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OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics
in a shocking move Monday night traded
slugger Jose Canseco to the Texas Rangers for
outfielder Ruben Sierra, pitcher Bobby Witt,
reliever Jeff Russell and cash.
Canseco, a two-time American League
home run champion, was hitting .246 this sea
son with 22 homers and 72 RBIs.
Canseco, 28, played right field in the top of
the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles
and was headed for the on-deck circle in the
bottom of the inning when he was called back
by manager Tony La Russa and was told of
the trade.
"I was kind of close to the on-deck circle
and (bench coach) Tommy Reynolds called me
over," Canseco said. "I thought he was going
to tell me to stay back on the pitch and then he
told me Tony wanted to see me. When he told
me I was traded I was thinking this isn't April
Fool's Day. Tony hugged me in the runway."
Canseco then cleaned out his locker at the
Oakland Coliseum and sat in the locker room
for several minutes in stunned disbelief.
Canseco attended a news conference in the
basement of the Coliseum still dressed in his
Oakland uniform.
"From their view it makes a lot of sense
Canseco replaces Witt, Sierra,
Russell on Rangers roster
from a business point of view," Canseco said.
"Maybe it's an indication it's time to move
on."
Canseco's awesome power helped the A's
win the AL permant in 1988 and a World Se
ries title in 1989. They A's also won the AL
pennant in 1990 but were upset in the Series
by Cincinnati.
"I'm still in shock," Canseco said. "They
(the A's) need a lot of pitching and I guess
that's what they were looking for."
Canseco has often had some controversial
moments with the A's, including this year
when he left a game at Oakland in the eighth
inning causing the ire of several teammates.
His off-field demeanor has also been contro
versial as he received a number of celebrated
speeding tickets and had some public domes
tic problems with his wife.
The A's, first in the AL West, are taking a
chance because Sierra is currently out with the
chicken pox. He is also a free agent at the end
of the season and will be looking for more
than $25 million over five years.
Sierra is hitting .278 with 14 homers and 70
RBIs.
Witt, 9-13 with a 4.46 ERA, gives the A's a
much-needed starting pitcher and Russell will
be used as a set up man to Dennis Eckersley.
Russell is also eligible for free agency at the
end of the season. Witt has signed through
1993 with an option for 1994.
"I'm shocked," Russell said. "I felt pretty
secure. I'm optimistic. They've got a good
ballclub over there. I'm pretty psyched about
it. It still hasn't sunk in. My heart is beating.
"The ballclub has got to do what it has to do. I
feel bad about leaving. I've been here seven
years."
Russell is 2-3 with 28 saves and a 1.91 ERA.
Witt was 17-10 in 1990 but has often had
control problems in his career.
"About a week ago I didn't have any ex
pectations about being traded, but then I saw
something in the paper that I was being
shopped around," Witt said. "It's better than
sitting here on a fourth-place team. Hopefully,
I can contribute to the team. I'm looking for
ward to getting over and helping the team. I
just want to contribute."
"We did talk to a lot of teams but this one
was very attractive to us and we really didn't
know it was going to happen until it did," A's
general manager Sandy Alderson said. "Had
it not happened we might have done some
thing else."
Canseco entered the season with 209 career
home runs and 647 RBIr. in six seasons.
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just what it takes to win. That
does hurt in certain situations,
where opponents are signed on
the basis of number of fights
rather than skill or ability.
But Holyfield, not one to
worry about what outsiders say,
merely makes up for his lack of
flashy knockout power with a
workmanlike assault on his op
ponent's body.
It's not pretty, but it works.
As his matchup with Bowe
draws closer this fall, however,
Holyfield will have more to deal
with than just preparing for
Bowe's overhand right. The
war between managers might
turn out to be as exciting as the
fight itself.
Lou Duva, Holyfield's man
ager of several years, is one of
the best known fight men, a
salty individual not known for
mincing words. '
On the other hand is Rock
Newman, a flashy type yearn
ing for Don King-dom, which is
not the best of aspirations.
Newman drew a great deal
of criticism before the Coetzer
fight with his mindless
apartheid tirade during a pre
fight press conference. Conse
quently Coetzer, who had been
an outspoken opponent of the
racist policies in his homeland,
had to fight both Bowe and
Newman in the process.
Newman's tactics represent
the worst of a bad element in
boxing. Promoting machina
tions outside the ring almost al
ways lead to adverse affects for
fighters. Just look at Tysop and
his steady downfall as King
slowly gained power.
What all of this spells for
Holyfield is the biggest match of
his life. Although Great
Britain's Lennox Lewis might be
the best among heavyweight
contenders, Bowe and his en
tourage form an imposing road
block, one that is more than just
hype. Holyfield's conditioning,
unequaled by any other big-
name heavyweight, will be of
extreme importance as he tries
to wade through the pre-fight
buildup.
But Holyfield has the one
thing on his side that might
make the difference - confi
dence. While other boxers may
have the boasting down pat,
their eyes often belie what they
are saying. Looking into Holy
field's eyes shows that the de
tractors and critics might be dri
ving him to succeed just to spite
them. And in this instance, the
detractors might be enough to
actually make Holyfield mad.
If Bowe and Newman help
wake the sleeping giant, Holy-
field might make true believers
out of those who love to put
him down. But until then,
Holyfield has the only believer
he needs — himself.
Associated Press Top 20
Team
Recorc
Pts.
11. Nebraska
0-0-0
857
1. Miami (43)
0-0-0
1,516
12. Colorado
0-0-0
798
1 Washington (9)
0-0-0
1,458
13. Clemson
0-0-0
751
3,Notre Dame (5)
0-0-0
1,404
14. Georgia
0-0-0
727
(.Florida St. (1)
0-0-0
1,274
15. Oklahoma
0-0-0
676
i.Michigan (1)
0-0-0
1,260
16. UCLA
0-0-0
553
(.Florida
0-0-0
1,241
17. Ohio St.
0-0-0
465
7.TEXAS A&M (1)
1-0-0
1,163
18. N. Carolina St.
1-0-0
434
8. Penn St. (1)
0-0-0
1,125
19. California
0-0-0
379
^Alabama (1)
0-0-0
1,096
20. S'anford
0-1-0
354
It. Syracuse
0-0-0
957
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That attitude is a must in the
suddenly-deep SWC. Perennial
front-runner Texas has been
joined by A&M, Texas Tech and
Houston at the top of the confer
ence, making for the possibility of
a title race that could come down
to the wire.
"The Southyvest Conference is
going to be a dogfight," Givens
said. "I don't think any team will
go through the season undefeat
ed."
The Lady Aggies got a taste of
SWC stardom last year when they
beat seventh-ranked Texas in Col
lege Station, ending the Long
horns' conference winning streak
at 69 matches.
"The first time you do some
thing is always the hardest,"
Givens said about the Lady Ag
gies' first win over Texas since
1982. "We're not basing ourselves
on that one instance, but I think it
proved to them what it takes to
play on that level."
''We beat them last year," Ed-
miston said. "I'd like to beat
them two more times before I
leave."
The Lady Aggies will get those
.chances this year, as Texas is just
part of a demanding schedule.
Conference foes Houston and
Texas Tech both earned bids to
the NCAA tournament last year,
as did non-conference opponents
Louisiana State, Florida, New
Mexico, Wisconsin and Georgia.
The season opener comes,
tonight. When A&M travels to
Huntsville to test the waters
against Sam Houston State.
"By then, we're going to have
had a lot of questions, answered,"
Givens said. "They (the Lady Ag
gies) are going to be anxious to
see someone in a different uni
form."
Following the UT-Arlington
Invitational this weekend, the
Lady Aggies open their home
schedule in G. Rollie White Coli
seum Sept. 7 against Eastern
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