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AARON Fin
LIKE A GLOVE
Red Sox,
Goonies
never quit
It looked like the end. They
had come so far, they had
evaded the Fratellis and a
myriad booby traps, they were so
close to finding the rich stuff and
saving the Goondocks —and
then they reached the bottom of a
wishing well. The Goonies had a
chance to give up their quest, to
pack it in, ride up the well in the
bucket sent down by the loath
some Trov and go home.
The Boston Red Sox base
ball's own version of the Goonies
from the classic 1985 film of the
same name— could have done the
same last week, facing a 2-0 series
deficit to the Oakland Athletics.
But as Mikey Walsh repeatedly
tells us, “Goonies never say die.”
Neither do the Red Sox.
When the Goonies were ready
to give up on their adventure,
Mikey rallied the troops.
“Our parents, they want the
best of stuff for us,” Mikey said.
“But right now, they got to do
whats right for them. Because it’s
their time. Their time! Up there!
Down here, it’s our time. It’s our
time down here. That’s all over the
second we ride up TVoy’s bucket.”
The Goonies kept on, just as
the Red Sox did, storming back
to take the series three games to
two. The similarities between Sox
and Goonies are everywhere. The
Goonies love a good adventure,
and the Red Sox clearly do also.
They can't win any game easily;
everything's got to be a wild nail
biter, as evidenced by the three
dramatic wins against Oakland
and the heap of regular season
wins in Boston's final at bat.
Then there’s the parallel cast of
characters. Kevin Millar plays the
role of Mouth, the practical joke
ster who keeps everyone on their
heels. Manny Ramirez is Sloth,
the dumb but loveable hulk who
provides the brute force. Byung-
Hyun Kim is Stef, the girl with
the glasses, because both are,
well, annoying.
Pedro Martinez is Data,
because both are geniuses, and
both always have a trick up their
sleeves. When Data appears to
fall to a deathbed of spikes, his
“pinchers of power” rescue him,
like a Pedro changeup with the
bases loaded.
Nomar Garciaparra is Mikey’s
older brother Brandon. They’re
both kind of boring, but they are
the backbones of their groups.
David Ortiz is Chunk, not only
because of the physical resem
blance but because of their
shared heroism. Ortiz built an
MVP campaign on saving the day
when it’s all on the line, and he
did the same in the playoffs, tying
the Oakland series with an
eighth-inning, two-run double. It
was reminiscent of Chunk swing
ing in on a rope with Sloth when
the Fratellis were about to make
all the Goonies walk the plank in
the film's climax.
Mikey’s dad is Grady Little, the
incompetent Red Sox manager.
Just like the Goonies saved Mr.
Walsh’s behind by finding the rich
stuff in the nick of time, the Red
Sox repeatedly bail Little out,
finding ways to win despite his
idiotic decisions late in games.
Mama Fratelli has got to be
Yankees bench coach Don
Zimmer. They look remarkably
similar, and both are evil criminal
masterminds. Fortunately, Pedro
momentarily transformed into
Super Sloth in Game Three of the
American League Championship
Series when the 72-year-old
Zimmer charged after the Red Sox
ace swinging a left hook. Pedro
grabbed Zimmer’s fat head and
tossed him to the ground, like
when Sloth threw Mama off the
pirate ship at the end of the movie.
Then there’s Mikey. He repre
sents Red Sox Nation, because
Sox fans share Mikey’s intensity.
And his need to reach for his
inhaler. The Red Sox always man
age to leave us gasping for breath.
Contact Aaron Fitt
atfitt@email.unc.edu.
Sports Monday
VOLLEYBALL Maryland 3 UNC 0
UNC wins pair in tourney
BY MICHAEL CLARKE
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
GREENSBORO - The
adidas/Spartan Classic this weekend was
a tale of two entirely different games that
both, fortunately for North Carolina,
ended in the same result —a win.
The No. 3 UNC men’s soccer team was
the only squad at the tournament that
finished the weekend without a loss,
defeating Mercer on Friday 5-0 and
Kentucky on Sunday 2-1.
The victory for the Tar Heels (10-1-2)
against the Wildcats (7-4-1) was a battle
that, at times, became very physical.
“I was very pleased that we kept our cool
under such conditions,” said UNC coach
Elmar Bolowich. “Things got heated.
Things got rough. They played very direct,
and we had to battle really for the result.”
In the 59th minute of Sunday’s game,
junior forward Tim Merritt rebounded a
save made by Kentucky goalkeeper Andy
Gruenebaum and put the ball into the
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Above: North Carolina wide receiver Mike Mason (88) celebrates his 34-yard touchdown catch against East Carolina. He added another catch to finish with 36 yards
in UNC's first-ever trip to Greenville. Below: Running back Jacque Lewis (20), who ran for 66 yards, dives for extra yards in the Tar Heels' first victory of the season.
WINLESS NO MORE:
TAR HEELS DOWN ECU
BY RANDY WELLINGTON
STAFF WRITER
GREENVILLE The defense made stops
when it had to. The offense ran the ball effec
tively. The freshmen announced their arrival.
And most importantly, the zero in the win
column became a one.
For that, North Carolina is grateful. The Tar
Heels beat East Carolina 28-17 at Dowdy-
Ficklen Stadium on Saturday in a battle of
winless teams.
“It’s been very frustrating,” said UNC run
ning back Jacque Lewis. “To get this win is like
a weight off our backs.”
The game started slow the two teams
punted seven times in a scoreless first quarter.
UNC (1-5) struck first, scoring on a 34-yard
touchdown pass from Darian Durant to fresh
man Mike Mason early in the second quarter.
The Pirates, who had scored a field goal
earlier, drove the ball to the three and faced
third and goal. Quarterback Desmond
Robinson took the snap, rolled left and threw
back right to a wide-open Tutu Moye in the
end zone. The Pirates (0-6) had a 10-7 half
time lead.
In a steady rain, UNC’s only choice was to use
its suspect rushing attack to get out of trouble.
“We need the offensive line to lead us each
week,” said UNC coach John Bunting. “That’s
the unit with the best combination of talent
and experience.”
The line didn’t let him down.
Up 14-10 in the third quarter, two runs by
Ronnie McGill took the Tar Heels to their 15.
A Lewis carry went for 30 yards. Chad Scott
got three. Then Lewis broke free again for 39
yards down the left sideline.
But a yellow flag was lying on the ground at
midfield. Chop block on the Tar Heels. Second
and 20.
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back of the net for the game’s first goal.
The score didn’t stay in the Tar Heels’
favor for long, though. Less than three
minutes later, Wildcat junior Olli
Lehtimaki slipped a header by UNC goal
keeper Justin Hughes to tie the score at
one goal apiece.
Following this goal,
both teams began to
play with an increas
ing intensity and
aggressiveness that led
to some rough play.
On a break in the
74th minute, Tar Heel
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SOCCER
Kentucky 1
UNC 2
UNC 5
Mercer 0
forward Marcus Storey was fouled hard
inside Kentucky’s goal box, setting up a
Ray Fumo penalty kick.
Fumo, a junior midfielder, took a well
placed shot that got by Gruenebaum to
put the Tar Heels ahead for good.
“It was a very, very hard-fought game,”
Fumo said. “Both teams had opportuni
ties to score, and luckily we were able to
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Two screen passes to Scott got a first down.
The drive stalled, and kicker Dan Orner
missed a 35-yard field goal. But UNC had
flipped the field position, and on the next pos
session, the defense capitalized.
On third and one from their own 29, the
Pirates handed to fullback Vonta Leach, who
got the first down but fumbled the football.
UNC comerback Chris Hawkins recovered.
Two plays later, Durant found freshman
tight end Jon Hamlett wide open in the right
flat on a play-action pass. Hamlett trotted
along the right sideline and into the end zone
with the help of a stellar block from wideout
Jarwarski Pollock. UNC was up 21-10.
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get two in on them.”
While Kentucky made several runs
deep inside North Carolina territory late
in the match, they simply could not exe
cute to tie the score. The Wildcats put a
shot over the crossbar of the UNC goal
and had one goal negated by an off-sides
penalty in the game’s final two minutes.
Against Mercer (5-6) on Friday, the Tar-
Heels had little trouble scoring.
Freshman Michael Harrington had an
unassisted goal in the 12th minute that
was the only score of the first half and
turned out to be the game winner.
About 10 minutes into the second half,
freshman forward Jamie Watson scored
on a laser to the opposite side of the net
after being fed the ball by Storey on a
breakaway.
The Tar Heels never looked back, scor
ing three more goals in the match includ
ing a stretch in which they scored twice in
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BY THE
NUMBERS
322
Days since the
Tar Heels' last
victory before
Saturday.
288
Total yards
allowed by the
UNC defense, a
season low.
189
Total rushing
yards for UNC,
a season high.
12
Punts by both
teams, including
7 in the
first quarter.
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North Carolina midfielder Wes Shull (13) scored
one goal in the team's 5-0 win against Mercer
on Friday at the adidas/Spartan Classic.
Tailbacks
break out
in victory
BY MICHAEL MARTINEZ
STAFF WRITER
GREENVILLE Chad Scott isn’t
used to getting many carries in North
Carolina’s offense.
In fact, none of UNC’s tailbacks are
used to getting the chance to carry the
ball consistently.
It might not be a coincidence that the
Tar Heels aren’t used to winning, either.
Scott and the UNC running game
finally came alive Saturday, controlling
the clock to grind out a 28-17 victory
against East Carolina.
“We ran the football well,” said UNC
coach John Bunting. “We hadn’t done
that in a long time. Anytime you can
run the football well, it’s huge for your
offense.”
It was a particularly satisfying game
for Scott, who had only been used in
short spurts in previous games.
Scott ran for 43 yards on 10 carries,
more than doubling his season totals in
both categories. He was also UNC’s
leading receiver, catching three balls
for 63 yards.
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