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From: bfrohman@fwhnm02.fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com (Bradley Frohman)
Subject: Re: Wilander
Organization: Motorola Inc., Ft. Worth, Tx
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 21:25:10 GMT

In article <1992Apr7.162406.27644@ctr.columbia.edu> giri@sun1.Berkeley.EDU (Giridhar Rao) writes:
>I was curious a little bit to know if this kind of thing is actually taught to the players
>as they are learning tennis, or is it just something inbred into the nature of the Swedes??
>If it is taught and coached, then I would whole-heartedly recommend other nations starting
>to do the same.
>Giri (a good sport, but a lousy athlete) Rao
 blf  (mellowing with age)

	Certainly not all the Swedes are as stowic.  Anders Jayard could be quite firely.
	Of course all of this is relative.  Jayard is firely for a Swede.  Would be
	pretty good for an American.  Personally I admire all the individuals that can
	control themselves in a stressful situation.

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From: fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante)
Subject: Head Atlantis IDS
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 17:17:46 GMT

Anyone tried the new Head Atlantis IDS 660 ? What is the difference between
this and the previous Head Atlantis (I'm asking about *real* difference and
not differences as claimed by marketing). Could someone please quote a 
price from their local pro shop ? I would like to compare the prices given
against the prices by mail order (MidWest) and here in Vancouver, Canada.
Thanks.
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From: annie@osf.org (Annie Poh)
Subject: I am looking for a tennis opponent
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 16:03:12 GMT

Hi,

The weather is getting warmer.  So, I am looking for a tennis opponent 
during the daytime.  

I work at OSF which is fairly close to MIT.  I have noticed a few courts
around this area which is usually not occupied.  If anyone is interested
in playing tennis during the day, and is in the vicinity of MIT, let me 
know.  

I do not usually play a game, i.e. I am not very good at overhead serves,
but I think I am fairly decent at wacking the ball around.

thanks
annie
From: asim@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Asim Omair)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: MISSED GABY'S GIF
Date: 14 Apr 92 20:38:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: oakhill.1992Apr14.203824.5662
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin Tx.

In article <1992Apr14.181519.482@cs.yale.edu> mirani-rajiv@CS.YALE.EDU (Rajiv Mirani) writes:
>In article <1992Apr14.125918@IASTATE.EDU> torito@IASTATE.EDU (Jaime Santiago) writes:
>
>   Please, if any one saved Gabi's GIF please email it to me.
>   I also missed Becker's and Mac's GIF.
>   Please, Please email them to me.
>
No one has posted the GIFs on rec.sport.tennis, it was mentioned by someone that
Gaby's GIF is on alt.pictures.misc (or something like that). So you guys didnot
miss anything from this group. Although I tried to find Gaby's GIF but it wasn't
there on the pictures group.
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From: pakuin@cs.vu.nl (Kuin PA)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Haarhuis loss in Singapore
Keywords: Haarhuis,Singapore
Date: 6 Apr 92 08:41:35 GMT

I heard that Paul Haarhuis has lost the finals of the ATP-Tournement
in Singapore.To whom and what is his ranking,and has he won a 
tournement before.I know Paul Haarhuis didn't.

Peter Kuin
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From: clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles Lin)
Subject: Re: Male players wearing only atheletic supporter
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 92 09:08:35 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Originator: clin@coke.eng.umd.edu


In article <62300006@teecs.UUCP>, szeto@teecs.UUCP (Tat-Man(A.) Szeto) writes:
>
>While watching some male professional tennis matches, I can't help 
>noticing that some men wear only an atheltic supporter under
>their white tennis shorts, and no underwear .  After a few close
>games and some heavy sweating, the straps of their jockstraps
>start to show through their white shorts.  And their bums are
>very visible to millions of TV viewers.  I find that a very 
>unpleasant sight, especially on accomplished top male players.  
>Afterall, they are the elite players in the world.  They are
>the giants of the game of tennis.  They advance the game, 
>refine the techniques, and explore the limits.  Why then would 
>they want to show their bums?  Male bums belong more
>to a magazine for female entertainment than on a tennis court.  
>I don't think they are unaware of it.  Is it just comfort they are after?
>I myself feel more comfortable wearing full underwear than one of 
>those little things with straps and pouches.   
>
>Ivan Lendl is one of those guys who wears only a jockstrap under
>his shorts to play matches.  Boris Becker is another.  
>Doesn't it embarrass them when they view their tapes and find out
>that their bums are showing? 

    In sports, it's rather common for people to wear athletic
supporters without underwear.   It may be embarrrasing, but
then maybe wearing the rather short skirts for women's tennis
is embarassing, too.   These things aren't worn for comfort.
As my old gym teacher used to say "it's to prevent things from
flying around".

    I can't believe I am responding to this.   This *can not*
be a serious post (chalk flew up!).....

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From: clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles Lin)
Subject: Re: TENNIS GRIPS
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 21:22:24 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Originator: clin@tea.eng.umd.edu


In article <matt.9@eagle.wesleyan.edu>, matt@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Matt Tidgewell) writes:
>In article <1992Apr16.142113.23176@gatech.edu> tomg@cc.gatech.edu (Tom Gale) writes:
>
>>John,
>.
>>Their general comments:
>
>>"Intermediate to advanced serve-and-volley players with full strokes
>>will like the maneuverability of the light weight and almost even
>>balance.  The dense string bed provides predictable control."
>
>.
>>As you might expect from the numbers, this was one of the higher rated
>>racquets in the review.
>Not that I want to start a flame war or anything :-) , but has anyone ever 
>seen a bad review of a racquet in Tennis mag.  I know that they don't want 
>cross the advertizers but the all can't be great!
>

   On the other hand, what does it meant to have a bad racquet?  At some
level, they are serviceable racquets.   Most of them do the job of hitting
the ball.  They may have different feels (which can depend on a lot of things)
but once you've made a racquet, it would seem a little difficult to make a bad one.

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Subject: More GIF's!!!
From: bbehrmann@desire.wright.edu
Date: 7 Apr 92 15:01:08 EST
Organization: Wright State University 

	I saw in an earlier message someone asking to let them know where
they can get some GIF's of Mac and Becker.  Well, to advance this want ad
a little bit further, could anyone tell me any anonymous FTP sites where I 
could get any GIF's related to tennis?  Please let me know if you know!!
Thanks!!

 
                                    -Barry-
                         -bbehrmann@desire.wright.edu-
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From: thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank)
Subject: Re: Jays fans, start celebrating
Reply-To: thf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1992 19:59:37 GMT

In article <1992Apr5.190759.1643@oz.plymouth.edu> m_lehoul@oz.plymouth.edu (Michael L. Le Houllier) writes:
>The Sporting News picked the Blue Jays and Reds to reach the World
>Series.  See you in October Reds fans.  

Oh, the SPORTING NEWS said the Blue Jays will reach the World Series.
Heck, why even bother playing the regular season, then.  The folks at
SN are pretty infallible.

Or, baseball could do it the way hockey does, and let any team that
wins a third of its games into the playoffs.  Heck, then Cleveland
might even make it.
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From: winstonc@nunki.usc.edu (|)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: DUMB inexcusable play
Date: 13 Apr 1992 11:37:46 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: nunki.usc.edu

In article <19920413112607SASCHO@mvs.sas.com> SASCHO <SASCHO@mvs.sas.com> writes:
 >>As I'm sure is obvious to everyone by now, I equate "can't be measured" with
 >>"doesn't matter".  However, the stuff you're describing should be measurable.
 >>If batters really do "press" and hit worse after seeing lots of DPs early in
 >>the game, that will show up in the numbers.  I have no trouble believing that
 >>some kinds of play affect team morale adversely, but I've yet to see anything
 >>to back up the notion that players with good morale outperform those same
 >>players with bad morale.  That, too, should be measurable, just by comparing
 >>enough plate appearances of obvious high-morale and low-morale situations...
 > 
 >I think it was you who stated earlier that you couldn't believe you
 >got sucked into this. Well, I'm not going to get sucked into this.
 >Over-analysis has officially become an art form. We're going to have
 >to agree to disagree. Besides, the original post was about Coleman
 >being thrown out at third to end the inning. I stated that you never
 >make the third out at third. I got bombarded with stats about whether
 >the probabilities justified the risk, and correlation coefficients and
 >R squared values and every other statistical term you can think of. The
 >point is, Coleman made a dumb out that took the Mets out of an inning.
 >Therefore, it was dumb. If he had a 90% chance of being safe doesn't
 >matter, cuz that 10% is what happened. He was 100% out, and the Mets

Come on, if Coleman *knew* before he tried to steal the base that he
would be out, and then tried to steal it anyway, then it was dumb. But
if he knew he had a 95% chance of making it, and happened to be
thrown out unluckily, then you can't dismiss it as necessarily dumb.

If I know (100%, not 99.99999%) that I'm going to lose the lottery,
and I play it anyway, then I am being dumb. But if there is a 
1% chance for me to win $200, and I pay only $1 for a ticket, then
I am not necessarily being dumb. (Nor am I necessarily being smart,
because I might have a rent payment due tomorrow and cash flow
problems, etc...)


 >were 100% on defense, and in baseball the defense doesn't ever score.
 > 
 >Look what happened, I got sucked into this. Damn.  :-)
 > 
 >Chuck Oertli
 >SAS INSTITUTE INC.
 >AUSTIN, TX                                   SASCHO@MVS.SAS.COM
 >>
 >>
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 >>     dtate@unix.cis.pitt.edu       | Nor is not moved by concord of sweet sound
 >>  A poem should be dumb, / As old  | Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils
 >> medallions to the thumb.-MacLeish |    Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice", A.V
 >>


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From: cs902159@ariel.yorku.ca (DAVID A LISOGURSKI)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: bad calls (usually against the Expos)
Date: 11 Apr 92 19:55:46 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada


Disclaimer:

I know I am biased, so right off the bat (a baseball pun :-) I will say that
while I only notice this against the Expos, I am sure it happens to everyone.

Did anyone else notice that when a throw comes in from the fielder to
get a runner (stealer) out, if the ball gets there first the guy is
automatically called out?
It happens a lot that, for example, Delino DeShields will slide around a
tag, but he'll be called out just because the ball got there first.
I bring this up cuz I just saw it happen to Delino again for the XXth time
where XX approaches infinity.
I'm watching the Expos thrash the Mets 4-0 for the second day in a row,
and the ump is screwing up Delino's SB stats!!   :-(

I know, it happens to everyone.
I really wish the umps would LOOK at the tag more often, as opposed to
simply seeing if the ball or the player got there first.

-Dave
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From: jimdean@bnr.ca (Jim Dean)
Subject: Re: who's in the bullpen?
Originator: jimdean@bcrks81
Reply-To: jimdean@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell-Northern Research
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 14:48:38 GMT


In article <1992Apr15.170022.7140@athena.mit.edu>, frankkim@athena.mit.edu (Frank S Kim) writes:
> I was just wondering if anyone knows whether these people are the definite
> stoppers for their teams:
> 
> Wetteland (Montreal Expos)

Yes. He is described (in admiration) by Dennis Martinez as "an animal".

> Reardon (Red Sox - I can't imagine anyone else but you never know in Boston)
> Olin (Cleveland Indians)
> Belinda (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Don't know about these guys.

> Also, what is Dave Stieb's status?  

Dave will start his 4th rehab game in Florida tonight. According to
today's Ottawa Sun, "The club intends to have him back next
week...(depending on how he does). He's had no problems with his back
and with this start he should be upwards of 90 pitches."

>Is Juan Samuel still the everyday second
> baseman for the Dodgers?

Don't know.

> Thanks,

You're welcome.

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From: dtate@unix.cis.pitt.edu (David M Tate)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: If they played today would they be so great?
Date: 8 Apr 92 15:11:50 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <1992Apr7.013747.25447@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> dxf12@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas Fowler) writes:
>
>Nowadays, more 1- and 2-dimensional players are appearing
>because of expansion and other factors. (Other sports, etc.)

I don't really think this is true.  I think it's more likely that we just
don't remember many of the one-dimensional players of the past.  



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From: todd@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Todd Pedlar)
Subject: Re: MATT YOUNG TOSSES NO-HITTER, LOSES 2-1
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 00:10:22 GMT

In article <1992Apr12.225716.17701@watcgl.waterloo.edu> cjwein@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Chris J. Wein) writes:
>In article <1992Apr12.213136.19361@midway.uchicago.edu> clmn@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>>In article <1992Apr12.210321.28874@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> dxf12@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas Fowler) writes:
>>>
>>>     Now, Matt Young just tossed a no-hitter and lost, 2-1.  Lofton looks good

>>Unfortunately, this was NOT a no-hitter under the new "improved" rules.  Since
>>the home team (Indians) did not have to bat in the bottom of the ninth, Young
>>only pitched eight innings.  Not enough to qualify as a no-hitter any more.
>>
>
>I also believe that the no-hitter fails to qualify since you must also win 
>the game.  Andy Hawkins lost his no hitter because of this (he lost *4* to
>1 on some brutal errors) and he pitched it at home and thus pitched 9 

Nope.  You can lose and still get credit for the no no if you pitch the 9 
innings - Hawkins' game was in Chicago, I think, so he only threw 8...

tkp

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From: rob@chem.psu.edu (Rob Stanton)
Subject: Scheduling???
Organization: Penn State Computer Science
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 13:28:27 GMT

Just a question on the scheduling of games in the American League this
year.  So far the teams have mostly played inside there divisions, while
in past years the first part of the season was reserved for the other
division.  What is going on this year or have I missed something and this
is the way the schedules usually run.

Rob

Yanks Rule in 92 !!!

rob@retina.chem.psu.edu
From: "russell tisseman" <russell.tisseman@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: garcia,wilson,moseby
Date: 10 Apr 92 15:23:01 EST
Reply-To: "russell tisseman" <russell.tisseman@canrem.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

RH>Does anybody know where the baseball players,Domaso Garcia,Mookie Wilson,and
RH>Lloyd Moseby are now?

        I heard that Domaso Garcia has a cancer and is having a tough
        fight. Apparently Lloyd Moseby has not been picked up by any
        team and I heard he may end up in Japan. And as for Mookie I am
        not sure what happened to him.

I hope this helps........Russel.
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From: ko@teecs.UUCP (Sam Ko)
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 18:11:20 GMT
Subject: Re: Re: For Jays fans only!
Organization: Litton Systems, Toronto ONT
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball

A 'WIN' is a win..................
How about '6' wins in a roll !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go 'JAYS' Go.....
All the way to the 'WORLD SERIES' **************
From: steph@cs.uiuc.edu (Dale Stephenson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Unbearable Braves Promotion
Date: 10 Apr 92 00:07:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: pegasus.steph.702864468
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL

In <Mdt08Lq00iV1A0pf1l@andrew.cmu.edu> Pravin Devineni Ratnam <pr0i+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:



[snip -- denigrating a Braves special on TBS]

>It was such shameless promotion. Even if I wasn't a Pirates fan, I would
>have found the special ridiculous. It had such corny background music.
>We were supposed to believe everytoner in America were moved to tears
>while watching the Braves make it to the finals. They were just plain
>lucky to meet a team notorious for having its three main batting stars
>who like to choke. 

Sour grapes?

You know, most TVs have a channel changer and an off switch.  If I were
you I would invest in one.

[snip]
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From: mjs@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Marc Sabatella)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Eckersley NOT better than Fingers
Date: 16 Apr 92 16:44:27 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA

In rec.sport.baseball, kenneth@ducvax.auburn.edu writes:

> Yea, I also saw Al "Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky.  He looks like an insurance
> salesman now!  :)

I saw both Al & Rollie pitch a couple of years ago in the ill-fated "Senior
Professional Baseball League" or whatever it was called.  It was kind of fun,
actually.  Al went through his standard antics (it was the first time I had
seen them in person), Rollie's mustache was looking slick as ever.

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From: chuong@bullet.ecf.toronto.edu (CHUONG  HAN HSING)
Subject: Re: Jays vs Sox
Keywords: Pennant
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 16:04:51 GMT

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From: IO20456@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: re:no-hitters
Date: 16 Apr 92 03:49:19 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System

SHEEHAN@GIRTAB writes that the Elias Sports Bureau has nothing to do with
the rules concerning what qualifies as a no-hitter. I admit that I could
be in error when I say that according to them Young does not get credit for
a no-no. However, it was said on the Red Sox radio broadcast by Joe Castig-
lione and Bob Starr that it was the Elias Sports Bureau's doing. In the
major league rulebook there is no mention of what qualifies as a no-hitter.
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