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Page 8 Daily Nebraskan WW W' n n i . 1111 11 I If WJ II s j r I A7 l JilJi(yi(IiliiSo Runza Drive-Inns of Lincoln ...would like to introduce you to our restaurants. We have the riginal Runza . . . Our menu variety ' -''v,i.t,.iwill satisfy all taste buds. Some of our menu items are . . . O Award winning hamburgers-including our ever popular swiss cheese mush-Fgfw room burger O polish dog ;"'r;?: w noil oaiiuvvu.u w vjiuvju rings - made fresh daily G french fries O salads - criso. garden fresh O soup of the ( day - hearty, wholesome and delicious O kiddie meal - I hamburger, fries, soft drink t,..v plus a surprise O brownies old fashioned German chocolate recipe O Runza - a delicious blend of ground beef, onions, cabbage, and special spices baked inside homemade bread. O Italian Runzas - ground beef, mozzarella cheese mushrooms, green peppers and tangy Italian spices baked inside homemade bread. Refer to the map below for our close to campus location, 1227 "Q" Street in the Glass Menagerie. u w CO The Glass Menagerie 1227"Q"Street Q" Street ft;-:.. .'--:u As a token of our welcome to you, use the coupon below, and try one of our specialities. FREE Buy one sandwich, french fries or onion rings, and medium drink, and get one SANDWICH of equal or less value FREE I i One couoon uer i 1 any other offer, ns:, person per visit. I Oner good thru September 12, 1986. i Good only The Glass Menagerie 1 227 "QM Street ; j Good only at 1227 "Q" Street The Glass Menagerie I Not good with Hi 'M J i . (' " & ! " Tuesday, September 9, 1986 Award picks overshadow pennant races Analysis by Bob Asmussen Night News Editor Anyone remember baseball? That's the sport that is played all summer when nothing else is going on. In the fall, after football gets going, no one pays any attention to baseball until the playoffs and World Series. This injus tice has gone on for many, many years. Its end is nowhere in sight. But somebody has to remember the grand old game. Why not us? Baseball's most special month, the time when the division champions are decided, is being ignored by the universe. Some pennant races would help, but that doesn't look very likely. Houston has the National League West wrapped up, and the New York Mets have owned the East since opening day. In the Ameri can League, the ancient California Angels, (most of its members receive social security) have locked up the West. The Boston Red Sox tried to give away the East title, but with just a few weeks to go, not even the Beantown boys could screw this one up. The following are the people who should win baseball's major awards. Not the people who will win, but the people who should win. AL MVP- Kirby Puckett, Min nesota Twins. Kirby who? Puckett, that's who. Kirby is fighting for the batting title and also is leading the league in hits. Puckett hits for power, hits for average, runs the bases well, is a great fielder with a great arm and goes largely unnoticed. Why have you never heard of Kirby? Because he plays in that bastion of publicity, Minneapo lis, for the last place Twinkies. If the Twins had some pitching they might be fighting for the division title. Instead they are fight ing for sixth place. AL Cy Young Award- Roger Clemens- Boston Red Sox-This is the easiest of all the awards to give out. Clemens has become one of the truly dominant players of the game and is the reason the Red Sox are in first place. He has a 2 1-4 record and leads the league with a 2.53 ERA. Clemens also leads the league in strikeouts. His one downfall is his inability to finish games, but that will come with expe rience. In any other year, Mike Witt would win the award, but Clemens puts Witt in second. AL Rookie of the Year- Cory Snyder- Cleveland Indians- Wally Joyner and Jose Canseco have gotten all the publicity, but Snyder is the best in a great year of rookies. He hits for power and average and has played five different positions this season. He didn't get called up until June, so he hasn't been able to get into the top 10 of any hitting categories. His numbers pro jected over a full season would proba bly show him to be an MVP candidate as well. NL MVP - Mike Schmidt - Phi ladelphia Phillies- Schmidt was thought to be washed up, but nobody told him. He leads the National League in home runs and is second in RBIs. He is in the top 1 0 of six hitting categories. Sure, the Phillies are out of the race, but they are playing better than expect ed. Schmidt and Von Hayes are the season for optimism in Philadelphia. The Mets probably deserve to have the MVP, but it would be too hard to pick just one player. Gary Carter, Keith Her nandez, Len Dykstra and Ray Knight are all candidates, but only Hernandez has a real chance. NL Cy Young- Mike Scott Houston Astros- Once again the Mets should have the Cy Young winner, but picking one guy from baseball's best staff Is impossible. Sid Fernandez, Bob Ojeda, Dwight Doodeh and Ron Darling have all been great, but none has been as great as Scott. Scott has a 15-9 record, but that should be better. He leads the majors in ERA and stri keouts. Fernando Valeiuuela has been mentioned as a Cy Young candidate, but his numbers don't measure up to the great Scott. NL Rookie of the Year- Todd Worrell- St. Louis Cardinals- He's a rookie? Yes, he's a rookie. Worrell leads the National League in saves with 31. He's also second in the league with 65 games. He is the dominant relief pitcher in baseball and would do some teams a lot of good. 1 t h f e