October 23, 2002

Sports

 

Scores and Schedules

Douglas Sports at a Glance

Scores and Standings from BCCAA , CSRW

& Jason Kurylo

* Clinched Playoffs

BCCAA soccer standings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the other press

Upcoming Events:

(As of October 19, 2002) Oct.25 Volleyball: The men’s and women’s
sche Seccee teams visit the Okanagan Lakers. W
Scores pee — 6:30 M — 8:15
Rugby ‘ea pe ee tee Women’s Basketball: Exhibition at
Capi Whatcom College. 6:30.
The Royals rugby teams all had bye weekends over oe : : : : ] Reet ad. i Eehiides as
the Thanksgiving weekend. Langara 11 5 4 STO TF CBC Concords. New West Gym.
Soccer Douglas ee Ges ae eee Ws cae 2 ee Oct.26 8:00
Women Cariboo 11 4 2 polo ae Baseball: vs. Capilano College at
October 13. | Douglas 1 | Capilano 2 Malaspina 11 3 frp df 10 Mundy Park. 12:00
October 19 | Douglas 2 | Langara 1 Okanagan H 1 2 el 4 Volleyball: The men’s and women’s
teams visit the COTR Avalanche . W
Men Men's Soccer — 6:30 M — 8:15
October 13 ] Douglas I ]Capilano 3 Tain Pel Wins ees Tis) Pons Soccer: Provincials at OUC.
October 19 | Douglas 0 |Langara a Played Rugby: Women’s Premier vs. UVIC.
*Langara ior ts Pie pf Ock27: . a UVIC 11:30.
Basketball *Capilano 11 6 1 49-22 Soccer: Provincials at OUC.
*Cariboo 11 6 2S 20 Baseball: Doubleheader at Capilano.
Men *Douglas 11 5 2 4 19
Between October 17-19th the Men's basketball team was Fraser Valley | 12 3 5 4 13
at an exhibition tournament held by Cariboo Sun Malaspina 11 1 6 4 Z
Demons. Scores were not available at press time but will Okanagan 11 0 9 2 Z
appear in the next issue. The Women played at UCFV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday night but scores weren't available at press time.

 

Pass me the Cracker Jacks
and pray for the Angels

Eugene Krebs
OP Contributor

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this col-
umn do not reflect those of The Other Press
Sports Department but are solely those of the
author.

So who's it gonna be then, eh? Dusty’s
Giants or Autrey’s Angels? In the fourth
edition of the all-California World Series,
one might be inclined to use scientific
data in order to determine the eventual
winner. All things being equal, this Series
is too tough to call, therefore one must
take backward steps if one is to make a
rational decision. Let’s get the facts
straight: Anaheim has never been to the
World Series. Not once, never. The Giants
have won five Series, but all of them back
in the good old days, when they hailed
from New York. So, in effect, the Giants
are almost as futile as their So-Cal rivals.
San Francisco has been to the Series twice
since they migrated west. Anaheim is 0 for
just about everything in their 41-year his-
tory. The Giants haven't won since 1954,

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when they beat Cleveland in four straight.
Combined, we have a drought of 85 years,
which sounds suspiciously like any team
that calls Chicago home. With all this
data in tow, one must digress some, before
the scientific deduction is made.
California has, in spite of itself, pro-
duced some memorable fall classics. L. A.
Dodgers’ Kirk Gibson's 2 out, 2 run pinch
hit homer off of Oakland’s Dennis
Eckersley in Game 1 of the ’88 Series is
generally regarded as one of the greatest
moments in baseball history. The
Earthquake Series of ’89, featuring the As
and the Giants, was one that some people
not named McGwire or Canseco might
want to forget (see S.E). The ’74 Series
saw Oakland completing its third Series
victory in a row, when Gene Tenace,
Rollie Fingers, Vida Blue and company
disposed of L.A. in five games.
Fast-forward. The 2002 Series has some
things to look forward to, and indeed, be

even thankful for. No more Joe Torre and

his perpetually welling eyes, hugging
everybody in sight, and patting his players
on the bum, on national TV. No more
Rudy Giuliani waving flags and wearing
police hats. No more national anthems
during the seventh inning stretch. No
more New York, New York reverberating
ad nauseam out of the Bronx Zoo. No
more to do with Atlanta (when are they
going to fire Bobby Cox, anyway?). Did I
mention no more Giuliani?

Now, if they could only do something
with that colour-guy who wont shut up
and let the TV do some of the talking.
McCarver? Yeah, thats the guy. Can't
someone shove him in a locker or tape a
jockstrap to his mouth? For some people,
baseball is heaven. McCarver insists upon
turning it into hell. A statistical hell, a
nightmare of Bob Costas proportions; a
beat-you-over-the-head with a bat analysis
with replays of replays of replays. Kind of
makes you wish Tony Kubek or even Buck
Martinez would dust off the old micro-

phone. But methinks Eugene doth protest
too much. Digression over.

Present Tense. Prognostication.
Scientific deduction. In light of our com-
batants’ history over the last 40 odd years,
it is not the teams’ dismal showings that I
am concerned with, but, more to the
point, their respective cast of players. The
core of Anaheim’s line-up plied their trade
in Vancouver during the 90s, when the
Canadians were the Angels Triple-A farm
team, when Anaheim was known as
California, when Vancouver had baseball.
The Giants have Barry Bonds, home run
broker and all ‘round nice guy. Enuff said.
All-California you say? Pass me the
Cracker Jacks and pray for the Angels.
Anaheim in 7.

Comments? Lambastes?

eugenekrebs@yahoo.com