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Show 14 Friday, June 2,1995 The Daily Utah Chronicle Sports Buzz blanked Fantasy teams give meaning to dreary lives parent club Twins lose 6-- 0; mi 0 i James Jardine EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- John and struck Wasdin pitched a out eight in going nine innings for the first time in his career as the Edmonton rr l f 1. T i oicy a m a irappers Dcac oau Pacific Coast League game Thursday two-hitt- . 4 ' lkc ""V . o-- u r . night. Wasdin allowed a double and a; ; ) single to Mitch Simons. The only other i.: tuuu iuasc iuiuici wts jLtciuiyiiuuuiig, who was hit by a Wasdin pitch. lead into the . The Trappers took a eighth inning against LaTroy Hawkins (1-and scored four runs. Paul Fanes had a two-ru- n single in the eighth. Scott RBI had an triple in the fifth. Lydy At Arlington, Texas, Kenny Rogers (5-3- Chronicle, ' 1 r ' 1 ' Editor 7. summer days and the sultry nights indicate that, not only is the weather warming up, - ' but so is baseball season. After a devastating strike, professional baseball players 7 are back, which means it's time for the return of those familiar feelings that we missed last year. The sound of a wooden bat cracking, the smell of neatly trimmed grass, the intensity of pennant races and, of course, the incessant whining and fanatic babbling of fantasy baseball league dorks. As long as there is baseball there will be statistic-studying, SportsCenter-worship-pin- g, freaks who participate vicariously in professional baseball through rotisserie baseball leagues. Fanatical baseball followers around the world try their skills at team management by "drafting" players they will never meet to perform for their all-st- ar pseudo-team- man, the man, the uncoordinated man each gets to exercise his inner, competitive, hairy man in a celebration of out-of-sha- faux-athlct- ended, and the return ofJuan Gonzalez helped the Texas Rangers to a 6--3 victory over Minnesota on Thursday night chosen the AL 'pitcher Rogers of the month for May earlier Thursday, .broke Charlie Hough's 1983 club record of 36 scoreless innings when he reached 37 in the fourth inning. What motivates these goofballs to participate in such frivolous activity? "I think it's just severe mental disorders says Robert Gehrke who, when he isn't working as the Chronicle news editor, man-- ; ages the Saginaw Pickles, one of 14 teams in a fantasy base- ball league. "We're losers and chicks don't like us so we have to do it," Gehrke says frankly. "We're a bunch of guys that got cut from baseball teams " who like to pretend Says Micah Halverson, Chronicle staff writer and manager of the Sandy Snipers: "I can't play anymore myself and I have a baseball need to satisfy," ' Halverson fulfills that need by competing against friends in a mjuv iimu; because it allows him to r that "show my players are better than their players and that my luck is better than. ' their luck. When tny players win, I .feel like I winn I t? J tor James "Utile ivawaru, ' ' tive scoreless innings since Orel mm Hershiser set the major league record of 59 in 1988. The streak ended with one ' ; out in me seveiun wim lormernuzzman ' " Marty Cordova's sacrifice fly. well his was on Rogers way to his ' sixth straight victory by the second inning, when Texas scored three runs . ; A f k home runs by Dean on ':" Palmer and Ivan Rodnguez v,r ;? more three oil The Rangers got -- 77 Twins starter Brad Radke (24) in the fourth inning', the first on a passed ball and the other two on a triple by CHUONICLErHOTOItM Gonzalez, who was making his season Brian Raabe, shown here in earlier action, was part of the Buzz team that dropped die first game of a road trip to the debut after missing the first 33 games with a herniated disk in his lower back. Edmnonton Trappers. The Buzz collected only two bits by Mitch Simons the 6M) lots. 1 ! ; back-to-bac- , I b Rockets advance to finals Seattle takes another Jr.; draft Nebraska star BYBOBBAUM Angels ; Johnson . ; committed a fatal turnover in the final 1:06. Avery had 19 points and 10 assists for the Spurs. ' Sean Elliott scored 18. . AP Sports Writer . ic Not even our own revered University of Utah campus is exempt from such wanna-b- e stars. At an institution where fertile minds are supposedly, seeking to gain enlighten ment and knowledge, such phonies are among us. ' pitched six more shutout innings, i ' extending his streak to 39 before it (6-2- ), HOUSTON (AP) prowess. . - s. The fat man, the scrawny , 2-- . spring The fading the promise of long u - Hakeem - ly put an end to the home-coumadness in the West, and the Houston Rockets are headed back rt " . v' Olajuwon had 39 points, :i " ' 17 r regular- rebounds and five blocks as the Rockets beat San Antonio league. The Rockets open the NBA 100-9- 5 Finals. on Wednesday. against Orlando or Indiana on the home six sank the , court of the Eastern Conference Horry ' f . last with 1:58 to play to put the; champions. "y "v ' ahead bother But that shouldn't defending champions then clinched the victory by mak- Houston, which didn't have the Thursday night to win the Western Conference finals . 4-- 2. . 97-9- ing two free throws with 13 to play. He scored 22 points. It took six tries, but a home team finally won in the Western ' sec-on- Conference finals. ds J David Robinson, this season's MVP, scored 19 for San Antonio but missed two free throws and edge in any of the first three rounds. v ' Houston won three games in home-cou- rt San Antonio in the conference finals before breaking through with a victory at home. But, as usual, the Rockets couldn't do it the easy way. 4 J " '." 1 - InmmurklReport work at your own pace. : Soccer , , t Moving into the championship game of the core c soccer tournament will be Pi Beta Phi and " . Tourcttc1 Team. Semi-finaction had Vi Beta Phi and Tburctte's Team winning their games. Remaining alive in losers bracket third round action were Unit One and the Independent. Unit One ended the tide hopes of The Architects while the Independents bounced Lao Houue out of the field. . Pricto, a Cuban defector it selected. Erstad, the punter for national cham- make it to the : pion Nebraska, may not several for . majors years. J "There is no timetable," said Bob rbntaine, the Angels' assistant vice president of scouting and player personnel. "Everybody's on their own timetable. And the day that he's ready to play in the major leagues is when he's ready to ? play in the major leagues. . . --"When you give him that timetable, you just put an artificial deadline on him. Sometimes, that extra pressure is not lair to either the team or the kid. So, we won't put a timetable on hirn. outfielder, hit Erstad, a .410 in 57 games for the Comhuskers this year with 20 doubles, 19 homers, 76 RBb and 11 steals. This is a great opportunity" he said. , The last couple of days, I had a good feeling about k. It's a great feeling to get that call I'm really excited about getting, started.'' Erstad, drafted by the New York Mets three years ago after he finished high school, has two yean of football eligibility remaining, but probably won't kick again. . California had been expected to choose him and probably will have to pay a signing bonus of more than $135 million, the amount it cost the New York Mets to sign last year's top pick, pitcher Paul Wilson.' ' "Whether I'm the first pick or the 20th pick, Tm not going to change my approach to the game," Erstad said. s "draft on page 15 ......................vvKh.Dck Action is heating up in the battle for intramural soccer tournaments, while the volleyball champions have been crowned. Summer quarter will be offering traditional activities in addition to a chance to - AP Sports Writer Dennis Rodman had 14 points and 17 rebounds for the Spurs, - NEW YORK (AP) California who had felt anything but a title looked to the future arid took outfielder would be a disappointment after Darin Erstad with the first pick baseball draft. Oakland has they won 62 games during the -season, the best record in the more immediate plans for pitcher Ariel Olajuwon and Robert Horry final- to the NBA Finals. BY RONALD BLUM . Beta Thcta Pi rolled to the tide in the men's ccr tournament. In the losers' division, Omega Psi and the Independents are still alive. action were Omega l Picking up wins in Psi and The Betas. Omega Psi silenced the Sig Eps and The Betas handled Sigma Nu. The Betas captured top honors in the winners' bracket with a win over Omega Psi. semi-fina- . VoQeybsH A.B.S. team entered the intramural elite by with the volleyball tournament tide. . walking away ' In the championship, A.B.beat Amygdala like a red headed stepchild. On their way to the crown, A.B.S. took away wins from the Cool Cows II, CSF and Amygdala twice. The Summer Sports Summer quarter starts out with traditional activities like Softball and soccer. July 6 is the last day to enter the Softball event because action gets underway on July 10. For the soccer leagues, July 7 is the entry deadline, with the first action beginning on July 11. However, if you want to take a slow and easy pace, the LIKE, b for you. You set your own goals, and raulu will be tallied each week. You can do any combination of aerobic or anaerobic activities with no pressure or competition from anyone. Remember, you set your own 'pace.- For more information, contact the intramural office at fiom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Frid- ay, 581-379- |