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Receivers’ coach is latest
to leave the Oregon nest
■ Four coaches leave
Oregon’s staff after its first
10-win season in history
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
Duck coaches seem to flock to
Boise State.
The price of a winning season
continued to take its toll on the
Oregon coaching staff, as receivers
coach Chris Petersen announced
Tuesday that he will resign from
his six-year position and become
offensive coordinator for Boise
State’s football team. He will also
coach the Bronco quarterbacks.
Petersen’s departure marks the
third time since Dec. 2 that an Ore
gon assistant coach has left the
Ducks for Boise State. The head
coach of the Broncos is Dan
Hawkins, who needs one more
coach to fill his staff.
The other two Oregon coaches
who joined the Boise State coach
ing staff are Bob Gregory, three
year defensive secondary coach for
the Ducks, and Romeo Bandison, a
graduate assistant who will now
coach the Broncos’ defensive line.
Now in his 15th year as an inter
collegiate coach, Petersen’s first
coaching job was with the junior
varsity team at UC Davis, his alma
mater, in 1987. He became the re
ceivers coach at UC Davis in 1989
and remained there until coaching
Pittsburgh’s quarterbacks for one
season in 1992.
Petersen returned to the West
Coast in 1993 and spent two years
coaching quarterbacks at Portland
State, where he helped the Vikings
advance to the NCAA Division II
playoffs both seasons.
He joined the Oregon staff as re
ceivers coach in 1995.
Also gone from the Ducks’
coaching staff is tight ends
coach/special teams coordinator
Tom Osborne, who rejoins former
Oregon offensive coordinator Dirk
Koetter as an assistant head coach
at Arizona State.
Koetter was hired from Boise
State to replace former Sun Devil
coach Bruce Snyder.
The 40-year-old Osborne was a
member of Oregon head coach
Mike Bellotti’s original staff in
1995.
Rodriguez sorts through hype
over biggest contract in sports
■Alex Rodriguez has had to
answer critics about why he
deserves so much money
By Stephen Hawkins
The Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas — Alex Ro
driguez doesn’t feel guilty about
having the richest contract in
sports history.
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they’re a national hero. Somebody
works their butt off and he’s a dev
il,” Rodriguez, the Texas Rangers’
$252 million shortstop, said Tues
day. “I’ve made the progression to
this point and I can’t feel guilty.
“It’s something that doesn’t real
ly concern me. I’m here to play
baseball. That’s what I love to do.”
Rodriguez was back at The Ball
park in Arlington, this time as a
model as the Rangers unveiled
new uniforms.
The 25-year-old All-Star, who
has a .309 average over seven sea
sons, was in the same room where
he was introduced last month after
agreeing to the 10-year contract,
the richest in sports history.
“My lifestyle hasn’t changed,”
said Rodriguez, who reportedly
played cards for $5,000 a hand on
New Year’s eve. “I’ve been spoiled
a long time. I have been making
money and had everything I want
ed. Now I have an opportunity and
a platform to help other people. I
have a lot of plans.”
Since the contract was an
nounced during baseball’s winter
meetings, Rodriguez has been un
der intense scrutiny. He’s had to
answer critics who question his
high price and say such contracts
will ruin baseball.
Then there are the expectations
from the Rangers — both front of
fice personnel, new teammates
and fans — that he is the missing
piece for a team that has never
won a playoff series. Texas was 71
91 and at the bottom of the AL
West last season after winning the
division title three of the previous
four years.
“Since I was 14 and told I was
going to be a No. 1 draft pick, I’ve
had a billboard over my head I’ve
always had to live up to,” Ro
driguez said. “I’m not saying I ex
cel at it, but with practice I feel
comfortable with it. For good or
bad, I’m here.”
The Rangers have raised prices
at The Ballpark about $2 a ticket.
While this is the fifth straight year
with a price increase, the latest
hike wasn’t determined until after
the Rodriguez contract.
“Most ticket prices in most ball
parks are going up,” Rodriguez
said. “Look at football and basket
ball, baseball is still the cheapest
ticket around. And ticket prices
are not really directed to salaries.”
Rodriguez is very clear with his
answers, and remains cordial and
sharp even after repeated ques
tions about the money.
While he has continued his own
workouts during the offseason, Ro
driguez said he can’t wait to get to
Florida for spring training. There
the focus will be on baseball, not
business.
“Once spring training starts, I’m
not going to talk about it,” he said.
“I can’t wait. There is a lot of antic
ipation. I always love playing.”
Rodriguez said he felt much
more comfortable in the re
designed Rangers home uniform
than a designer suit, such as the
one he wore a Texas jersey over
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doesn’t really concern me.
I’m here to play baseball.
That’s what I love to do.
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Shortstop
Texas Rangers
during his introduction four weeks
ago.
“He looks great in that uniform.
I can’t wait until it’s for real,” said
first baseman Rafael Palmeiro,
who modeled the new Texas road
uniform. “He has stepped right in
for this organization and put us on
a different echelon with the great
teams in baseball.”
Palmeiro, the highest paid
Ranger last season at $8.62 mil
lion, is impressed with how Ro
driguez has handled the situation.
“He’s handled it as good as any
body can handle it,” Palmeiro said.
“You have to focus on the game,
not the money aspect. That is not
his concern. Fie is preparing to
play.”
And he’s preparing to settle
down. Unlike his seven seasons in
Seattle with the Mariners, Ro
driguez plans to live year-round in
the area he plays for. He’s even
buying a house for the first time.
He should be able to find some
thing in his price range.