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f i 8The Daily Tar HeelFriday, October 14, 1988 'V . i . ' isten up nnrp aaam Oakland is too much to handle . Six months ago it was time for the' daring, innovative and knowledgea ble prognosticators of the baseball world to make their preseason picks for the 1988 season, and this writer ,told you to bet the ranch and the dog on the Oakland Athletics to win the American league pennant. You can look it up. Now, more than 2,000 baseball games later, the Fall Classic matches the National League champion Los ;Angeles Dodgers and the American .League champion. . . Oakland A's. 1 The young, powerful Oakland squad rolls into L. A. this weekend to challenge the scrappy, opportunis tic boys from Tinseltown. A position-by-position analysis follows: First Base Mark McGwire, who finished with 32 home runs and 99 RBIs in the regular season, will be batting cleanup against the Dodgers. After a great rookie season, he finished "only" third in the AL in homers for 1988. His L.A. counter part, hitting against the Athletics' three righthanded starters, will be lefthander Franklin Stubbs. Stubbs .223 batting average is not an illusion. He always seems to look like, and play like, he's in some kind of hypnotic trance. Advantage: Oakland Second Base The A's will probably go with the light-hitting combination of Tony Phillips and Mike Gallego. The Dodgers will play lead-off man Steve Sax, who sets the table for the sluggers behind him in Tommy Lasorda's lineup. Sax can spark this team with his hitting, speed, hustle and, yes, even his defense. Advantage: Los Angeles Shortstop UNC's Walt Weiss makes all of the plays in the field and has proved to be a tough out at the plate, too. He had a big hit against Boston to help steal a win in the Dave Glenn Asst. Sports Editor IMMEDIATE OPENINGS! Brendle's is currently accepting applications for: Cashiers Sales Associates - Warehouse ,TPMjme i & Full-time Flexible Hours BRENDLE'S BENEFITS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: Paid Heafth, Life, Dents! & Disability Insurance; Paid VacationsHolidays; profit Sharing; Length of Service Benefit & Employee Discount Purchases APPLY IN PERSON 10 TO 6 MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 1801 Chapel Hill Blvd. Chapel Hill GBretuHSF E.O.E. MF Oakland sweep. No, Alfredo Griffin is not in a slump he always hits that way. Griffin hit .199 during the regular season and managed to do. even worse against the Mets. Indeed, it was because of the development of Weiss that the A's could package Griffin to the Dodgers during the offseason. Advantage: Oakland Third Base Carney Lansford, a one-time AL batting champion, is still productive at the plate. He batted .279 in 1988 and added 29 stolen bases for good measure. The A's will need his speed against the tough Dodger starters. The Dodgers have untested Jeff Hamilton at the hot corner, who can be a butcher defensively. That could become a big problem against the A's. . Advantage: Oakland Right Field Jose Canseco will be the MVP of the American League. An extraordinary combination of power and speed, Canseco had 42 homers, 124 RBIs and 40 stolen bases on the year.' The .300 hitter showed his immunity to pressure with three blasts against the Red Sox. The Dodgers have a player of their own in Mike Marshall, who will be heavily depended upon for offensive produc tion in the inconsistent Dodger attack. He led the team with 82 RBIs and 12 game-winners. Advantage: Oakland Center Field Oakland's Dave Henderson quietly compiled some impressive numbers for the regular season and followed that up with a six-hit, four-RBI performance against the Red Sox. He's built upon the momentum from a 24-homer, 94 RBI campaign that left him with an impressive .304 average. The Dodgers will count oh defensive whiz John Shelby to track down the moonshots off the bats of Oakland sluggers. Offensively, he strikes out too much UNIQ' ; Explore""" different career options and look for in terships through the Carolina Career Day Oct. 19 intheGreatHall 12:30-5:00P.M. (r and is no longer a great stolen base threat. Advantage: Oakland Left Field The A's will have some combination of Luis Polonia and Dave Parker in left, but anything they can offer will pale in comparison to the Dodgers' Kirk Gibson. He's a winner, pure' and simple. He has the talent and he makes the most of it at the most important times. Advantage: Los Angeles . Catcher The Athletics will have either Terry Steinbach or Ron Hassey behind the plate. Both hit for decent average and provide, occasional power. Defensively, they could have some trouble throwing out Sax and Gibson: The Dodgers have Mike Scioscia, who showed he can come up with the big hit against the, Mets. He's also a great handler of pitchers, and he has a good arm. Advantage: Los Angeles Starters Oakland's Dave Ste wart (21-12) and Storm Davis (16 7) are hot. Bob Welch, an ex-Dodger, is not. But all three have faced the Dodgers before. The Dodgers have one of the hottest pitchers in the history of baseball in 23-game winner Orel Hershiser. Rookie Tim Belcher will be hard-pressed to duplicate his two playoff wins. Tim Leary is a loss waiting to happen. John Tudor must return to form if the Dodgers are to have a chance. Advantage: Oakland Relievers The A's have the security that if they take a lead into the eighth inning they have a victory, thanks to Dennis Eckersley and his 45 saves. The crew of Greg Cadaret, Rick Honeycutt, Gene Nelson, Eric Plunk and Curt Young has done an effective job when called upon. Dodgers' ace Jay Howell will need more than pine tar to stop the Oakland bats, and his supporting cast is shaky. Brian Holton and Ricky Horton have been effective of late, but Alejandro Pena and Jesse Orosco have not. Advantage: Oakland Pinch hitters The A's will be able to rely on veterans Dave Parker, Ron Hassey and Don Baylor in those inevitable late-inning pressure situa tions that occur in playoff series. The Dodgers will have Mickey Hatcher, when he's not starting, and the unpredictable quartet of Mike Shar person, Rick Dempsey, Tracy Wood son and Mike Davis. I doubt there's another miracle in that crew. Advantage: Oakland The final count 8-3, Oakland. Yes, it's true that the Mets were better then the Dodgers on paper and they lost.. But Hershiser can't pitch every game, and Dodgers hitters won't be facing a tired pitching staff this time around. The A's have too much hitting, too much pitching, too much talent for the Dodgers to handle no matter what Kirk Gibson cooks up for his old AL buddies. It's time to make the call, the last prediction of the baseball season. And, six months later, I still haven't changed my mind Oakland in six. Sette r ins making the most of her chance to start Hopk By DAVE SUROWIECKI Staff Writer . The scene is Carmichael Aud itorium. The time is almost any time. Whether it is before practice, after practice or on the rare free day, you can almost always find budding UNC volleyball star Patti Hopkins working on her game. Says UNC volleyball coach Peggy Bradley-Doppes, "Right now Patti is a player who is looking for additional help. She is coming in a lot on her own, and for a coach to have a Division I player who has to practice four days a week anyway and compete the other' two days, come in and say 'Can I work extra?' it's powerful and very exciting." Hopkins, a sophomore from St. Louis, is one of the Tar Heels' two main setters.' In recent weeks, she has been thrust into the spotlight, becoming UNC's primary play maker as a result of an injury to senior tri-captain Sherri Vogel. Hopkins has played exceptionally, and the Heels are winning with her setting the pace in a 5-1 offense. "I'm very pleased with the way we're playing right now with Patti setting," says Bradley-Doppes. "She seems very confident in her ability, but more importantly she feels very confident in the players' ability to pull things out." Vogel is back, and Bradley Doppes anticipates that her return will push each player to new levels of play. "I think competition is good for all of us," Bradley-Doppes said, "and I think it will make both of them play better, practice better and perform better." Hopkins is averaging 6.7 assists per game and has a .381 setting percentage. Despite standing a mere 5-foot-6, she has 14 block assists this season, which is a tribute to her jumping ability and tenacious defense. In addition to her setting, Hopkins is an inspiring k ".tftXtoMCv. sf Patti Hopkins defensive player who leads the team with 2.67 digs per game. Says Bradley-Doppes, "She can fire up the team and ignite a lot of enthusiasm with her great defense, and she has been our . defensive player of the week for two weeks in a row." When Hopkins was around 14 or 15, she attended a camp in North Carolina and was imme diately enamored of the state. "I fell in love with the area," Hopkins said. As a result, she decided to spend her college years here in Chapel Hill. In high school, Hopkins was an AAU AU-American in the triple . jump and had hoped to run track in college. Unfortunately, she suffered an injury in her senior year that prevented her from double-lettering. Although Hopkins had been mostly a hitter setter on her high school volleyball team, she was well-prepared for the step up in competition she faced when she came to UNC last fall. "I needed college playing expo sure," Hopkins said, "but i had . played with a lot of very good people (in summer leagues and on ' all-star teams), so the transition, wasn't that overwhelming for me. . I didn't think the academics or athletics were that much harder, .' just different." When Hopkins is not on the blue and white hardwoods of Carmichael, you can usually find her relaxing in her room tuning in to some Pink1 Floyd, catching up on her sleep or hanging out with a small group of friends. "I don't go out to places like Four Corners, frat parties or anything like that," Hopkins said. "1 feel out of place there." She has found that all the traveling with the team makes it ,' much more difficult to do home- -work. " We've traveled three week- ends in a row, missing Friday . classes, and it's not the actual J traveling that's hard, it's making .' up the work you've misssed," v' Hopkins said. "When you get home late at night, sometimes you ; 1 just don't have the energy to make : the time necessary to do all your.,.. work." After college, Hopkins plans on " going overseas to play in the " European professional leagues for a few years, not so much just to i . forward her volleyball, but to take - in the culture. ' Life after volleyball will prob- ' , ably hold a teaching career for the : sophomore education major, who ' right now is making major strides , in ner volleyball career. "Patti is a great athlete, there's no doubt about that," Bradley--Doppes said. "But now she's a more controlled player, a more seasoned player she has a lot- more body control, ball control She's doing very well." When you go looking for Patti: Hopkins, just hop on over to! Carmichael shell be the one ' bouncing off the walls. ; The Blue-White Game on Oct. 29, Immediately following tho UNC-Maryland game UNC vs. Marathon Oil on Tuesday evening, Nov. 1 at 7:30 pm UNC vs. the powerful, Olympic star studded USSR National team on Nov. 12, immediately following tho UNC-VA football game HOW TO GET YOUR TICKETS: Present your student ID and athletic pass at the Smith Center Box Office 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Students may also purchase guest tickets in addition to their complimentary student tickets BLOCK SEATING A VAILABLE: Student groups of 50 or more are wel- J1. v f 9 come to send a representative to the rU 5i g)Z? Ticket Office with the group's athletic U UiLD t group passes for block seating. A. AMERICAN I VOLLEYBALL All-Academic Showcase Friday (INC vs. Georgetown Saturday (INC vs. Rice 783 FM - Id oEays ( n n O 9 Cold Feet? 6 It ') Don't get cold fect about a pelvic exam. Do what I did, call Planned Parenthood. At Planned Parenthood, my nurse practitioner took lots of time to explain the exam to me. She answered all my questions and really treated me as a person. I wanted to talk about birth control so one of the counselors discussed all the methods all the methods available. With her help I was able to make the decision that was right for me. You don't have to get cold feet about your health. Just call Planned Parenthood. Call for an appointment. PLANNED PARENTHOOD 942-7762 732-6161 Kroger Plaza Chapel Hill Tar Heels run well in Wilmington From staff reports The UNC men's and women's cross country teams finished second and first, respectively, Thursday at the Collegiate Cross Country Champion ships in Wilmington, which pits teams from across the state against one another. The men's squad finished with 40 points, 12 off the pace of Brevard. However, the Tar Heels gained some redemption as senior Mike McGo wan finished first in the meet with a time of 24:07 over the eight: kilometer course. Chuck Lotz fin ished eighth, freshman Vince Howard finished 12th and Paul Cummings finished 15th for the Tar Heels. The women's squad totaled 30 points, 12 ahead of N.C. State. Chryssa Nicholas ran the five kilometer course in 17:28 to take first place, while Michelle Faherty fin ished fourth, Jeanne Peterson came in fifth and Karen Sahn was ninth for the Tar Heels. DTH Picks of the Week Heh, heh;heh.' . ? 'apart the Tiger secondary hbute ; ':.. Yes, we're happy, wellrprt "pf::tq a7-6 victory. Thus, aJthoughthe When we last appeared in this space,, ,. 8-Z mark is an impressive one4 A'nsly it was before break. Last week,' the (Get a real l.D.) Podolsky, Dave four prognosticators weaved their (Who cares, just give me a beer) Glenn way in and out of Upset Saturday and Chris (In the Stands) Spencer all for identical 8-2 records. Hey, weVe stayed in their respective slots behind even got Las Vegas calling us up for Berardino. our opinions. Believe it or not, this week's But it couldVe been better, because toughest pick could be an ACC game, no one gained ground on Mike (Go And when you stop laughing, you can Mets!) Berardino, thanks to Pat . make note of the rest of the weekend's Dye's stupid prevent defense that picks. , allowed Tommy Hodson to pick - ' Mike Chris Andy Dave' Berardino Spencer Podolsky Glenn Games (38-11-1).770 (31-18-1J.630 (37-12-1J.750 (35-14-1).710 N.C. State at UNC DukeatClemson Wake Forest at Maryland South Carolina at Georgia Tech Virginia at Louisville Miami at Notre Dame Arkansas at Texas Oklahoma State at Nebraska Michigan at Iowa Washington at Southern Cal NCSU UNC NCSU UNC .;. Clem. Clem. . Clem. Clem. Md Wake Wake Wake use use USC . USC - UVa UVa UVa UVa ND Miami Miami Miami -' Ark Ark. Ark. UT Neb. Neb. Neb, Neb. Mich. Mich. N Mich. Mich. usc use use use Mfy fcflg Mux HM Classified Info The Daily Tar Heel does not' accept cash for payment of clas sified advertising. Please let a check or money order be your receipt. Return ad and payment to the DTH office by noon one business day before your ad is to run. Ads must be prepaid. Rates: for 25 words or less Students, Student Organizations and Individuals: ' $2.00 per day Consecutive day rates: 2 days $3.25 3 days - $4.00 4 days $4.50 5 days $5.00 .50 for each consecutive day Businesses: $5.00 per day Additional charges for all ads: 56 per word per day over 25 words $1.00 per day for boxed ad or bold type Free ads: FOUND ads will run five days FREE. Please notify the DTH office imme diately if there are mistakes in your ad We will be responsible only for the first ad run. help wanted GRANVILLE STUDENT DINING ASSO CIATION is now accepting applications for employment as kitchen assistants within a student-managed organization. Advancement into the student manage ment staff is possible. Employees start at $4 per hour with annual increases and a great meal option plan. See the Student Manager on duty Monday, Wednesday or Thursday afternoons in the cafeteria or call 968-1037 for an appointment. EOE MFH. - EXCELLENT PAY and great working conditions. Flexible hours and part-time positions available. All this and more at Landlubber's Restaurant; Hwy. 54 East and Farrington Rd. Receiving applications for busboys and kitchen help. Please apply in person. GOLDEN CORRAL Full or part-time cooks, line, salad bar, utility, hostess and waitress. Apply in person at Golden Corral Family Steakhouse, 1742 US Highway 15-501 Business, Chapel Hill. STUDENTS TO WORK as parking monitors for UNC home football games. Monitors report to work 4 hours prior to kick-off. Earn $3.75 per hour. Any persons or groups interested should contact LaBron Reid at 962-7144, or come by room 27 of the Security Services Bldg. WOMEN AGES 18-30 treated for acne with tetracycline for 3 or more years prior to age 18 are needed for participation in study of bone mineral density. Takes only 1 hour. Contact Dr. Michael Carter, UNC Division of Orthopaedics, 966-1212. YARD WORKER. MON. AND TUES. PREFERRED, S5HR.. 933 0114. UTILITY AIDE. Duties include heavy cleaning of floors, equip & operation of commercial dishcleanmg equip. Require ability to lift 30 lbs. Hours 4-8:30 pm with every other weekend. Carol Woods 750 Weaver Dairy Road Chapel Hill, NC, Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30 for applications. SPERM DONORS NEEDED. College students or graduates under 35 years old, willing to participate 6 months or longer in UNC artificial insemination program. Confidentiality assured. $25 per accepta ble specimen. Call 962-6596 for screening information. WAITERS AND WAITRESSES. Evening meal service. Set up and clean up must be reliable. Previous exp. preferred but not required. At least 3 days per week, 4:30-8 pm. Including every other weekend $4.34hour wone meal per shift. Carol Woods, 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NC, M F 8:30-4:30 for applications. $9.51 TO START! Marketing and adver tising positions. Flexible from 15-35 hours. Wheels needed. Work local, must inter view in Raleigh. 1-851-7422 (call 10 am 3 pm only). SPRING BREAK TOUR PROMOTER ESCORT. Energetic perfon, (MF), to take sign-ups for our FLORIDA tours. We furnish all materials for a successful promotion. Good PAY and FUN. Call CAMPUS MARKETING at 1-800777-2270. PART-TIME SALES IN WOMEN'S FASHIONS, 489-4799. T.K. TRIPPS NOW HIRING fulltime night cooks, dishwashers and daytime prep people. Excellent benefits and competitive wages. Apply in person M-F, 2-5 pm, 4600 Chapel Hill Blvd. (15-501 at Garrett Rd.) ON CAMPUS TRAVEL REPRESENTA TIVE for organization needed to promote ; Spring Break trip to Florida. Earn money, free trips, and valuable work experience. Call Inter-Campus Programs at 1-800-433-7747. TUUANA FATS, 403 W. Rosemary S. in Chapel Hill, is looking for daynight dishwashers and persons to clean the restaurant before we open for regular business. Need part-time cooks also Apply Mon-Fri, 2-4 pm. JOB AVAILABLE (School year anrf summer.) Data Entry (some experience with computers preferred; will train), odd jobs. 15 flexible hours week. Salary above; minimum wage (Undergrad or Grad.) Call Frances, 966-2155. t.. HOLIDAY INN - Research Triangle Park has cocktail serverbartender pos5-'. tions available in Horsefeathers. Top dollar for your time! Call at 941-6000, ask for Bill Walker. Located off 1 40 at New Page Road (exit 282) in the Park, tt ' minutes from campus. Great benefits including free employee meals! Call today and join our team! NEED WAITERS for Tri-Delta Sorority1: Hours: Monday-Wednesday, 5:00 6:3d pm. In return, receive free lunch and dinner Monday Friday. Call 933-7528. " OMNI EUROPA EXECUTIVE SECRE TARY. typing 55 wpm, dictation or speed- writing required. Must posess excellent communication skills. To apply, call (919) 968-4900. Ext. 8610. COGGIN PONT1AC needs a receptionist ' for evenings, Saturdays, and holidays. . This is an ideal position for students. Please apply in person, 4511 Chapel Hill . Blvd., at the receptionist's desk.
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