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0 he attalion s PORTS Pa^U^Tuesda^Februar^T^W ebb Browsing obinson’s actions at Super Bowl embarrass sport ■rashed. Toasted. Burned. —i ad). This rate ^ happened to Donovan Greer when he getanaddifc cornerback for Texas A&M. It hap- _ iled to end to ens t0 tlie New York Nationals every night iiey play the Harlem Globetrotters. It hap- ened to Atlanta Falcons "aflty Eugene Robinson a Miami this weekend — I>T ORCYCl-'wIce. 750 Blackftot only did Rod Smith - on dropped • ieat Robinson for a touch- own in the second quar- ar, aking his toast to the nd zone to get buttered, iu| Robinson also was timed by a police sting MUSIC * www the-mdco _jl the best ndew WEBB other muse &S2 ■■ he night before the big game. ^Hlobinson was arrested for solicitation ot a prostitute (who was actually an undercover lolice officer). He did the unthinkable and un- * ERSONAL Q r |ivable, Saturday night, the same day he le- ,iiiing .ftalk eifed an NFL humanitarian award. 'mm Musib»%■'j 1 i s act) se lfish because it distracted ms jafnmates and coaches on the eve of the .• easy Eiecwnt rajLg they worked all year to get to, should be Hried as more than just a moral hiccup. H^ow does a man fall so low, especially after lelping the minister himself. Green Bay Pack- idefensive end Reggie White, win a Super > advice, tov* ml i tag# com/qpid. PETS Kittens. Cats, -limal Sttefter-775-r5 >rs Bowl just two years earlier. Perhaps football lends itself to sexual ten sion. Just imagine all of the similarities be tween the sex and football: scoring, punching it in, leather, tight ends, backside blitzes and foam cheese heads. Well, some similarities. Robinson should not be forgiven. He let everyone down — his teammates, his coach and his fans. Oh, yes, and maybe his wife and children. On the eve of the most exciting sporting event of every year since Vince Lombardi was putting God, family and the Packers in that or der, Robinson ruined the moment. Every factory worker who toils 9 to 5 every day stuffing boxes with Styrofoam peanuts and comes home, faithfully, to his family, should get the opportunity to trade places with Robinson and not proposition someone for sex. Or perhaps Robinson should have a lengthy discussion with former A&M line backer Reggie Brown about what it means to be blessed with the opportunity to play in the NFL. Brown will never be able to play in a Super Bowl after the freak neck injury he suffered against the New York Jets two years ago, the one that nearly ended his life, not just his playing career. That is why Robinson’s immoral actions are a slap in the face to every Brown, Darryl Stingly, and Dennis Byrd that ever suited up to play in the NFL and were stripped of their privilege to play the game by injuries. Robinson should be removed from his lofty perch and be placed among the working class Joe. Just like when a 6’10” basketball player misses a wide-open dunk on a fast break, he should be forced to be 5’6” tall for a week. He would never miss another dunk again. At least Robinson provided an endless en tertaining stream of jokes during the game, keeping some viewers interested when the game neared its end. ‘‘Robinson looked like he was handcuffed to the receiver on that play.” “Yes, similar to last night. Heh, heh.” Maybe Atlanta cornerback Ray Buchanan could lend the dog collar he wore to media day on Thursday to Robinson to symbolize the latter’s animalistic behavior he could not keep on a leash Saturday night. Jeff Webb is a senior journalism major. .lack & white neus clawed housete 1 , Rangers winter caravan rolls into town mites, Stevens and Helling make College Station appearance BY DOUG SHILLING The Battalion at house An Antoine 069 Spnng-99 is $233/™. +1®* >lloge Park Treefer th $385/™. ess-" he last memory the public has he Texas Rangers is on a rainy t,ded Bober night at the Ballpark in Ar 3/mo. +1/2bills. _!l!!!l|ngton. The Rangers played a rain- jelyed pi a yoff game against the Slew York Yankees. j^jT^^SSBrhe game went into the wee to/mo.+i/2ut.wes loprs of the morning with tne ^^7^®gers falling to the eventual jmished dupe. World Champions, 3-0. e dog lover. Rangers look to put that be- Td7m2baih ne• hiifd them and kick off the new • CallKo; "" ^ season Monday as the 1999 Texas dim/n 2bath Rafigers Winter Caravan rolled into + i/3uii !es f ^ College Station, bdrm/ibath housTwftponsored by the College Station t,es. Call 694C-j^ 0uu y ons c\ub, the caravan in- iftrm/2bath hoiT eluded manager Johnny Oates, + 13ul ' l "' c pitcher Rick Helling, designated hit- ownstone Apanme eiffirst baseman Lee Stevens, radio )roadcaster Vince Cotroneo and Television broadcaster Bill Jones. , +vS£s Sl N»'BYfter die loss and a busy off-sea- |, the Rangers are back and pre- d to defend their A.L. West ti the Rangers. After becoming only the third player in franchise history to win 20 games, Helling was awarded with a three year, $10.5 million contract. Stevens, with 20 HR’s and 59 RBI’s last year, helped the Rangers lead the American League in pro- te needed a.s.-, . Call Sara @764#j0 t bdrm/2baih oth Helling and Stevens signed lies, can 764-4744 lew contracts during the off-sea- needed a.s.a.p^ ion as a reward for their play for io. o.b.o. +1/2utilitiG s ^ Upscale furnished i ;iu $315/mo. +l«*r duction from the DH spot. For his efforts the Rangers gave him a one year, $2 million contract. The Rangers have made moves this off-season to help Stevens, Helling and the rest of the team prepare for a run at the World Se nes. Despite losing Todd Stottlemyre to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Rangers signed two quality veteran pitchers in Mark Clark and Mike Morgan. After losing first baseman Will Clark to the Baltimore Orioles, the club signed former Ranger Rafael Palmeiro to a five year, $45 million deal. Along with the re-signings of shortstop Royce Clayton and third baseman Todd Zeile, the Rangers’ infield is set for the next few years. With the new additions to last year’s division champion team. Helling said that the main focus is to make it deeper into the playoffs. “We [the team] are ready to make the next step,” Helling said. “We want to repeat as division champs and hopefully make the World Series.” Oates echoed the thoughts of his pitcher. “We want to do a lot better than win this year,” Oates said. “We are a better ball club right now than we were at the same time last year. Most spots on our roster are filled. Who knows how far we can go?” Continued from Page 9 steady player throughout his A&M career who helped solidify the de fensive backfield, was presented the senior Academic Achievement Award. 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