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Page 10 SPORTS Friday, Ocife THE BATTALION firT Tb c 141 Pe; E TAG SWISS MAC Yankees clinch World Seri I NEW YORK (AP) — Down to their last out in the ninth inning of a tied game, facing a pitcher who seemed to be growing stronger the longer he stayed in, the New York Yankees weaved their World Series winning magic out of the slimmest of threads. First came the biggest little walk of the night by Jorge Posada, who fouled off three pitches on a 2-2 count against A1 Leiter and virtually willed his way to first base. Then, up to the plate came Scott Brosius, who had done nothing against Leiter but who has one of the highest batting averages in World Se ries history. This time, Brosius slapped a single to left field to keep the Yankees’ flame burning and pump up the voices of their scream ing fans in the enemy’s den at Shea Stadium. Leiter, the most animated of pitch ers, his face twitching between every pitch, suddenly looked weary and be wildered as if he sensedhisd up. He had struck out tlieij men in the inning, ninei thrown 141 pitches, and 1 throw one more. Luis Sojo drilled p up the middle, and Posadarj third and charged towardit Center fielder Jay Paytotj choice by to try to throw;' and nail Sojo. The throw«| but it hit Posada as hesj home. Wrecking Crew feared in ManhattJ T hey do not call it the Wrecking Crew for nothing. Texas A&M and defense have a correlation like nothing else in college football, especially during R.C. Slocum's 12-year reign as head coach in Col lege Station. Even Bill Snyder knows it. “When I was in the younger stages of my coaching career, I can always remember Texas A&M teams Bring in this coupon & rcceiv Any Movie Rentalfor 99<t with New Video Membership. 4 lll, 0066? lr 49551 l Must meet membership reqelresients. One membership per persen. Oae video rental per ceupon. Coapen good 10/27-11/2. they al ways talk about the Wrecking Crew and how they’re known for playing very, very fine defense,” said the Kansas State coach. “And I don't think in R.C.’s tenure that that has changed at all. I think that’s always been the case, ancTagain they are a very, very fine defensive football team.” That they are — here is a quick statistical break down. Through seven games, the Aggies rank first in the Big 12 and sixth in the country in scoring defense (13.1 points allowed pier game), second in the confer ence in turnover margin (+10) and rush defense (95.7 yards per game), and third in the league and 13th na tionally in total defense (2S7.3 yards per game). Not too shabby, considering K-State’s much-her alded defense is below A&M in some of those cate gories. On top of all that, throw in talented A&M quarterback Mark Farris, and things really start to get interesting. Do the Wildcats have something to be concerned about when the Aggies and Wildcats converge this weekend? I’ll use one of tailback Josh Scobey’s fa vorite press conference sayings to sum this one up — “Most definitely.” With K-State’s inconsistent offensive outputs the past two weeks against Oklahoma and Texas Tech, traveling to College Station looks to be a daunting task. Plus, the Aggies are coming off an impressive 30- Wreckit Crew held the nation’s 12th best offense toa low 239 total yards. A&M could also very well ride theemoti high from its upset of K-State in the '98 Big|]| Championship, which still lingers to a certain in the minds of Wildcat faithful. Will Jonathan Beasley and the ‘Catoften! ready to stifle the Aggie “D,” led by linebacl Brian Gamble and Jason Glenn? That w " question Saturday, but do not expect KyleFi welcome K-State by any means. This 80.650 capacity stadium is simply ing. A&M is ranked as the nation’s fourth-i place to play in terms of home winning pen in the 1990s (.925), behind Florida State. Ne and Florida. Pit that w ith an unruly crowd known as the Twelfth Man filled with a bunch of swayiiigi course, mugging, and you can certainly expet distractions. In tact, expect the K-State-A&hl to sell out and enter the Aggies' Top-10all-tin crowds list this weekend. Besides the festivities in the stands, there ally much celebration on the field as welLAd boasts a sparkling 63-6-1 record at Kyle Field ing Slocum's tenure as head coach, postinger undefeated seasons at home. Yet, the fact that its 22-game winningstret College Station was snapped this season simp baffles me. To Colorado, of all teams? Gary Barnett and the Buffaloes’ (1-6) only" this year came over the Aggies, and it wasatAi house. Do not expect me to explain that mystei anybody. Maybe Snyder can. But I will not ask him. I would ratherleti urday tell the story. nc 7 victory over Iowa State, in which the Wrecking Derek Boss is a sophomorepif electronic journalism majorat Kansar My Tourney To Affgieland Started A World Away. In March 1993, my family and and came to Texas. I had no job skills and worsey' did not speak a single word of English poor we were reduced to eating out-of-date fo' tossed out by local grocery stores. It's hard to believe now, but only five short| later, I graduated from Texas A&M with a Meet# Engineering degree. Can you imagine howproodf family and I were? It gets better. Recently I wa!pi moted'to Project Manager. This would haveK impossible without the education I received bjfi uating from Texas A&M University. Every time I look at my Aggie swell with pride, thinking about how far I havecof' in such a short time. 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