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Show 1 I ;Vf ' : 1 - "fT? ", felted The Sports Viewpoint i:I 6 Tuesday March 20, 2001 matter what ha did, he was never; questioned or criticized. But afij along were hidden problems that. '. Tfiewml pariah means outcast, athletic directors and strong Hoo-or one who ls not accepted byotb- - ler boosters hid from the worid ere in a society or group. In the v Sometimes they couldn't hide if sports wwld there are many pari- - lwweveallkewhenhepartlcftjatedj'. aim, and there will be many mors in the famous "throw the chair ; By RICHARD SHAW Sjxjrts writer - . 2 Golden Eagles lose one in double-doubl- e header By RICHARD SHAW Sports writer across the floor" incident in the Ban American Games a tew years agst Rumor had been up untU then that wa th b tnrfMrimd ti many of the high school cans that had left Indiana before difterence. A good exampleof a pariah In! their time was tq) weren't Just toughs sports who many feel should not enough for Knights kind of discU; have thatfehd is Pete Rose. One of jiine; after the Puerto Rico inddaif; ; tim best baadaDplayarf the seo-- the public and the media began to; ond half of the 20th century, he kwk at this coaches childish antic; threw ft all away by being Involved forwhattheywere.ManybeganfcK . realize that the teams Knight could' tn gnmMtTig aonnitwi th appp out of will keep him professional have had with those playerehelostj baadxOUnaaycapadtyfwflierest might have won many moredianKl; ofhls life. The decisions made by pionshlps than he actually did. baseball officials at the time ofthe KnJwasknownasadestreyer ; not scandal only eliminated him of kids lives in private circles. from ever holding any kind (A post Graduates of his program would;; tkminbaBebalUthasnlsokepthlm ; often not criticize even after thQTjr out of the hall of feme where he graduated, because of Knights would surety be enshrined today 'power iff retribution. Even when.; considering all the records he V they appeared an nalkmal televising broke, some of alildi he stiUlunds. . after they left Indiana, Pete Roses Imnishment Is much can players, like Quinn Budmeql ; more formal than many others Scott May and others would never i. howevec Two others ofnote have' opentycritirire Knight They knewj no official banishment but have his reach went well beyond coUege donethingBfiiatimbaUtywlDnever ballnBomewaysthismanwasthe be forgotten by the generation In , Edgejr Hoover of college round j . baLIte was sddmn criticized whidithey were known. ' One Is Dennis Rodmah and the tepovreqandhtoposttioo,iiiddtlid , tiaDybegan with a fresh and suo-othm'isBobbyKniit Tliere are great differences be-- ; cessful approach to. the college ' tweentbesetwoandthereasonsfor game In the early 70's, skrety de them being sporting pariahs; but generated Into a corrupt and sen V i . serving empire which he thought they both are. Rodman, one of the best defen-- would never end. vf slve players and reboundere ofthe i' TbdayKnlghtfehinireag last 20 years has becomea player: because heis suing Indiana Univer vriio, while not offirially banned v. slty for defaming bis name (aK from the National BasketbaB Asso- - thoughthqr have done nothing; he Some in sports who should be pari- - - , ' WhW - - '' I vWs s.U v :f3 : It Was huddle timeon Friday afternoon as the Ckikten Eagles of CEU began home league play at the field : In north Price. But the huddles were not for the players to communicate . but (or everyone to keep warm as the wind blew constant from the North, But that cold didnt deter the CEU men as they beat North Idaho , College 2 In the first game of the : double header. In the second game the NICCar; dinals got ahead eaity 50 arid won n an eight Innlngnffair On Saturday the weather Was a ' little better; a bit more sunny and; warmer, and Eastern Utahs bats heated up to the St. Patricks day cheer to bury the NIC team 152 In; the first game and clipped them in the second 5. CEU now has a 1 record in league play and a 14--8 record, in overall play as they head into next weekend to play two mor e double headers against Dixie here In Pride," Dixie won all lour of their games against Colorado. Northwestern 1 if- f - .v, ; V "s' !r tri . i.V, ,w ; s w . v f' ;vi . Ti . AB-Amer- i; 7-- j rnan2asa rC-SWJf- W- sMes into third base and a North Idaho defender . two teams this weekend to deter- inlne who will take the early season leadwUlbesoraethlngtosee.. . ,'V'V Madsen said this because often unA w & r ' i - i f y . datl(m,mayaswellbe.Afterstint8..ha8donettliini8elf)andhelsnow: wlth so many teams, and even v beingkmksdatbyTbxasTBchUni-- ; though lie was a key piece to vereity in Lubbock, Texas for the; DetndtsNBAriianqikmshlpsinthe .j head ooachingjob left after the flhj) ! eartyl99O,8andwasapart0fQne lngof eman who had a losing bftheChkagoBuQ8trophleahenoreoord.Agalnhehasafriendhiao4 longercangetajob mianytaunln athletic director who wfll, if he fti , the league. Ite has ayed for smneV hired, hide eyeiy discrepancy In Ms. : '' . V c . fa' ofthebestooacfaeBtetteleaguaand' prograni. even they do notknowvrimttodo ; : Supportere of Knight point out 1 with this enigmatic talent that 1m is a winner and that hisprov Much bf what the public sees of gram was always free of NGAAro--, him is show; his tattoos, his wild crulting and playlngvlolatlona. But dress, his antics. Until recently he 58 faculty members In Lubbock was almost a regular on The To-- have sigired a petition asUngtha; night Show, but alltbat has ended administration not to hire him nq-now because he irritated, mortified, ; matter what the circumstances, and vilified himself right out of a They feel he will be a discredit to,r wonderful careei; largely because their Institution and it will label, thelr school as only caring littfel hewasunwillingtodowhattttakes togrtalongwithotherplaymaand about personal honoc TTiese three, Rose, Rodman andl, partlculariy management It has been a weird and sad end to a per-- Knight are all mrlahs for different, sonal history filled with so miuiy V reasons. One is an official pariah,' ! ; achleranenta the other two unofficial. But lt: ft's ftmqyvdiat sets dUferent pa-- ' - dorenl mattm; an qutmmtissn6u5. riahs apart And it la funny how :! cast, no matter the reason. Mta3fe North Idaho team as the third baseman bobbles the ball and CEU is safe once again. people from opposite ends (ft the people feel sorry for Rose and think, sporting spectnuns can be outcasts, his banishment is the work of one, ; because of how they behaved. baseball commissioner. Some like No one Is more opposite from Rndmiui and H talpnta jpcplfa was .smiles and back slaps all Rodman than Knight The only his ldlosynmusies. Kntght ig him. annmd as he came in from the field. thing they have In common is their ored by few; mostly high powered., banishment Rodman lost out Hoosier boosters and others who; Dixie State College is ranked relief was Aaron Task, said mainly because he was a flake; he think wining Is not onty the most fifth nationally In the latest college . Madsen. He came in as a relief In didnt showup to practice and had Important thing It is the ontything. ; AH these guys Just prove that-thbaseball polL On Friday they will the first Inning In the second game little discipline, or (he discipline roadies wanted from hfan any- - noneofuaUveinavacuum,nomat- -' be at CEUs field showing their Saturday and then wept deaf ter what our accomplishments, our, 'wares' .' through theaeventh." way Amos Raddatzalso had a great Knight has become an outcast be-- fame or how much money we make.,; TheGoldenEagleswlllbeready J cause of a demanding and provoca-- Our personal world is affected by,, for them. game on Saturday He did someoutstandlng pitch- - five style that made him a winner; others and what they think of us. No., "Vlfehaveablg series this week," but made many of the kids who one has Carte Blanche to do what ; said head baseball coach Eric Madsen. MnTapn BiirHnftVfraunirniihitvhPv explained jdayedfarhlmmlseraWeandfrlght- - they want, no matto who they ' When askBd about the Injury There are many ways to kfil a ere the team wdll pl this weekend. team atkm Is Madsen said the beat career and these three found novel In first we and need AttheUnlvmltyoflndianafor place Theyre almost 30 years he was a god; no ways to do so. to beat them to get Into first our-- up, but everyone will play selves No matterwhat anybody dse bttheSWACdoesthlsweekend.we : cant get Into first unless we beat j rJ.f 1 k , enthinhlngitheCEUthenhltahlgh bunt which was caught and then a double out on a fly cost them any score at aH A few errors in the 8th lnnlngcost them the game, "Volost that game In the bottom of the seventh hy getfingout so fast, said Madsen. "But the gune showed how we could rally when we had to and in theother three games it paid ':-- . : . oft" ' k tf." 4--0, : : none-the-le- "I think the most hnpwHant thing r I saw this weekend was that we dkhrt give up even when we were down, - said CEU head bascball ooach Eric ; Madson. "That js what makes the , difference between a great team and .'just a good team." : . is about to receive the ball.. reX)rd.T8h0w Tluplnthebottomofthesev-- . . 7-- : r j - : folded where the Golden Eagles were left with many men oh base when the Inning closed out Some teams would dispalr when this hap-- : pcned,butootthisyears CEU team. A good example orthls was the early game on Saturday The team and then ralgot behlnd early lied back. Ken JoneS hlt a solo home run and then the team scored three runs tying Cardinals. ; ! 5-- during all four games events : Afi-Ame- . . ? ahs are not, and some who are should not be. But It is hard for us . v M.but it toms into a busted play for the Dixie comes to town Friday . : - .! - J- - at - , f vv: A v o- Yj are.-ene- " ' SWAC GAMES ' . C! t s ALL GAMES " standing games for us, .said t 4 Judglngby how CEU played last weekend ttiey have a great chance of winning. And vriiile baseball Is a very team game, some Individual performances stood out "Steve Pratico had four out- . SKiueMfllliS Kl';k:s3 Dixie'; A V : Madsen as be sprayed water on the field Monday morning already pro-'- J parlng it for Fridays game. He caught all four games for us and any time we needed abig hit he was TEAM W L GB PCT DixieState 6 0 0.0 1.000 7 1 0.0 0.875 W 22 L 4 Streak i per 0.3S46 1 ' Wll 1 Eastern Utah - there forus." UtahWley ! Luke Lambourne and Derek Waddoups also had outstanding Treasure Valley games,hitiingwellduringthewh0le series. North Idaho "We also had some fantastic pitching performances, stated . Southern Idaho MadsTO. JakeKlng pitched that firrt . game and did a great job, bringing Salt Lake us back from the brink a few times and in relief Elliot Dalton did a fine : Snow Job In that contest . In the third inning North Idaho i had three players cm base and there Ricks was onty one out It looked bad for .. the Golden Eagles, but King struck Colorado Northwestern those team branded pj . . 6 0.750 1.0 V 6 2 1.0 0.750 4 4 3.0 0.500 4 4 3.0 0.500 2 4 4.0 0.333 2 6 5.0 0Jt50 1 7 6.0 0.125 0 8 7.0 0.000 . . CEUs Ryan Duvall heads to third base after a double is belted into the outfield by a fellow Golden Eagle during Friday .afternoons first game. CEU wn- - the game M. tiroiinoutlMiU POOR C |