Thursday, March 30, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
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Sports Briefs
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Familiar grounds meet demise at World Series
OMAHA, Neb. — They called it Dingerville.
During the College World Series each summer, it was a free home for dozens of visitors from Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, Florida and other states around the country
Mayor Hal Daub used to hang out at the dirt and grass area where people parked their recreational vehicles or pitched their tents near Rosenblatt Stadium.
But people attending this year's June 9-17 CWS will find Dingerville is no more.
In its place, the city will build a recreational vehicle parking area on the northeast side of the stadium, put in electrical outlets and charge people to stay there.
The old Dingerville lot, which was south of the stadium, will be landscaped into a small park.
The city will spend more than $350,000 on the RV parking lot project, which should be completed for the start of this year's series.
Parking spaces in the new RV lot will run about $200 for the duration of the tournament.
MLB
Cubs, Mets troubled by field's loose soil
TOKYO — Talk about having trouble on foreign soil.
Mike Hampton struggled to get his footing on the pitcher's mound.
Several hitters stumbled coming out of the batter's box. And the grounds crew kept busy all game, digging up dirt.
"I don't think it was ideal, but both teams played on it." New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine said after last night's 5-3 loss to Chicago in the major league opener.
A day earlier, when they lost to the Tokyo Momiuri Giants in an exhibition game, several Mets players complained about the dirt at the Tokyo Dome. Pitcher Bill Pulsipher it potting soil.
Japanese baseball officials took the criticism seriously, ordering that new clay be immediately brought in from a riverbed 60 miles away to help smooth the problem.
By the second inning, a small army of groundskeepers had run out to the field to work around home plate. Soon after, they moved to the middle of the diamond.
Apparently, though, those efforts did not do the trick — not on the black dirt of the mound nor the brown dirt in the batter's boxes.
"They're having a tough time getting out of it," commissioner Bud Seilig told Fox Sports Net, which televised the game back to the United States. "They need to work on the dirt a little bit."
NFL
Chiefs sign tight end to three-year deal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tight end Mitch Jacoby has agreed to a three-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, club president Carl Peterson announced Tuesday.
The Chiefs did not release terms of the contract.
Jacoby, 26, played in six games for the Chiefs on special teams in 1999, with two tackles against Pittsburgh. The former Northern Illinois player was a backup tight end in four games and caught one pass for 6 yards against San Diego.
Jacoby, 6-feet-4 inches, 120 pounds, was acquired from the St. Louis Rams in August for a conditional pick in the upcoming 2009 draft.
Jacoby had two seasons with the Rams, where he played in 19 games and had two catches for 10 yards and 13 special-teams tackles.
League votes to keep replay another season
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The NFL again approved instant replay, voting 28-3 yesterday to keep the system for the 2000 season.
Kansas City, Arizona and Cincinnati were opposed in the least controversial replay debate in the last 15 years. Twenty-four votes were needed for approval.
The vote was the same as the one last year, when replay was brought back for the first time since 1991, but his time there was little discussion on the matter.
The format featuring the coaches challenge also will return. The system allows challenges of calls by coaches before the last two minutes of each half. A replay judge determines which plays are reviewed by the referee in the final two minutes of each half.
"There were 11.0 games where it was never used, and 95 where it was used once," Tampa Bay general manager Rich McKay, a co-chairman of
the competition committee, said Tuesday. "It wasn't intrusive. That's what we wanted from the system. It's an insurance policy to fix the (officiating) disaster that just occurred."
Broncos look to future will release quarterback
DENVER — Bubby Brister, the former heir-apparent to John Elway, will be released, The Denver Post reported yesterday.
Brister, who led the Broncos to a 4-0 record as a replacement for Eiway during the 1998 Super Bowl-winning season, was benched last season in favor of second-year quar terback Brian Griese.
Brister fell farther down the quarterback roster as the Broncos, rumored to be interested in San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young, recently signed former Detroit Lion Gus Frerotte.
"I appreciate everything coach (Mike) Shanahan has done for me, but now is the time for both of us to accept this change," Brister was quoted as saying. "I've only got so much time left, and I'd like to see what opportunities lie ahead."
The 37-year-old Brister has played with Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York and Denver during his 13 seasons. He completed 96 of 160 passes for 1,121 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions as a Bronco.
"I don't want to spend my final year holding a clipboard," Brister said. "My body is in good shape, my arm is sound. I think I still can play."
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