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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
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