Sebastian Sun from Sebastian, Florida • 9

SECTION FRIDAY Sebastian Sun AUGUST 17 2007 JUUO CORTEZ julioccrte2'aacrippcorn Senior linebacker John Calhoun left chats with teammate Cortez Ash during practice Saturday at SRHS Community pep rally on Thursday will allow Sharks fans to prepare for the second Sebastian River-Vero Beach football game BY LAUREL SCHEFFEL laurelcheffelascrippsOQm Year No 2 of the Dollars for Scholars Kickoff Classic preseason football game between Sebastian River and Vero Beach does not seem to be drawing any less attention than the inaugural meeting of the two teams last year Sebastian River High School will play host to a community pep rally at 630 pm Thursday in the Sharks gymnasium giving fans a chance to show the football team their support before the rival game Aug 24 year was the first time the schools had played and there were a select number of tickets available so in order to have more community involvement we decided to have this community pep Sebastian River athletic director Michael stntrke said we want to make it an annual thing when we play Vero Sharks head coach Randy Bethel said he doesn't feel the excitement of the community just yet but he knows how big of a game it is for the community are out here on this practice field so unless there are fans lining our practice field we going to feel Bethel said job is to prepare fix a big game like that and yes it is a big game because it is a game the community has wanted for Bethel said the focus at practice is not necessarily on Vero Beach but rather on preparing for the upcoming season in general However there is no denying the Sharks are thinking about the Fighting Indians and how to beat them on my mind all the time because a big game and there will be thousands of people senior linebacker John Calhoun said starting Sea RALLY pasB4 COMMUNITY PEP RALLY Hera Is a look at the events taking place at the pep rally Who: Al Sebastian River fens (seating for 1680 fans) What: A chance to show support to the Sharks football team before playing Vero Beach in the Dollars for Scholars Kickoff Classic Whan: 6:30 pm Thursday Where: Sebastian River High School gymnasium Highlights of event: Speeches by Principal Dr Peggy Jones and team captains performances from the marching band cheerleaders and the dance group thorn Sebastian Elementary and a skit by the student council Band director Eric Aden will emcee Sebastian River football players Including Vince Collins (9) get fired up during a pep rally at the school last year before the Kickoff Classic game against Vero Beach In good old days pitchers just kept going and going ON SPORTS BILL VALYO You can go on and on with the stats in the "good old They indicate durability One could bring up the feet that the old-time hitters were not as abundant as they are today Tell that to fens of Ruth Cobb Hornsby Gehrig DiMaggio Mays and Williams and a host of others who hit 300 or better in their time If 100 pitches is the limit fix' present-day huriers why are so many of them on the disabled list with arm injuries? Maybe it's that old maxim coming back to haunt us again you don't use it you will lose Or vice versa cashing in sane big checks right now That has to be the best job on a hasphall team You come in for an inning or two of work and then hit the showers until the next time out They like to work a reliever much After all 15 to 20 pitches in one game can be exhausting And maybe you are a relief specialist someone who only' pitches to right-hand batters or left-handed ones Or whatever In 1915-16-17 Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Philadelphia Athletics started 131 games and finished 94 He pitched a total of 1153 innings averaging 88 innings per game including the games he did not finish -g a 1-1 tie in 1920 Now that never will be broken You have my word on it Pitchers nowadays are lucky to get by the sixth inning in any game and if they do that in at least three straight games the scribes who vote on Han of Fame candidates will probably put them into the Han It's a new era for pitching in the major leagues Pitchers are groomed to throw 100 pitches and are taken out of the game when that standard is reached as if their arms are wired to a computer in the baseball office Maybe in the future pitchers in the bullpen have to get the signal --a-- They keep talking about the recent home run record being broken by Barry Bonds and they say it will never be broken When the subject comes up about baseball records Joe 56 straight games in which he got a hit they say it never will be broken Who knows? Someone may just come around to be the next star on the block What never will be broken and you read it right here is the record for the mast Innings pitched in one game Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Robins and Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves each pitched 26 innings in I mmmwm from the bench to warmup A horn win Now when the starter Is getting dose to making his 90th pitch Starting pitchers who win 300 games never may be seen again unless they are lucky enough to have relief pitchers on their staff who can hold leads in the late innings It's the relief pitcher who will be commanding the big salaries in the future although a few of them are.