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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
PREPS: Persinger injured in Bucks loss
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Hoffert. “We struggled at time.
in timely spots.”
Jansen Edmiston led the way
with 12 points, the only Bull-
scored 34 points in the win over
Kennewick on Saturday.
“We rotated a lot of bodies,”
said Hoffert. “It’s good to know
I can do that. I’m not that worried
when girls aren’t playing well
because we have such a good
bench.”
The slate gets much tougher
for Hermiston, as they host un-
Tuesday, followed by a trip to
undefeated La Salle Prep later in
the week.
Hoffert said he hopes the hot
shooting returns in time for those
important matchups.
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HERMISTON 47, LA GRANDE 30
HHS(10-2)
7 16 11 13
LGHS (7-3) 6 4 12
8
HERMISTON — Moore 6, Drotzmann 4, Foley
2, Juul 2, Edmiston 12, Padilla 6, Headings 6,
Andreason 0, Ramirez 9
LA GRANDE — Albrecht 10, Wilcox 4, Alexan-
der 5, Avila 2, Miles 3, McDaniel-Perrin 6
HHS 6. LGHS 1. Fouls
— HHS 17, LGHS 11.
WESTON-MCEWEN 64,
WAITSBURG-PRESCOTT
(WA) 30 — At Athena, a bal-
anced team effort led the Tiger-
Scots to a lopsided win Tuesday
night.
-
Scots got on the board from the
Weston-McEwen burst out to
a 38-18 halftime lead. They held
WPHS to just 12 second half
points
“We still have work to do, but
this was a turn in the correct di-
rection,” WMHS coach Amber
Doremus said.
Weston-McEwen travels to
-
lumbia Basin Conference play.
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WESTON-MCEWEN 64, WAITSBURG- (WA) 30
WPHS
7 11
3
9 — 30
WMHS
19 19 12 14 — 64
WAITSBURG-PRESCOTT — L. Brannock 10, K.
Kukendall 9, T. Hays 6, H. Grant 5, A. Salazar 0, T.
Jones 0, C. Mohney 0, P. Wood 0, L. Harshman 0,
C. Pearson 0.
WESTON-MCEWEN — M. Aby 11, S. Finifrock
9, S. Quaempts 8, A. Schroeder 7, M. Carlin 6,
K. Shepard 5, C. Quaempts 5, A. Broncheau 5,
K. Peterson 4, T. Entze 2, J. Lambert 2, S. von
Borstel 0.
3-point field goals — WPHS 2, WMHS 1.
Free throws — WPHS 8-17, WMHS 15-35.
Fouls — WPHS 25, WMHS 18. Fouled out — L.
Harshman (WPHS).
STANFIELD 39, RIVER-
SIDE 25 —
-
press to hold Riverside to just six
-
sive-minded win.
Bailey Watson and Melis-
chipped in 10 points to lead the
team in scoring.
-
talize from the free throw line to
keep them in the game.
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Stanfield 39, Riverside 25
RHS (5-3)
3 3
7 12
SHS (4-6)
6 12 10 11
RIVERSIDE — Mashos 4, McCullough 4, Has-
bell 5, Shimer 5, Sanchez 7
STANFIELD — Curiel 4, Griffin 7, O’Neil 2,
Banderas 2, Watson 10, G. Chavez 4, Y. Chavez 2,
Braithewaite 2, Esquivel 6,
Free throws — SHS 15-27, RHS 11-24. Fouls —
SHS 21, RHS 21
TOUCHET (WA) 48, HE-
LIX 20 — At Helix, Paden
Flerchinger scored the Grizzlies
second quarter Tuesday, by that
-
ready built its lead to over 20
points.
-
overs during its scoreless opening
period.
Flerchinger scored 10 points,
totaling half of her team’s scoring
output.
THS guard Cierra Jo McKeon
connected on four three pointers
on her way to 26 points.
Helix will play the Umatilla
JV team on Thursday at 6 p.m.
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TOUCHET (WA) 48, HELIX 20
THS (9-1) 19 15 11
3 — 48
HHS (4-6)
0 11
2
7 — 20
TOUCHET — L. Contreras 2, K. Skramstad 6,
C. McKeown 26, P. Richarts 2, C. McGreevy 3, A.
Grudzinksi 3, D. Jagger 5, H. Reavis 1.
HELIX — P. Flerchinger 10, M. Mize 0, B. Newt-
son 2, M. Tullis 3, E. Fahrenbaker 2, S. Wilson 1,
L. Ashby 2, T. Jackson 0, K. Iles 0, K. Mize 0.
3-point field goals — THS 6,HHS 1. Free
throws — THS 4-6, HHS 5-18. Fouls — THS 17,
HHS 8. Fouled out — Grudzinksi (THS).
BOYS BASKETBALL
CENTURY 65, PENDLE-
TON 57 — At Hillsboro, the
Buckaroos suffered their second
consecutive loss to the 6A Jag-
uars, but that wasn’t the only
thing weighing on coach Brian
Broaddus’ mind during the long
bus ride back to Pendleton.
One minute into the second
half center Wes Persinger injured
his elbow diving for a loose ball.
The team’s leading rebounder and
second leading scorer was taken
to the hospital and missed the re-
mainder of the game. Persinger
remained across the state over-
night to undergo more testing on
his elbow.
The Buckaroos trailed by three
at the half and were unable to
-
utes of regulation.
“It changed how we’d play in
the second half,” Broaddus said.
“They’re big guy was in foul
trouble we were going to go in-
side and then he got hurt in the
“We’ll hope he’s OK and can
get back to work soon.”
their lead at the foul line in the
closing minutes.
Sophomore guard Caden
Smith led Pendleton with 21
points and Sonny Green netted
13.
Pendleton hosts Lebannon on
Saturday at 6 p.m.
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CENTURY 65, PENDLETON 57
PHS (6-4) 13 14 14 15 — 57
CHS (6-4) 11 19 15 20 — 65
PENDLETON — S, Green 13, K. Quinn 8, T.
Hancock 3, W Persinger 7, C. Smith 21, J. Bradt 5,
Winterton 0, Morris 0, George 0, Cockburn 0.
CENTURY — Chimenti 4, Lecker 2, Bingham
6, Bull 23, Chrisie 3, Cockerham 9, Bergey 4,
Cantrel 10.
3-point field goals — PHS 7. CHS 9. Free
throws — PHS 8-12, CHS 5-7. Fouls — PHS 12,
CHS 14.
DESALES (WA), MAC-HI
41 — At Milton-Freewater, it
looked to Mac-Hi coach Jordon
Poyer that there was a lid on the
-
oneers.
“We couldn’t buy a basket.
They were shooting the ball a lot
better than we were. They got a
big lead on us because of that,”
Poyer said.
his team shot 15 percent in the
at the intermission.
Carlos Angel led the Pioneers
chipped in with 14 points and six
rebounds.
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DESALES (WA) 55, MAC-HI 41
DHS
14 13
8 20 — 55
MHS
8 7
8 18 — 41
DESALES — Crowley 2, Standard 2, Jacobson
13, Medina 11, Leahy 7, Richman 17, Kjelbaard 4,
Fang 0.
MAC-HI — Sandberg 0, Alverez 2, Zaragoza 6,
Yensen 14, Armenta 0, DeBord 0, Ng 0, Angel 16,
Zitterkops 3.
3-point field goals — DHS 5, MHS 6. Free
throws — DHS 3-4, MHS 2-9. Fouls — DHS 8,
MHS 4. Technical fouls — Mac-Hi coach.
STANFIELD 66, RIVER-
SIDE 44 —
-
quarter to complete the evening
sweep over Riverside, getting the
second win on the night for coach
Dan Sharp.
“We played pretty good defen-
sively at times. We didn’t at oth-
ers. They got half their points at
the free throw line,” Sharp said.
Hunter Braithewaite paced the
scoring with 20 points, while Mi-
lan Davchevski chipped in with
17 of his own, while bringing
down 14 rebounds.
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STANFIELD 66, RIVERSIDE 44
SHS (8-2) 19 15 12 20
RHS (5-8) 10 14 12
8
STANFIELD — Bailey 11, Galarza 2, Lockwood
2, Flores 6, Braithewaite 20, Grogan 6, Montes 2,
Davchevski 17
RIVERSIDE — Madrigal 11, Castillo 5, Rosales
4, Carmona 4, Roberts 4, Olvera 11, Villa 2,
Navarro 3
SHS 4, RHS 2. Free
throws — SHS 10-14. RHS 24-36. Fouls — SHS
23, RHS 17
DUCKS: Grasu one of many linemen plagued by injuries
Continued from 1B
fall camp and was declared done for the sea-
son. Jake Fisher moved over from right tack-
le to take Johnstone’s spot and junior Andre
Yruretagoyena took over at right tackle. That
is until Yruretagoyena injured his foot against
Michigan State in Week 2.
Then Fisher hurt his knee against Wyo-
ming the next week, leaving the Ducks with
inexperienced options at tackle for games
against Washington State and Arizona. Mar-
iota was sacked 12 times over the course of
those two games.
Then tackle Matt Pierson went down with
a left knee injury late in a victory over Stan-
two regular-season games, against Colorado
and Oregon State, after hurting his lower left
leg on Nov. 8 against Utah.
“There wasn’t one injury that I didn’t have
faith in the coaching staff and the players that
they weren’t going to step up. It was just,
‘Who’s the next guy? They’re going to step
up.’ There was never any doubt in my mind
that our team, our players weren’t ready or our
coaching staff wasn’t ready,” he said.
Grasu returned to play in the Rose Bowl
playoff victory over Florida State, although
he said he didn’t do as well as he would have
out how to get better.
“I could have been a little more physical
but we got the W and that’s all that matters to
me,” he said. “But I felt good, I could move,
I could run. Right now I’ve got to get healthy
again and get ready to go.”
Grasu, who grew up in the Los Angeles
area, became Oregon’s starting center as a
redshirt freshman after beating out Karrington
Armstrong for the job. At the time, then-coach
Chip Kelly said the best compliment he could
give Grasu was that he never had to think
about him.
Grasu is just as important to the Ducks
the team’s Todd Doxey Award for the player
that best represents the “spirituality, dedica-
tion and brotherhood associated with being an
outstanding teammate.” The award is named
after the Oregon defensive back who drowned
in an accident shortly before the 2008 season.
Over the past three seasons, he has devel-
oped an almost symbiotic relationship with
Mariota. It seemed natural that when Mariota
decided to stay for another year, Grasu did too.
But it wasn’t about a national title back
then, and it isn’t now — although that would
be an added bonus. Grasu wanted his degree.
And another year with his Oregon brothers.
-
ness, to win a Pac-12, Rose Bowl or national
championship,” he said emphatically. “I came
back to be around this group of guys.”
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Thursday
Umatilla JV at Helix, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
Irrigon at Culer, 6 p.m.
Ione at Arlington, 7:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at South Wasco County,
7:30 p.m.
Joseph at Echo, 7:30 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Weston-McWwen at Stanfield, 7:30 p.m.
Heppner at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Lebanon at Pendleton, TBD
Hermiston at Summit, 1:30 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Weston-McEwen, 4:30 p.m.
Dufur at Ione, 5:30 p.m.
Arlington at Horizona Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Mithcell/Spray at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m.
Helix at Powder Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Echo at Nixyaawii, 5:30 p.m.
Umatilla at Nyssa, 5:30 p.m.
Riverside at Vale, 6 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Thursday
Umatilla JV at Helix, 6 p.m.
Friday
Irrigon at Culer, 4:30 p.m.
Joseph at Echo, 6 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at South Wasco County, 6
p.m.
Ione at Arlington, 6 p.m.
Heppner at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Stanfield, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Lebanon at Pendleton, TBD
Helix at Powder Valley, 4 p.m.
Mithcell/Spray at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m.
Dufur at Ione, 4 p.m.
Arlington at Horizon Christian, 4 p.m.
Riverside at Vale, 4 p.m.
Umatilla at Nyssa, 4 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Weston-MceWen, 4 p.m.
Echo at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
Thursday
Hood River Valley at Pendleton, 7 p.m.
Hermiston at Yelm (WA), 7 p.m.
Saturday
Hermiston at Gut Check Challenge in Olympia,
Wash., 9 a.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Walla Walla Community
College, 4 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at Walla Walla, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Walla Walla, 2 p.m.
Football
NFL
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 10
Baltimore at New England, 1:35 p.m. (NBC)
Carolina at Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 11
Dallas at Green Bay, 10:05 a.m. (FOX)
Indianapolis at Denver, 1:40 p.m. (CBS)
NCAA
Saturday, Jan. 10
Medal of Honor Bowl
American vs. National, 11:30 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 12
College Football Championship
Ohio State (13-1) vs. Oregon (13-1), 5:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 17
East-West Shrine Classic
East vs. West, 1 p.m. (NFLN)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
National vs. American, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Jan. 24
Senior Bowl
North vs. South, 1 p.m. (NFLN)
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L Pct
Toronto
24 10 .706
Brooklyn
16 18 .471
Boston
11 21 .344
Philadelphia
5 28 .152
New York
5 32 .135
Southeast Division
W
L Pct
Atlanta
26
8 .765
Washington
23 11 .676
Miami
15 20 .429
Orlando
13 24 .351
Charlotte
12 24 .333
Central Division
W
L Pct
Chicago
25 10 .714
Cleveland
19 16 .543
Milwaukee
18 18 .500
Indiana
14 22 .389
Detroit
11 23 .324
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct
Memphis
25
9 .735
Dallas
26 10 .722
Houston
23 11 .676
San Antonio
21 15 .583
New Orleans
17 17 .500
Northwest Division
W
L Pct
Portland
27
8 .771
Oklahoma City
17 18 .486
Denver
15 20 .429
Utah
12 23 .343
Minnesota
5 28 .152
Pacific Division
W
L Pct
Golden State
27
5 .844
L.A. Clippers
23 12 .657
Phoenix
21 16 .568
Sacramento
14 20 .412
L.A. Lakers
11 24 .314
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—
8
12
18½
20½
GB
—
3
11½
14½
15
GB
—
6
7½
11½
13½
GB
—
—
2
5
8
GB
—
10
12
15
21
GB
—
5½
8½
14
17½
Tuesday’s Games
Phoenix 102, Milwaukee 96
Detroit 105, San Antonio 104
Today’s Games
Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
New York at Washington, 4 p.m.
New Orleans at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Houston at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Memphis at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Boston at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
Utah at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Orlando at Denver, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA
Top 25
Tuesday
(1) Kentucky 89, Mississippi 86
(8) Villanova 90, (24) St. John’s 72
(17) Iowa State 63, Oklahoma 61
(22) Ohio State 74, Minnesota 72 (OT)
(23) Arkansas 79, Georgia 65
Today
Purdue at (4) Wisconsin, 4 p.m.
NC State at (3) Virginia, 4 p.m.
(19) Seton Hall at Xavier, 4 p.m.
Davidston at (20) VCU, 4 p.m.
Bradley at (15) Wichita State, 5 p.m.
(2) Duke at Wake Forest, 6 p.m.
Clemson at (5) Louisville, 6 p.m.
Colorado at (7) Utah, 6 p.m.
(11) Maryland at Illinois, 6 p.m.
(12) Kansas at (21) Baylor, 6 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT
Tampa Bay 42 26 12
4
Montreal
40 26 12
2
Detroit
40 21 10
9
Toronto
40 21 16
3
Boston
40 19 15
6
Florida
37 17 11
9
Ottawa
39 16 15
8
Buffalo
41 14 24
3
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT
Pittsburgh 39 24 10
5
N.Y. Islanders 40 26 13
1
Washington 38 20 11
7
N.Y. Rangers 36 21 11
4
Columbus 38 18 17
3
Philadelphia 40 15 18
7
New Jersey 42 15 20
7
Carolina
40 12 24
4
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT
Nashville
39 26
9
4
Chicago
40 26 12
2
St. Louis
40 24 13
3
Winnipeg 40 20 13
7
Dallas
39 18 15
6
Minnesota 38 18 15
5
Colorado
40 16 16
8
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT
Anaheim
41 26
9
6
Vancouver 38 23 12
3
San Jose
41 22 14
5
Los Angeles 40 19 12
9
Calgary
40 21 16
3
Arizona
39 15 20
4
Pts
56
54
51
45
44
43
40
31
GF GA
138 110
110 93
113 101
130 122
104 108
87 97
103 107
78 140
Pts
53
53
47
46
39
37
37
28
GF GA
118 94
123 112
112 99
113 90
100 121
108 121
94 118
79 105
Pts
56
54
51
47
42
41
40
GF GA
119 90
124 87
124 99
103 96
121 128
107 110
103 117
Pts
58
49
49
47
45
34
GF GA
115 110
112 100
113 108
112 103
115 105
92 130
Edmonton 41 9 23
9 27 90 139
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
Monday’s Games
San Jose 3, Winnipeg 2
Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia 2, Ottawa 1, SO
New Jersey 4, Buffalo 1
Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 2
Nashville 3, Carolina 2
San Jose 4, Minnesota 3, OT
Colorado 2, Chicago 0
Columbus 4, Dallas 2
St. Louis 6, Arizona 0
Detroit 4, Edmonton 2
Vancouver 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Today’s Games
Washington at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Boston at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Detroit at Calgary, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.
WHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Brandon
29 8
3
1 183 130 62
Regina
24 12
2
1 148 115 51
Swift Current 19 17
0
4 122 130 42
Moose Jaw 16 21
3
1 121 147 36
Prince Albert 16 23
1
0 111 139 33
Saskatoon
9 28
2
1 109 180 21
CENTRAL DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Medicine Hat 27 9
1
1 153 101 56
Calgary
22 15
1
2 161 123 47
Red Deer
21 14
3
2 139 131 47
Kootenay
21 18
0
1 129 145 43
Edmonton 19 16
3
2 119 112 43
Lethbridge
9 23
3
3 99 161 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
B.C. DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Kelowna
31 6
3
0 174 100 65
Victoria
20 18
2
1 140 138 43
Prince George 20 21
0
0 131 164 40
Vancouver 18 19
1
1 120 124 38
Kamloops 14 23
3
2 126 161 33
U.S. DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Everett
24 11
3
1 130 103 52
Spokane
21 14
3
0 115 109 45
Portland
21 17
0
3 136 134 45
Seattle
19 16
2
2 102 106 42
Tri-City
18 19
0
2 105 120 38
z-league title; y-conference title;d-division leader;
x-clinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders
ranked in top three positions per conference re-
gardless of points; a team winning in overtime or
shootout is credited with two points and a victory
in the W column; the team losing in overtime or
shootout receives one point which is registered in
the OTL or SOL columns
Tuesday’s results
Everett 5 Brandon 0
Calgary 6 Moose Jaw 1
Prince George 8 Tri-City 4
Today’s games
Everett at Regina, 4 p.m.
Calgary at Swift Current, 4 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 4 p.m.
Tri-City at Prince George, 6 p.m.
Vancouver at Kelowna, 6:05 p.m.
Portland at Spokane, 6:05 p.m.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Hermiston’s Landon Gammell shoots
the ball in the Bulldogs’ 51-44 win on
Tuesday in Hermiston.
BULLDOGS:
Crafton comes
up big in fourth
Continued from 1B
Hermiston trailed 22-21 at the half.
The fourth quarter started with an 11-0
Hermiston run that all but put the game
away for the Bulldogs. Crafton scored on
a nice set play that ended with a lob from
Zimmerly, Naillon hit a 3 and Crafton
had two more baskets to give Hermiston
a seven-point lead it wouldn’t relent. The
three-balls that were falling for La Grande
had no such luck in the fourth, and Herm-
said. “You can celebrate for 12 hours and
pat yourself on the back, but I’m going
to go home tonight and get ready for to-
morrow’s practice and move on. We need
to get better, OK? We played well in the
fourth quarter. We need to build on that.
Teams are either growing, or they’re dy-
ing. We gotta grow from this.”
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HERMISTON 51, LA GRANDE 44
LGHS (8-3) 11 11 12 10 — 44
HHS (3-8)
4 15 19 20 — 51
LA GRANDE — B. Dall 11, D. Yohannan 12, Z. Jacobs 3, K.
Boyd 2, D. Hively 0, A. Pasley 4, I. Crawford, B. Kreutz 0, J.
Powell 10, A. Kevan 4.
HERMISTON — C. Flores 2, T. Neal 1, K. Crafton 12, A.
Nailon 7, D. Zimmerly 18, C. Knutz 3, L. Gammell 6, C. Lloyd
0, C. Smith 2.
3-point field goals — LGHS 7, HHS 4. Free throws —
LGHS 1-6. HHS 7-13. Fouls — LGHS 16, HHS 1.
COOPERSTOWN:
Johnson began
career with Mariners
Continued from 1B
Cooperstown since Whitey Ford in 1974.
Smoltz, who found unusual success
both as a starting pitcher and a reliever,
also was voted in Tuesday along with
writers picked a quartet of players in one
year.
For many, the election of Johnson and
Martinez was the long and short of it.
“You’re talking about freakish talent,”
Smoltz said. “I’ve never seen at each per-
son’s height anybody come close to what
they were able to do.”
Johnson, Martinez and Smoltz were
and Biggio made it on his third attempt af-
ter falling two votes shy last year.
Steroids-tainted stars Roger Clemens,
Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sam-
my Sosa again fell far short of half of the
votes and appear to have little chance of
reaching the necessary 75 percent during
their remaining time on the Baseball Writ-
ers’ Association of America ballot.
“It’s actually sad, to be honest. It’s
sad,” Martinez said. “People I admired are
not going in with me.”
The quartet will be inducted in Coo-
perstown on July 26. The BBWAA had
not voted in four players together since
selecting Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett,
Ted Lyons and Dazzy Vance 60 years ear-
lier.
with 303 victories and 4,875 strikeouts,
Johnson was selected on 534 of 549 bal-
lots by BBWAA members who have been
with the organization for 10 consecutive
years at any point. The left-hander ap-
peared on 97.3 percent of the ballots, the
eighth-highest mark in the history of vot-
ing.
elected in 2001, had been the tallest Hall
of Famer, according to STATS.
“I don’t think people quite understand
throwing a ball 60 feet, 6 inches away,”
Johnson said. “In order to do that, you
have to consistent with your release point
and where you’re landing and your arm
slot and all that. For someone 6-1, 6-2,
there’s less body to keep under control, so
it’s a lot easier.”
A three-time Cy Young winner with
-
ball, Martinez appeared on 500 ballots
out 3,154, led the major leagues in ERA
86 years.
Martinez followed Juan Marichal
Famer. Eleven inches shorter than John-
son, Martinez pitched with exceptional
intensity.