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Wednesday, January 18, 1995
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Live, same-day and delayed national TV sports coverage for Wednesday. All times are CST.
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ESPN—NCAA Basketball
Pittsburgh at Villanova
7p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Basketball
Kentucky vs. Mississippi, at
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ESPN — NCAA Basketball
Virginia at North Carolina
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PRIME—IHL Hockey
All-Star Game, at Las Vegas
Former major-league pitcher is ready to cross picket lines
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — In his prime, Oil Can Boyd could always create a commotion. Eager to prove he still can pitch, he's about to cause even more of a controversy.
Oil Can Boyd breaks strike
Boyd, who hasn't played in the major leagues since 1991, has agreed to join the Chicago White Sox and is set to become baseball's first prominent strikebreaker.
Boyd, 35, spent 1994 in the independent, Class A Northern League with the independent Sioux City Explorers, whose scouting director confirmed the deal Monday night.
"First the White Sox had to work out a deal to purchase him from our team, and both sides agreed to that," Andrew Wheeler said from his home in Sioux City, Neb. "Oil Can has verbally agreed to it. Oil Can told me he wanted to pitch again in the majors."
A White Sox spokesman would not confirm or deny the agreement.
Major league teams are scrambling to find replacement players, but have been reluctant to identify who they've signed.
"I spoke with my family and some close friends — people on the outside looking in — and they said, 'Hey, Can, this may be the last chance to get back. You gotta do what's good for the Can,' Boyd was quoted by the Chicago Tribune yesterday.
"I'm behind the players association 100 percent," he said. "I'm a ballplayer. They helped me. But, hey, this is a very personal situation. I've been to Cucamonga and back to get to the major leagues. This is my last chance."
Boyd was 78-77 with a 4.04 ERA in a 10-year career with Boston, Montreal and Texas. He has been troubled by blood clots in his shoulder, a problem that sidelined him last August when he was 4-1 with a 1.89 ERA for Sioux City.
Until Boyd's agreement, no well-known players said they would serve as replacements. No players on strike have committed to cross the picket line.
"I just want to play. That's what it's all about," Boyd said. "I will get back to the big leagues. When Tim Raines and Frank Thomas go north, the Can's going with them."
Boyd said he chose the White Sox because Chicago general manager Ron Schuler told the right-hander he'd get a chance to play in the majors when the strike is settled.
Boyd's best season was 1986, when he 1-10 to 10 for the AL champion Red Sox. He was 1-1 in the playoffs against California and 0-1 in the World Series against the New York Mets.
Boyd often showed his emotions, on the field and off. He pumped his fist on the mound, ran to the dugout and fired up his teammates with his antics.
Last season, the lanky Boyd pitched well until being stopped by a blood clot in his right shoulder. He had the same problem in 1988 while with the Red Sox. Boyd underwent surgery in early August to dissolve the clot.
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