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Fail picky about favorite L.A. teams
Viewpoint
DougMcLeod
sports writer
Okay, Okay. So no one's
perfect
What am I talking
about, you ask?
Well unfortunately, I'm
an ardent fan of a 11 the
real Los Angeles sports
teams. •
No, not the Raiders and
the Angels, I'm talking
about the Rams and the
Dodgers.
Ahhhh. Now you know
what I'm talking about
I guess my mom drank
too much when she was
pregnant with mc or I
suffered irreparable brain
damage as a toddler,
because I can't for the life
of me remember why I
like the Rams and the
Dodgers.
Sure, the Rams had their
heydays in the 5Cs and
fcXTs, but I wasn't around
then, and god only knows -.
why twhy????) they
stopped playing real
football the day I was
born.
Well they did go to the
Super Bowl once (and
were plummeted by the
greatest team of all time,
the 1979 Pittsburg Steelers
by a score of 31-19.)
But other than that
what have they done for
me lately?
Okay, so they did go
make it to the NBC
Championship game in
1989 but a 27-point loss
(30-3) to hated rivals San
Francisco and the luckiest
quarterback in the world
(sorry, Doug Flutie) ended
my hopes of the Rams
eyer winning the Super
Bowl.
Thereto top it off/ they
go and lose 24 of their
next 32 games over the
next two seasons to make
me almost believe that the
Atlanta Falcons could
really be that good?
Nahhhh.
So what about the
Dodgers?
Thafs it, so what? 4
Sure they were arguably
the best team of die Ws,
but what have they done
for me lately?
They did win the 1988
World Series over an
highly-favored Oakland
A's team, but that was
only because Kirk Gibson
had to make everyone
think he was god (sorry,
Kirk, you're only a demi¬
god), but for the past three
seasons it has been
excuses and what-if s.
(The Braves as National
League Champs? I don't
think so.)
Recently, there were
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Culture Display
Food Faire S
Film Festival
Food Faire
World Music Jam
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Free Speech Area
McLane Hall 121
Free Speech Area
McLane Hall 221
Free Speech Aree
IWIone Hall 221
USU Balcony
Free Speech Aree
rw-Lane Hall 221
Free Speech Aree
The Re
McLane Hall 121
McLane Hall 121
Inter-national Night Satellite Student Union*
a. a a, a 'a Fo^Mora Information cell 278-2782 a a a a a
rumors circulating that
Tommy Lasorda, the
artful Dodger himself
might retire. But that
didn't happen.
^ I wonder if it may have
been better for the
organization if he had
stepped aside. If you look
at the situation, you begin
to realize how long
Lasorda has been with the
Dodgers.
Of all the managers
currently in Major League
Baseball only one,
Detroit's Sparky
Anderson, was a skipper
when Lasorda took over
the Dodgers some 15
years ago, and Anderson
was with a different dub
altogether (National
League West rival
Cincinnati Reds).
Furthermore, if you look
at the past 40 years in the
Dodger organization, only
two people have managed
the team, Walter Alston,
and the Big Linguini.
Maybe I'm just too
demanding of a fan. I
don't know?-
-1 guess you could argue
that the California Angels
last won the American
League West when they
played at the LaBrea Tar '
Pits (I'm kidding), and tell
me that I expect too much.
But, the Oakland-Los
Angeles-Irwindale-Los
Angeles-???? Raiders have
found enough time to win
a few Superbo wis, and
most Angleaners think the
Raiders are now the best
thing since god created
oral sex.
. I don't know, but I do
know that I'm one »
frustrated fan, and I don't
think I'll ever root for the
Rams and the Dodgers
again. .
Maybe.
Congratulations to three former FSU football
players who signed free agent contracts with NFL
teams: / ,
Emery Braxton, comerback, Cincinnati Bengals
Kelvin Means, wide receiver, New England Patriots
Frank Jones, wide receiver, New York Giants
USU Storks Grant Prcgram»C^Cr^ . I.S.SP 1
Submissions are still
being accepted for
Spectrum,
The Daily Collegians
literary supplement,
since th§re are not
enough submissions
so far to put any¬
thing out.
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| Publication Date | 1992 |
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| Title | April 30, 1992, Page 8 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | ( 3 ' N OQOVtS......... .....„..>....... ... Jte P^.0.*^?! • Afwif30,l?92.......V.. Fail picky about favorite L.A. teams Viewpoint DougMcLeod sports writer Okay, Okay. So no one's perfect What am I talking about, you ask? Well unfortunately, I'm an ardent fan of a 11 the real Los Angeles sports teams. • No, not the Raiders and the Angels, I'm talking about the Rams and the Dodgers. Ahhhh. Now you know what I'm talking about I guess my mom drank too much when she was pregnant with mc or I suffered irreparable brain damage as a toddler, because I can't for the life of me remember why I like the Rams and the Dodgers. Sure, the Rams had their heydays in the 5Cs and fcXTs, but I wasn't around then, and god only knows -. why twhy????) they stopped playing real football the day I was born. Well they did go to the Super Bowl once (and were plummeted by the greatest team of all time, the 1979 Pittsburg Steelers by a score of 31-19.) But other than that what have they done for me lately? Okay, so they did go make it to the NBC Championship game in 1989 but a 27-point loss (30-3) to hated rivals San Francisco and the luckiest quarterback in the world (sorry, Doug Flutie) ended my hopes of the Rams eyer winning the Super Bowl. Thereto top it off/ they go and lose 24 of their next 32 games over the next two seasons to make me almost believe that the Atlanta Falcons could really be that good? Nahhhh. So what about the Dodgers? Thafs it, so what? 4 Sure they were arguably the best team of die Ws, but what have they done for me lately? They did win the 1988 World Series over an highly-favored Oakland A's team, but that was only because Kirk Gibson had to make everyone think he was god (sorry, Kirk, you're only a demi¬ god), but for the past three seasons it has been excuses and what-if s. (The Braves as National League Champs? I don't think so.) Recently, there were Schedule Of Events Monday. May A 11 am-1 pm. V prn-S pm day. May 5 11 am-1 pm v pm-s pjn Wadnaaday, May B Tl exn-lpm. 9 pm ~7 prrv- May 7 9 BJTl-1 pJT\ 11 BJTV1 PJT\ 7pm-9 pm Friday, May a 11 ejn-1 pjn 11 iSO em-1 :SO pm "7 pm-8 pm Saturday, May 8 7pm«9 pm Sunday, May 10 "7 pm-s pm Food Faire Film Festival Food Faire Film Festival Food Faire Film Festival Culture Display Food Faire S Film Festival Food Faire World Music Jam Film Festival Film Festival Free Speech Area McLane Hall 121 Free Speech Area McLane Hall 221 Free Speech Aree IWIone Hall 221 USU Balcony Free Speech Aree rw-Lane Hall 221 Free Speech Aree The Re McLane Hall 121 McLane Hall 121 Inter-national Night Satellite Student Union* a. a a, a 'a Fo^Mora Information cell 278-2782 a a a a a rumors circulating that Tommy Lasorda, the artful Dodger himself might retire. But that didn't happen. ^ I wonder if it may have been better for the organization if he had stepped aside. If you look at the situation, you begin to realize how long Lasorda has been with the Dodgers. Of all the managers currently in Major League Baseball only one, Detroit's Sparky Anderson, was a skipper when Lasorda took over the Dodgers some 15 years ago, and Anderson was with a different dub altogether (National League West rival Cincinnati Reds). Furthermore, if you look at the past 40 years in the Dodger organization, only two people have managed the team, Walter Alston, and the Big Linguini. Maybe I'm just too demanding of a fan. I don't know?- -1 guess you could argue that the California Angels last won the American League West when they played at the LaBrea Tar ' Pits (I'm kidding), and tell me that I expect too much. But, the Oakland-Los Angeles-Irwindale-Los Angeles-???? Raiders have found enough time to win a few Superbo wis, and most Angleaners think the Raiders are now the best thing since god created oral sex. . I don't know, but I do know that I'm one » frustrated fan, and I don't think I'll ever root for the Rams and the Dodgers again. . Maybe. Congratulations to three former FSU football players who signed free agent contracts with NFL teams: / , Emery Braxton, comerback, Cincinnati Bengals Kelvin Means, wide receiver, New England Patriots Frank Jones, wide receiver, New York Giants USU Storks Grant Prcgram»C^Cr^ . I.S.SP 1 Submissions are still being accepted for Spectrum, The Daily Collegians literary supplement, since th§re are not enough submissions so far to put any¬ thing out. |
