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THE COMMUNITY NEWS Sports October 29, 2010 9A

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Who will history award baseball’s greatest honor


WEATHERFORD COLLEGE
my St. Louis Cardinals to win

Coyote Chase
the National League Pennant
that year, so I was happy to see
them falter. And I would be
happy to see that happen again

Race runs this year.


There’s also the 1989 World
Series that the Giants lost to the

Nov. 20
Dominic Genetti Oakland Athletics in a four-game
dgenetti@community-news.com sweep, but when you’re facing
an earthquake that postpones
the series and a team led by
Special to The Community News Come Nov. 4, whether it is
Manger Tony LaRussa with
the Texas Rangers or the San
bash brothers Mark McGwire
The 18th annual Coyote Chase Race 5K Francisco Giants celebrating a
and Jose Canseco juiced up on
and 1-mile run will be held Saturday Nov. 20 World Series win, history will
steroids, you don’t really stand
at Weatherford College. What began as Parker be made. The only question is
a chance.
County’s first annual running event has grown into who will history choose to have a
significant mark in the timeline Could this be the year for the
a race with nearly 500 runners.
of America’s national pastime. Giants? Well, it might. However,
The event is a fundraiser for Weatherford For the San Francisco Giants the story is better for the books
College Foundation scholarships, and all ages and it is a destiny that has been if the golden trophy baseball
fitness levels are welcome to walk or run. Several waiting to occur since 1958 when comes to Arlington.
hundred area children will run in the annual the team packed up in New York Somewhere in the
“School Challenge,” a competition among schools and settled in California. neighborhoods of Washington,
to bring the most runners. Elementary schools They’ve come close in two of D.C., I’m pretty sure there’s a
from the region have entered 100 runners or more their World Series appearances. die-hard baseball fan who
in the competition in past years. In 1962 and 2002 the Giants is very excited for the Texas DOMINIC GENETTI/THE COMMUNITY NEWS

forced the World Series into a Rangers. They were only in the Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton was named the 2010 American
“The fall is a beautiful time to run, and our course game seven only to lose. nation’s capital for 11 seasons, League Championship Series MVP. A total of four players have won
offers a lot of variety,” said Brent Baker, race orga- and weren’t the best team in the League Championship Series MVP and the World Series MVP in
The ’62 series can only be
nizer. “It begins and ends here on our Weatherford baseball, but when the franchise the same postseason. One of those four is former Rangers catcher
described as a nail biter as the Darrell Porter who achieved the honors in 1982.
campus, and the 5K route runs through some nice Giants came close to winning departed for the Lone Star State
tree-lined neighborhoods. Between our courses, on a Willie Mays laser down fans still needed a team to root
our T-shirts and trophies, and the post-race food, everything they deserved out of Texas sun.
the right field line that would for. The Baltimore Orioles were
we always hear a lot of great comments from run- the Rangers this season. But who will history choose?
have scored Matty Alou, but the close, and I’m sure some loyalties
ners and walkers.” shifted to the beltway rivals, Will it say, “San Francisco, you’ve
Yankees’ diving Roger Maris This trip to the World Series
but in a game like baseball that waited a long time for this,
snagged the ball, which forced is for the little kids that grew up
First Financial Bank will provide more than develops a love affair between here’s your first championship
Alou to stop at third. Willie watching the area minor league
100 trophies for 5K and 1-mile age category win- teams and fans it’s really hard to in California,” Or will history go
McCovey lined out to Bobby teams like the Fort Worth Cats
ners, along with ribbons for all kids 12 and under, let go of that passion. with the Rangers and tell the
Richardson in the next at-bat and Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs
and Rosa’s Café will provide post-race food. All red and blue faithful, “It really
and the Yankees won the Series. For the fans that cheered with the hope that one day a
runners will receive T-shirts and other goodies, is time.”
In ’02, the Giants just couldn’t rookie Tom Grieve dressed in a Major League Baseball team
along with the satisfaction of helping local students We have at least four games
hold down the Angels. Just like classic off-white wool uniform would excite the North Texas
attend college. Two bounce houses will help enter- to find out the answers. However,
the 2010 World Series, it was a to the aspiring dreamers that fans. This is for Frank Howard
tain the kids after the race, along with lots of food in this beautiful game that we
defining moment for baseball. came to watch games at RFK who brought his powerful bat
and music. call baseball, where a simple
The winner would be a first for Stadium for a new era of from Washington to amaze the
baseball not only because both baseball, this World Series has fans in the inaugural game at wind gust, ballpark design, ball
Online registration, a route map, and other
San Francisco and Anaheim got to be something special. But Arlington. This is for Nolan spin, bat swing and run speed all
information are all available at www.coyotechaser-
were Wild Card winners, but it’s not just Washington, D.C. Ryan who is the only Ranger play a defining role in who wins
ace.com. Adult registration fees are $20 before
because neither team had yet to that should celebrate. The loyal in the National Baseball Hall each game, all we can do is sit on
race day and $25 on race day. Kids 12 and under
bring the World Series trophy fans that have been waiting of Fame. This is for the people the edge of our seats and watch
are $15.
to their respective cities. To be and waiting for a World Series who continue to come out year history unfold.
For more information, call Baker at 817-598- honest, I was rooting for the appearance since the team after year to watch our national Dominic Genetti is a staff reporter
6275 or e-mail bbaker@wc.edu. Angels since the Giants defeated arrived in 1972 have received pastime under the blistering for The Community News.

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