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Show 8 Football continued from page 6 to get anything going. Adamczyk struggled to link up with his receivers during much of the game; he was 18 for 40 and threw for 196 yards in the game. He also had two passes intercepted. One highlight for the Wildcats came at the start of the fourth quarter. WSU blocked a Grizzly punt and took over on the UM 18yard line. The high note was short-lived, as Adamczyk threw an interception on WSU's second play "IN WI( A f MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011 THE SIGNPOST World Series continued from page 6 of the drive. UM wasn't able to move the ball, and was forced to punt again, which was also blocked by WSU. Once again, the Wildcats were unable to score, despite their good field position. WSU linebacker Nick Webb said the Grizzlies played a solid game, and that the Wildcat defense was unable to stop their high-powered offense. "Montana's executed their offense to perfection," Webb said. "We struggled against them defensively and couldn't make stops." With less than a minute left in the game, WSU finally scored a touchdown. C.J. Tuckett ran the ball in from the three-yard line for their first touchdown of the game. The final score was 45-10. The Wildcats will now return home, where they will take on league leader Montana State University on Saturday, Nov. 5. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. -, • • • or.. PHOTO BY BRYAN BUTTERFIELD I THE SIGNPOST Weber State University's Jarret Gooden returns a punt during a recent game. WSU lost to the University of Montana 45-10 on Saturday in Montana. me think they would have had a good chance at holding serve at home. The fact that a wildcard team with six less regular-season wins than its opponent had homefield advantage over them is a farce. This all started back in 2002, when the All-Star Game ended in a tie. Bud Selig, the commissioner of baseball who ultimately made the decision to end the game in a tie, panicked. He radically decided to make the AllStar Game mean something by having the game determine who receives home-field advantage in the World Series. Yep, seriously. Instead of, I don't know, just letting the game be played like baseball and go into more extra innings until someone won, Selig went overboard. So, while Game 6 highlighted the many inherent qualities that make baseball the greatest sport on earth, it also reminded us of the many management problems within the game. While the NFL, America's favorite sport, is evolving with the times, baseball is stuck in the past. If it were up to me, I would change many things in the way Major League Baseball is run. Here are three: First and foremost, the All-Star Game should not determine home-field advantage in the World Series. Teams play 162 games during the regular season to determine who the best teams are, then we get to the World Series and throw all that out the window. It doesn't matter that Texas won six more games during the regular season. If you ask me, the 162-game regular season is a better determinant of the better team than a seven-game series anyways. Second, both leagues need to play the same game. As evidenced by the World Series, the National League (without the DH) plays a completely different style of baseball than the American League (with the DH). It doesn't matter which, but either get rid of the DH or implement it in both leagues. It puts the American League at a huge disadvantage in the World Series. The players union would have a fit if they tried to get rid of the DH, so I would be in favor of implementing the DH across baseball. I know "We've worked hard in practice and we've been great." WSU's next game will be a tough match for the Wildcats, who will be taking on the first-place Sacramento State University Hornets in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 4. Peterson pointed out that SSU is one of the top-blocking teams in the conference, but if the Wildcats can keep up with the blocking, they stand a good shot at winning. Cox said if the team can that that stance is not popular after this World Series, but it's the most practical way to do it. And let's face it, who actually wants to watch the pitcher hit. If Ron Washington would have left Neftali Feliz in the game, the World Series likely would have ended with a pitcher at the plate. Third, I would implement instant replay more widely. You can't touch the strike zone, but it's simple to do it on fair/foul plays, catch/trap calls, and plays on the base paths. Let's get it right, so historic games like Game 6 aren't determined on a bad call. Again, I don't want to take anything away from the Cardinals; they may have won it anyways, but all I could think about as I watched games 6 and 7 was that it should have been played in Texas. Trevor Amicone is the sports director at 88.1 Weber FM and is a popular contributor to KSL.com and the Deseret News. You can check out his website: TrevorsTopTens.corn or follow him on Twitter at @ TrevorAmicone. Comment on this column at wsusignpost.corn. Volleyball continued from page 6 also had a good night, making 37 assists and a career-high 12 digs. Penrod said their hitting was much more effective Thursday, and that was something the coaches have been emphasizing in practice. "Volleyball is a game of momentum, of ups and downs," Penrod said. "We had a lot more ups than downs tonight, and that's why we won." Head Coach Tom Peterson said he was very pleased with how the team performed Thursday. "Usually when you lose a lot of games, it's an opportunity to grumble and to slack off and say, 'We're not first place, we've got all these losses,' but we haven't," Peterson said. continue to play like it did against ISU, it has a good chance of upsetting the Hornets. "If we keep hitting hard, and being aggressive, we can get results," Cox said. Comment on this story at ORMER HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER AND NFL ATHLETE SPEAKING ABOUT T ISSUES & THE. A ETES IN 2011 wsusignpost.corn. |