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This story is part of a fictional series and is meant in
no way to be taken seriously. It is written purely for
entertainment purposes.
T he great ones have the ability to transcend
sports. Vince Lombardi, Red Aurbauch, Casey
Stengel, John Wooden — these men were the
masterminds of sport’s greatest dynasties. They were
leaders ahead of their time who had the ability to get more
out of their players than anyone could ever imagine.
The argument could be made that any one of these
men could cross the sidelines into any other sport and
still get the same results.
However, none of these men ever put together a sea
son quite like Lou Brown, one of coaching’s all-time greats.
In 1989, the Cleveland Indians were a team in tran
sition. Under the new ownership of a former showgirl,
the Indians were built to lose.
If you recall, it was the Tribe rather than the Browns
who were supposed to leave Cleveland. A deal to move
the franchise to Miami was all but signed. The only thing
that needed to happen was for the team’s attendance to
drop below a pre-set number in the stadium lease.
Things were bleak for the city to say the very least.
The team’s roster consisted of delinquents, a voodoo
priest, players past their prime and players who never
had a prime. The Indians had poor facilities and even
worse means of transportation (duct tape on the pro
peller of a less than vintage World War II-era plane was
the only thing saving the team from a mid-air disaster).
However, there was one thing that could not be ac
counted for — the sheer determination of Lou Brown.
Brown, a mechanic turned baseball manager, de
manded the respect of his players from day one. His no-
nonsense attitude and blue-collar work ethic set the
tone for the entire team. What he lacked in baseball
knowledge, he made up for with pure grit.
In an era when athletes have less respect for author
ity than ever before, Brown fought back. When prima
donna shortstop Roger Dorn argued that he did not
have to do any unnecessary calisthenia
nated on his contract.
In the end. Brown took the team ofmjs(
to the top of the American League's Easter
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land can be found at Texas A&M, making
tit for the program.
•The Aggies finished last in the BigH
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storied runs in spor, cas l
charging up through: m '
to the top. This wasne ^'
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Texas A&M loses
to South Alabama
The No. 38 Texas A&M Women’s
Tennis Team (8-2,1-1) lost to No. 17
South Alabama 6-3 at the Omar
Smith Tennis Center Tuesday.
The Aggies entered doubles play
down 2-4 and lost the first two
matches 8-1 and 8-5.
“This was a very winnable match
for us,” Coach Bobby Kleinecke said,
“but I give South Alabama a lot of
credit. They make you keep hitting.”
from staff and wire reports
A&M was hurt by the loss of se
nior Vanessa Rooks, but freshman
Monica de la Torre filled in to pick up
victories in singles and doubles play.
“We are limited when somebody is
missing,” Kleinecke said. “We compet
ed well even though we were stretched
a little thin, but Monica put out great ef
fort for us and got two wins.”
Next for the Aggies will be Big 12 op
ponents Oklahoma and Nebraska. They
will play the Sooners Friday at 10 a.m.
in Norman and then play the Huskers
on Sunday at 10 a.m. in Lincoln.
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