Primary Election Flop

By Peter Spaet
The MLB playoffs opened last night to much excitement, following a rollercoaster of a season. With 3 of 4 series’ opening last night,

-The Red Sox held off the Angels 4 to 1 as Beckett went the complete game shutout.

-The Rockies took the Phillies 4 to 2, with 17 game winner Jeff Francis going 6 strong innings against the highest run-producing team in the league.

-And the Diamondbacks beat the cubs 3-1, the 1 to 1 tie not brokenuntil the 7th, with Mark Reynolds’ 2-run shot.

By Peter Spaet
Another step forward this week, for a group looking to change the local map: Amid a recent history of controversy and alleged corruption, a growing contingent of Johnson City residents have been attempting to dissolve that city’s government and merge with the neighboring town of Union.

The State of New York has very specific guidelines regarding the requirements of such a process and under these regulations. The first requirement of the movement would be a petition, signed by a percentage of Johnson city’s residents, equaling 2,622 for its population.

After a rocky, bug infested start in the 5 game series, the Yankees came roaring back in last night’s 8-4win over the Indians.

After falling to a quick 3 run deficit, the Yanks put up 1 in the 3rd, followed by a 4 run 5th, capped off by a Johnny Damon 3-run shot to put the Yankees ahead.

New York tacked on another 3 in the 6th to blow the game open, allowing only 1 Indians’ run after the 3rd.

By Peter Spaet

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By Peter Spaet
Even 35 degree temperatures and heavy rainfall couldn't stop the Rockies unexpected tear through the postseason. A 1-1 tie was broken last night by a 3-run Yorvit Torrealba homerun, in the 6th inning. That shot accounted for the difference in the game as the Rockies went on to win by a score of 4-1.

By Peter Spaet

A Johnson City, village board vote on the proposed Walmart shopping center was originally scheduled for Tuesday October 3rd. But citing unfavorable weather conditions potentially deterring voter attendance, as well as a newly completed traffic study, Johnson City Mayor Harry Lewis opted to delay the vote by approximately 2 weeks.

By Peter Spaet
The Cleveland Indians last night took game 4 of the ALCS, defeating the Red Sox by a score of 7 to 3.

The big series of blows to the Red Sox came in the 5th inning, where the Indians scored all 7 of their runs on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 1 hit bastmen, with 5 of those runs coming against Boston's Tim Wakefield.

The Red Sox led off the following inning with 3 consecutive solo homeruns by Kevin Youklis, David Ortiz, and Manny Ramirez. But that wasn't close to enough as those 3 shots accounted for Boston's only 3 runs of the game.

By Peter Spaet
12 years; 12 postseason runs; 10 Division Titles; 6 pennants; and 4 World Series Championships: All running totals until this week, when it was announced that Joe Torre's Yankee Managerial totals would end right where they were.

Despite losing games two, three, and four consecutively and falling to a 3-1 deficit in the ALCS, the Boston Red Sox took their third straight from the Cleveland Indians last night, to secure their eleventh American League Penant and their second in four years.

Last night's game remained close most of the way, with Cleveland chipping away at a modest 3-run Red Sox lead throughout the game's first six innings. Boston then blew it open in the seventh and eighth, scoring a combined 8 runs on six hits, one walk, one error, and two homeruns in their final 2 frames. After tacking on those eight late-inning runs, the Red Sox went on to win by a score of 11 to two.

Game one of the World Series will be held this Wednesday, October 24th at 8:00pm, The Colorado Rockies at the Boston Red Sox. Probable pitchers have yet to be announced. We will continue to update you on all World Series Coverage as this final round of 2007 baseball approaches.

By Peter Spaet
In BU intramural sports news this week, CoRec-Intramural kickball has finally crowned a new champion: The Aqua Team Kickball Force held its early lead against the Tough-Guides, (comprised primarily of the BU Tourguiding staff,) for a 10-7 win in yesterday's championship game.

ATKF's Elliot Zenilman made the final out in center field to the roaring cheers of, literally, several fans.

By Peter Spaet
Just 12 days after the announcement of Joe Torre's departure and only two days after the Red Sox completed their World Series Sweep of the Rockies, Joe Girardi became the first Managerial hire of this Major Laegue Baseball offseason, accepting the Yankees' three year, 7.5 million dollar offer.

By Peter Spaet

The BU student population voted this week to send a message to administrators, through the voice of its Student Association. 411 undergraduates participated in Wednesday's referendum on the design of the new East Campus, where new dorms will soon replace the __ year old Newing and __ year old Dickinson Structures.

It was determined that the 2 aging communities would be replaced, rather than renovated when new fire code laws were instituted to take effect in 2013, which would render those buildings out of compliance, beginning in that year.

By Peter Spaet
Just a few days after the most recent turn in the Alex Rodriguez saga, (which has him primed to resign with the Yankees to a 10 year, $275 million deal,) the Yankees now appear set to preliminary terms with two more of their key players - closer, Mariano Rivera and catcher Jorge Posada.

By Peter Spaet
Surprise news coming from Capitol Hill today. In an unexpected turn the Republican Senator from Mississippi, and current Senate Minority Whip, Trent Lott announced his retirement from the United States Senate today, effective at the end of 2007.

By Peter Spaet

By Peter Spaet
With the February 5th "Super Tuesday" primaries fast approaching, in which residents of 22 states - accounting for over 50% of the country's population, - will cast votes for the Presidential nominees of the 2 major parties, tomorrow's Florida Primary will mark the final battle between the GOP Presidential candidates before the typically decisive February 5th contests.