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Thursday, November 20, 1986ATie Battalion/Page 15 aron dislikes tank m^amara VP choice by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds Clemens " l ^]f(AP) — Henry Aaron, a former Rational League Most Valuable A ‘ ‘layer, Wednesday called the selec- II | of a pitcher, Boston’s Roger Bnens, as the American League’s BP “a joke.” '""he retired home run king was mg several players who dis- :ed with the choice of a pitcher *r an everyday player as MVP. iaron, who won the MVP in 1957 lie playing for the Milwaukee ftraves, said, “Everyday players can- iot win the Cy Young award, and ^'"'■hers should not be able to win m MVP award. The pitchers have fieir own MVP award, and it’s the Cy Young. I feel very strongly about Karon is now head of player de- Hpment for the Atlanta Braves. |Bhe first to speak out was first Heman Don Mattingly of the New . York Yankees, the 1985 winner who w finished second to Clemens in the 1986 balloting announced Tuesday. ■1 know he is valuable, but it’s ftlHd for me to conceive that a guy IIH) is in 33 or 34 games can be as Htable ... as an everyday guy who sowt there 162 games.” S Alike Schmidt, named Wednesday ■he National League MVP for the hint time, said, “I’m prejudiced be- ■se I’m not a pitcher, but I tend to blis w ‘ t ^ Mattingly that the MVP )vha Auld be reserved for an everyday ar#ilB er ’ a & u y who puts his neck out teven days a week. juARoger (Clemens) may be an ex- I fltion, he was so dominant, meant ill nfiiuch to the team. But I’m not in favor of a pitcher being considered for the MVP.” JWitchers have been elected by the Bajeball Writers’ Association of America as MVP 16 times in the thinlB hut Jack Lang, secretary-trea- lUrer of the baseball writers and a Irember for the past 22 years, said it ■ only been controversial since Cy Ifoung winners were first named in 30th leagues in 1966. Eight pitchers |ave won both awards. ■The rules that are sent out to the raters on the (MVP) committee (two An each city in each league), state: Keep in mind that all players are eli gible. That includes pitchers, start- :rsand relievers,”’ said Lang. “■Anybody on the committee that Feels they cannot vote for a pitcher, B replace them. In my 22 years Aning the elections, only two writ es have said that to me.” APMl^AL'. Y y etO^lGM AfllLig J hbAT^EA.X £L.^E- T) Teur" UU£ MAP pecipep tMAT me- plaYimg FULL-riMg PRO POOTSALL WJAe* aserf FOR TME. MAW! POiviT 'itDU R&ALlZG. TMAT TMl6> IP A COM 6at-Pituat?onJ UJAf? GAME. T Coaches pick TCU to win conference basketball title DALLAS (AP) — Although the consensus of Southwest Conference basketball coaches makes Texas Christian the team to beat. Horned Frog Coach Jim Killingsworth says almost anything could happen in this year’s league race. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we had a conference champion and then someone else came along and won the conference tournament,” Kill ingsworth said Wednesday as SWC coaches gathered in Dallas to talk over the upcoming season. That’s exactly the scenario last season when Texas, TCU and Texas A&M shared the regular season title, only to see Texas Tech come on strong at the end and capture the SWC post-season tournament and the conference’s only berth in the NCAA tournament. The Longhorns, Horned Frogs and Aggies all earned berths in the National Invitation Tournament. Killingsworth returns four start ers, including Carl Lott, who aver aged 15.8 points per game and was named SWC Newcomer of the Year. “The reason they pick us is that everyone is coming back,” Kill ingsworth said. Pat Foster, who has succeeded the legendary Guy V. Lewis as coach at Houston, said TCU “has the guards that will give them an edge over any one in this league.” But Killingsworth said he expects trouble from the Cougars and the Arkansas Razorbacks, both of which will be trying to rebound from disap pointing seasons. Basketball Coaches Media Day “Houston’s always Houston,” Kill ingsworth said. “They might be down for a while, but not for long.” Killingsworth said second-year coach Nolan Richardson of Arkan sas had a great recruiting year at Ar kansas and is past his first traumatic year of living in the shadow of Eddie Sutton. “Last year was his first,” Kill ingsworth said. “He knows the league and he knows his players Richardson indicated he was cau tiously optimistic about the Razor- backs’ chances and said a key part of the team’s rebuilding effort would be a preseason schedule that in cludes Alabama, Mississippi, Vir ginia and a berth in the Rainbow Classic at Honolulu in late Decem ber. “When we finish our preseason, I’ll know what kind of team we’ve got,” he said. “(If) we get a few breaks and get rolling, who knows?” A tough pre-conference schedule also faces Texas Tech, which plays Kentucky, Arizona, Clemson, Kan sas State, Wyoming and Southeast ern Louisiana. The Red Raiders closed last season by giving highly rated Georgetown a scare in the first round of the NCAA playoffs before losing by six points. “We’re going to find out our strengths and weaknesses, who can play and who can’t play with our non-conference schedule,” said Tech Coach Gerald Myers. Myers said the Horned Frogs have the early advantage. “TCU is the team to beat,” he said. “But there are a lot of teams that could develop throughout the year.” Several coaches said they feel more difficult non-league oppo nents are a element to making the SWC more competitive. “Our overall conference schedule is tougher,” Myers said. “We want to win them, of course, but that’s not necessarily the bottom line.” Texas Coach Bob Weltlich said the conference’s one-game show in the NCAA could have a beneficial aspect in the areas of scheduling and recruiting. “Maybe what happened last year was good,” he said. “It called atten tion to the coaches that we will have to do a better job.” PUBLIC Nonci lONE YEAR MEMBERS! PLUS $6 PHOTO I.D. 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