The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, June 09, 1993, Image 5

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cials fill almost
as much air
time as the
event itself
these days.
The volume of commodities that a
few people try to peddle onto the
rest of us is simply amazing. But,
professional and collegiate sports on
television are never without one ba
sic ingredient. Almost all of the nu
merous breaks in the action contain
well-produced, expensive beer ad
vertisements.
A couple of years ago I turned in
my TV for a radio to free myself of
the hold that visual media has on
our culture. This was a radical step
for today's world, but it has paid off.
One thing that glares out at me is
the odd relationship between athleti
cism and alcohol consumption. The
significance of the beer industry tar
geting the sports audience lies not
only in this ironic relationship but
also in the fact that impressionable
young people are watching these
sports events as often as adults.
Beer commercials have equated
alcohol consumption with attaining
the talent of highly trained athletes.
How often have you seen a beer
commercial which depicts organized
* See Clay/Page 6
ROY
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The Battalion
Page 5
Aggies washed out
By KEVIN LINDSTROM
The Battalion
For the second game in a row, Texas
A&M's defense was shaky and the A&M
offense couldn't drive in the big runs as
Long Beach State eliminated the Aggies
baseball team from the College World Se
ries, 6-2.
Long Beach State's pitcher Daniel Choi
scattered eight hits and two runs over
seven innings Tuesday to end Texas
A&M's baseball season.
"I thought their pitcher pitched real
well," Aggie head coach Mark Johnson
said of the Long Beach hurler. "He's got
some interesting stuff that you don't see
every day and he's got good command of
it."
The A&M defense made three errors
that gave Long Beach a chance to get to
Aggie pitcher Kelly Wunsch for six runs
on six hits.
"We strung our pitchers out with er
rors," Johnson said. "We made some
mistakes in the last two games that we
haven't made all year."
Johnson said Choi was solid on the
mound for Long Beach and the 49ers de
fense was steady.
"He doesn't make back-to-back mis
takes," he said. "He's got a lot of poise
and a lot of presence out on the mound
See Aggies/Page 6
Knoblauch reflects on
MATTHEW /. RUSH/The Battalion
Former A&M second baseman Chuck Knoblauch takes in some batting practice before
Minnesota's game against Texas Monday.
by Long Beach, 6-2
OSU rallies, knocks out Texas, 7-6
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Sean Hugo
homered to tie the game and Hunter
Triplett doubled in the go-ahead run in
the ninth Tuesday night as Oklahoma
State beat Texas 7-6 to eliminate the
Longhorns from the College World Se
ries.
Texas (51-16) built a 5-0 lead in the
early innings, but Oklahoma State (45-
16) drew even at 5-5 by scoring four
times in the seventh.
Texas regained the lead in the eighth
when Steve Heinrich scored from third
on a balk called against Oklahoma State
pitcher Rob Gaiko. Oklahoma State
coach Gary Ward was furious over the
call and argued with third-base umpire
Tom Jenkins as fans booed.
Hugo got that run back in the ninth
when he lined a shot into the netting on
the right-field foul pole off Brooks Ki-
eschnick (16-4), selected last week as col
lege baseball's player of the year as a
pitcher and designated hitter. Triplett
See OSU/Page 6
'89, tips hat to '93 team
By MATTHEW J. RUSH
The Battalion
T he 1993 baseball squad has battled
many tough opponents this year,
but the toughest competition has
come from a team of the past.
The Aggies of 1989 will always be as
sociated with the best team A&M has
ever fielded. However, this title is unfair
in the mind of one of that team's marquee
names. Chuck Knoblauch was the second
baseman of that powerful team which
posted a 58-7 record, but their hopes of a
trip to Omaha were not fulfilled as they
lost two consecutive games to LSU in the
Regionals.
Knoblauch, drafted by Minnesota in
1989, said he has not had the opportunity
to see an A&M game this year because of
travel with the Twins and the lack of tele
vision appearances by the Aggies, but he
also said there is a simple answer to the
question that has overshadowed the 1993
squad all year long.
"There shouldn't really be any com
parison," Knoblauch said. "It's cut and
dry, the '93 team is in the World Series
and we never got out of the Regionals."
Knoblauch, who has an impressive list
of Major League credentials including the
Rookie of the Year award and a World
Championship in 1991, pointed to the
strength and depth that the pitching has
provided for the '93 team.
"Nothing against the '89 pitchers, but
when two of the three pitchers go in the
first round of the draft, that should say
something about their strength," he said.
As far as the LSU jinx that has seemed
to plague the Aggies year after year,
Knoblauch said he had no bitter sweet
memories when watching the replay of
Sunday night's loss.
"I'm very happy to see them make the
World Series, and it makes the school and
the program look good," Knoblauch said.
"With the things that I've accomplished
after that year, I really have no regrets
about losing in 1989.
"As far as playing at Olsen, I miss the
atmosphere and getting fired up for indi
vidual games," Knoblauch said. "In the
majors, it's hard to play 162 games at that
constant emotional level, but overall, I
miss the atmosphere."
Knoblauch sees some similarities be
tween the big leagues and his days at
A&M, specifically in the coaching.
"They (Tom Kelly and Mark Johnson)
don't miss a beat and are always aware of
what is going on," Knoblauch said. "The
See Knoblauch/Page 6
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