn’t pick up, I’m not
then,
declining defense can keep
"'ill
Redskins next week
they
^ challenge than expected if
offe
lineu^f
LaVar Arrington back in the
5lot
Baltimore should have
Op^ ^ ,^®^ble scoring. Pittsburgh should pick
if
Weekend against the Browns, and
Will ^
keep pace, Jamal Lewis
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Irving his time earlier than he wants
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about to get exciting. Baseball
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capitalize on the exciting playoffs
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great postseason.
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Cardinals - Dodgers.
Igj ^ ^ ^d s have the best offense in the
Albert Pujols,
"‘S Larry
i-urry Walker,
waiKer, AiDcn
rujuis, Jim
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and
Edgar
Rentaria
two
thri
^'x
in
the
lineup.
The
Dodgers
are
start!
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‘
.
The
^''en-game-winner in game one.
.. , ^ g e r s lack of pitching should send
^rrie
—•V. this
uus year, although
aitnougn Beltre
o ciu t and
Astros-Braves
The Astros made it to the playolTs by going on
a tear at the end
of the season,
winning 36 of
their final 46 games. The
Braves won the NL East for the
^ . A
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Red Sox-A
ngels
Both teams have great offenses and an
unstoppable will to win. However, the Sox
have great pitching, too. Schilling should
be able to out-duel Washburn in game one,
and the Sox should be able to find two wins
with Pedro, Lowe and
Wakefield follow­
ing him.
Sox inA
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rhampionshipSpriAC
Series
Cardinals - Astros
Clemens may be able to stop the St. Louis
lineup, but no one else on the staff can. St.
Louis dominated the Central this year, and
should be able to get their momentum back by beating the Dodgers.
Cardinals in 5.
Yankees - Red Sox
The Red Sox have much better pitching this
Yankees13th consecutive year, which
year than the Yanks. Pedro called the Bombers
Twins
means there is only one word to
Torii Hunter his ‘daddy.’ The Sox defense has been playing
describe them. Dominant? No^
said that his wonderfully since the deadline additions.
Dynasty?
No.
Adequate?
team wanted the Yankees. People However, 1918. Pedro, Manny, Damon. AExacriy. Winning the NL ^ t
don’t often know what they really Rod, Sheff, Aaron F-ing Boone. This series
should be expected from this
want. This is a great Twins will, once again, defy all logic.
Yankees or Red Sox in 7.
Brave’s team, and I just wasn t
team, and they may become
impressed by them this year,
dominant in the AL Central,
close match up in the play­
just like the Braves in the
World Series
offs is all about momentum.
\ NL.
But beating
The
“Big
Three”
from St. Louis is going to
Chicago,
Detroit,
Astros ia iprove
to
be
to
strong
for either opponent’s
Kansas City and
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pitching
staff.
The
Yankees
do not have four
Cleveland every
good
starters
to
compete
and
the
Red Sox rota­
year; winning a
tion
drops
off
considerably
after
Schilling and
division with two
, winning teams, is Pedro.
Carriinals in 7 against AL winner.
not going to be a
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\ \ sign of domi­
nance.
Yankees
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Contact Tim Rink at [email protected] or
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S e r fe c 'h a -P i” - in his firs, vear as an As.ro. | | | ^
278-7247.
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Go-Go boots really do save lives
wearing the go-go boots
was part of a hazing ntual
done on all Indians rookies
OS
As
who are up for a cup o f cof-
heard by now.
^'^^ians rookie pitcher Kyle Denney
Week while riding the team bus to
making a start in Kansas City
that evening,
rtiygtg
was deemed “random” as a
bus
bullet passed through the team s
' '^ortip
rookie hurler in the leg. Yet
shooting had occurred, a
[ triateg
passed through the bus as teamThe
out that Denney would be OK.
TTianks to the knee high thick
Woiii
gO'go boots he was wearing, Denney
just fine.
fee.
Denney was only one of
many players wearing out­
rageous uniforms. Along
with the knee high go-go
boots, Denney was forced
to wear a blonde wig and a
Was
the ai
M ike D em os
I
Were
tiler j
lo\v
*^"°w what your initial thoughts
Indians do indeed have a forgay pom star on their team, fd '
^"'ine
Kaz Tadano, Denney does not
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^ th sides o f the plate like his fel^ ^ m ate. The reason why Denney was
native and h S n i^ ^^ since Oklahoma is cur-
"niSy—“ I
be
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g
o fw h ich B u d u sed to
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can indulge on .^the
fact that he is the only per­
son to defeat George W. Bush in any race the
last two decades as Selig deceived the former
Ranger owner and current commander-inchief to become commissioner back in 1992.
I’m sure though that good ole’ W. is not com­
plaining about that outcome.
In any event, the whole Denney situation is
indeed ludicrous. I mean who randomly shoots
at a bus? And what male victim has his life
saved because while riding on this bus he was
dressed drag? Something makes me wonder if
this story was fabricated in some way to serve
as a basis for the next “Major League” movie.
Forget “Wild Thing”-1 think that Denney has
that one covered.
Between Kaz Tadano and now Kyle
Denney, the Indians sure do have an interesting
face on the future of their starting rotation. I
mean think about how the Indians can market
their press guide cover next year. Your future
rotation consists of a near 300 pound C.C.
Sabathia, who apparently along with-outfield­
’rv'r^ Crisp
P r i c n(the hpQt
a m p in
a s e h a lH did­
d id
er rCoco
best nname
in hbaseball)
n’t get the memo that a hat is nQt meant to be
worn sideways, a former Japanese gay pom
star in Kaz Tadano, and now Kyle Denney, the
cross-dressing hurler who’s life was saved by
his knee high go-go boots. I mean honestly,
does this not scream the next installment ol
“Major League”?
In any event, it’s good that Denney is safe
and fully recovered and that, in itself is a bless­
ing of what could have been a more serious
incident. But I think that I would rather have
gotten shot without the boots and taken my
chances than rather wear the boots and go
through the rest of my career being known as
“that guy”. I can just imagine the creative
chants fans across the major leagues will have
for him next year.
Contact Mike Demos at [email protected]
or 278-7247.