Page 12-The Michigan Daily-Friday, June 12, 1987
'M' awards announced
By GREG MOLZON
What do the St. Louis Cardinals
and the Michigan baseball team
have in common?
They both appreciate the
pitching excellence of Wolverine
riahthander Mike T nasiak
Last week, the Cardinals nabbed
Ignasiak in the fourths round of the
major league draft. This was just
after Ignasiak was voted by his
teammates as the recipient of the
Ray Fisher Award as the team's
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season.
THE JUNIOR compiled
average statistics this season, 6-5
with a 3.08 ERA, but earned the
raves of scouts and teammates
because of his intense attitude and
leadership abilities.
Ignasiak, who ranks high on
many of the Wolverine all-time
pitching lists, has not yet signed
with the Cardinals, and there is a
strong possibility he will return to
Michigan for his senior year.
Many of Ignasiak's teammates
were also honored for individual
achievements at the team's award
banquet hosted by the Dugout
Club.
Pitcher Jim Abbott, 11-3,
received the Geoff Zahn Award for
being the top pitcher, while Phil
Price, .387 and nine home runs,
walked away with the Bill Freehan
Award as the Wolverines' top
hitter.
OTHER AWARDS an -
nounced at the ceremony include:
Steve Boros Award (Scholar
Athlete) - Dave Peralta; Betty
Simmons Award (Most Improved
Player) - Jim Durham; Ted
Sizemore Award (Best Defensive
Player) - Steve Finken.
Blue icer
may go in
first round
From staff reports
Michigan's Bryan Deasley is
expected to be a first round
selection at the 1987 National
Hockey League entry draft
tomorrow at Detroit's Joe Louis
Arena.
The 6-2, 200-pound left wing
scored 13 goals and added 11 assists
in his first season as a Wolverine.
Deasley will join teammates
Todd Copeland (second round,
1986) Jeff Norton (third, '84),
Myles O'Connor (third, '85), and
Brad Turner (third, '86) as
Michigan's elite NHL prospects.
The draft, along with the touring
NHL Hall of Fame exhibit, this
week is making its first appearance
in the United States.
The Hall of Fame exhibit will
be showcased at Cobo Arena from
June 11-21 before moving on to the
rest of the country.
Darren to be Different
BY DARREN JASEY
Many All-Star hopefuls fall
short on votes, not on stats
Major league baseball's popularity poll is once again in full swing.
As usual, when the All-Star ballots are all counted and the game gets
under way July 14th in Oakland, several players who deserve to start
the classic will not, and some who shouldn't have made the team at
all will be starting.
It's easy to blame the fans for these atrocities since they do the
voting, but it must be realized that most fans are not deeply involved
in the game. Itis not a San Francisco fan's job to know what kind of
season Tim Wallach is having up in Montreal.
Many already have blamed the commissioner's office for
implementing the fan-ballot system in the first place, but the system
has worked to improve the fans' relationship with the game and it will
continue to exist.
SO THAT LEAVES it up to the press to act as a medium
between baseball and its fans during the balloting period. As far as
getting the top players selected goes, the press is both succussful and
unsuccessful.
For instance: Cincinnati outfielder Eric Davis is a shoe-in at the
classic because he has been raved about over and over again by the
press. With a .327 batting average, 20 home runs, and 55 RBIs, he
deserves the attention. But Toronto's George Bell has received little
attention for his numbers (.303, 18, 46) and will likely be surpassed
when voters select the American League's starting outfield.
Then there is perennial starter Dave Winfield, who plays in front of
the massive New York media. His .281 average, 10 homers , and 43
RBIs make him one of the game's top sluggers, but think of the
numbers Oakland outfielder Mike Davis (.302, 14, 34) and Minnesota
outfielder Kirby Puckett (.327, 10, 37) would have if Rickey
Henderson, Willie Randolph, and Don Mattingly hit in front of them.
Henderson and Randolph are the main cogs in the Yankee machine
this year and should be starting all-stars. They are hitting .324 and
.312, respectively, and are ranked two-one in the league in runs scored
with 43 and 45, respectively.
PLAYERS WHO should join Randolph on the American
League infield are first baseman Pat Tabler (.328, 6, 34) of Cleveland,
Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. (.271, 13, 41), Texas third
baseman Larry Parrish (.324, 13, 43), and catcher Matt Nokes (.316,
9, 31) as a write-in vote from Detroit.
Tabler's league-leading 19 doubles helped him nudge out
California's Wally Joyner (.286, 12, 41) on my ballot. Baltimore's
Eddie Murray (.266, 12, 40) doesn't make the first base selection any
easier. Boston third baseman Wade Boggs and Detroit shortstop Alan
Trammell are also top contenders at their positions.
Henderson, Bell, and Mike Davis are my top three AL outfielders,
but if Puckett or Dwight Evans (.299, 9, 37) of the Red Sox is
selected it won't break my heart.
In the National League outfield, Eric Davis, Chicago's Andre
Dawson (.290, 19, 54), and Los Angeles' Pedro Guererro (.351, 14,
43) are a potent threesome, and Atlanta's Dale Murphy (.323, 15, 32)
and San Francisco's Jeff Leonard (.357, 12, 32) are not far behind.
The NL infield should consist of St. Louis' Jack Clark (.328, 16,
52) at first base, Ryne Sandberg (.281, 10, 29) of Chicago at second,
Ozzie Smith (.284, 0, 23) of St. Louis at shortstop, Wallach (.301, 8,
46) at third, and Atlanta's Ozzie Virgil (.245, 16, 25) at catcher.
But, of course, there's always that muscular third baseman in
Philadelphia and that catcher with the nice smile in New York on the
ballot.
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