Show "i' m lf''”-y- fT m m i t r pv i'i'j i— p'y fy f’tfjy'l'P P ''' '” "' ' f W— f'YilVV'P1'W 'l‘f“"ll'rl ff — " ' ' i r' i i ' WV w't fwMHw tTmm9t' w W :"v " V ' ’ The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday April 1 ' ' ' ' 2001 — Pago 19 : 200 llMaforl League BaseballPreview v TED questions surround start of season By The Associated Press Lots of players taking aim at Alex Rodriguez’s deal led this spring by Gary Sheffield and Prank Thomas “If you sign it play it out It’s that ' simple" declared Mark McGwire who took a deal to stay with the St Louis Cardinals “If you have three or four years left on your contract time’s no complaining” — Manny Ramirez Mike Hamp-to- n Denny Neagle Juan Gonzalez Johnny Damon Andres Galarraga and Kevin Appier wearing different ar quarter-billion-doll- Roger Clemens grins at his new teammate the guy putting on the pinstripes for the first time Now pitching for the New York Yankees Mike Mussina I’ To the Rocket it has a nice ring — as in the type that comes studded with diamonds the kind that’s won at ithe World Series “It’s a goal of mind and I would Imagine everybody else to get: Mike on board so he can know what it feel Tike” Clemens said ' ‘‘All the personal stats are great but until you’re part of a champi- pnship team and understand from start to finish what that means and Ehow that comes about that’s a great experience” he said Everyone gets their chance starting Sunday In a new place too: With the game hoping to broaden its hori-zoTexas and Toronto play opening day at Hiram Bithom Stadium in San Juan Puerto Rico ' Yet even before Chuck Knoblauch ‘and Rick Ankiel baseball was bound for a wild season: ' — Lots of teams trying to stop the Yankees’ run of three straight titles led by their Subway Series rivals cut-ra- te uniforms ’ - ns - Albert Belle gone for good and several stars ailing: Nomar Garcia- parra Ken Griffey Jr Derek Jeter' Kevin Brown Greg Maddux Travis Fryman and John Smoltz Smoltz who missed all of last sea--' son after elbow surgery will start the year on the disabled list But Smoltz expects to be back in the Braves’ rotation soon enough ready for Atlanta to resume its rivalry with the New York Mets They’ll play 19 times this season under a reworked schedule that calls for more ' intradivirion games tiris like it “I way” Smoltz said ‘‘Instead of having to’ ' ’ ' " APptioto Alex Rodriguez will have the spotlight on him after signing a $252 million' deal in the hit more than 40 homers the last three seasons offseason — the biggest contract in baseball history The four-tim-e Texas Rangers shortstop 10-ye- ar All-St- ar you need to field — it doesn’t matter to me” beat” — New ballparks in Pittsburgh and Milwaukee and a revamped one in n Cincinnati Plus a new Bob with and Buck Brenly managers Martinez both making the move from the broadcast booth to the dugout — All those high strikes the umpires plan to call “They can put the strike zone wher- ever” Montreal free swinger Vladimir Guerrero said “On third base in left ' half-doze- watch the scoreboard you’re playing the team ' But a spate of ejections late in exhibition play many' after pitches called' at the letters indicated others may not be so agreeable — The whole season played out against the threat of another strike or The Basic Agreement lockout between players and owners expires Oct 31 and the sport wants to avoid its ninth work stoppage since 1 972 “Yeah there are some rumbling and people talking the way they always do’’ players’ union chief Donald Fehr said “In 1994 by this time there was overt hostility there were overt' threats'" he said “But the rhetoric is not as loud not as insistent and not as confrontational as it was then 1 think if you’ll notice there is no open hbs- tility between the parties Nobody' is See SEASON on Page 21 teams to Healthy Smoltz spells trouble for rest of National League By The Associated Press Mussina improves Yankees’ shot at another World Series said “That was no fun I think it’s made us a little more deter- - Chipper Jones takes off his mined” The Braves hoped the retura cap loosens his spikes and unbuttons his jersey of John Smoltz who missed His Atlanta uniform he can last season because of surgery ' on his right elbow would put leave in his locker The tations that come with playing them in great position to add for the Braves he wears forev- - another World Series title to the one they won in 1995 er ' ‘ “Every year We’re heft iF v But after making' irback to I spring training- ive’re one of die mound in spring training the best teams in baseball We he felt inflammation in his should make it to the postsea- - elbow Smoltz will start the son the third baseman said season on the disabled list “You’re shooting for The though he hopes to be back by il apex of this game the World ! Series’’ he said “I don’t think “My main goal is to still be ’ anything else will do for any- - pitching at the end of the season If this means waiting and body in this clubhouse" ' It didn’t work out that way slowing down it’s better 1 do last year After winning their it now” he said record ninth straight division Ah the twists and turns title the Braves were swept by' from last year cpntinue' St Louis in die first round of As in who would’ve the playoffs guessed that San Francisco “We were sitting home a lot would have the best record in ' earlier than in the past" Jones the majors? Or that the “Home has altered the outlook for ' many teams but one constant remains The New York Yankees are the favorites to win another pennant While some of their closest competitors lost stars and others bolstered their rosters all : ' the ' ' APphoto : Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux will anchor another stellar pitching rotation for the National League East defending champions mid-Apr- - Run Central” would turn out to be no race at all? ' The New York Mets made wind up winning the wild card things interesting all year prorepeat in the Central vided Rick Ankiel is OK Out West it’s wide open once again as the revamped ‘ for the third straight year while the Cardinals should right down to the moment Mike Piazza flied out to the warning track at the stroke of midnight ' ending the Subway Series' The Mets will probably- Rockies : - the three-tim- e tral champion Chicago White Sbx traded for ace David Wells Texas gave $252 million on Alex Rodriguez Cleveland e AL MVP brought in Juan Gonzalez Seattle signed two-tim- - " fans made major offseason additions V AL West champion Oakland added Johnny Damon the Cen- - An offseason pf roster shuffling in the American- League - SPORTS se&saithe pa'st three years The Associated Press By Ramirez for $160 million But the Red Sox looking for the first World Series title since 1918' have already hit a stumbling block as in the league shortstop' Nomar Garciaparra “It’s been a long time since could miss up to four months ' with an injured right wrist’ I wasn’t considered the No “1 don’t even want to think starter” Mussina said “There are four guys here who can be about losing Nomar for ii rig- -' considered that and now we all nificant amount of time because it would he really dev- get to pitch On the same staff’ That doesn’t give much hope astaling for us“ Pedro Mar-- 1 : All-St- dpRicqiitt Ctui— ar ’ 1 ' to the rest of league And that’s a big reason why thatall seven teams that have made the post-- disjointed See NATIONAL on Frige 20 ' ! tinez said Sec YANKEES on Page 20 HaldJoumal Pl Sports Academy — ' and Boston signed Manny ' defending World Series champion- Yankees did was add the best pitcher on the market — Mike Mussina — to' the best rotation ' Japanese import' Ichiro Suzuki ' SrUHiWt Niwtftfn All student-athletwho have earned g cumulative gradie point average pf 32 or above at the conciiision of tall semester at Utah State University are invited to the eighth annual Joe E Whitesides Scholar-Athlet-e Luncheon arid receive an award in recognition of their outstanding academic performance Outstanding team awards will be presented as Well as the individual outstanding : USU Student-Athlet- e will be accompanied by a professor of their choice award Each schblar-athjet- e es : John Watson 1BETY0UD1DNT i a player once hit 3 home runs into 3 DIFFERENT STATES in the SAME GAME Olympic champion Jim orpe played in a semi-pr- o sebalf game in a ballpark on the border He hit his first homer over the left field wall with the ball landing in Oklahoma'Then he hit a homer over the right field wall Into Arkansas :His third homer k of the'game was an home run in center field which was in Texas! ‘4 Believe It or not ' ’ HELD ffiUESDAYfAPRII5RD: ' Amazingly a basketball coach lost over SEVEN THOUSAND -- - f 'V: - i hoie-in-on- Whitney Christiansen Kristi Connors Amber Crews - 'f' Kristy GuymonSharee Hatch Kristen Hillam Kathleen Hobbs Tricia Jacobsen Marnie a Jesse Hodges Maurice Jenkins Joel Johnson : ! 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Brittney Baugh Ally son Clegg Heather Cox i Amber Jensen ' Balrtelson 1 t Women's Tennis Ferguson Men's Track & Field Women’s Soccer BekaLeffler " Hailey MaicKay - HONDA Blake Eagal Eric Gwilliam Dane Kidman Nate Larsen' Richard Nelson Ryan Burbidge 'iv Tim Burrell V' One of the most incredible feats In sports happened on Aug 13 4 As verified by newsi woman in hdiana' god for the first time in e on scored a course on the first hofe on the very first swing she ever tbok on a golf cotirMf ® Women's lYack & Field Debra Barker ' Alycia Boyer rV :' Men's Tennis ' STEVENSQNiBAIiliROOM Football v Prad Bohn Kevin Curtis Ky Oday Casey Poppinga Nate Putnam Michael Scheper Jim Walker GAMES - to : the same team He's Red Kloti who coached the Washington Generals The Generals played the HariemGlobetrotters in and the each game Globetrotters beat Kiotz's Generals over 7000 straight times (B) iUNGHEON I ' lnslde-the-par- CONSECUTIVE wAuHil Stephanie Vasarhely T -- y: '1 "' t Whitney Scott Amy Thatcher ' Gymnastics Kristina Ellis’' : Stephanie Huff Amanda Jenkins' Nicole Kilpatrick Kristen O'Dell Allfson Rosenthal Kirra Seeley ' Laura Swahk Megan Woolstehhulme ’ 1 'Managers Michel ie Fanger: James Thompson Kyle Nan Arsidol Diana Adame Marla Lowes ' Matthew Seeley Jonathan Swensmn Chad Evans Jeremy Vague V i: Sarah Lowe A:t EricTanner Dwight Thomas Basketball : Q ' ' Richelle Trainers i 1MSN Main 7S3-S6- 3 ’ ' ' j‘ -I-- : v' : V V V - vj ’ J 'V V : " J |