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Gripes, peeves, and sundry quibbles
Sports columnists are known for attacking
revered topics in their columns and stiring up a
stink about whatever is going on in the sports
world. Some readers may feel that a penchant for
griping is our flaw and that it is impossible for us to
ever write about sports in a positive manner.
While this may be partly true for some people, 1
don’t write my columns to intentionally rile
readers. At times it may seem all gripe, gripe,
gripe. But sometimes there are events or people in
sports that really inflame me. Not everything can be
peachy and harmonious.
I’m sure there are sports and sports personalities
that annoy you so much that the mere mention of
them or perhaps the sight of them make you grit
your teeth and shudder. Personally, there are some
things about sports that hit my nerve in just the
wrong spot, and I have been wondering if anyone
else is supremely bugged by these same things.
So, on a positive note, to try and cleanse my
conscience and in the tradition of The Battalion
columnists, I bring you my Top 10 things I despise
about sports.
As a disclaimer, my editor may not share my
views on what to despise, but then, we try not to
share anything.
No. 10: Critics Against Tom Landry or
C.A.T.L. These hacks steer clear of heaping abuse
on anyone in the Cowboy organization besides
Landry. They want to put America’s coach out to
pasture to graze away the rest of his years. This
thought is abhorrent to rabid Dallas fans. 1 mean,
we barely recovered from the trauma of Roger
Staubach’s retirement. How could we possibly get
over losing Landry.
Win or lose, being a Cowboy fan is so much
more comforting with Landry in the saddle — he’s
become a sort of security blanket.
Cray
Pixley
Assistant
Sports Editor
No.9: The NC \ A. Fveryone agrees that the
Texas A&M football program had a few skeletons
in the closet, but bones are rattling all over the
college campuses. The Aggies are taking the
punishment well, but it has ruined some of the fun.
What will become of us on New Year’s Day?
Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl? Inconceivable!
No.8: The Weather. The weather has thrown a
chink in the armour of Aggie sports this season.
First there was the big blowout with Hurricane
Gilbert. Alabama tucked its tail and ran for cover,
leaving the Aggies high and dry for football action.
A&M gets a consolation bowl against the Crimson
Tide this December unless the forcast is for sleet.
Sleet could just rule out these two teams ever
meeting. Oh, this notoriously dangerous Texas
weather.
On another note, College Station had been
having unseasonably warm weather, through dry,
October. This was great until the A&M men’s
tennis team hosted a weekend tournament. The
clouds rolled in and dropped rain all over the
courts. Not even the dreaded Gilbert could manage
a weep over Kyle Field, but it rained on Omar
Smith Tennis Center this particuliar weekend.
I suppose basketball season will be threatened by
a blizzard and then in spring Olsen Field will be
swept away by a tornado.
The NCAA has no control over the weather — 1
think.
No.7: The Dodgers. Now I don’t have any
problem with the Dodgers, but everyone else seems
to really despise these guys. They made my list
because I had to listen to my fellow sports writers
moan throughout the playoffs and the World Series.
They’re still moaning.
I think the moans stem from hurt pride. Most
people felt L.A. had miniscule hopes of making the
Series and no hope of becoming the champions.
Wrong. They did, they are.
The New York Mets were supposed to win the
jackpot. Sorry guys, the Mets popped out. But hey,
I like the Dodgers.
No.6: Mike Tyson and Robin Givens Marriage
Saga. Need I say more?
No.5: CBS Sports starring Brent Musberger.
Yes, sports fans, I still get all worked up when I
think of CBS’ coverage of the Cotton Bowl game
of A&M vs. Auburn. The more appropriate title
would have been “The Bo Jackson Story” or “A
Roasty, Toasty New Year’s Day with Bo Jackson”.
Even when the Aggies were plowing over Auburn,
all Musberger could say was how wonderful
Jackson was, what a talented player—what a neat
trophy he had.
I wish CBS would have shown more coverage of
the Aggie talent on the field, not some prima donna
off the field. Who can forget those loving long
See Top 10, page 10
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HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s 41-17
victory over Washington Sunday night
could be the most complete team victory
the Oilers have produced. Coach Jerry
Glanville said Monday.
“A lot of people played as well as
they’ve ever played. It was fun to see,”
Glanville said. “I think the biggest vic
tory is the playoff game but we weren’t
clicking on all cylinders then. ’ ’
The Oilers were clicking in the sold-
out Astrodome Sunday night from spe
cial teams to offense and defense.
“With special teams this week, the
word special really means something,”
Glanville said. “The defense just kept on
getting the turnovers. ’ ’
The Oilers’ victory over Seattle in the
1988 playoffs was more important,
Glanville said, “but for offense, defense
and special teams, we were pretty hot
last night.”
Offensively, Warren Moon and Drew
Hill connected for touchdown passes of
22, 33 and 11 yards.
Defensively, the Oilers attacked the
huge Redskins line, forcing five fum
bles, an interception and three quar
terback sacks.
The Oilers turned four of Washing
ton’s miscues into 28 points.
“We came into this game wanting at
tack from the defensive line and it was
very effective for us,” Oiler defensive
end Ray Childress said.
“Our defense shut them down all
night, our special teams had some big
hits and our offense really got the job
done.
“We were successful in all three
phases of the game.”
Oiler special teams performer Eugene
Seale knocked Washington’s Derrick
Shepard out of the game with a concus
sion on a kickoff return in the second
quarter.
“Eugene Seale set the tempo on spe
cial teams with his big hit,” Glanville
said.
Shepard was knocked unconscious by
Seale’s blow.
“He thought he was going to get splat
tered and he ducked,” Glanville said.
“You wish he wouldn’t do that.”
Hill erased any doubt that he might be
in a receiving slump. He dropped a
touchdown pass in the end zone in the
Oilers’ previous game at Cincinnati, a
44-21 loss.
But against the Redskins, Hill caught
nine passes and three touchdowns.
“I’ll plut it down as one of my good
games but in this league, you’re only as
good as your last game,” Hill said.
“Warren made some great throws. ’ ’
The Oilers, 6-3, now must prepare for
another nationally televised showdown
Monday night against the Cleveland
Browns in the Astrodome.
Glanville hopes for another sellout
crowd and and plenty of noise for the
Browns.
“A lot of America found out what the
House of Pain is all about,” Glanville
said. “This should bury that story that
we can’t win a big game.”
Washington, 5-4, is the first team with
a winning record that the Oilers have
beaten this season.
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1988 Page 9
Wood: 5 candidates
still being considered
HOUSTON (AP) — Astros General
Manager Bill Wood said five candidates
are now being considered to replace for
mer manager Hal Lanier, who was fired
at the end of the season.
“For a.' 1 practical purposes, I’ve com
pleted the interviewing process,” Wood
said. “Making a determination of which
of the five n mdidates we want for the job
will probabb' be the hardest part.”
Former New York Yankees Manager
Lou Pinielia, Texas Rangers batting in
structor Art Howe, Astros first-base
coach Matt Galante and New York Mets
hitting instructor Bill Robinson are be
lieved to be among the finalists.
The fifth major candidate could be for
mer New York Yankees coach Jeff Tor-
borg, who said he was interviewed Sun
day by Wood.
“We think we have outstanding candi
dates,” Wood said, adding that he ex
pects to meet with Astros owner John
McMullen next weekend to discuss the
finalists.
“It’s going to be a tough decision be
cause all of these candidates are going to
be major league managers and probably
relatively successful,” he said.
Torborg, contacted by the Houston
Post at his home in Mountainside, N.J.,
said he interviewed with Wood by tele
phone Sunday.
Torborg said he has also interviewed
for managerial openings with the Seattle
Mariners and Chicago White Sox.
Losing puts Pokes
in line for Aikman
IRVING (AP) — After going 0-for-
October, the Dallas Cowboys have be
come legitimate contenders in the Troy
Aikman sweepstakes.
The Cowboys, who are only a half
game behind the Kansas City Chiefs in
the race to be the worst team in the NFL,
play a tough schedule in the last seven
games.
Dallas’ remaining opponents have a
record of 39-24.
This Sunday the Cowboys, who are
having their worst season in 25 years,
play at the New York Giants (6-3).
Then they meet, in order, the Minne
sota Vikings (5-4), the Cincinnati Beng-
als (7-2), the Houston Oilers (6-3), the
Cleveland Browns (6-3), the Washing
ton Redskins (5-4) and the Philadelphia
Eagles (4-5).
Sunday’s 16-10 loss to Phoenix sent
the Cowboys tumbling to a 2-7 ledger.
Dallas has lost five games in row. The
Cowboys haven’t lost six consecutive
games since the 1960 season.
Kansas City leads the chase for UCLA
quarterback Aikman with a 1-7-1 record.
Atlanta, Detroit, Green Bay, Pittsburgh,
San Diego and Tampa Bay are at 2-7
with the Cowboys. The worst team gets
the top pick in the NFL draft and it is ex
pected to be the talented Aikman, rated
the top quarterback in college.
“We are still hurting in the last two
minutes of the game,” said Dallas Coach
Tom Landry. “Until we learn to get over
that hump then we’re not going to have
much success.”
Dallas has lost five games by 19
points. Three losses have come in the fi
nal two minutes.
Landry isn’t planning an immediate
switch to backup quarterback Kevin
Sweeney although Steve Pelluer had one
of his poorest games since becoming the
starter.
“You have to keep working and climb
out of it,” Landry said. “I’m not think
ing about changing quarterbacks. ”
Pelluer hit only nine of 31 passes for
132 yards, and blamed a sore shoulder
and slick ball for his down performance.
Pelluer’s interception late in the game
cost the Cowboys; Landry said, “It
really hurt us.”
Pelluer said, “I don’t think I’ve had as
bad a day all year throwing the ball as 1
did in that game. I’m not going to give
up. I’m going to keep firing the ball. ”
He said he hurt his shoulder in the first
half and couldn’t get loose although he
wanned up constantly on the sidelines.
“I just never could get into a good
flow,’ ’ Pelluer said.
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