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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1995)
LAZAR*S BAZAR Simple ft AIR WA L K 57 W Hroiidway* ‘>57 Willamette (><S7 01 .V> •.VH'MH* Full Meal Peal i Good Thru August 27th fi) A! participating Dairy Quwn* stores •**0 0 0»v ' ‘M C«*f MW9 - •» »•* a* AM DO Cc*v ■ SPORTS Media keeps hurling a curve My J uanwl Pierson Bautball is not in serious trouble, regardless o( what tin* media savs LA Tinu \ columnist Jim Mur ray cum pared baneful 11 Ians to Isit tertid wives. who krcp coming Ink k to ilir source of their misery after they should have grabbed their coats and walked away years ago KSPN is always making refer en< es to what they • 1mm is obvi ous Inn distaste with the direr tion of the game, and what the national pastime should do to regain its footing in the Ameri can sports market When Jeff (.oniim ret eived the MVP Trophy after this year s All Star Game, an AIH! interviewer concluded tier segment with. "Thanks Jeff, this will !*• good for Major lasagne Baaetwll " Her * mn ments were not only broadcast to millions of viewers worldwide, but also over the public address system at the stadium But while the media insists something is terribly wrong with the grand old game, the at lions of fans, and player and team jterfor null Hi’s seem to suggest otherwise Yes average attendance has B asehall doesn't need a Hahe Ruth or a Jen kie Robinson to save itself and generate fan interest fallen .!() percent compared to the I'MM y.isim Bui on the flip-side of that statists, BO percent of the fan* have relumed and continue to attend games on a regular basis |ust look at the Cleveland Indians or (Colorado Rockies: both teams have sold out nearly every home game this season. So what if fan favorites Ken Griffey )r and Matt Williams hove been sidelined for most of the season with injuries' Need someone to grab the fans' attention ‘ How about Los Angeles Dodgers rookie pitcher Hideo Nomo' Not only has he thrown 1 10 strikeouts in 00 innings pile bed. he s the first Japanesn Ixirn player in the majors in more than :tO years Need to generate excitement in major league cities to hold fan interest' A new round of playoffs was added last year, and i omc (a to lier Iwsetiall fans will finally gel to how it works ll seems to lx< living op to ds Intended pur pose At the All-Star break t2 teams were within eight games of first plate So quit writing your analogies, jirn Murray, and stop broadtast ing cynical views. KSPN. Use your pens and satellites for some thing positive. Hasehnll doesn't need a Ha be Ruth or a Jackie Robinson to save itself and gen erate fan interest What it needs is for the media to start looking at the game optimistically, us the fans players and owners have been trying to do. After all, Ken Griffey Jr isn't going to be seen walking around city streets or eating in popular restaurants like Buhe Ruth was The only way people can get a sense of the game's personalities and inner workings is through media contact Baseball is not in trouble, and the fans aren't going anywhere It just needs a little time to heal its black eve So don't keep col oring it in with your profession al pens. I Daniel Pierson is a guest columnist for the l.merald Ems outfielder earns batting award Mark Me Tyre After an outstanding week of txisehall, Kugem* I meratds' right fielder Roosevelt Hrxnvn has (wen named the Northwest league Bet ter of tlx* Week for his pnrfominrM *> .it tin* plate July I B, Howe SjHjrts data announust earlier this week The 19-year-old from Vii ks burg. Miss . hutted at a 412 clip, going ?• 17 in five games played Brmvu hit two home runs, drove in five and stored six runs in helping the Kms along to a per fect 0 0 mark during the span Brown nailed two doubles and swiped two bases, as the third year pro nott hed on 882 slugging pert outage and a .500 on-base percentage in becoming the first Kmeruld to in* honored by Howe this season So tar tliis season. Hrown is (lil ting 359 in 14 games. His two home runs tie him for second on the team, and he also tias chipped in with eight Kit! and three stolen bases in addition to drawing sex walks through July 10 Hie Kins return to Civil Stadi um Friday for u five-game home stand against their Northern Divi sion foe. the Kverett AquaSox EUGENE EMS ■ Last game: Wednesday at Bellingham Giants (results not available) ■ Streak: Two straight losses, as ot Tuesday ■ Next game: Tonight 7 05 pm at Bellingham ■ Next home game: Fri, July 14. 7 p m. ■ Radio: KPNW 11?0 AM Community Adult CPR/First Aid Workshop $15 Fee Ineludes 4 Hour ( lavs • Instruction Booklet • Red Cross CJP.R. Certification Card JULY CLASSES 'I'hurs., July 6 Weds., July 12 Tues.. July IN Weds., July 19 lues., July 25 Weds., July 26 CPR CPR Kirs! Aid CPR CPR Firs! 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