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0 0 0 0 The Sun SUNDAY, June 27, 1993 ROAR OF THE CROWD Letters to the sports editor Oberjuerge misses the boat on sports-talk radio column I just read (Paul Oberjuerge's) June 16 column on sports talk radio, and I found it to be a very intelligent and informative article NOT! You make it sound like everybody calling sports-talk radio wants to talk about (Darryl) Strawberry. If you even bothered to listen to sports radio for at least 15 minutes, you would have found out that we don't just talk about Strawberry. We talk about the NBA Finals, the Stanley Cup finals, baseball, basketball, football, hockey, etc. It's something any normal, intelligent sports editor would enjoy listening to. So, Mr.

Oberjuerge, why don't you go back to listening to your easy-listening music and Rush Limbaugh and stop insulting The San Bernardino Sun readers. KEVIN LUCAS Moreno Valley IT'S THE FANS' GAME: It's another season of baseball and the All-Star Game is coming up. It's also the time of the year when the fans start their moaning and complaining about who should and shouldn't go to the game. The fans vote who they want to see. There has never been a rule stating that this should be done on the basis of the statistics of the ballplayer for the first half of the season, the past season, the player's career of just for the heck ofit.

This game is for the fans to vote on and, hopefully, see their dream teams play one game a year. STEVE PORTIAS San Bernardino MAGIC SHOULDN'T SHOW BIAS: Magic Johnson, we all had to put up with the misery of Tommy Heinson (as a color commen- tator) every time the Lakers played the Celtics (in the NBA Finals). Magic, could you please be a little, tiny bit impartial. I'm sure Chicago Bulls fans everywhere would greatly appreciate it. MIKE PAYNE Fontana The Sun publishes letters to the sports editor on weekends.

Send letters to The Sun, Roar of the Crowd, 399 N. Street, San Bernardino, 92401, or fax to (909) 384-0327. Include name, address and daytime phone number. SPORTS IN BRIEF Shaw's parents, sisters die in accident near Vegas The parents and sister of Miami Heat guard Brian Shaw were killed and an infant girl injured in an auto accident early Saturday on the city's outskirts, the Nevada Highway Patrol said. Charles Shaw, 52, apparently fell asleep at the wheel of the family's jeep when the accident occurred at 5:15 a.m.

on Interstate 15 about nine miles south of the city limits. Charles Shaw, his wife, Barbara, 51, and daughter, Monica, 24, all were ejected from the jeep. The women were pronounced dead at the scene, said Steve Harney, public information officer for the highway patrol. The vehicle drifted off into the dirt median, traveled 800 feet, came back onto the roadway, overturned at least times before skidding off the roadway into the dirt shoulder, Harney said. Charles Shaw was airlifted to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, where he died from his injuries about an hour later, Harney said.

SELES NOT LIKELY TO PLAY IN '93: Monica Seles probably won't play tennis for the rest of the year because of the stab wound she received two months ago, a German magazine quoted Seles' manager as saying Saturday. Focus reported that Seles' manager, Stephanie Tolleson, said the 19-year-old star's recovery is taking longer than expected. A German factory worker stabbed Seles in the back April 30 while she sat during a break in a tournament in Hamburg. I WILLIAMS WINS PBA TITLE: Former Chino resident Walter Ray Williams Jr. picked up his fourth PBA title of the year and his second in a row Saturday when he captured the $137,500 Oregon Open.

Williams, a 33-year-old from Stockton, defeated top-seeded Brian Voss of Boca Raton, 224-217, in the title match for $23,000 and his 10th career crown. AIKMAN SAYS HE'LL BE READY: Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman arrived back in Texas Saturday evening standing tall, walking easily and reaffirming a pledge 1 to play in the season opener against the Washington Redskins. Aikman underwent surgery last week in Los Angeles to repair a herniated disk in his lower back. He's Texas for a week before returning to California for rehabilitation. JACKSONVILLE'S 'NFL DREAM DIES' Investors trying to secure a NFL franchise for Jacksonville said "our NFL dream died" after the collapse of negotiations with the mayor rover a Gator Bowl lease.

"It will take a miracle at this point for this thing to come back to life," J. Wayne Weaver, the principal investor in Touchdown Jacksonville! said Friday night. BRIEFLY NOTED: Croatia rolled past Belgium 106-74 in second-round action at the European Basketball Championships. Many of the cases against those responsible for the looting and violence that marred last February's Dallas Cowboys victory parade have been dropped, the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram reported. NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said Friday he needs more time to settle the dispute between the Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins over linebacker Wilber Tom Pukstys, the U.S.

javelin champion, set an American record of 281 feet, 2 inches, at an International meet in Miss Budweiser raced to a world hydroplane record as Chip Hanauer reached a top average speed of 165.975 mph, making him the top qualifier for the Thunder on the Ohio rade in Evansville. -From Sun News Services Spirit wins game, loses another player SAN BERNARDINO Eight hours before the San Bernardino Spirit dispatched the Modesto A's, 7-6, on Saturday night, the call came for infielder Tim Cooper, and it was a call that Spirit manager Greg Mahlberg dreaded. On the phone was the faceless force of the New York Yankees, telling Mahlberg that the club was sending Cooper to its Single-A Carolina League affiliate at Prince William. As Mahlberg spoke about it, all he could do was shake his head. Cooper was the second Spirit player moved by his parent organization this week.

Pitcher Tim Smith was sent by the Oakland A's to Triple-A Tacoma in the Pacific Coast League on a temporary assignment. Oddly enough, the Spirit (3-1) is playing better despite the roster moves in the past week. For the second straight game, the Spirit broke double digits in hits, garnering a season-high 19 for the 1,745 fans at Fiscalini Field. The hits from unexpected players, like Sean Twitty, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI against the A's (2-2). On the season, Twitty is batting .250.

"It's confidence, mostly," Twitty said. "If your confidence level is high, your mechanics will come through and you'll do By JEFF WONG Sun Sports Writer Quakes drop 7th consecutive By DOUG PADILLA Special to The Sun any confrontations. CAL LEAGUE STATS TEAM BATTING SPIRIT PITCHING (Through Thursday's Game) IP BB SO W-L ERA AB HR S8 Avg. Pedraza, Rod 92 87 26 66 2.55 Rancho Cuca 2429 400 694 54 70 .286 Sutherland, John 51 45 22 38 3.18 High Desert 2403 491 686 58 123 .285 Shoemaker, S. 64 56 22 65 5-1 3.34 Modesto 2327 453 63 60 .278 Suzuki, Makato 39 29 29 32 3.46 Riverside 2391 362 651 31 59 .272 Rose, Scott 99 28 41 5-4 3.87 Stockton 2355 368 631 42 121 .268 Smith, Tim 84 4.38 Palm Sprngs 2369 340 619 13 125 .261 Wilkins, Dean 23 20 26 1-2 5.48 Central Val 2360 319 612 36 83 .259 Sutch, Ray 55 69 33 0-2 5.76 Bakersfield 2450 301 625 49 61 .255 Perez, Carlos 21 24 1-3 6.00 San Jose 2339 353 596 40 100 .255 Malone, Todd 41 41 45 2-5 7.08 San Berndno 2360 348 586 68 52 .248 MAVERICKS BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING LEADERS (Through Friday's Games) (Minimum 189 Plate Appearances) AB HR RBI Avg AB HR RBI Avg Clark, Tim 273 57 102 7 68 .374 Clark, Hd 267 55 98 63 .367 Kosco, Bryn 198 39 68 8 51 343 Smith, Rc 225 47 80 5 33 .356 Toale, John 261 66 81 18 72 310 Wolfe, Mod 231 44 .355 Malinoski, Chris 173 36 53 0 31 .306 Riggs, Stk 218 51 25 .353 Everett, Carl 242 48 73 10 51 Sweeney, Psp 236 46 347 Samuels, Scott 14 2 12 Kosco, Hd 195 338 Skeels, Mark 162 27 43 2 30 .265 Bream, Rc 196 337 Tavarez, Jesus 42 50 31 .260 Clayton, Riv 235 328 Moore, Kerwin 261 61 65 2 25 .249 Walker, Mod 188 319 Torres, Tony 25 40 18 .234 Rodarte, Riv 184 43 24 310 Martinez, Ramon 243 55 2 31 .226 Gousha, Sean 42 6 .167 TEAM PITCHING North, Tim 0 .000 ERA HR BB so Sho Sv Riverside 3.98 647 28 271 397 1 25 MAVERICKS PITCHING Stockton 4.04 623 416 5 20 IP B8 SO W-L ERA High Desert 4.09 652 60 217 413 4 14 Whitten, Mike 28 25 18 12 3-1 1.93 San Jose 4.14 603 39 442 3 20 Person, Robert 103 102 27 55 8-3 2.71 S8rndn 4.23 623 54 497 5 16 Adamson, Joel 84 87 15 49 4-3 3.23 Modesto 4.30 579 52 287 459 3 23 Kerfut, George 27 26 12 11 2-0 3.71 Central Val 4.72 592 40 352 530 2 12 Parisotto, Barry 65 81 10 47 4-3 4.68 PSprngs 4.79 689 308 15 Juelsgard, Jarod 13 6 12 11 0-0 4.73 R.Cuca 5.16 654 314 17 Patterson, Jim 35 5-4 5.14 Bakersfield 5.19 686 62 412 Stafford, Gerry ASS 5-2 6.07 Kendrena, Ken 37 13 35 4-0 8.20 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING LEADERS (Minimum 54 Innings Pitched) QUAKES BATTING IP BB so W-L ERA (Through Friday's Games) Thompson, Cv 70 46 18 72 3- 2 2.20 AB HR RBI AVG Woiccsk, Mod 85 64 52 8- 2 2.55 Smith, Ira 225 47 80 5 33 .356 Pedraza, Sor 5- 2.55 Bream, Scott 199 48 67 4 35 .337 Roberson, Stk 83 23 5 2.55 Lopez, Pedro 10 16 8 .320 Boze, Stk 88 82 41 2 2.65 Staton, Dave 115 16 36 12 36 3.

.313 Person, Hd 103 102 55 8- 2.71 Pugh, Scott 214 28 67 29. .313 Whitaker, Si 79 59 63 5- 5 2.86 Drinkwater, Sean 282 41 79 51 .280 Adamson, Hd 15 3 3.23 Gennaro, Brad 26 .275 Adam, Riv 87 86 25 6- 3.30 Mulligan, Sean 162 19 18 .272 Mecir, Riv 65 68 24 32 4- 6 3.32 Pearce, Jeff 149 32 .262 Hardike, Jason 260 41 .258 SPIRIT BATTING Robbs, Bill 81 11 18 0 .222 (Through Friday's Games) Bish, Brent 113 19 24 7 .212 AB HR RBI Avg Turner, Brian 233 35 72 12 36 .309 QUAKES PITCHING Martinez, Manny 265 48 76 5 29 .287 IP BB so W- ERA Cooper, Tim 217 32 61 10 44 .281 Paskisvitch, 45 26 18 45 3- 0 1.19 Cervantes, Ray 81 13 21 1 6 .259 Waldron, Joe 11 10 12 0- 0 1.69 Anderson, Steve 199 25 50 6 32 .251 Huber, Jeff 12 27 0 2.55 Lohry, Adin 0 5 .250 Compton, Clint 26 26 3- 1 3.51 Twitty, Sean 6 .250 Brown, Jeff 16 39 5- 3 4.34 Freeburg, Ryan 220 29 50 3 34 .236 Loiselle, Rich 10 4.50 Figga, Michael 148 17 35 10 25 .236 Garretts, Scott 15 26 4.61 Demerson, Tim 197 20 .228 Grzelaczyk, K. 4.62 Scott, Tim 184 38 5 17 .207 Martin, Tom 5.35 Ostermeyer, Bill 0 0.182 Cairncross, C. 98 6- 5.87 Burnett, Roger 67 12 0 2.179 6.35 Motuzas, Jeff 38 6 0 1.158 Beckett, Robbie 2- 4 9.13 Kerr, Jason 11 17 0- 1 11.57 RANCHO CUCAMONGA- Their determination, if nothing else, has given Rancho Cucamonga Quakes manager Keith Champion reason for optimism in a disastrous week and a half. The Quakes lost their seventh game in a row Saturday, 12-6, to the Riverside Pilots before 5.104: at the Epicenter.

The team's only positive showing during the last 10 days was their production in Tuesday's All-Star game when pitcher Jeff Brown picked up the victory and Sean Drinkwater was named MVP. Neither could help the Quakes Saturday as Brown gave up eight runs, six earned, in four innings and Drinkwater was one of three Quakes to go 0-for-5. "You are going to have good days and you are going to have bad days," Champion said. "The guys with the least amount of bad days have the better chance of getting to the big The days of late for the Quakes have been downright awful. But the last two games the team has fought back in the late innings to make a respectable showing.

The had four runs in the eighth inning and one more in the ninth before bowing out to the Pilots. On Friday against the Quakes the team scored one run in the eighth and five in the ninth during a 14-6 loss to High Desert. The Pilots scored four runs in the second inning all with two outs. The first run came on a solo home run to left by Pilots shortstop Craig Bryant, his first of the season. In the third inning Fred McNair and James Bonnici hit ba home runs for a 6-0 lead.

On the first pitch after Bonnici's home run, Brown hit Bryant with a pitch on the left arm. Bryant took steps toward the mound and then turned toward first base, as both benches and bullpens emptied onto the infield. Umpires Jeff Patterson and Ian Lamplugh kept both sides apart and quickly restored order without any confrontations. PICTURE PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT RSA SATELLITE Free. HBO LIVE SPORTS PAY AND -PER- MUCH -VIEW MORE! SUPER SYSTEM With Built- in $0 DOWN Descrambler PAYMENT YEARS OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE 1200 San E.

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"We have a lot of guys on the team who wouldn't quit." After A's reliever Todd Ingram (4-5) gave up consecutive singles to Ryan Freeburg and Tim Scott, Burnett's bunt-single loaded the bases. Then it was Tim Demerson's turn as he skipped a single to right field, scoring Freeburg and tying the game, 6-6. Ingram's next offering was a wild pitch catcher Izzy Molina couldn't handle, and Scott scampered home for the game-winner. Spirit starter Carlos Perez (2-3) went eight innings, scattering seven hits and three earned runs while striking out three. Spirit notes According to Spirit manager Greg Mahlberg, it was injuries that forced the to send Tim Cooper to Prince William Spirit catchers Mike Figga and Jeff Motuzas are listed as day0-day after injuries suffered in Friday night's bench-clearing brawl vs.

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