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Cardinals' future rests on tired arms
ST. LOUIS — Three days' rest doesn't seem to agree with St. Louis Cardinals pitchers.
The Associated Press
And that means Tony La Russa probably will use his most rested starter tonight in Game 6 of the NL championship series — rookie Alan Benes, the younger brother of 18-game winner Andy Benes.
Alan Benes, a 13-game winner, is the No. 4 starter. He made his last start Sept. 25. His 1 1/3-inning relief stint in Game 4 Sunday is his lone playoff appearance.
The Cardinals' alternative in their second shot at eliminating the Braves is another tired arm. Donovan Osborne, who threw 108 pitches and went seven innings in Game 3 Saturday, was La Russia's choice for Game 6 that day.
Of course, that was before Andy Benes had only so-so results on three days' rest, allowing three runs in five
Stottleymore lasted only 12 batters, nine of whom got hits, and was charged with seven runs in one-plus innings of Sunday night's 14-0 Braves' win.
mnings and going from seven strike-outs in Game 1 to none in Game 4, and Todd Stottlemyre bombed in Game 5.
"Andy's already had to do it once, and he got almost 100 pitches," La Russa said. "It's a push after a long season; that's why there's a decision to make."
The Cardinals had an hour-long optional workout at Busch Stadium yesterday before departing for Atlanta, and La Russa said he probably would decide on the plane after consulting pitching coach Dave Duncan.
And, if Osborne goes in Game 6, which La Russa referred to as a reasonable alternative, that most likely would lead to Andy Benes pitching on three days's rest again.
"Somebody says it's a gut call, right?" La Russa said. "Your gut is, you put all your knowledge that you have, put your heart into it and churn it all together, and something comes out. It's not a hunch; it's an educated decision."
La Russa said it wasn't rare for him not to name a starter the day before the game in the postseason.
"Let me ask you a question. Do you know how Game 6 is going to go?" he asked. "You don't know what's going to happen, so you have to be a little flexible."
"It doesn't matter to me," said Benes, who was 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in two starts against the Braves during the season. "T'll be ready either way."
Neither pitcher seemed to mind the uncertainty.
After Game 5, Osborne said he was looking forward to the start. But with La Russa waffling Osborne was being a team player and seemed to be
"Id be a little stronger, and it would give me an extra day of rest," Osborne said. "Hopefully, we can get that one tomorrow and not have to worry about Game 7."
Besides, Osborne doesn't remember the last time he pitched on three days' rest — if ever.
aiming at Game 7.
Cardinals pitchers worked on three days' rest only three times during the regular season, twice by Andy Benes and once by Alan Benes. Leaguewide, one of every 40 starts was by a pitcher on three days' rest, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The Baltimore Orioles did it a major league-high 23 times, and the Braves had 16 occasions to lead the National League.
Pitching wasn't the only thing occupying La Russa on the plane. He was considering four lineups against Greg Maddux, one of them a radical switch that would have rookie Dmitri Young at first base, Brian Jordan in
center field and John Mabry in right field.
Young was the American Association batting champion, hitting .333 for Triple-A Louisville, and his tworun pinch-hit triple was the big hit in the Cardinals' come-from-behind 4-3 victory in Game 5.
Mabry came up as an outfielder and has the best arm on the team, and he is learning a new position at first base. Jordan is perhaps the Cardinals' best defensive outfielder.
Willie McGee played center field in Games 4 and 5 in place of Ray Lankford, who tore the rotator cuff on his throwing shoulder Sept. 27. Lankford is 0-for-12 in the playoffs and can't throw much beyond second base.
Whoever ends up taking the field, the Cardinals are confident they can get over the 14-0 pasting.
Jordan said. "We played great so many games in a row, things like that happen sometimes. So what? It's just one game."
Air Force quarterback worries Holtz, he says
The Associated Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Now that Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz has his own offense figured out, someone else's is giving him headaches.
The eighth-ranked Irish (4-1) will see the wishbone for the first time this season when they face visiting Air Force (3-2) Saturday, and Holtz isn't quite sure what to do. Unlike last year, he doesn't have a spare quarterback who can run the Falcon offense in practice.
Even if he did, Holtz doesn't know if it would do any good.
"We cannot simulate the way Beau Morgan runs the option; there's just no way you can," Holtz said yesterday. "You can jam 11 people up on the run, but 11 people up on the line of scrimmage is not going to stop the option — not if they execute it flawlessly."
Holtz said Morgan was one of the best option quarterbacks he ever had seen. The senior already holds several Air Force records. He rushed and passed for 1,000 yards each last season and is on track to do it again this year, averaging 113 yards rushing and 112 yards passing.
Not even putting one guy on Morgan for the entire game will stop him, Holtz said. He'll either get away or simply find a way to give the ball to someone else.
"You aren't going to stop Beau
Morgan, you aren't going to shut him off," he said. "In the memorable words of SportsCenter, 'You can't stop him; you can only hope to slow him down.' I'd never heard that before SportsCenter, but that applies to Beau Morgan."
The other thing Holtz doesn't like is Air Force's record. The Falcons lost to Navy last week. That is the worst time to play a team — just ask Washington.
"You don't want to play a football team that's used to winning after a loss," Holtz said. "And you don't want to play a football team that's used to losing after a win."
Notre Dame defeated the Huskies 54-20 after the Irish were defeated by Ohio State.
Holtz is known for moaning and grooming about his opponents. And he admitted that, like everyone else, he had a tendency to look past the unranked or weaker teams when checking other teams' schedules.
But when one of those teams comes to Notre Dame, all predictions and expectations should be tossed out, he said.
"Need I not remind you about all the upsets that occur during the course of a season? I've been upset enough to write volumes," he said. "I think of two Stanford games, I think of Tennessee, I think of BYU, I think of Boston College, I think of Northwestern. It just happens."
Holyfield is confident he can conquer Tyson
The Associated Press
HOUSTON — Evander Holyfield insists that Mike Tyson hasn't been tested since regaining the heavy-weight title and that he's the one to do it.
"As all fans can see, Tyson has been knocking everybody out early. But it's the caliber of opponents," Holyfield said.
"When you've got two good fighters, you've got pressure. How many people handle pressure well? There's always a point where one handles it a little bit better. I feel I'm the one who can handle it."
Holyfield is training for a Nov. 9 bout in Las Vegas against the WBA champion.
Since his release from prison, Tyson's four fights have lasted a total of less than eight full rounds. In his
Holyfield and Tyson were supposed to fight in November 1901 when Holyfield was champion. But Tyson injured ribs in training, and the fight was scrapped because of Tyson's trial on a rape charge that ended with his conviction and ileal term.
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic have given him a clean bill of health, and he said yesterday that he felt fine.
Tyson was champion and Holfyield ranked No. 1 when Tyson suffered his only defeat in a 1990 knockout by Buster Douglas.
Since then, Hollyfield lost the title to Michael Moorer in 1994 and also lost to Riddick Bowe. Then it was disclosed he had a heart problem.
last fight Sept. 7, he disposed of Bruce Seldon in 109 seconds, raising his record to 45-1.
"My life will be long and beautiful." he declared.
Big 12 coaches talk shop as mid-season approaches
The Associated Press
DALLAS — Selected comments from Big 12 North coaches during their weekly conference call on Monday:
NEBRASKA (4-1; 2-0)
Next game: Saturday at Texas Tech
Cornhuskers coach Tom Osborne was pleased with the way his team played in last weekend's 49-0 pounding of Baylor.
"We thought Baylor had a reasonably good offense with big-play capabilities," Osborne said. "We did a pretty good job of shutting them down."
He also liked what he saw from his offense.
"We continue to get smoother," he said. "We played without a turnover and no major errors."
COLORADO (4-1:2-0)
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COLORADO (4-1;2-0)
Next game: Saturday at
Kansas
Buffaloa coach Rick Neuheisel has seen all the Heisman Trophy watches and wonders why his quarterback, Koy Detmer, isn't higher on the lists.
"I don't know why he isn't being mentioned with the best in the country," Neuheisel said. "In my assessment, he's fabulous. He's been playing well all year. When we give him a chance to get his feet set, he makes all the right decisions."
Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne was pleased with the Cornhuskars' performance last weekend against Baylor.
Next game: Saturday against Colorado
Jayhawk coach Glen Mason said he was pleased with the job defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz has done.
"Mike Hankwitz has done an outstanding job for us," Mason said. "We didn't know what direction our team was going to take last year, and he brought in some stability.
"This year, when we thought we'd be better and really, really struggled ... Mike was rock-solid. We got a ways to go to be the kind of team defensively we need to be in the Big 12, but we think we're going in the right direction."
KANSAS STATE (5-1;2-1)
Next game: Saturday at Texas
A&M
Wildcats coach Bill Snyder doesn't think there's much difference between Missouri quarterbacks Kent Skornia and Corby Jones after seeing them both in action last weekend.
is that Skorna throws the ball and Corby Jones runs the ball," Snyder said. "I don't necessarily believe they would be exclusively locked into those things.
"I watched both during pregame warmups, and I think Jones throws the ball well, like Skornia does."
MISSOURI (2-4; 0-3)
Next game: Oct. 26 against Oklahoma State
Tigers coach Larry Smith couldn't have picked a better time for an off week.
Smith also has found a statistical reason to appreciate an idle weekend in October.
"We've got to try to get healthy. Our defense is beat up considerably," he said. "Right now, we look more like a M.A.S.H. unit than a football team."
"There were 51 Division I teams that had off weeks (in September).
Twenty-one won and 30 lost," Smith said. "I think being off in the month of October, more in the middle of the season, can be more helpful. ...It can't do anything but help."
IOWA STATE (2-3;1-1)
Next game: Saturday at Oklahoma State
"He's one of the most mature freshmen I've ever been around in all my years in college football," Cyclones coach Dan McCarney said. "We need to get him the ball more.
College football followers know what Troy Davis can do. They quickly are learning what his younger brother Darren can do.
"You won't see him in the starting lineup, but you'll see him contribute more. ... Each week, we're going to try and work him in more and more."
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