Page 10- The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, October 4, 1988 4 Bench Continued from Page 9 fumble occurred when Wisconsin quarterback Lionell Crawford lost control of the ball on an option play. The Wolverines' Todd Plate proceeded to deflect the ball, and it landed in the hands of Evans. "I caught the ball, and I stopped and turned around and decided to run for it," Evans said. "Then I remembered our coach telling us, 'All you linemen, whenever you have the ball, down it. Don't be a ding-a-ling and try to run to the end zone."' EV ANS, whose playing time may increase due to John Herrmann's back injury, felt anxious to get into the game. "It's kind of hard waiting, knowing that you're going to go in there sooner or later, but you don't know when." Blue Banter -Against Michigan State, will Michigan run the conservative offense it ran against Notre Dame, or the more wide-open type offense it ran against Miami? "That's a very good question and I'm going to take the fifth on it," Schembechler said. But, he added, "Seven pass interceptions last year (against Michigan State) is not backing us down from throwing." -Schembechler was asked if Michigan State would be hungrier than Michigan for a victory this Saturday. "I doubt that they could be any hungrier than we are. Thank you," he said. -Schembechler later was asked if Michigan State's offense has been too predictable this year. "How could I say anything about anybody else's offense?" Schembechler said, laughing. "You know what I mean? That's been the rap against me for 20 years." Schembechler added that he might catch up to football's modern innovations in another 20 years. -Remember the days of the Big Ten's big two and little eight? Try big eight and little two, Schembechler said at Monday's press luncheon. THE SPORTING VIEWS Will the Mets win... BY ANDREW GOTTESMAN Brothers at every fraternity I rushed asked me who I thought would win the National League Pennant. I, being from New Jersey, responded, "The Mets." I didn't get a bid. But I still think the Mets will beat the Dodgers. So what if L.A. has the second best staff in the league; the Mets have the best in the majors - and they have a pitcher with only nine fingers in Bob Ojeda. After Hershiser, the Dodgers will go with John Tudor, Tim Leary and rookie Tim Belcher. They won't even have Fernando "The Gut" Valenzuela. FOR THE METS, Dwight Gooden isn't even the best starter on the team anymore - that's David Cone, who was 20-3 on the season. Cone also finished ahead of Hershiser's 2.26 ERA with a 2.22 average of his own. After those two, the Mets suffer no Dodger-like decrease in quality. Darling will start game three back at Shea Stadium, where he is at his best, and Sid Fernandez, who has 189 strikeouts in 187 innings, will complete the rotation. As for relief, the Dodgers are relying on Met throw-away "Messy" Orosco and Jay Howell, while the Mets will counter with Randy Myers and Roger McDowell, who combined for 41 saves. The Mets also have the advantage in terms of offense. Darryl Strawberry led the league in homers with 39, drove in 100 runs and stole 29 bases. Kevin McReynolds batted .300 with runners in scoring position, had 99 RBI's and was 21 for 21 in stolen bases. AS FOR KIRK GIBSON, if he gets any more discouraged after the Met pitchers strike him out three times a game, he'll be arrested for assault. The last reason the Mets will have no trouble sending Lasorda off to Momma Leone's after the fourth game at Shea is that the Mets could beat them with their "B" team. With Dave Magadan, Lee Mazzilli, Tim Teufel, Mackey Sasser, Len Dykstra and Howard Johnson all on the bench, the Met manager could be Bullwinkle, and they'd still win. I'm not ashamed to say it at Hill: "LET'S GO METS!" Two opposing views on Mets vs. Dodgers ...or can the Dodgers prevail? BY ADAM BENSON Tonight, the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the first game of the 1988 National League Championship series against the New York Mets. The second Bush-Dukakis debate will also be in Los Angeles. Hmmm... It's all clear to me now. George Bush is doubling as Mets outfielder Darryl Strawberry, and Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson is Michael Dukakis. TAKE MY WORD for it. Stop reading that stats-o-babble from my Garden State-based adversary. Especially, if you sport a bronze tan, and you bleed Dodger blue. When was the last time you listened to someone from New Jersey anyway? Notice Bush's speech in the first debate? At times, it seemed Run- DMC did a Bush re-mix on the debate's audio portion. Bush couldn't deliver that scoring punch. His alter ego, Strawberry, has a similar problem. The Straw's batting average is under .200 with runners in scoring position. The Mets depend on other weapons, like Kevin McRenyolds and Gregg Jefferies, to drive in runs. THE DUKE developed his defense plan while in left field at Dodger Stadium. Gibson is one of the poorest defensive outfielders in the National League. Gibson plays behind the best arms in the National League, like Orel Hershiser, John Tudor, and Tim Leary. They should be enough to blow up the Mets four times over. Who needs defense with that arsenal? Gibson will also be troubled by a bad knee. Expect this series' hero to be a lesser known player, not one of the superstars. The Mets have superior talent, but the Dodgers have quality players too. Steve Sax and Mike Marshall are two of 12 Dodgers who will be free agents this winter. The NLCS is where they can showcase their talents. The Dodgers are proven, and do not have the pressure of being favorites. The Mets look to coast past the Dodgers, as they did in the season. McRenyolds and Jefferies will need to produce. If the Dodgers super staff can shut down those two hitters, they will effectively neutralize the Met offense. (STOP STUDYIN' AND START LAUGHIN' TLAUGH - fTRAC Stand Up Comedy PRESENTS MICHAEL BLACKMAN and ERIC CHAMPNELLA With Student Comedians 000 D S ROCK & ROLL Rich Eisen and Mike Tower " RARE EUROPEAN POSTERS " MUSIC TOUR T-SHIRTS " VINTAGE WINTER COATS " JEWELRY & SUNGLASSES -NOW IN STOCK- WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5 10 P.M. IN THE U-CLUB $2.50 Sabo Continued from Page 9 All-State in baseball. After high school, Sabo was drafted by the Montreal.Expos in the 30th round. Chris decided to attend Michigan instead. "I planned to go to college and Michigan was the best around. I always liked the Wolverines." AT MICHIGAN Chris helped lead the Wolverines to two appearances in the College World Series' final eight, including a fifth place finish in his first season in 1981, and a third place finish in 1983. As a senior, Sabo hit .368 with 16 homers, and was named to the All-American team. Sabo credits his years at Michigan for making him the great fielder he is today. "It took a lot of hard work. I wasn't good when I went to Michigan." Middaugh, however, doesn't take the credit for Sabo's success. "Don't think we did any miracles with Chris. Chris was very talented, very intense, when he got here. We were fortunate that he chose to come to Michigan." Sabo, once considered a runaway favorite for Rookie of the Year, will now share votes with Mark Grace of the Chicago Cubs. Sabo's offensive production had tailed off considerably at the end of the season. His batting average slipped to .273 by season's end. It is possible that the pitchers had gotten used to Sabo. It is also possible that Sabo had been playing hurt, as he was recently plagued by a groin injury. "I wouldn't be surprised knowing Sabes," said Middaugh. "He would probably play with a broken leg. If he has some aches and pains he will continue to play - he's a team guy." . BEATLES " LED ZEPPELIN " R.E.M. . 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