Friday, October 29, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 11 0This must NEW YORK (AP) - By the end, even the Atlanta Braves were applauding the New York Yankees. Chipper Jones chuckled as he watched closer Mariano Rivera break three of Ryan Klesko's bats in the last inning of the World Series *weep. Manager Bobby Cox found coun- terpart Joe Torre and congratulated him in a stadium tunnel, And John Smoltz personally com- plimented batting coach Chris Chambliss on New York's patience at the plate. "A lot of people love to hate the Yankees -. they're that good," Smoltz said Wednesday night. "We would love to be hated like they are. hey were absolutely perfect. The Yankees area model of how to win." What else was there to say? Not much as New York and the Yankees braced for their third tickertape parade in four years Friday. "You always felt it was too good to be true," Torre said Thursday as he joined Clemens and others for a tele- vision appearance with David Letterman. "And then to have it fin- sh the way it did, it was wonderful." As confetti fluttered down on Yankee Stadium and Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" echoed on the sound system, a century of base-' ball left fans with a final, fitting image; one of the game's greatest pitchers wearing the pinstripes of its greatest team in the most storied ballpark of them all. Clemens validated his greatness by beating the Braves 4-1 in Game 4, and the Yankees did the same in becoming the first club in 60 years to sweep successive Series. The Yankees tied the mark set by their Murderers' Row clubs by win- ning their 12th Series game in a row and captured their record 25th cham- pionship. t be what it's like to be a Yanke "We knewwe had thebest team in the world and we came out and showed that here," shortstop Derek Jeter said. Then, after reveling in the club- house, the Yankees took off for a party at the Oak Room at the Plaza Hotel. Jeter hit .353 against the Braves and extended his postseason hitting streak to a record-tying 17 games At just 25, won his third ring. Clemens earned his first taste of the title at 37 - the same age John Elway was when he won his first Super Bowl. Charged-up on the mound but able to keep his pitches down, the five- time Cy Young winner threw shutout ball into the eighth inning. Clemens then watched from the dugout as Rivera closed out the title and earned the Series MVP award. The reliever gave his signed spikes to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y "This must be what it's like to be a Yankee," Clemens said. Torre told him later: "This is what you came here for." Traded from Toronto to the Yankees in spring training, Clemens spent the whole season trying to prove himself to his new teammates and fans. lHe struggled, going 14-J) with a 4.60 ERA, and was occasion- ally booed in his own ballpark. But that was all forgotten on his shining night. He began the evening by patting the Babe Ruth monument beyond the bullpen and walked off the mound to an enormous ovation, raising both arms to acknowledge the cheers. Later, while other Yankees cele- brated with champagne in the club- house, Clemens climbed onto the dugout roof and ran back and forth, slapping hands with everyone he could reach. The Yankees became baseball's AP Photo io and late in passed Series er died uesdav s one, sweep. ital, he ch the EU agrees with US: IOC plans 'arrogant' Officials denounce handling of dope issue LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- European Union officials have joined the United States in giving a cool response to the International Olympic Committee's plan for a world anti-doping agency, a U.S. official says. Barry McCaffrey, head of the White House drug policy office, said Thursday that during his trip to Europe this week, EU and national leaders gave their blessing to alter- native U.S. proposals for an interna- tional agreement on tackling perfor- mance-enhancing drugs. "What we have is, I believe, a growing consensus among the nations - the Australians, the Writs, the French, the Germans, the LU in general - that there are certain prin- ciples that ought to guide the final solution," McCaffrey told The Associated Press. Those principles include a broad international consultation process on the proposed agency, which must be independent of any other world body, according to McCaffrey. McCaffrey accused the IOC of attempting to push through its own project for an anti-doping agency without consultation. "I don't understand what the IOC is doing. ... Normally we do things by consultation, by consensus, by common sense," McCaffrey said. "I don't understand what the ... appar- ent arrogance of the approach is." The IOC plans to set up the agency as a Swiss foundation on Nov. 10 with the appointment of a board of directors. The IOC says the agency will be up and running by the end of the year. M1:eCaffrey said the planned agency would not be independent, would not publish test results and its anti-doping code would be only advisory in nature. He said the U.S. proposal includes the establishment of an independent and accountable agency which would conduct tests on a year-round, no- notice basis. "We've got to move in this direc- tion," McCaffrey said, noting that the U.S. Olympic Committee had agreed to the setting up of an inde- pendent drug-testing agency for American athletes, McCaffrey believes next month's Australian Sports Summit, where 26 nations will discuss doping in sports, would be the ideal place to establish common ground on the doping agency. McCaffrey was visiting the Lisbon-based European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction as part of his six-day trip to four European countries to discuss drug-control policy. Manager Joe Torre and owner George Steinbrenner celebrate the 'perfect Yankees' 25th World Series title this millenium. first repeat champion since Toronto in 1992-93 and posted the first set of consecutive Series sweeps since the Yankees in 1938-39. Corning off last year's record 125- win season and sweep of San Diego, New York finished off a streak in which it won 18 of 19 postseason games. The year began when Darryl Strawberry was beset by health and legal problems. Then came Torre's prostate cancer, and the deaths of Hall of Famers Joe DiMagg Catfish Hunter. Scott Brosius' father died the season. Luis Sojo's father away right before the World began and Paul O'Neill's fath a few houirs a ftr Game 3 T1 night. "Your dad got to see this Torre told O'Neill after the "He'd been so sick in the hosp hadn't been able to wat games." Nebraska coach Solich tones down criticisms m STAFF PICKS All picks made against the spread. Home teams in CAPS. Aichigan (-17) vs. INDIANA Penn State (-16.5) vs.ILLINOIS Wisconsin (-22) vs. NORTHWESTERN Purdue (-2.5) vs. MINNESOTA OHIO STATE (-22) vs. Iowa. Florida (-14) vs. Georgia* Florida State (-13.5) vs. VIRGINIA Virginia Tech (-22) vs. PITTSBURGH TENNESSEE (-33) vs. South Carolina SJOTRE DAME (-27) vs. Navy. Rice (-11) vs. SMU SYRACUSE (-19) vs. Boston College GEORGIA TECH (-17.5) vs.N.C.State WASHINGTON (-3) vs. Stanford Best Bet Last week T.J. Berka Indiana Penn State Wisconsin Purdue Ohio State Georgia Florida State Pittsburgh Tennessee Navy Rice Boston College N.C. State Stanford Rice 10-4 (0-1) Rick Freeman Michigan Penn State Wisconsin Purdue Ohio State Georgia Virginia Virginia Tech Tennessee Navy Rice Boston College N.C. State Washington Navy 8-6 (0-1) Josh Kleinbaum Indiana Penn State Wisconsin Purdue Ohio State Florida Florida State Pittsburgh South Carolina. Navy Rice Syracuse N.C. State . Stanford Ohio State 8-6(1-0) 45-50-3 (2-5) Andy Latack Michigan Penn State Wisconsin Purdue Ohio State Florida Florida State Pittsburgh South Carolina Navy SMU Syracuse N.C. State Washington Purdue 7-7 (1-{) 4946-3(3-4) Something's got to ,give OK, an unprecedented three Daily pickers are above .500. Even the lone editor (and we're not naming names, here) who isn't picking better than random chance would allow is still a respectable 45- 5-0-3.- So what'sswrong? Usually, these guys are supposed to have allthe foresight of Ted Stepien. Daily staff picks have more often been an almost sterling example of what not to do. But not this year. This year, somehow, this bunch of "experts" (and we apologize to all dictionary publishers for the use of that term) has managed to turn in a not-so- bad ag greg ate of 14 games above .500. even other, lesser publications on campus can't make fun of us. LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The two days since Nebraska lost to Texas gave Cornhuskers coach Frank Solich a chance to cool off a bit. During his weekly television show on Sunday night, Solich didn't hold back about a couple of calls officials made during Texas' 24-14 win. In par- ticular Solich was upset about an apparent hold not called during the winning touchdown play and an incomplete pass Solich said clearly was a catch. Words like "horrendous" and "ridiculous" popped out in Solich's comments about the plays during the program. His words when asked about the plays after practice Monday were a little more subdued, but still critical. Solich appeared to have vented by the time his weekly news conference rolled around Tuesday. "I would rather not comment on officiating. It appears that I've done quite a bit in the last two days," Solich said with a chuckle. Solich wanted to be clear that he never blamed the loss on the officiat- ing. He said the bottom line was Texas won because quarterback .Major Applewhite had an excellent second half, going eight of nine for 166 yards and two touchdowns. "Understand where we're coming from. Certainly Texas deserved to win the ball game because they made the plays in the second half that they need- ed to make to win," Solich said, "With that in mind, that one's gone and we are now moving on.: DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED * WE'RE LOOKING FOR AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO WANT TO TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES! * $25 FOR EVERY PHOTO THAT IS ACCEPTED AND OTHER GREAT INCENTIVES " DIGITAL CAMERA PROVIDED FOR NON-OWNERS FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ANNA AT (734) 395-9905 OR VIA EMAIL TO ANNA( LIGHTSURF. COM. Overall 5441-3 ( -6) 49 -3 (34) * at Jacksonville Wolverines have to corral elusive Randle El to win Until we jinx ourselves. HOOSIERS Continued from Page 9 * With the Michigan defense of the past two weeks, the Wolverines could be looking at their third straight loss. "We can't feel sorry for our- selves," Carr said. "There is no one out there who is feeling sorry for Michigan, I promise you. We need to do the things it takes to win a game." Last week, Michigan didn't do those things. The Wolverines had a field goal and an extra point blocked, had one disastrous snapping error and lack- luster play and play-calling throughout the second half against the Illini. "I think every team reaches a point of decision," Carr said. Fighting for its Big Ten lives, backs against the wall, it's decision time for Michigan. Believer, Standards earer. Agitator. To look at the great changes taking place in our industry and see only possibility. That s what Apple provides me. 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