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Reflections
by Richard Oliver
It’s up to the players now
When the skies began to darken considerably and lightning began to
flash in the distance, the reporters in the press box at Kyle Field began
to get a bit queasy.
One reporter laughed nervously about reports of hail falling in
Huntsville. Another remembered a day many moons ago when a
football game at Kyle Field was postponed because a tornado touched
down near the stadium during a game in full view of the spectators. The
cokes and tales flowed, and the rains came.
On the field, the Baylor Bears and Texas A&M Aggies went through
the pregame motions while tentatively glancing at the broiling skies.
The storms on the horizon may have produced a few skipped heart
beats in the stands and boxes, but it was the downright deluge that
came after the kickoff that provided the most excitement. That is, if
you’re a Baylor fan.
For the entire season, we as Aggies have endured a drug investiga
tion, injuries and four losses. Old Aggies shake their heads and remem
ber the old days when four losses constituted about three losses too
many for an A&M season.
In 1980, we began with a'23-20 win in Mississippi. We moved on to
Georgia, only to be slammed by the Bulldogs, 42-0. Penn State whip
ped us, 25-9, in a grudge match, and David Beal led us to a fantastic and
satisfying win over Texas Tech, 42-21. Houston nipped us 17-13, and
finally, the Bears left us shaken, 46-7.
Some of us have cried foul, perhaps unfairly. Some point now to
Head Coach Tom Wilson, asking for answers, and fast. Others cry
louder for the dejected, silent 12th man. Still others look closely at the
Aggie players, and ask for dedication and pride.
I don’t know what to think anymore, ” said a civil engineer sitting in
the lobby of the MSC Monday. “T m really tired of hearing how bad we
are.”
His girlfriend leaned over and added, “Being an Aggie doesn’t just
mean having a good football team, though. Shoot, we re still the best,
cement will cause the team can’t get their act together doesn’t mean we
11 Coaches Ass shouldnt be proud of them. I’m not going to make excuses for them.”
probation b) Meed, most of us have tried one way or another to explain the
ble for thett -Aggie losses this year. Storms, referees, midnight games, coaches, lazy
pionshipcons rpmyers, and injuries just aren’t going to cut it anymore.
Board of Co» Simple faith will just have to do. We as outsiders can never know the
irrently on y H^ons. Only the players and coaches can determine the fate of the
Aggies now.
As A&M quarterback Gary Kubiak said after the game, “ We re going
to have to reach deep down inside and pull something out now. We’ve
got to pull it together. Something good’s got to happen.”
Hes right. There are no more excuses to be made. We all have
UH^ons, we Lave ideas, but the players themselves have the
answers. The time has come for those athletes to search a little, work a
™f> ar| d decide a few things deep inside.
The 12th Man can only stand by and have faith that they will.
United Press International
PHILADELPHIA — Larry Bowa
had complained “the label” from past
failures “still hangs on our backs.”
Garry Maddox still carried the scar
of a dropped fly ball that lost the 1978
playoff series.
Bob Boone went through the kind
of a frustrating season you wouldn’t
wish on your worst enemy.
And a lot of players didn’t like
Manager Dallas Green too much.
But all this was forgotten Tuesday
night. All three veterans of prior
heartbreaks with the Philadelphia
Phillies stood by their lockers
spraying and swilling champagne
and toasting this club’s first ever
World Series championship, which
ended 97 years of frustration.
“I never wanted any more in life
but this,” said an ecstatic Bowa, who
led all Phillies in the series with nine
hits and scored a vital insurance run
in the sixth in the 4-1 victory over the
Kansas City Royals Tuesday night
that gave the Phils the Series 4
games to 2.
“Everyone wrote we were a bunch
of low-key, spoiled, overpaid, don’t-
want-to-win athletes. It was so great
to prove everybody wrong.”
The Phillies did things the hard
way. Tuesday night’s win marked the
first time in the series they never
trailed.
“I hope we will get the credit we
deserve,” Series MVP Mike Schmidt
said. “I know the media would like to
see New York and Los Angeles or a
team with some of the older stars.
But you can’t see any better baseball.
“Going into today’s game, any one
of six players could have been the
MVP. I squeaked through because I
drove in the first two runs. That’s
why we’re world champions — we
don’t depend on any one guy.”
For Maddox, the moment was
especially sweet. Despite his status
as one of baseball’s finest center fiel
ders, he still was remembered for
the line drive he dropped in Los
Angeles which led to the Dodgers’
victory in the 1978 league champion
ship series.
“Los Angeles was so long ago,” he
said. “I’ve been able to put that out of
my mind.”
No member of the Phillies’ start
ing eight, including Schmidt, had a
higher average than Boone. The All-
Star catcher, who hit a career-low
. 229 during the regular season, bat
ted .412 in the Series and contri
buted one of his four RBIs Tuesday
night.
“I started swinging well the last
couple of weeks of the season,” he
said. “It was the best I was striking
the ball all year.”
Boone was directly involved in
what will be one of the most talked-
about plays of this World Series.
With the bases loaded and one out in
the ninth, Frank White hit a pop foul
near the Phillies’ dugout with Boone
and first baseman Pete Rose in pur
suit.
Boone got his glove on the ball,
but it spun out. Rose, however, man
aged to catch the ball before it hit the
ground for the out, and reliever Tug
McGraw struck out Willie Wilson to
end the game and touch off the wild
celebration.
“Pete grabbed it so quick I didn’t
have much time to think,” Boone
said.
“I was watching the ball all the
way,” Rose said, then joked, “We
worked on that play the other day.”
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