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IN BRIEF
Reese signs one-year deal
with Seattle Mariners
SEATTLE — Shortstop Pokey Reese
agreed Tuesday to a $1.2 million one
year contract with the Seattle Mariners,
a deal with a club option that could
make it worth as much as $4.45 mil
lion over two seasons.
Reese, 31, played in 96 games with
the World Series champion Boston Red
Sox last season, making 57 starts at
shortstop and 18 at second base. He
missed 45 games with a strained
ribcage and played late in the season
as a defensive substitute.
“We are rolling the dice a little bit,”
Seattle general manager Bill Bavasi
said. “We still have to make sure we
have others capable of playing short
stop behind him, but he’s never
begged off playing. His injuries have
been real.”
Reese played only 133 games over
the past two seasons but made just six
errors in 280 chances last season at
shortstop — a .979 fielding average —
and one error in 113 chances at second
base for a .991 fielding average.
In Seattle he’ll join an infield that in
cludes Bret Boone at second base and
two other free agent pickups on the
comers: Adrian Beltre at third base and
Richie Sexson at first.
“We basically have a Gold Glover at
every position in the infield,” Bavasi
said. “In addition, Pokey can handle
the bat and runs very well. We think
he’s a great fit for our ballclub.”
Reese hit .221 last season with
seven doubles, two triples, three home
runs and six stolen bases. He’s a .248
career hitter in nine seasons who has
stolen at least 25 bases four times.
— The Associated Press
Former Duck will enter
into Pac-10 Hall of Honor
One of the best centers ever to
grace the floor of McArthur Court in a
Ducks uniform will be inducted into
the Pac-10 Hall of Honor during the
Pac-10 Tournament in March.
Blair Rasmussen (1981-1985) was
a three-time all-conference selection
for the Ducks and still holds the
school record for career, single-sea
son and single-game blocked shots.
The seven-footer recorded a school
record of eight blocked shots against
Davidson his senior season. In the
same season, he set a season record
with 42 blocks. He would finish with
114 career blocked shots.
The Auburn, Wash., native led the
Ducks in scoring in each of his last
three seasons and sits at eighth place
all-time at Oregon with 1,554 points.
The eight-year NBA veteran was
also very durable for the Ducks as he
started in 114 consecutive games
starting his freshman season.
Rasmussen was a three-time Ore
gon MVP and was inducted to the
school’s Hall of Fame in 2002.
He will join three other Oregon
players (Ron Lee, coach Howard
Hobson and retired Rear Adm., John
Dick, U.S Navy, of the 1939 NCAA
Championship team) in the Pac-10
Hall of Honor.
— Clayton Jones
Miller: Angels may develop a
case of serious identity crisis
Continued from page 9
I say they go back to calling the
Angels the California Angels, which
is what they went by from 1965-96.
The Walt Disney Company changed
the name from the California Angels
to the Anaheim Angels in 1997. It
may not bring back any fond postsea
son memories (the Angels reached
the playoffs three times prior to
2002), but it solves the identity
dilemma. Make it the Southern Cali
fornia Angels if you want to.
When the Washington Senators
moved to the twin cities in 1961, nam
ing the team the Minnesota T\vins
seemed like the appropriate label.
They play in Minneapolis, but with
St. Paul right across the river it’s only
fair that neither city snags all the glory.
I’ve got a couple more sugges
tions. The Anaheim Angels of Or
ange County would surely attract
more female spectators, since the
name relates to Fox’s prized show
set in Newport Beach (only 20 miles
from Angel Stadium).
Or how about the Anaheim Angels
of Disneyland? That would surely
open the eyes of any young boy or girl.
I’d bet Disney would even loan one of
its famous characters for a mascot.
Maybe I’d better go find my
Mickey Mouse ears.
Stephen miller @ dai lyemerald.com
Basketball: Stanford starts out
slow with zero conference wins
Continued from page 9
team last week. I went two months
just sitting there and watching. There
was a lot of hard work in the mean
time to prepare myself to play in a
game. I feel so blessed and happy to be
able to come back like I did. ”
Along with Lucas, the Beavers have
four other players averaging double
figures in scoring. Sasa Cuic (14.3),
Nick DeWitz (11.3), J.S. Nash (11.2)
and Chris Stephens (11.2) have all put
pressure on opposing defenses. With
numerous scoring options, Oregon
State looks to qualify for a spot in its
first NCAA Tournament since the
1989-90 season.
“This team doesn’t compare to any
of the others that I’ve played on,” Lu
cas said. “We have so much talent and
experience. It’s so much fun to be on
the floor with some other big men who
really know what they’re doing. Sasa
and Nick have really come along and
are helping a lot.”
Stanford struggles
While Oregon State is off to a good
start in conference play, Stanford is
off to its worst Pac-10 start since the
1990-91 season. The usually mighty
Cardinal finds itself in last place after
losing to Washington State (60-51) and
No. 13 Washington (76-73). Stanford
has only two players averaging more
than 10 points per game and has stum
bled out to a 6-6 overall record.
Things don’t get any easier for Stan
ford as it hosts Arizona State and Ari
zona this week before three tough road
games against Cal, UCLA and USC.
Statistical leaders
Arizona State junior Ike Diogu
leads the Pac-10 in scoring, averaging
22.8 points per game. The powerful
Sun Devil forward is the only confer
ence player averaging more than 20
points per game and has NBA scouts
drooling. He also leads the Pac-10
in rebounding (10.3) and field
goal percentage (.628).
Washington’s Will Conroy leads
the Pac-10 in assists (7.5), while
Arizona’s Salim Stoudamire is
tops in the conference with a .567
three-point shooting percentage.
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