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lemens, Pettitte report to spring training
By Mark Babinek
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Roger
:mens and Andy Pettitte had
si arrived at spring training
inday when Houston Astros
anager Jimy Williams
mounced that neither one
start on opening day.
the decision to go with
oy Oswalt came as no surprise
the ex-Yankees.
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SPORTS IN BRIEF
Aggie men's
house? tennis wins first
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Itie Texas A&M men’s
tennis team opened Big 12
play with a 7-0 blanking of
lie University of Nebraska
Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
Ihe No. 9 Aggies dropped
ontyone set on the day in
matches.
juniors Lester Cook
Matijevic got back
a winning track by
Nebraska sopho-
»e Gerhard Posch and
pordose Rivera, 8-4.
‘Allinall, I thought it was a
good effort by our group
across the board,” said A&M
head coach Tim Cass. “We
we needed to come
outand play well in doubles,
thought we did that.
then able to carry
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eighth in Hawaii
The Texas A&M men’s golf
team opened its spring sea-
last week with an
eighth-place team finish at
John Burns
Intercollegiate tournament
altheleilehua Golf Course
inWahiawa, Hawaii.
The Aggies finished with
founds of 283, 280 and 286
Wednesday, Thursday
Friday respectively, for
a three-day total of a 15-
iinderpar 849.
was led by senior
Tasker, who finished
n a tie for seventh place
lividually after rounds of
i, 67 and 70. Finishing out
e Aggie scoring were jun
ior David Schultz (t22nd,
senior Stephen Reed
, 215), sophomore
Parr (t41st, 215)
nd senior Parker Briley
)7th, 227).
The team title was won by
ie University of Arizona
flha31-under par 833.
A&M will see action next
o March 6-7 at the
Louisiana Classics in
Lafayette, La.
over there,” Yankees manager
Joe Torre said in Tampa, Fla.
He would know.
Setting up the starting rota
tion two weeks before exhibi
tion games begin gives the
pitchers time to prepare their
throwing routines in February, a
luxury Pettitte said he and
Clemens never had in New York.
“Usually that’s top secret
where we come from,” Pettitte
said. “For us, this is great.”
Oswalt, a 19-game winner in
2002, was on the disabled list
three times last season. But he
returned to the mound and won
four games down the stretch as
Houston’s bid to catch the
Chicago Cubs in the NL Central
fell just short.
“If I go first or I go third it
doesn’t matter,” Oswalt said. “It’s
an honor, so of course it’s special,
but I don’t see (the others) behind
me. I see them with me.”
Despite constant pain and
limited action, Oswalt, 26, went
10-5 with a 2.97 ERA in 21
starts last year. His 2.92 ERA
the last three seasons is better
than either Clemens or Pettitte.
Williams’ decision was partly
to reward Oswalt and to position
the left-handed Pettitte between
the team’s top right-handers.
“I basically thought that way
after the season, before these
other two big pitchers came in,”
Williams said. “But we’re cer
tainly happy to have them.”
Williams told the pitchers of
his final decision just hours after
pitchers and catchers underwent
physicals and prepared for the
first workout of spring training.
Pettitte signed a $31.5 million,
three-year deal with the Astros in
December. That helped convince
his friend and fellow Houston-
area resident, Clemens, to end a
brief retirement and join the
Paul J. Bereswill • KRT CAMPUS
Roger Clemens pitches in the first inning of game four of the 2003 World
Series on Oct. 22, 2003, against the Florida Marlins. Clemens signed with
the Houston Astros over the off-season and arrived at spring training Sunday.
Astros for $5 million this season.
The signings have led to the
most anticipated season in
recent memory for Astros play
ers and fans.
“You look across the (locker)
room and there are two legends
wearing the same uniform as
you,” reliever Kirk Saarloos said.
As for their first day of work
outs with the Astros, Pettitte said
everything felt fairly normal
except going through NL-style
bunting and baserunning drills.
He talked about getting schooled
in the art of sliding and bunting,
things the Yankees didn’t exactly
stress on reporting day.
Clemens, also switching
leagues for the first time, chided
Pettitte at a news conference.
“Surely you knew all that,
right?” he said.
Brad Ausmus, the veteran
catcher assigned to help the for
mer Yankees learn NL lineups,
said he wasn’t surprised by the
rotation order and believes the
team has four No. 1 starters.
“You could put their names
in a hat and pull any one out,”
he said. “I’m confident with any
one of those guys, and I think
most of the team is.”
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Texas A&M junior left fielder Andrew Baldwin slides in safely at third base Friday during the Aggies' 1 3-3 win
over South Alabama. A&M swept the Jaguars over the weekend by winning 8-0 Saturday and 4-3 Sunday. A&M
is now 7-0 on the season.
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