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Wednesday, October 28, 1992
Bravesi
thanks,
COLUMNIST
Now I know how John Elway
and the Denver Broncos must feel
along with their fans. Once again,
the Braves have failed to win the
"Big One" and go home disappointed.
I feel the Braves, however,
deserve a little more credit than the
press has been giving them lately,
especially from a certain "Sportin'
Fool."
Sure, I am agitated as much as
any diehard Braves fan that the
Braves have not won a world
championship yet. I have been
waiting since I was 5 to see the
Braves win it all, proving I am not
a "loser" or a "fair weather fan" as
described in an earlier column. The
only fair weather fans I have seen
(besides Washington Deadskins,
oh, excuse me, Redskins fans) have
been all the people rooting for the
Blue Jays just going against the
grain and spiting the rest of the
normal population.
In fairness, I have to give the
Blue Jays credit. They outplayed
uie craves in six games anu capitalized
on the Braves' mistakes
throughout the Series. They got the
big hits at the right time and the
big pitches too. In addition, they
beat what is probably the best
pitching staff in baseball and what
I still believe is the best team. Who
can argue with a 98-64 record?
Give the Braves some credit,
though. Besides Toronto, every
other team in baseball would have
killed to have been in the position
the Braves were in. How can some
one say tne ts raves are noi a reai
team? I have got six words for you
USC downs
By ANDREW BORGERT
Staff Writer
The USC men's swimming and
diving team had a successful weekend,
defeating the College of
Charleston in a relay dual meet
Saturday, winning all but one
event.
Team captain Rik Leishman and
senior Tom DeJarnette each set
\ individual records as they helped
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Leishman, a junior, was a member
of the Great Britain's Olympic
team that competed in Barcelona,
Spain, this past summer. He not
only set the two individual records
but also swam on the 4x100 medley
relay team which set another
pool record.
Other members of the relay team
were junior Drew Ruggieri, sophomore
Mark Dicus and junior Dan
Schar.
Senior Jeff Palm and junior Jon
Moore joined Leishman and
DeJarnette on the record breaking
trend.
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deserve
praise
~p5E~~L guys! Tom Glavine,
Steve Avery and
John Smoltz (actuw
ally that is seven
words, but I guess
since I am a loser
Braves fan, I can
not count) plus the Braves have a
solid hitting lineup. Try names like
Terry Pendleton (who is my MVP),
Sid Bream, Brian Hunter, David
Justice, Ron Gant, Otis Nixon (if
you think he is ugly, some of you
guys should look in the mirror, and
ask your girlfriends why they
always want the lights down real
low) and Deion Sanders (Tim
McCarver's new drinking pal).
In addition, the Braves have one
of the best baseball managers in
Bobby Cox. No, Cox is not God.
He makes mistakes like any human
being (except for sports editors, of
course).
Plus, Cox's players look up to him
and, let's face it, he did not get
Manager of the Year last year for
nothing.
And ves. John Schnerholz is a
genius. He is the man who put the
icing on the cake for the Braves by
acquiring guys like Sid Bream and
Terry Pendleton.
Yes, I am agitated the Braves
came up short in the World Series,
but I am not throwing in the towel.
The Braves will lose a couple of
people, but they will still have
most of their great, young pitching
staff left, including a bullpen with
a lot of potential with guys like
Mark Wohlers, Mike Stanton, Kent
Mercker and Marvin Freeman.
Also, look for Barry Bonds to be in
the outfield with Gant, Nixon and
Justice at first.
So expect the Braves to give it
another try in the World Series
after they win their third straight
National League pennant.
Go Braves!
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The Men's Swimming and Diving
Charleston in a relay dual meet S
The Gamecock swimmers broke
a 67-43 win. vv./'
winning f
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3x100 Butterf I
3x100 Backstroke - % ?
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3x100 Breaststroke; "";f'?
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500 Crescendo ?1 ? -f
4xi00Medi(ey . 4x50
Freestyle ||
4x100 Individual Medfif%
Source:Spor1s Information
Football:
rw U.?C VS. Tr
wn. v,. Williams brie
Volleyball:
Oct. 29 USp.ESC
Soccer:
Oct. 28 vs
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Women's Swimming
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Oct. 31 i |qo \/o
Mmi USC vs.
Nov. 1 P E (
Men's Swimming:
Nov 1 USC vs.
P.E.
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By NANCY SALOMONSKY
Sports Editor
With two wins under their belts,
Head Coach Sparky Woods and
the Gamecock football team are
confident going into the Saturday g
matchup with the 16th-ranked
Tennessee Volunteers.
The Volunteers were ranked as
high as the No. 4 team in the
nation at one point in the season.
Now things are different. UT has
lost its past two games against
Arkansas, 24-25, and Alabama,
10-17. This past weekend, the
Volunteers were idle.
On the other hand, South
Carolina is coming off two consecutive
victories, one at home
against No. 15 Mississippi State,
21-6, and one on the road against
Vanderbilt, 21-17.
"The Gamecocks are playing
harder and with more confidence
than they were over three weeks
ago," UT Head Coach Johnny
Majors said.
The Vanderbilt win was an
important one because it proved
the Gamecocks can win on the
road and come from behind to
win.
"The Vanderbilt win was a team
victory and a great win for us,"
Woods said. "Not only was it a
win on the road and against an I
SEC team, it was a win on turf,
which is something that we
haven't done in a while."
"The victory relieves a lot of
pressure," outside linebacker j
Ernest Dixon said. "We are play- II
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can. We will beat Tennessee if we
play to our capability. Our confidence
is great, and our defensive
line is good."
True freshman quarterback
Steve Taneyhill bruised his arm
and elbow in last weekend's game
but will be playing against
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team defeated the College of
laturday, October 24 at Charleston,
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