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Matt ez emesters and ds), at Texas M University, jn of Student jld Building- •ertising, call iday through a charge by Tuesday, June 1,1993 The Battalion Page 3 Indy 500 - as American as apple pie Over the past 77 years, the Indianapo lis 500 has be come an American tra dition - well, at least to auto racing enthusi asts it holds a certain amount of historical value. While the Norman Rock well of auto sports is only one race, the changes it experiences are represen tatives of larger changes in the Indy car circuit as a whole. As Indy grows away from its roots, critics begin to sound like Sen. McCarthy. They are claiming Indy car racing is growing pink and sell ing out to foreign interests, and somehow becoming more like For mula One. Ironically, the critics have a legiti mate argument. For example, one- third of the drivers in the 500 have Formula One experience. Seventeen of the 33 the drivers are foreign born. Nine of those 17 were in the top 10 on the grid. In addition, only six cars in the race had American-built engines. On top of that, the only chassis to hit the track that was not foreign was from the Rahal-Hogan team, and it failed to qualify for the race. Team owner and driver Bobby Rahal announced that they would return to the old Lola chassis for the remainder of the season. And yes, that is a foreign chassis. The race results even lend them selves to the critics' argument - the top five finishers were all foreign. According to several Indy car rac ing teams money is tight in Formula One and it is easier for a racer to get sponsorship in America. Reigning Formula One Champion Nigel Mansel made the switch to Indy cars for financial reasons as well. Formula One owner Frank Williams was not going to pay Mansel the kind of money he want ed and deserved. In fact, he was asked to take a multi-million dollar pay cut. Just who is to blame for the lucra tive Indy car market drawing foreign investment? Ultimately, the lack of American investment is to blame. But that is a trend that can be wit nessed in several American markets. After taking a second look at the numbers I might just agree that Indy is going foreign. But, by going for eign is Indy not becoming more American? What is more American that selling out. If it were not for foreign invest ment, the Indy car circuit would not be on the level it is now and it is en tirely possible that the Indy 500 would be a piece of the past with no future. Arie Luyendyk, the Dutchman who had this year's pole position, said it best when he said, "The Indy 500 is American as apple pie." KYLE BURNETT Sports editor A&M pitching highlights 1993 season Lefty trio dominates competition, helps Aggies advance to nationals BILLY MORAN/The Battalion MATTHEW J. RUSH The Battalion The focus on the 1993 Texas A&M baseball team this year was the dominant pitching; the trifecta of lefties (Jeff Granger, Kelly Wunsch and Trey Moore) have not disappointed. The three left-handers have given the Aggies stability, notoriety, and more im portantly, a trip to the College World Se ries. The trio of southpaws has compiled a 33-4 record with a combined ERA of 3.19. After an uncharacteristic showing in the Southwest Conference Tournament three weeks ago, the three arms dis played their potent arsenal in this week end's Regional Tournament. "There's no doubt in my mind that we can win this thing." -Jeff Granger A&M pitcher Both Wunsch and Moore dominated while earning wins in their respective starts, as Granger figured in two victories including Sunday's Regional Champi onship game. Granger showed why he is not only one of the top prospects in America, but showed he deserved every bit of the Most Outstanding Player award for his region al play. The Orange, Texas native was 2-0 with a 1.32 ERA and struck out fifteen in just over thirteen innings of work. As the Aggies prepare to embark on their first trip to Omaha, Ne. in 29 years, thoughts of National Championships are dancing wildly in their heads. They have plenty of reason to believe that with one of the best all-around pitching staffs in the nation. "I think what makes us better is that we compete against each other," Granger said. "If one of us gets a big head, the other two will help bring them back down." While in the shadow of Granger, Wun sch (7-1) and Moore (12-0) have quietly put together solid numbers across the board. These two have combined in fan ning an astounding 191 batters. "When people think about Texas A&M, they think about Jeff Granger," Moore said. "I think it has helped us fo cus more." Focus is exactly what the team will need going into Omaha and many think that the four days rest will effect the Ag gie staff much the same way as the break did after the Southwest Conference Tour nament. All three pitchers agree that the four days off will be helpful rather than detri mental. "We're so emotionally high after the tournament, I think it might do us some good to get a little break from that," Moore said. "I don't think anybody is going to be worried about the effect it will nave," Wunsch said. "I don't think we're going to lose any momentum," Granger said. "Just the at mosphere will bring out the best in us." As far as expectations, the biggest left hander on the staff sees this opportunity as the one to capitalize on. "There's no doubt in my mind that we can win this thing," Granger said. "The ability is there, the talent is there, it is just whether we do it or not." The Aggie trio also agreed that they would most like to face there nemesis, if the situation should arise, in the Champi onship game. "It would be nice to see Texas and Texas A&M in the College World Series," Granger said. "It would look good for the Southwest Conference and it would make us feel good that we had the oppor tunity to beat them in the top game." Because two of the three hurlers will be departing for the Majors next season. Jeff Granger delivers a pitch during the Aggies 14-2 victory over the University it is important that they finish as high as possible. Of course the comparisons to the 1989 squad will always overshadow the ac complishments of this team until they win a national title, but there are two things that separate the two quite distinc- of North Carolina in Sunday's Regional Final. tively. The 1989 team did not have the pitch ing nor did they face nearly the same competition. Most importantly, however, the 1989 squad did not win their regional and the 1993 squad has. Looking to avoid a repeat A&M could face Texas in national competition By WILLIAM HARRISON and KYLE BURNETT The Battalion As the Texas A&M baseball team turns its sights toward the College World Se ries, they aim to not recreate their confer ence tournament play. In the Southwest Conference Tourna ment played on May 13-15, A&M was beaten twice by the University of Texas, forcing the SWC champs to accept a third place finish in the tournament. Texas has won the Region II final and secured a berth in the College World Se ries, and a possible national matchup is in the cards. "It would be fun to see them (in Oma ha, Neb.)," senior center fielder Brian Thomas said. "If it came down between Texas and Texas A&M I definitely think we would see a record crowd." While it might be an exciting thought, the Aggies do not want Omaha to end the same way Austin did. "If we just shut it down right now and go there and lose two games, it would be pointless," sophomore third baseman Lee Fedora said. Similar to the conference tournament, there will be a break before play begins up north. A&M head coach Mark Johnson said the team's layoff during finals week may have affected his pitching staff in the con ference tournament, which was shelled for 21, eight and 11 runs in three games. "We took the finals week off and (the team) couldn't come out to practice," Johnson said. This time however, the Aggies will practice before competition resumes. "I'd say we will practice pretty hard on all aspects of the game," Thomas said. "I think we need it to keep us in the grove." 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