Notes on a Scorecard - Oct. 22, 1990

Marcus and Bo. Some combo. It’s like facing a changeup artist one inning and a flamethrower the next. . . .

Who needs training camp or even the first five or six games of the season? In their debuts Sunday, Bo Jackson scored two touchdowns at San Diego and Eric Dickerson averaged six yards a carry at Indianapolis. . . .

Overlooked Raider hero: Scott Davis, the defensive lineman who personally kept the Chargers out of field goal range late in the first half after Sammy Seale intercepted a pass from Jay Schroeder. . . .

The Raiders are fortunate to have Seattle out of the way this early in the season. They’ve escaped with their two victories and now they can watch the Seahawks surprise other AFC West teams like Kansas City. . . .

When Fred Roggin has Todd Christensen around to point out every mistake he makes, who needs Jim Healy? . . .

Actually, Roggin, the good-humor man of the Channel 4 sports news, is a competent, understated play-by-play announcer. . . .

Granted, he got his 102 yards and two touchdowns against a weak defense, but Cleveland Gary is on his way to becoming a first-rate NFL tailback. . . .

How delightful. Sunday, we got to see the Philadelphia Eagles, and tonight we’re treated to the Cleveland Browns again.

I told you the World Series would be short. . . .

More surprising than Cincinnati limiting Oakland to a .207 batting average was the Reds belting Athletics’ pitching for a .317 average. . . .

Among those A’s having a lousy series was Manager Tony La Russa. . . .

La Russa seemed dispirited in the fourth game, raising only a mild beef when umpire Randy Marsh blew a call at first base during the Reds’ decisive eighth-inning rally. . . .

How did you like Dave Stewart accusing Jose Canseco of not concentrating and then arriving at the ballpark late Friday night because he thought the game started at 8:30 p.m. instead of 5:30? . . .

Oakland is effective in the World Series when it faces mediocre National League pitching like the Giants’ and something less when it faces outstanding National League pitching like the Dodgers’ and Reds’. . . .

This is one time when the Series winner likely will undergo more changes in the off-season than the loser. . . .

Barry Larkin is the Reds’ best player. . . .

He will get no award, but Rickey Henderson-- who hit .333, stole three bases and made a great catch in Game 2--was the A’s most valuable player in the Series.

In the second half Saturday at the Coliseum, USC acted as though it never had seen a quarterback option play, let alone the fumblerooski. . . .

For sure, Arizona runs the fumblerooski better than Florida State. . . .

Larry Smith was right--emotion has a lot to do with deciding college football games, especially in the middle of the long season. . . .

What an upsetting Saturday for USC--Southern California lost to Arizona and South Carolina lost to the Citadel. . . .

Game of the week on the West Coast: California at Washington. . . .

However, I doubt if Golden Bear Coach Bruce Snyder will parade his players through the stands at Husky Stadium before the kickoff. . . .

Why would anybody ever want to kick off to Rocket Ismail? . . .

Craziest strategy of the week was that Michigan, which lost by one point and went for a two-point conversion and failed when leading Iowa, 20-10, in the third quarter. . . .

Northwestern is tied with Michigan and Michigan State in the Big Ten standings. . . .

Buster Douglas finally exercised in public Saturday when he sparred two rounds each against Elijah Tillery, Loren Ross and Mike Lundy in a jam-packed ballroom at the Mirage hotel in Las Vegas. Reportedly, the heavyweight champion looked decent. . . .

Maybe Forrest Gregg should send Jerry Glanville a game ball.