September 18,1992
Potpourri
A Slice of Life from the Butcher
Seconds to lose
By Butch Mater
All right you Oriole fans—go
ahead.
Mock me all you want as I stroll
through campus, pointing fingers
and laughing about Baltimore's
season-long run hovering around
the top of the American League
East perch. Sure, the O's have fared
better than expected, much better
in fact, than many had predicted.
Flashback to March, when a cer
tain Guilfordian columnist offered
his educated guessing skills for the
sake of baseball prognostication in
this campus newspaper.
The Blue Jays and White Sox
would win the AL with the Bucs
and Reds to meet in the NLCS, he
surmised. Currently, Pittsburgh and
Toronto lead their Eastern Divi
sion races, but the Chisox and Cin
cinnati seem destined for second
place.
Incidentally, I placed the Balti
more Orioles at the bottom of their
division, not thinking much of their
cosmetic youth rally.
' Saturday, September 19
Volleyball v. Hollins, HOME, 11 a.m.
Women's soccer v. Virginia Wesleyan,
HOME, 2 p.m.
Football v. Hampden-Sydney, away, 1:30 p.m.
Men's soccer v. Roanoke, away, 2 p.m.
Monday, September 21
Volleyball v. Elon, away, 6:30 p.m.
Women's soccer v. Lynchburg, away, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, September 23
Women's soccer v. Greensboro, away, 4 p.m.
Men's soccer v. Washington and Lee, away, 4 p.m.
Volleyball v. Washington and Lee, away, 4 p.m.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND COME SUP
PORT THE TEAMS!
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Rally around, they did.
Behind the young gun of Mike
Mussina, the resurgency of Rick
Sutcliffe, the sideburns of Brady
Anderson, the bat and glove of
Mike Devereaux, the catching of
Chris Hoiles and the lineup card in
which Cal Ripken, Jr.'s name was
always etched, Johnny Oates' club
has played little brother to Toronto
all season long, following the Jays
wherever they went And as of this
past weekend, the O's stood in
second, only a smidgen behind.
Sports fans, that' sas good as last
place.
Sure, sure, Baltimore is not Se
attle—the worst team in the AL—
and has a couple dozen more wins
to prove it But if the season ended
today, both clubs would be going
home to watch the playoffs on TV.
After 162 games, only one team in
each major league division ad
vances into post season play.
All other teams, be they in any
where from second to seventh
place, fall short of the playoffs.
* * *
As a freshman, I attended one
Spoits
meeting of Guilford's Fellowship
of Christian Athletes group where
John Lilly, then a senior, shared
with us for a couple minutes.
In his last game as a Quaker
wide receiver, "Lils" caught apass
inside his opponent's five-yard
line. Having never scored a touch
down in his career at Guilford, he
was more than anxious to cross the
goal line.
Turning toward the end zone,
Lilly was met just short of the
stripe and was tackled a foot-and
a-half away.
18 inches.
That's how close he was. 18
inches. And the game ended with
John failing to score in his career.
Lilly took time to reflect his
plight, considering the situation in
a broader scope. And then he told
the group about it.
"You know, I got to thinking. I
was so close, missing the goal by
only 18 inches. That's as far as it is
from your head to your heart. And
unless you have J-isus in your heart,
that's how far you miss heaven. I
don't want to be that close and
NFL Contest
Can YOU beat "The Greek"?
Test your NFL prognosticating
abilities against (arguably)
Guilford's most knowledgeable
sports mind—that of sophomore
Eric "The Greek" Pappas.
Each week, ten National Foot
ball League games will be listed
here and all you have to do is write
who you pick as the winner of each
game on the entry form, turn it in
by the deadline, and wait Each
entry will be compared to Pappas'
picks, and all of those who cor
rectly predict more games than
Pappas will be entered into a draw
ing. From this drawing one winner
will be selected, and he or she will
receive certificates for two dozen
glazed doughnuts from Krispy
Kreme. If no one defeats Pappas,
he gets the doughnuts.
All students, as well as faculty,
staff, and other members of the
Guilford commwuty, are encour
aged to enter.
The deadline for entries is 11
pjn. Satwritay. Place entries in the
hosfcxalttiaifeehrforaMrioaiy*
Now hear this!
The sports section is looking for dedicated
writers. No experience is necessary. Call
Doug at #2306 or drop a note in Box 17033.
miss it."
* * *
Let's say we line everyone at
Guilford up on the coast of Cali
fornia and told them to swim to
Hawaii. Some people might tire a
few hundred yards from shore,
some a few miles from the sand.
But everyone would drown.
No one would make it to Ha
waii. What's the difference be
tween the person who swam miles
to the one who couldn't make it by
the first set of waves? The end
result was the same.
All swimmers, may they drown
close to or far away from shore,
would fall short of Hawaii.
Comparing ourselves against
others is useless. We all drown.
Our measuring stick is God. And
Isaiah 40:12-14 (NIV Bible) gives
some riveting pictures of His awe
someness:
Who has measured the waters in
the hollow of his hand, or with the
breadth of his hand marked off the
heavens? Who has held the dust of
the earth in a basket, or weighed
the mountains on the scales and
in the lobby of Founders Hall. Only
one entry per person will be ac
cepted. Participants can only win
once this semester —if you win,
please do not continue to enter.
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the hills in a balance? Who has
understood the mind of the Lord,
or instructed himas his counselor?
Who did the Lord consult to en
lighten him, and who taught him
the right way? Who was it that
taught him knowledge or showed
him the path of understanding?
No one but the Lord God Al
mighty. So we fall short.
And all of the "good deeds" in
the world can't save us. Religion
can't Neither can meditation, yoga,
sports, aerobics, writing about
Christianity, etc. There is only one
Name by which we are saved —
Jesus Christ
And if you don't know Jesus
Christ as your Savior?
You don't have a second to lose.
All have sinned andfall short of
the glory of God. The wages of sin
is death, but the gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
—from Romans 3:23,6:23, NTV
Bible
'appaS Photo by Tina Copeland
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