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Cmon A-Rod, don't leave
JWn TWO MINUTES
!r CROSSCHECKING
baseball as a whole to continue
playing with the Mariners.
It’s going to be tough not to go,
A-Rod. The Rockies set you up
with John Elway for a candlelight
dinner and a “come to Colorado”
speech. The Rangers will get you a
perfect house next door to Mike
Modano, the Dallas Stars’ all-star.
The Dodgers are willing to in
crease their payroll by millions of
dollars for you.
But don’t forget about Seattle,
Alex. They’re sleepless over you.
Seattle loves you. Seattle needs
you. The complaint against the
Mariners has always been that
they won’t build around a star
player. But once Ken Griffey, Jr. —
and his financial burden — left for
Cincinnati, Seattle went out and
acquired Rickey Henderson,
Aaron Sele and John Olerud.
D
ear Alex Rodriguez,
Don’t go.
You owe it to Seattle’s
fans, to yourself and to
Those players helped lift the M’s to
the American League Champi
onship Series, where they almost
toppled the mighty Yankees.
Think about it logically, A-Rod. I
know it’s tough, with all these peo
ple telling you how good you are
by offering you more money than
you could spend in a lifetime, but
try to keep your level head.
Why leave Seattle? You’ll get a
bigger contract, and you might
have a better shot at winning the
World Series. That’s what Griffey
thought, and he brought down the
Reds just like he brought down the
Mariners. That’s what Randy John
son thought, and he hasn’t gotten
any closer, either.
Why stay with the Mariners?
You will be the hero for fans every
where. You will convert cynics
like myself who think that fan loy
alty and player loyalty are growing
at opposite ends from each other
in the money-driven world of
sports. They’ll even move around
the fences at Safeco Field for you
because you’ve complained about
your ability to hit there.
The Mariners management is
keeping a low profile during the
hype that is starting to build
around your future. That’s because
GM Pat Gillick and the rest of the
Seattle higher-ups know they can’t
compete financially with other
clubs.
But is money really the issue, A
Rod? On your official Web site,
you said, “The two most importanl
things I’m looking for are stability
and commitment” in management
Seattle has commitment and
proved last season that stability
can be arranged, even if the past
would prove otherwise. The
Mariners showed their stability
just a few weeks ago, when they re
signed manager Lou Piniella.
For once, it would be nice to see
a premier athlete pick the fans ovei
the dollars. Yes, if I were a Rockies
fan, I’d write a column convincing
you that Coors Field was the place
to play. If I loved the Braves, I’d
mention the national television ex
posure. If I lived in Texas, I’d be
telling you what a nice guy Mike
Modano is. But if I were a fan of
any of those teams, and you decid
ed to stay in Seattle, I’d say you
were a good man.
You may be only 25 years old,
Alex, but you’re in a unique situa
tion to help restore fans’ faith in
the great American pastime.
My advice to you? Go out there
and shake up the system a little bit
Be different. Be outrageous.
Stay in Seattle.
Peter Hockaday is a sports reporter for the
Emerald. He can be reached at phocka
day@yahoo.com.
UO club volleyball set to start
■The men’s club volleyball
team battles international
competition, while women’s
soccer strives to be champ
By Jesse Thomas
For the Emerald
The Oregon Club Sports men’s
volleyball team hopes to come out
spiking in a new season this year
with its first tournament on Satur
day.
The international tournament
will consist of 16 teams and will be
played at Washington State. It will
start out with round-robin compe
tition and then switch into bracket
style play towards the end.
According to senior captain
Vince Butera, Idaho is the team that
the men are looking forward to
playing, based on its skill level.
“We are going to get a feel this
weekend for how we play togeth
er,” Butera said. “Everyone is really
dedicated, loves to play the game
and is very excited.”
The team is
currently limited
to having only
nine players,
with only three
returnees. The
key for the team
members is to learn how to flow to
gether as if they have played with
each other for years.
“This game will show us our
strengths and weaknesses,” Butera
said.
One championship down,
one to go for soccer
It is now a reality: The Oregon
women’s club soccer team is the
indoor league champion.
The team earned the title when
it smashed Oregon State, 15-4, on
Wednesday in Corvallis.
“We came out really strong and
kept up our intensity the whole
game,” coach and senior forward
Barbie Bowling said. “We were
simply the better team and we
knew we were from the begin
ning.”
But the quest to be the best is far
from finished. The team will be
traveling back to Corvallis again
Saturday with the goal of proving
to be the best in outdoor competi
tion. Oregon will compete in the
playoff matches against Oregon
State and Lewis and Clark.
The winner will then be
crowned the outdoor league cham
pion. And if it’s the Oregon team,
then bragging rights will clearly be
Oregon’s to treasure.
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