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Collegian Sports
'DogS Stretch
sweep
Irvine in
3 game
series
Collegian Sports Staff
Bobby "Iron Man" Jones
continued his season-long
display of pitching excellence
this weekend, throwing a 4-1
two-hit, complete game victory
Friday to open a conference series
against UC Irvine at Anteater
Field in Irvine.
The Bulldogs (24-11 overall, 6-
0 conference) ended up sweeping
the Anteaters in the three-game
weekend series, getting complete
game performances trom their
three starters ( Jones, Robbie
Saitz and Jim 1'atterson) to take
over first place in the Big West
conference.
All conference games thus far
have been complete game
victorys for the Bulldog pitching
staff.
Jriday's game was a display
qf Excellent pitching, as Jones
&utdueled Anteater starter Chris
JJuber and was backed bylO hits
jo re-cord his seventh-straight
-Complete game in moving his
record to 8-1 on the season.
While striking out nine, Jones
lowered his earned run average
to 1.58, giving up only an
unearned run in the third inning
However, Bulldog third
baseman Chris Falco went 3 for 4
with 3 runs batted in to back
Jones'cause.
Things were so bad for Irvine
that only second baseman Joe
Furukawa was able to hit Jones,
collecting two hits in three, at-
Thor SwiltThe Collegian
Kim Moshier stretches over the high jump bar at the Fresno Relays Saturday afternoon at Ratclilfe Stadium.
bats, including a double in the
third, which he scored on when
Bulldog left fielder Vernon
Spearman mishandled the ball
Saturday's game proved to be
an inspiring game for the
Bulldogs, who had struggled
somewhat in the game until they
learned that 5th-ranked
conference co-leader Long Beach
State had lost their first game in
conference, 2-1 to San Jose State.
The Bulldogs rode a six-hit
pitching performance from Saitz
while collecting 13 hits to down
the Anteaters8-2.
Saitz, who improved to 6-3 on
the year with the complete-
game victory, watched the
Bulldogs get four runs in the fifth
inning to break open a 4-2 game
and chase Irvine starter David
Bladow (3-5). Reliever Steve
May pitched the final four
innings for the Anteaters.
Every Bulldog starter except
Brant Brown had at least one hit
on the afternoon.
Sunday's finale held some
tense moments for the Bulldogs,
who trailed 1-0 through the first
and 3-0 after four innings before
scoring five runs in the fifth
inning to help Patterson Improve
to 6-4 on the year.
Patterson pitched a complete
game, the Bulldogs' sixth in as
many conference games, while
giving up 12 hits in the 6-3
victory.
Patterson was helped by
shortstop Jason Wood, who had
two triples on the day, including
one with the bases loaded in the
fifth, to lead the Bulldogs in the
victory.
Patterson looked to tire in the
later innings, but an insurance run
in the top of the ninth pur FSU
up 6-3, and Patterson retired the
Anteaters without any problem
to end the game.
Notes— Jones' pitching
dominance this year has earned
him a nomination for national
Player of the Year honors by
Baseball America
magazine...Falco collected five
RBI's in the series' first two
games, and seems to have broken
out of a slump that lowered his
batting average to .240...The
Bulldogs 6-0 conference record
put them one game up on Long
Beach State heading into next
weekend's series against
Fullerton State at Beiden Field.
Pre-season major league predictions
Max Dwyer
Yes, Fresnoids, it's coming. The merry month of April
has fallen among us, and all of you in sportsland know
what that means. Sure, it means the Final Four. Sure, it
means the winding down of the gripes of all of those
NFL teams who didn't win as many games as they
thought they should have. But 1 think you all know
what I'm getting at.
The grand ol' game of baseball returns today. The
worthless exhibition games are nearly done with, the
fans are getting out their dusty ball gloves and seat
cushions, the off-season baiting and griping will soon
become the on-season baiting and griping, and we shall
soon see first hand that all of those owners wasted their
precious SSSSSSS.
But for now, we are still in the midst of that
wonderful baseball tradition, the onslaught of pre¬
season predictions.
Yes, it's time for all of those so-called "analysts" (I
find any occupation that begins with the word "anal"
not to my liking, thank you) to tell us all not only who
they think will win this year, but who they know will
win this year. For the ones that do it while in front of a
TV camera, they get to don those really nice suits and
tell us eye-to-screen the teams that will kick butt and
the ones that will suck eggs. All of whom, of course, do
so by rambling off one irrelevant fact and obvious
speculation after another
Take my word for it, folks, pre-season predictions are
completely and totally worthless. Thorough research
and analytical thinking do not give one the power to
forsee the future. Each of these sportswriters and
journalists may have a sharp mind, a keen sense of logic,
and bold persuasive power as well as the facts to help
back them up. But they do not have a crystal ball. We
all know that things happen in baseball all the time
that no one expects to happen, and these things
constantly shoot these predictions all to hell.
You may have already read the predictions of Chris
Branam. They were just as well-written and developed
as all the others. But you see, he actually gets paid for
being a real jounalist. WelL I certainly don't consider
myself a journalist, and I don't get a cent for this. So, 1
can also bring my predictions forth, and be just as
demented as 1 wish, because no one really cares what I
write and submit anyway.
So, without further BS-ing, here they are, my
impartial predictions for the 1991 baseball campaign:
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
1. SEATTLE MARINERS. Let's face it folks, these
guys are due. After 14 seasons of sub-300 ball, the Ms
will not only win their first ever division title but their
first AL pennant as well. But, of course, the Seattle
residents will still take no interest whatsoever in this
team.
2. CHICACO WHITE SOX. After only three
pennants in 81 years in the old Comiskey Park, these
upstart Pale Hose will come very close to a division flag
in year #1 of the new Comiskey. And Minnie Minoso
will not only play in his 6th decade, but become a
regular and win the AL MVP award.
3. TEXAS RANGERS. Granted, this team will not
see its first ever post season play. After all, they have
a history of being just a one-man team. First it was
Fergie Jankins, then Charlie Hough, and now Nolan
Ryan. He can't do it all, so the rest of the team will
have no choice but to pick up the slack, and they will do
a decent job of it
4. MINNESOTA TWINS. Kirby Puckett will have
another banner year, smiling all the while, and the rest
of the team will take aim at the trash-bag-lined walls
See DWYER page 6
Object Description
| Title | 1991_04 The Daily Collegian April 1991 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| 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. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | April 8, 1991, Page 5 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| 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. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | Collegian Sports 'DogS Stretch sweep Irvine in 3 game series Collegian Sports Staff Bobby "Iron Man" Jones continued his season-long display of pitching excellence this weekend, throwing a 4-1 two-hit, complete game victory Friday to open a conference series against UC Irvine at Anteater Field in Irvine. The Bulldogs (24-11 overall, 6- 0 conference) ended up sweeping the Anteaters in the three-game weekend series, getting complete game performances trom their three starters ( Jones, Robbie Saitz and Jim 1'atterson) to take over first place in the Big West conference. All conference games thus far have been complete game victorys for the Bulldog pitching staff. Jriday's game was a display qf Excellent pitching, as Jones &utdueled Anteater starter Chris JJuber and was backed bylO hits jo re-cord his seventh-straight -Complete game in moving his record to 8-1 on the season. While striking out nine, Jones lowered his earned run average to 1.58, giving up only an unearned run in the third inning However, Bulldog third baseman Chris Falco went 3 for 4 with 3 runs batted in to back Jones'cause. Things were so bad for Irvine that only second baseman Joe Furukawa was able to hit Jones, collecting two hits in three, at- Thor SwiltThe Collegian Kim Moshier stretches over the high jump bar at the Fresno Relays Saturday afternoon at Ratclilfe Stadium. bats, including a double in the third, which he scored on when Bulldog left fielder Vernon Spearman mishandled the ball Saturday's game proved to be an inspiring game for the Bulldogs, who had struggled somewhat in the game until they learned that 5th-ranked conference co-leader Long Beach State had lost their first game in conference, 2-1 to San Jose State. The Bulldogs rode a six-hit pitching performance from Saitz while collecting 13 hits to down the Anteaters8-2. Saitz, who improved to 6-3 on the year with the complete- game victory, watched the Bulldogs get four runs in the fifth inning to break open a 4-2 game and chase Irvine starter David Bladow (3-5). Reliever Steve May pitched the final four innings for the Anteaters. Every Bulldog starter except Brant Brown had at least one hit on the afternoon. Sunday's finale held some tense moments for the Bulldogs, who trailed 1-0 through the first and 3-0 after four innings before scoring five runs in the fifth inning to help Patterson Improve to 6-4 on the year. Patterson pitched a complete game, the Bulldogs' sixth in as many conference games, while giving up 12 hits in the 6-3 victory. Patterson was helped by shortstop Jason Wood, who had two triples on the day, including one with the bases loaded in the fifth, to lead the Bulldogs in the victory. Patterson looked to tire in the later innings, but an insurance run in the top of the ninth pur FSU up 6-3, and Patterson retired the Anteaters without any problem to end the game. Notes— Jones' pitching dominance this year has earned him a nomination for national Player of the Year honors by Baseball America magazine...Falco collected five RBI's in the series' first two games, and seems to have broken out of a slump that lowered his batting average to .240...The Bulldogs 6-0 conference record put them one game up on Long Beach State heading into next weekend's series against Fullerton State at Beiden Field. Pre-season major league predictions Max Dwyer Yes, Fresnoids, it's coming. The merry month of April has fallen among us, and all of you in sportsland know what that means. Sure, it means the Final Four. Sure, it means the winding down of the gripes of all of those NFL teams who didn't win as many games as they thought they should have. But 1 think you all know what I'm getting at. The grand ol' game of baseball returns today. The worthless exhibition games are nearly done with, the fans are getting out their dusty ball gloves and seat cushions, the off-season baiting and griping will soon become the on-season baiting and griping, and we shall soon see first hand that all of those owners wasted their precious SSSSSSS. But for now, we are still in the midst of that wonderful baseball tradition, the onslaught of pre¬ season predictions. Yes, it's time for all of those so-called "analysts" (I find any occupation that begins with the word "anal" not to my liking, thank you) to tell us all not only who they think will win this year, but who they know will win this year. For the ones that do it while in front of a TV camera, they get to don those really nice suits and tell us eye-to-screen the teams that will kick butt and the ones that will suck eggs. All of whom, of course, do so by rambling off one irrelevant fact and obvious speculation after another Take my word for it, folks, pre-season predictions are completely and totally worthless. Thorough research and analytical thinking do not give one the power to forsee the future. Each of these sportswriters and journalists may have a sharp mind, a keen sense of logic, and bold persuasive power as well as the facts to help back them up. But they do not have a crystal ball. We all know that things happen in baseball all the time that no one expects to happen, and these things constantly shoot these predictions all to hell. You may have already read the predictions of Chris Branam. They were just as well-written and developed as all the others. But you see, he actually gets paid for being a real jounalist. WelL I certainly don't consider myself a journalist, and I don't get a cent for this. So, 1 can also bring my predictions forth, and be just as demented as 1 wish, because no one really cares what I write and submit anyway. So, without further BS-ing, here they are, my impartial predictions for the 1991 baseball campaign: AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST 1. SEATTLE MARINERS. Let's face it folks, these guys are due. After 14 seasons of sub-300 ball, the Ms will not only win their first ever division title but their first AL pennant as well. But, of course, the Seattle residents will still take no interest whatsoever in this team. 2. CHICACO WHITE SOX. After only three pennants in 81 years in the old Comiskey Park, these upstart Pale Hose will come very close to a division flag in year #1 of the new Comiskey. And Minnie Minoso will not only play in his 6th decade, but become a regular and win the AL MVP award. 3. TEXAS RANGERS. Granted, this team will not see its first ever post season play. After all, they have a history of being just a one-man team. First it was Fergie Jankins, then Charlie Hough, and now Nolan Ryan. He can't do it all, so the rest of the team will have no choice but to pick up the slack, and they will do a decent job of it 4. MINNESOTA TWINS. Kirby Puckett will have another banner year, smiling all the while, and the rest of the team will take aim at the trash-bag-lined walls See DWYER page 6 |
