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LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Itchy feet
are waiting for shoes to drop in that
hungry part of baseball they call the
minor leagues.
Just mention the word "expansion"
to a minor leaguer in Texas, or any
where, and watch the were-wolf-style
transformation from everyday athlete
to intensely eager animal.
Expansion.
Muscles ripple, eyes bulge, hot
breath flies out of nostrils like steam
while teeth clench together as though
raw liver had just been delivered on a
silver platter. No spices needed to en
hance taste. Imagination adds the fla
vor.
The Florida Marlins and Colorado
Rockies are new gold mines for those
hooked on the diamond sport who
languish about in small and middle
sized cities and towns. Miami and
Denver are the focal point of those
who see the obvious: "Somebody is
going to be getting a major league
check in the near future and I sure
would like it to be me." And some ac
tually thinking those same words
right now will really live the dream.
They just need to know who the gen
eral manager will be so they can prop
erly address the cover letter with their
resumes.
Baseball-minded city governments
are also feeling the rush as the Marlins
and Rockies will also have their sets of
minor league teams that have to be lo
cated somewhere.
"There is a lot of speculation going
on," Burl Yarbrough, San Antonio
Missions general manager said. "In
Colorado, they say that Colorado
Springs (of the AAA Pacific Coast
League), with the Indians now, will
go with Denver which makes a lot of
sense.
"The (AA) Texas League is certainly
interested in acquiring more teams.
That is one of the big questions. In the
next few months, I feel the Texas
League could be looking to expand.
There are currently 10 teams in the
(AA) Eastern League, eight in the
(AA) Southern League and eight in
the Texas League.
"One reason for the interest is that a
team brings in money and there will
be fights over who gets the minor
league teams."
Recent interest in joining the Texas
League has come from Round Rock,
Baton Rouge, La. and Springfield,
Mo. Interest in individually joining
"The Show," however, comes from
every comer. Or esquina, depending
on where the one is that you might
happen to be standing on.
Expansion.
"Anhhh," said a sighing Laredos
Tecolotes pitcher Glenn Spagnola who
has seen success this season, his first
as a reliever in a decade as a pro. "I'll
be a free agent next year but it'd be
nice to stay with Atlanta. Or, I could
just go through the whole free agent
process again and maybe give triple-A
a shot.
"Tm just waiting for a chance.
Hopefully, I can get a major league
job. A chance at a major league job. If
not this year then maybe the next, or
at least one whole season in triple-A."
The Mexican League Tecos are rated
AAA by the National Association of
Professional Baseball L Leagues and
are affiliated with the Atlanta Braves.
Numerous teams in the 16-team Mexi
can League are affiliated with other
major league organizations.
Sports
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Spikers abound in A
A&M Volleyball Club
offers non-scholarship fun
Editor's Note: The following article is
part of an ongoing series examining the
various club sports that operate at A&M.
By Tim Schnettler
The Battalion
Spikes and blocks.
When most sports fanatics hear these
words they think of football. These ac
tions, however, are integral parts of an
other sport— volleyball.
The Texas A&M Volleyball Club was
formed over a decade ago for women
who were not members of the varsity
team, yet still had a desire to play the
game of volleyball. Since that time, the
popularity of the club has grown stead
ily, attracting more students each year.
"The club consists of 30 members,"
said Stacie Heil, a club member for three
years. "Of those 30 members we have 18
who are on our competitive team."
The club competes against other non
varsity women's teams from around the
state. Although the club is not a member
of any particular collegiate conference,
they are a member of the United States
Volleyball Association (USVBA). The
teams that they compete against are also
members of the US VBA.
Heil said the club's main season takes
place during the spring semester.
"During the spring we compete in
seven or more tournaments," she said.
"In the fall there are not as many tourna
ments taking place, so we only partici
pate in two."
The club competes in tournaments
held in Houston, San Antonio, Austin,
and College Station.
This past year the team participated in
the regional tournament held in Hous
ton. The tournament is host to more than
100 teams. The Aggie team competed in
Division A, and placed second out of 12
teams in their division.
The funding for tournament trips
comes from the Sports Club Department
and money which the team raises for
Battalion file photo
For more than a decade Texas A&M’s Volleyball Club has offered non-varsity athletes the chance to
compete against opponents from colleges across Texas and the Southwest.
themselves. The team plays an active role
in helping to offset the expenses by spon
soring volleyball touirnaments.
"This year we want to sponsor a wom
en's tournament and a junior's tourna
ment to help us raise the necessary
funds," Heil said.
People join the club for a variety of rea
sons, including a warm, social atmo
sphere said Heil.
"Most of our members have been com-
for five years or more," she said.
'The dub gives them the chance to com
pete against other college players and
they also get the oppurtunity to meet
many new people."
Heil said the club will begin practices
the first week of the fall semester. Prac
tices are held on Tuesday and Thursday
nights in Read Building.
"We encourage all of those who are in
terested to come out and see what the
club is about," she said.
Cardinals clobber Astros;
Houston slumps deeper
into National League cellar
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bryn Smith threw a six-hitter and Ray
Lankford hit a bases-clearing triple Tuesday night in the St.
Louis Cardinals' 5-1 victory over the slumping Houston As
tros.
Smith (9-6) equalled his victory total of last season in
throwing his second complete game. He struck out three and
walked one, and also had an RBI single in the Cardinals' four-
run third inning.
Lankford, who has 11 hits in 27 at-bats (.407) in his last
eight games, hit a hanging breaking ball from Jim Deshaies (3-
8) to left-center to cap the third-inning rally. St. Louis added a
run in the fifth on Lankford's double-play grounder.
Craig Biggio had an RBI single in the sixth for Houston.
Deshaies lasted five innings, giving up five runs on seven
hits. In his previous start, he faced only one batter, leaving the
game after being struck on his pitching arm by a line drive by
Gary Redus. He had entered this game with a 7-3 career record
against the Cardinals.
It was the second consecutive complete game for St. Louis
and the fourth straight complete game thrown against Hous
ton, the longest such string against the Astros since 1980. Greg
Maddux and Frank Castillo threw complete games for Chicago
over the weekend and the Cardinals' Jose DeLeon threw his
first complete game in nearly two seasons on Monday.
The Astros, last in the National League in scoring, have
managed only four runs in the four games.
The Cardinals, who have four complete games this season,
are 6-2 against the Astros and have outscored them 54-25.
Houston has lost four in a row and nine of 11.
Ryan, Rangers beat Sox
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nolan Ryan and Goose Gos-
sage had the number 308 in common Tuesday night as they
teamed to beat the Boston Red Sox.
Ryan earned his 308th major-league victory while Gossage
recorded his 308th save in a 5-4 victory for the Texas Rangers
over the Red Sox.
"The best thing to describe my performance is that I mixed
up a lot of pitches. After I gave up tnree runs, my sole purpose
was not to give up any more and give us a shot at gettting back
in it," Ryan said.
"I threw as many as three changeups in a row. I didn't
have good command of my curve. I tried to keep them off
stride. I made some bad pitches early," he said.
The Rangers won their fourth straight game while Boston
lost its sixth in a row.
Ryan (6-5) set a major league record with his 545th consec
utive start without a relief appearance. Ryan, who has not re
lieved since July 28, 1974, was tied with Steve Carlton at 544.
Ryan gave up four runs on three hits in seven innings. He
struck out seven and walked four.
"The important thing is to win and it doesn't matter if I get
it or not," Ryan said. "It was nice to see Goose throw well and
get the save as rough as things have been on him."
Gossage gave up one hit in 1 1-3 innings for his first save
since Aug. 21, 1989, when he was pitching for the New York
Yankees against Boston.
"I don't look at stats," Gossage said. "The important thing
is I finally helped out the bullpen.That's what it's all about."
Ruben Sierra, sick with the flu before the game started, de
livered a two-run, pinch-double that capped a four-run fifth
inning. He only arrived in the dugout in the third inning.
The Rangers fell behind 3-0 before scoring four times in the
fifth.
"Ryan had nothing when he started then he picked it up.
We should have beat him. I never saw him throw that poorly
in the beginning of the game," Boston manager Joe Morgan
said.
Greg LeMond
slips to fifth
L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France (AP) —Greg
LeMond's reign at the Tour de France ap
pears to be nearing an end.
The three-time champion fell further
behind leader Miguel Indurain after
Tuesday's famed 78-mile stage through
the Alps. With just five stages to go in
the 22-stage race, LeMond remained fifth
overall —six minutes, 39 seconds behind
the leader.
LeMond, who usually excels in the
mountains, finished 14th in the stage
that began in Gap — 1:58 behind stage
winner Gianni Bugno of Italy.
Indurain, meanwhile, strengthened
his grip on the yellow jersey by finishing
behind Bugno, with Luc Leblanc of
France third.
The Spaniard, looking for his first Tour
victory, nas a 3:09 lead over Bugno in the
overall standings, with Claudio Chiap-
pucci of Italy third, 4:48 back, and Charly
Mottet of France fourth, 4:57 behind.
On Monday, LeMond showed signs of
moving back into contention and was
4:42 behind Indurain when Tuesday's
stage began.
LeMond, bothered in recent days by
fever and aching feet, also is in danger of
posting his worst finish in six Tour de
France's. He was third in 1984, second in
'85 and first in '86. After missing the next
two races, he won in 1989 and '90.
LeMond tried to keep up with the
pack, but Indurain's group left him with
about six miles to go. The final climb in
Tuesday's stage is one of the Tour's
mainstays — a nine-mile ascent that fin
ishes 6,100 feet above sea level. The
course included 22 hairpin turns and was
lined by an estimated 200,000 fans.
The pack, led by Indurain's Banesto
teammates, had a leisurely ride until the
final six miles when the favorites caught
the early leaders.
Indurain is used to mountain duels. In
a decisive stage last Friday to Val Louron,
he rode with Chiappucci for the final 31
miles before just losing.
Wednesday's 18th stage is tougher,
with three steep climbs in the final half of
a 158-mile journey to Morzine.
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Williams ruled
ineligible in '91
From staff and wire reports
Anthony Williams, a senior Aggie
linebacker, has been ruled academi
cally ineligible for next fall, Texas
A&M University officials announced
Friday.
The news comes as a blow to the
Aggie defense, expected to keep the
team in games early in the season un
til the untried offenseive players gain
experience. The 6-2, 243 pound line
backer from Waco was second on the
team in tackles last season, with 113
stops.
The bad news was compounded by
the announcement that oackup de
fensive players Tyronne Malone and
Jessie Cox were also ineligible for the
'91 season. Malone's decision to trans
fer from LSU, citing that school's
"party atmosphere" generated much
controversy. After sitting out a year,
Malone faded to earn a starting posi
tion in '90, and was moved to the de
fensive line in the spring.
Further information on why Wil
liams was disqualified from playing
were not disclosed by school officials.
"The admissions department will
not discuss the student athlete's pro
gress, or in this case, deficiency," said
Alan Cannon, A&M sports informa
tion director.
The 21-year-old student would have
been a senior this year.
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