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‘Darn those Sox,’ this season could be the one
Seventy-one years is a long time to wait for some
thing. and if you don't believe me just ask a boston
Red Sox fan.
It has been 71 mistake-filled, unlucky seasons
since Babe Ruth pitched the Bosox to their last World
Series title, but hope springs eternal in Now England
this fall as the 1990 Sox try to erase the hounding
memories of seasons past.
The 1990 Rod Sox art; riding high after taking two
out of three games from the under achieving Toronto
Blue Jays last weekend at historic Fenway Park. The
return of ace Roger Clemens, who threw six shutout
innings to win Saturday, and the return of outfielder
Tom Brunansky's missing power, five homers in three
days, helped the Sox regain the top spot in the Ameri
can League East that they had seen slip away during
the last three weeks.
The Sox, at time of publication, cling to a one
game lead over the Jays as both teams head into the fi
nal three games of the season. The Red Sox seem to be
in the driver's seat and that is exactly what scares loy
al fans everywhere.
The Sox of 1990 are not like Boston teams of old
Despite the existence of the short wall in left, these
Red Sox have the second fewest home runs in the
American League. Boston has won this year with a
pitching staff that ini hides Rocket Roger and a cast of
misfits no other team wanted. But no matter how dif
ferent these Red Sox are from teams of previous years,
they will never escape the horrors of seasons past
From the Sidelines
by
ROBERT WEBER
In the last 71 years the Bosox have written and rtf
written the book on how to choke in key situations.
Blown chances in the late 1‘UO's are still remem
bored by the diehard fans, but it is the chokes of recent
vears that come to mind each time the Sox play them
selves into contention
In 1078. the Red Sox built a 14-name lead over the
hated New' York Yankees by the end of July only to
pull off one of the biggest chokes of all time. Boston
fell apart blowing their lead and ended up trailing the
Yanks by three games before a late rush forced a one
game playoff for the division title
After building a 2-0 lead in the playoff game, the
Sox title hopes were dashed when weak-hitting Yan
kee shortstop Bucky Dent hit a wedge-shot home run
that just cleared the famed ('.reen Monster in left field
High! years later, Boston seemed to be on the
verge of changing their ways A miracle comeback
against the California Angels placed them in the
World Series for the first time in 1.1 years with a
chance to make people forget the past Unfortunately,
the Sox did just the opposite
The Sox led r<- t heading into the ninth inning ol
(lame ti.aiui after two quick outs won1 poised to ease
the pain of thousands of loyal fans everywhere, but it
was not to be
After singles by Cary Carter and Kevin Mitchell
off Boston reliever Calvin Schiraldi, third baseman
Kay Knight singled to center driving in (tarter and
sending Schiraldi to the showers
Boston Manager John McNamara sent in reliever
Bob Stanley Stanley's wild pitch to Mookie Wilson
brought Mitchell home to tie the score and sent the
winning run. in the form of Knight, to third base.
I wo pitches later. Wilson squihtred a grounder
down the first Iwsc toward Buckner The Sox. it
seemed, would escape the inning with a tie and head
to extra innings as soon as the hobbling Buckner gar
nered the l»a!l and touched the base, but he never did
The ball went between his legs into right field, the
Mats won game six to five, and proceeded to close the
Sox out at home in game seven.
So as the HUM) season c omes to a close. Red Sox
fans everywhere have conceded the fact that Boston
w ill choke and allow them time to figure out why and
how this choke occurred
But hold the phone for a minute. Maybe, just may
ice. this is the year that the Boys from Knuntown break
through and erase some of the pain.
After all. Munager |oe Morgan's team has fought
hack after losing a seemingly safe six-game lend to the
Blue lavs and with the* return of Roger Clemens to the
rotation last weekend seem ready to claim the A I.
Hast title
Webfoot runners runners-up in weekend race
By Jake Berg
Emerald Contributor
While most eyes were fo
cused on Autzen Stadium Sat
urday. the Oregon men's cross
country team had its gaze fixed
elsewhere.
The Ducks, ranked sixth in
the country, took second place
at Saturday's Mountain West
('lassie in Missoula. Mont Ore
gon scored t»4 points to 55 for
first-place Kentucky
Junior Colin Dalton was the
top Duck at the Classic, placing
second. Dalton completed the
H.(>00-meter course in 24:41 -t
just seconds shy of first place
winner |oe Kirby’s 24 :ih '»
Oregon junior I’at Haller fin
i s h e d seventh overall i n
25:03.7 and freshman Andy
Maris came in 12th at 25:Of> 1
Sophomore Golden Baxter, who
was seventh at the Emerald
SKIP
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UH 4:35pm
MW 6:35pm
UH 6:35pm
MW 7:35pm
UH 7:35pm
Ger 220
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GerX 352
Ger 220
GerX 352
Sport
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Water
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H 8:30pm Dance Sampler
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»Karl> Registration: Fitness $15; Aquatics $20
Oct. 1, 2 - 10:30am-2:30pm; Oct. 3 - 2:30-4:30pm
♦Registration: Fitness $18; Aquatics $23
Oct. 4 - 2:30-4:30pm; Oct. 5 - l:30-3:30pm
♦Kate Registration: Fitness $20: Aquatics $25
Classes run for 8 weeks from Oct. 8 - Nos. 20, 1000
City Invitational a week before,
was loth at tin- Classic in
25:35.5.
Rounding out the Oregon
scoring were sophomore Ku k
Mustier unci junior Shannon
l.emora Mesller was 27th vvilli
a 25:53 4 clocking while
lannora timed 2t> i)7 -4 for tr>lh
Duck Coach Mill Dellinger
i ailed his team's performance
"average
At least three of ihn Oregon
runners were stricken with ill
ness last week. leaving the
Ducks at less than full strength
"I don't think that we were
at full effort which is one thing
that hurt us." Dellinger said
"Another thing is. maybe we're
not that good We're looking
lor a fifth man right now "
II there was one thing that
Dellinger was impressed with it
was the 8.000-meter course that
consisted of <1 golf course, a
road, one field and one hill
"ll was a good course." Del
linger said. "We'd like In go
hack and run it again some
time."
Oregon's next meet will lie
Oil 13 when they compete in
the Jeff Drcnth Memorial at Al
ton Maker Park That meet is
Oregon's final tune-up before
the Pacific-10 Conference
(diampionships Oct 27
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