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2C COURIER-POST, Monday, March 4, 1996 UM i billies won't rash third baseman Rolen Green, meanwhile, has gone nine days without throwing a baseball and his season could be in jeopardy depending on what the MRI reveals. Finally The Phillies' loss to the Rangers was their first defeat after opening with consecutive wins over Toronto Although Mi-nhnel and Mark Mimbs were the i Rolen said. "I just want to be in the major leagues. They're going to let me know if there is a time." Inky's spot When Pete Incaviglia agreed to a minor-league deal with the Phillies back in December, he figured he'd have a shot at platooning in left field with Tony Longmire. That, of course, changed a little more than a month later when Darren Daulton moved from catcher to left field.

At that moment, Incaviglia was no longer even guaranteed a spot on the team. Now, with Longmire facing wrist surgery and out at least five months, Incaviglia is all but assured a spot as a reserve outfielder. Given the perfectly rotten time he had playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines in the Japanese League last season, a spot on the Phillies' bench looks real appealing to Incaviglia. By BOB BROOKOVER Courier-Post Staff CLEARWATER, Fla. Scott Rolen won't make the team, but he has made an impression.

A strong, strong impression. "I like Rolen very much," Phillies manager Jim Fregosi said for the second straight day after his team's 6-5 exhibition loss to the Texas Rangers. "I think he's a very mature young man. To me, he shows no signs of being overmatched by being in a big-league camp. He goes about his business and does his work.

You tell him something and he listens and learns." Rolen, the Phillies' second-round pick in 1993, is in his first big-league camp at the age of 20. He received his first playing time against major-league competition Saturday at Dunedin Stadium and went 2-for-3 against the Blue Jays. In the first inning Sunday, PhilliesMimbs trying to "I think I have more appreciation now of what the major leagues have to offer," Incaviglia said. "I've seen the other side and I realize how special it is to play for a major-league team. I'm just happy to be a part of this." Green and Greene While right-hander Tyler Green undergoes a magnetic resonance imaging examination today in Clearwater, Tommy Greene is scheduled to throw batting practice for the first time this spring.

"I'm trying to work it so (Greene) can pitch in a game by (Saturday)," Fregosi said. After eight days without throwing at all, Greene has thrown three times off a mound. "The first couple times he threw pretty good, but (Saturday) I didn't think he threw very well," Fregosi said. "Before you can really make a judgment, you've got to see him in the heat of battle." will likely be as a long reliever. After getting bumped from the rotation last season, he went 2-0 with a one save and a 3.76 ERA as a reliever.

"I thought he did a good job in long relief for us last year," Fregosi said. "He'll be given every chance to make the club as a starter and if he doesn't make it as a starter, he'll be given every chance to make it as a long reliever." On Sunday, in his showdown with his brother, Mimbs did not make a strong first impression. After pitching a scoreless first inning, he allowed a double to Juan Gonzalez and a three-run Tournaments Turns wanted (or boys ages 9-10 basketball toumamem In March. Call Chuck, 456-7547. WINSLOW Second annual girts Softball tournament for 10-under, 12-under, 15-under and 18-under teams.

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Call 374-0889. Mark wins historical battle of Mimbs' twins first twins to oppose each other as starting pitchers, they would be the eighth set of twins to appear in the maior leagues if thev both make their teams. The last twins were Ozzie and Jose Canseco Thf Phillies' Dublic relations department also discovered that Kevin Stocker has a twin sister, Richie Ashbum had a twin sister and Johnny Podres was once the Twins pitching coach, tour current Phillies Jim Eisenreich. rtnvld West. Willie Banks and Lenny Webster all played for the Twins.

stay with team homer to former Phillies utility inrielder Kevin bister. Fregosi said nothing about his performance. And when the manager says nothing, that never a good sign. For the moment, however, the Phillies are still insisting Michael Mimbs has a fighting chance. "He's got a great Thomas said.

"He got away from that at times a little last year, but hitters don't like to face him. I've thought about why he doesn't get mentioned much, but we have a very open mind. Nobody rules him out even though it might look that way." I MULLICA HILL National Youth Athletic Association la accepting teams for the 1996 tournament for boys and girts ages 9-15. Call (800) 619-6922. WEST DEPTFORD Emerald City Softball Tournament to be held March 30 In West Deptford Park.

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Call 767-3777. Rolen made a great play on a slow roller down the third-base line. He bare-handed the ball and threw an off-balance strike to first base that started a 5-3-6-4 double play. Despite the fact he is probably the best prospect in the Phillies' minor-league system, the 6-foot-4, 195-pound third baseman remains humble. He was just happy over the weekend to get playing time because his mother, father and brother had drove 16 hours from Jasper, to see him play.

"Almost every year since I've been playing baseball, they've seen my first game of the year," Rolen said. "It's just real special that they got to see my major-league debut." Although the Phillies certainly don't want to rush Rolen to the major leagues, it's not out of the question that he could be the opening-day third baseman as soon as next season. "I don't have a timetable," posite sides, the Mimbs twins found themselves pulling for one another just as they have since their childhood in Macon, Ga. "I really had a lot of emotions," Michael Mimbs said. "I guess I was pulling for him and pulling for the team at the same time.

When (Darren) Daulton (was called out looking on strikes in the first inning), I said, 'That's a check Then I thought, 'What am I It's like I was still out on the mound." Mark Mimbs had a similar experience in the top of the second when Elster hit his three-run home run. "I was on deck and my heart sunk to the ground," Mark Mimbs said. "I felt for (Michael). The next thing I knew, I was in the batter's box." In the batter's box and striking out. Michael promised not to men; tion that strikeout.

"I won't mention the three-run homer," Mark said. "You didn't hit that," Michael countered as the sibling rivalry briefly heated up. In the end, a good time was had by all. "We had 25 people here on passes, including my mom and dad," Michael Mimbs said. Now, the Mimbs brothers hope they'll be an encore some day.

"I know we can't pitch against each other this year because we're in different leagues," Mark said. "But maybe we can in a couple years with interleague play coming. Or maybe we'll see each other in the World Series. That would be taking it to another level." WINGS CLAMS 'jjjdjq Sm? Chicken -Sandwich A 99 '7. -www x- HOOTERS CHICKEN rrk ri Hooters -1 By BOB BROOKOVER Courier-Post Staff CLEARWATER, Fla.

Mark Mimbs won. Michael Mimbs lost. Michael Mimbs struck out Mark Mimbs. The whole Mimbs family watched. Yes, it was Mimbs Madness on Sunday at Jack Russell Stadium.

In an exhibition event that drew more than twice as much coverage as an ordinary spring-training game, the Mimbs brothers became the first twins in major-league history to start against one another. Their pitching lines were similar, but not identical. Both pitched two innings. Both gave up two hits. Both walked two.

But Mark Mimbs allowed just one run, while Michael Mimbs surrendered a three-run home run to Kevin Elster and was left with the loss as the Phillies dropped a 6-5 decision to the Texas Rangers. "The first thing we want to do is win jobs with our teams," said Mark Mimbs, who was selected by the Rangers as a Rule 5 draft pick over the winter. "The second thing we wanted today was to pitch against one another. We never dreamed when we were little that we'd be able to pitch against each other at this level in front of our family and friends. It's a dream come true." After a pause, Michael Mimbs spoke.

"He took the words right out of my mouth," Michael said. Although they pitched on op Gordon wins 1st race of season RICHMOND, Va. Jeff Gordon bounced back from a terrible start to the season with his first victory as defending Winston Cup champion, out-Tunning points leader Dale Jar-rett on Sunday in the Pontiac Excitement 400. Gordon, 41st in the Daytona 500 and 40th last weekend at Rockingham, N.C., kept his Chevrolet in front over the final 50 laps despite a series of cautions that kept erasing any advantage he'd built. Gordon, who led at least one lap in all but two races last year, hadn't led at all this year before moving in front on the 81st trip around the three-quarter-mile Richmond International Raceway.

Jarrett, who broke a tie with Dale Earnhardt and took the lead in the series point standings, finished more than a half-second behind in his Ford. He I was followed by the Jack Rousch Fords of Ted Musgrave, Jeff Burton and Mark Martin. I Jarrett won the Daytona 500, and was second to Earnhardt at Rockingham. In other auto racing news: Jimmy Vasser passed Gil 'de Ferran on a restart with 32 'laps to go in the season-opening Marlboro Grand Prix, then 'drove away for his first IndyCar win in 56 starts. "The 30-year-old Vasser, driving a Honda-powered Reynard for Target-Chip Ganassi Racing, earned his first trip to Victory Lane.

He beat the Reynard-Honda of de Ferran to the ifuush line by 3.16-seconds about 15 car-lengths on the Homestead Motorsports Complex's 1.527-mile oval. Vineland's Jeret Schroeder finished fourth Sunday in the SOrlap, 70-mile Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship season-opening race on the 1.4-mile road course at the Homestead Motorsports Complex. Tony 'Ave earned $22,000 for the win and Schroeder earned $7,000 in his first race in the series. Gomez captures Nuveen Masters NAPLES, Fla. Andres Gomez, at 36 the youngest player on the Champions Tour, won yet again on the over-35 tennis circuit, beating Jose-Luis Clerc 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-3) Sunday to capture the Nuveen Masters.

Gomez assumed control in the third-set tiebreaker, taking the first four points and firing an ace on match point to end the final in 2 hours, 41 minutes. In the past 10 days, the Ecuadorian won eight consecutive matches, including the final of last week's Corel Champions against John McEnroe. Gomez earned $100,000 from the tournament's $305,000 purse. Malinga a hero; Benn retiring NEWCASTLE, England -South Africa can add a boxer to its lengthening list of rugby, soccer and cricket idols. 1 'After three failures to win a world title, Thulane "Sugar Boy" Malinga broke through Saturday, using jabs and quick feet to win a split decision over Britain's long-reigning WBC super-middleweight champion Nigel Benn.

The rangy South African floored Benn in the 12th. Benn claimed he slipped. But at that point it didn't matter. Malaga's left hand and right crosses had already decided the fight. Benn may have fought his last bout.

The 32-year-old Briton announced his retirement from a ring microphone moments after the loss, breaking down in tears as he spoke. Seconds later, he dropped to his knee and proposed to his long-time girlfriend Caroline Jones as she was ushered into the ring. Group 3 tickets on sale at schools Tickets for the South Jersey boys' Group 3 championship basketball game between Ran-cocas Valley and Middle Township will be sold at the competing teams' schools beginning today. Tickets will not be sold at the door for the game which will be played at Eastern High School on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Courier-Post and wire services Continued from Page 1C next six starts and his earned run average ballooned from 3.03 to 4.34.

He went from 6-1 to 6-5 to the bullpen. "I just got into a little bit of a rut," Mimbs said. "The whole team got into a rut." Mimbs did not resurface in the rotation until the middle of September when rookie righthander Mike Grace went down with a sore shoulder. Although his nine big-league victories from last season are more than any of the other 31 pitchers in camp, Mimbs cannot be considered anything other than a longshot for the starting rotation. Even a spot in the bullpen isn't guaranteed.

When Manager Jim Fregosi mentions names, it takes him a long time to get to Michael Mimbs. "His name has not been bandied about like it probably should have been," Phillies general manager Lee Thomas said. "He had a pretty nice first half, but after that he didn't have as good as control. But he's not overlooked. We're aware of him." Mimbs, who has been bothered by a hip flexor injury the last two weeks, insists he can't worry about what the Phillies think of him.

"All I can control is what goes on inside the lines," he said. "I have no control outside the lines. If I pitch good, I'll make their decision a little tougher for them. I admit I'd be very disappointed if I didn't make the team. My goal is to play in the major leagues.

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