new Iffe in the big leaves ' 0 Although teammate Aaron Small has : pitched well in the Arizona Fall Baseball ' League it was David Weathers and Marcus Moore who got picked in the major league baseball expansion draft By MIKE GRAHAM !-- both teams On any given night five Citizen Sponswnter or more scouts could be seen sitting behind home plate at Hi Corbett While the Florida Marlins and Field the Colorado Rockies were busy What they iaw was Small out-thumbing through files of potential dueling Weathers on the mound draftees Tucson Javelinas pitcher Six days before the draft Small had Dave Weathers was sitting in a a 132 earned run average corn-hotel room with teammate Aaron pared to Weathers' 683 Small "Aaron definitely pitched his - Both Small and Weathers were way in front of Weathers" Jaye-left unprotected by the Toronto linas manager Bob Didier said Blue Jays in the Nov 17 expansion "I'm not saying one is better than draft the other it just happens that one "I told Aaron that we have too was hotter than the other at the many pitchers time" - - and in the next But the road for a permanent job c round a right- in the big leagues may be a shorter rNNI handed pitcher one for Weathers He has pitched in would be 27 games for the Blue Jays all in 'i taken" Weath- relief However the Blue lays have - t t ers said "Then I one of the best starting rotations in ' heard (on ESPN) the major leagues i f 0 'from Toronto "At first I couldn't believe I f 4 right-handed wasn't protected" Weathers said '' pitcher ' and "But this is a better opportunity for '--- -- - - -' Aaron and I me Moore looked at each "I've already talked with man-other" ager Rene Lacheman and he's going The Marlins selected Weathers to give me every opportunity to He was the team's 15th pick in the make the club in the spring" second round Weathers said The Arizona Fall League was an Another Blue Jay teammate of important factor in the selections of Weathers was taken by the Colo While the Florida Marlins and the Colorado Rockies were busy thumbing through files of potential draftees Tucson Javelinas pitcher Dave Weathers was sitting in a hotel room with teammate Aaron Small - Both Small and Weathers were left unprotected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the Nov 17 expansion draft 'I told Aaron that we have too many' pitchers : - and in the next 1001'1Nst t round a right- handed pitcher c would be taken" Weath- t ' - ers said "Then! t heard (on ESPN) f f 4 'from Toronto right-handed 0' ''s- pitcher ' and l'---- - - - -- --' Aaron and I Moore looked at each other" The Marlins selected Weathers He was the team's 15th pick in the second round The Arizona Fall League was an important factor in the selections of rado Rockies Marcus Moore was selected in the third round the 28th pick overall At 21 Moore was the second-youngest player chosen by the Rockies He was ecstatic when he heard the news "I was all fired up" Moore said s'In fact I'm still fired up It gives me a different outlook It probably would have taken three years for me to make the big leagues with Toronto now I think I can make it in a year" Most exciting for Moore and Weathers is the chance to play in the National League "I get a chance to bat in the National League" Moore said "Now it's like real baseball" "I've been practicing my bunting" Weathers said AYILItiASItiqTL110 The Grand Canyon Rafters put on a hitting clinic last night beating the Tucson Javelinas 11-3 The Rafters (20-23) pounded 18 hits with outfielder Tony Tarasco leading the team with five Rafters' outfielder Shawn Jeter went 3 for 6 with two triples and one home run The closest the Javelinas (20- 23) got to taking the lead was in the second inning when shortstop Bien Figueroa and catcher Jose Fernandez hit back-to-back doubles Figueroa and DH Tracy Sanders each scored cutting the Rafters' lead to 3-2 Starting pitcher Dave Weathers (1-2) took the loss and Bill Risley picked up the victory Last night's attendance was 537 The Javelinas have today off and return to action tomorrow with a two-game road trip against the Rafters The Javelinas return home for a doubleheader Sunday against the Sun Cities Solar Sox Game time is 1 pm — Mike Graham Grand Caine Jitter d ' Lansing $ s Torino 'I Cron lb Hale 2b Oreco 3b COMObelle Whit del Detanutz Mists Grand Carom Tucsat Rafters 11 Java !Inas 3 Yesterday Tocsess ab rbbt ab rbbl ' 6332 AAouton 2b 3110 is S1llMcOavdCf 3 rt 2 2 Mocha rt 4 3l01PegueII 1 2 a I Senders (111 b 2 Thotros lb ' c 072 Mablerwa h Si OF luer 01 ss 3 20 S I 2 43veliti oh Fognondi e 30 Gontaist 3b 4 I 45111411 141610 n 3 5 2 :awous 3i2 172 001 — 011 000 016 — 3 E — Campbell Mouton 1 OP — Tucson LOB — Grand Canyon 11 Tucson 6 25 — Grace Z Lansine Tarasco 38 — Jeer 2 Teruo HR — Ater lis k r er 111 se Grand Cameo - Rmiev er S 4 1 2 ' 4 Scrrearthaugh 1 0 11 I Honins - 1 I I I Tucson Weamors 1 -- 4 1 4 1 ShtleV I 322 Mncrein 1 2 1 0 Bross L 1 1 - 0 0 3 Moore 1 3 00 1 Thomas 12 1 0 3 umoiros — Homo VOWS First Hoorich Third Jones T — 2:11 A — 537 important factor in the selections of Weathers was taken by the Colo- ting" Weathers win T ziTi 1 - iii -":---- - - ' - - — - - -- -- I 0 Although : pitched we League it Moore whc baseball e) By MIKE GRAHA1 Citizen Sponswnter While the Flo the Colorado thumbing throug draftees Tucson Dave Weathers hotel room with Small - Both Small an left unprotected Blue Jays in the r draft "I told Aaron o f i s: ) Moore The Marlins si He was the team second round The Arizona F important factor lif e the "' A new m he 1311
