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Riley Maynard Ralph Donald Mass communications department remembers unique teaching styles, impact of two retired professors Long-term mass communications professors Ralph Donald and Riley Maynard both leave lasting legacies on not only the department itself, but fellow faculty members and students as well. According to Mass Communications Department Chairman Gary Hicks, there is now a void in the department. “Both brought tremendous talent and tremendous abilities in many different ways,” Hicks said. “The legacies that they have left are different but equally important.” Maynard had an extensive background in TV and radio production before he began his teaching career, having worked in six radio stations, five TV stations and five TV networks. Hicks said no student who has gone through the mass communications department will ever forget Maynard and what he taught them. “Some students loved him, some students hated him, but I think everyone learned from him,” Hicks said. “Students come back and they always ask about Riley and always give him credit for helping them survive the real world. Whenever I’d have a student come make a complaint, I’d say ‘You may not like his style, but you’ll learn.’ He was instrumental in the early days of building our broadcast TV, radio program and he’ll be sorely missed.” Donald served as chairman of the mass communications department from 1997 to 2003 and taught broadcast, film and journalism at the college level for more than 37 years. According to Hicks, Donald was brought in specifically as chairman in order to get the department accredited. “That was no small feat. You have to make sure your curriculum is in order and that student services are there; there are so many different aspects to getting a program accredited,” Hicks said. “The benefits to the students coming through an accredited program are so great that the faculty gave him our total support. He will be thought of as the person who really put us on the map in terms of national prominence and getting us recognized.” Hicks said both men brought significant experience in the media field. Maynard’s experience was more in the TV area, while Donald brought more of the administrative aspect. “We, the current faculty, future faculties, students and alums, owe a great deal to Dr. Donald for his work on getting us accredited,” Hicks said, “just as they owe a great deal to Dr. Maynard in terms of what he did to establish a strong broadcast component to our curriculum [and] for bringing his extraordinary, unique way of teaching that really did prepare students for successful careers.” Mass communications professor Cory Byers said he had great experiences working with both Maynard and Donald. “They are both very easy to talk to,” Byers said. “Their offices were always open. If I had questions, both always had answers because they had been here so long they knew the processes for everything. And if they didn’t know the answer, they knew who to talk to who would have it. They had really great institutional knowledge of SIUE and the department of mass communications.” Hicks joined the department just one year after Donald took over as chairman, and said the hiring process and working with him was a good experience. “As a junior faculty member, he was not only helpful in figuring out my way around an academic department but also very receptive to my ideas,” Hicks said. “He was a pleasure to work under and along side of.” According to Hicks, Maynard had been the glue that held the department together, in a sense.
“Riley has just always been Riley. He’s been a wonderful colleague and has brought a certain spirit to the department,” Hicks said. “During rough times, he brought a certain joviality, I would say, that made us realize we’re all in this together.” Hicks said Maynard and Donald worked hard to contribute to the family atmosphere within the department. “They succeeded, along with other members of the faculty, in creating what I consider an extraordinarily collegial group that we have here, which is not what you typically find in every academic department,” Hicks said. “We get along really well, we generally like each other and that just doesn’t happen.” Hicks said looking back, he will have many fond memories of both Donald and Maynard. “With Riley, stories of his teaching methodology are what I’ll most remember. I worked in a newsroom, too, before coming here and some of the stories I heard of how he got that message across to students would sometimes send me over in laughter,” Hicks said. “I’ll remember Dr. Donald being extraordinarily helpful to me when I was a young professor here. He gave me a lot of good advice on how to succeed.” Hicks said Maynard and Donald had great influence over the hiring process. “Those are the things we have all learned lessons from,” Hicks said. “Those of us that have since taken on administrative rolls understand the same importance of who we bring to faculty.” With the departure of two professors from the same academic focus in the same department, the remaining faculty members were left to find someone to fill those spots. According to Hicks, mass communications has two new faculty members joining the department this fall. “Obviously while there is no replacing such great people, these are very exciting hires,” Hicks said. “Whenever you hire a replacement for somebody, especially in a university and in a discipline that’s as quickly evolving as we are, you always have to look to see if you need to hire someone of that exact profile or someone a little different. For both of these positions, we have gone for something a little bit different; more involved in convergent media, social media and people who are really well grounded in what the future demands will be.” Hicks said one of the two new hires is Donald’s replacement and the other is a replacement in a search the department started a few years ago and recently completed. One of these new professors specializes in TV and broadcast, while the other is much more involved | pg.3
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in multimedia, design and multiplatform delivery. As for Maynard’s position, the department is planning to begin the search to fill his position next school year. “While we have not filled Dr. Maynard’s position, these two come in at an excellent time in the history of this department,” Hicks said. “They are fulfilling the needs as we’re moving away from these very distinct sequences into a much more converged curriculum.” Donald was also internship coordinator for the department. Hicks will be taking over this during the summer and come fall, responsibility will shift to Byers. According to Hicks, the department is doing what needs to be done in terms of hiring and curriculum development. “There are so many classes that suddenly I had to find somebody to fill. Fortunately, we have two people who are coming in who can fit into those,” Hicks said. “There are a couple of classes I’ve had to bring in lecturers for, people who have
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taught here before and they are excellent.” To Hicks, these two men leave a lasting impression on the department. “It obviously wont be the same without them. I will miss the comradery, and I will miss their guidance,” Hicks said. “They represented a great deal of institutional memory here.” Byers said Maynard and Donald have taught mass communications alumni well. “When we have alumni events, alum will come up and talk about them,” Byers said. “Even if they didn’t agree with what they said or liked their grading while in school, they understand now since they’ve been out working for years. They say, ‘Oh, they really knew what they were talking about. They really kind of told us how it would be and it actually is even though we might not have wanted to listen when we were in school.’ I think that’s a really good legacy for both of them.”
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An officer responded to the Post Office in Rendleman Building regarding a possible suspicious letter. An officer issued a citation to Miranda V. Cook for disobeying a traffic control device. The offense occurred on North Circle Drive at Peck Service Road.
An officer responded to Lot E regarding a traffic accident between three vehicles. No injuries or road blockage were reported.
A SIUE painter came to the SIUE Police Department and turned in information about an accident that occurred in Lot A that morning. The witness that gave the officer the information remained anonymous.
South University Drive at South Circle Drive for a 911 transfer call of a disturbance in progress. An officer located the subjects who were having a child custody dispute. The child was left in the custody of his father.
An officer issued a citation to Francis Bennett for expired registration. The offense occurred on North University Drive at East University Drive. Student Fitness Center Director called about a softball team using the intermural field and appeared to be damaging it. An officer issued citations to Eathan Campagna for expired registration and no insurance. The offense occurred on East University Drive at North University Drive.
Officers responded to a report of reckless driver southbound on University Drive at South Circle Drive. The vehicle was not located.
An officer issued a citation to Jennifer Caughey for speeding 70 mph in 45 mph speed zone. The offense occurred on New Poag Road at Bohm School Road.
During a routine traffic stop, Felesha C. Smith was arrested for driving while suspended and issued a citation for driving without headlights. Smith was transported to the SIUE Police Department and fingerprinted, photographed and processed. Dyaesha G. Redding was also arrested for an active warrant out of Collinsville Police Department for obstructing police. Redding was transported to the SIUE Police Department to be fingerprinted, photographed and processed. Smith was released with a notice to appear. Redding was picked up by Collinsville Police Department after she was unable to post bond.
A fire alarm at Evergreen Hall was set off and Housing was notified. The Edwardsville Fire Department was dispatched and a building engineer was notified. Officers found the panel showed a fire trouble only and the fire department was notified, but continued to the scene to make sure the building was secure. The building engineer reported there was a short circuit in the system that caused the alarm. No fire, smoke or damage were reported, and the alarm was reset without incident.
An officer issued a citation to Christopher Edwards for speeding 72 mph in a 45 mph speed zone. The offense occurred on New Poag Road at North University Drive. An officer issued a citation to Kevin Kattleman for driving without insurance. Kattleman was also issued a written warning for speeding 68 mph in a 55 mph speed zone. The offense occurred on New Poag Road at Stadium Drive. A caller reported an unattended book bag under a bench in the Stratton Quadrangle between the Lovejoy Library and the Morris University Center. The officers spoke with a staff person who had spotted the bag and turned it in to lost and found. The officers checked the bag but could not find anything identifying the owner. It was left with the lost and found.
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Officers responded to 422 Cougar Village regarding a female reporting that she had been battered. Officers spoke with both subjects and determined that it was a mutual dispute. No arrests were made.
An officer responded to 404 Cougar Village regarding a female subject advising her exboyfriend would not stop knocking on her door. The officer escorted the male subject off campus. An officer responded to the Information Desk regarding a bag of marijuana and money being found.
Officers checked near 431 Cougar Village for two white males reportedly throwing something into nearby trees. The officers advised that nothing was found and no one was found in the area.
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Construction workers or vultures? Summer students have a hard time distinguishing First, it was the parking lots. Next, it was the sidewalks. Now, students receive an email stating many of the roads on campus will be closed due to extensive construction. Having to haul yourself to school to take summer classes is hard enough, but now students face the agony of dealing with construction. While the construction is annoying in and of itself, there’s also the problem of construction workers.
Caitlin Grove Alestle Reporter I understand this is how these men make a living. They are being paid to work for the university, and discreetly staring is OK from time to time. Everyone is guilty of that at some point or another.
However, ogling female college students who pass by is not in their job description. This is an issue women face on a daily basis and one that hardly gets the attention it deserves. Many don’t feel the magnitude of it unless it has actually happened to them. As a young woman who experiences this when walking across SIUE’s campus, I can tell you it is not something that should be taken lightly. Every day as I start to walk to class, I see the construction workers who I know I’ll have to pass and am immediately uneasy because I know exactly what is going to happen. Women shouldn’t have to feel uncomfortable wearing shorts and tank tops walking around campus in the summer, but with these kinds of behaviors occurring, many may end up feeling violated. Many men fail to comprehend this, but to be gawked at by a complete stranger is an utterly intrusive experience. Once you catch them staring, you feel as if there is nothing you can do
to stop it. In other words, you feel powerless. When you walk past one or two workers, it’s not as bad when they stare. It’s uncomfortable, but is a bit more bearable. When it’s a herd of them, stopping what they are doing and staring like vultures, it becomes a problem. It’s one thing to have to deal with the construction itself. You have to park at parking lots in a far away land and take inconvenient sidewalks to get to the Morris University Center since the practical ones are blocked off. But it becomes another thing entirely when you throw these workers into the mix. Even though the stares of construction workers may not seem to pose an immediate threat, this is in fact an issue that is making some students uncomfortable when walking across their own campus and needs to be addressed, period.
Opinions = facts Media outlets have responsibility to their audience I will stand as a feminist and a sane human being and say the recent column written by the former contributor of St. Louis Post-Dispatch George Will has upset enough people that he deserved to lose his syndicated column over the controversial piece. Containing misinterpreted outside sourcing, bizarre claims that rape victims earn more privileges after they’ve reported the crime committed against them and thoroughly criticizing women, Will’s column is chock-full of sexist remarks and pointless assertions.
Hailey Huffines Aleslte Managing Editor As a member of the editorial board at the Alestle, I find it shameful that this piece was ever considered for publication. Controversial editorials are always a risk to publish, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was reckless in its decision to publish such an inaccurate and extreme column. While there are several things about Will’s
column that upset me, including his nonsensical rant on rape victims and the supposed privileges they receive, what I am most irritated about is the lack of responsibility by a news publication. The process an editorial piece goes through is just as tedious as that of a news article, so for the staff at the Post-Dispatch to not make a fuss about the amount of absurdity that this ignorantly written column consisted of reflects badly on this newspaper. It’s a shame that this sort of nonsense can slip through the hands of the editors and be published for all to see. Luckily, there are educated people out there in the world who were quick to call Will out on his ridiculous notions. But there are also people who have read and will read this article, since it remains viewable on various websites, and will obtain a skewed perspective of something as prevalent as sexual assault on college campuses. As responsible readers of the news, it is important to educate ourselves on the facts and statistics of an issue before blindly believing a column. However, it is also the responsibility of any news resource to educate its readers on facts. There is a distinct difference between fact and the hunk of falsities that Will, and many others, spew. An opinion is an opinion, but a strong opinion includes facts, and newspapers need to
publish strong opinions supported with information that has been truthfully proven. Newspapers hold a lot of power, and in some cases, such power is misused. Will used his column to say rape victims earn “privileges” from their “victimhood,” and that has earned him a lot of angry readers. There are instances in which newspapers and online news sources err and this happened with Will’s contentious column. Some sources continue this behavior constantly, but the PostDispatch took action and will no longer run Will’s syndicated column. The Post-Dispatch posted a note to its readers stating that Will’s dismissal “has been under consideration for several months,” but it took an article of this nature for the newspaper to let him go. The editor went on to say the “column was offensive and inaccurate; we apologize for publishing it,” which gives a little relief that there was room for apology. While the Post-Dispatch addressed the issue directly and has already found a replacement columnist, I hope they don’t make the same mistake twice.
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use of pop, folk and classical elements. Comparable to the classic rock of Fleetwood Mac and containing the richness of country folk eclecticism of Neil Young, these sisters are a breath of fresh air in an industry full of auto-tuned voices and computer-generated beats. Sweden never fails to produce chart-topping musicians such as Robyn, Avicii, Lykke Li, ABBA and, ironically, Swedish House Mafia. With a rise of Swedish pop stars and progressive house DJs stepping into the American music scene, First Aid Kit steps away from the mainstream, money-making music and blends melodies with golden vocals. It’s hard to say anything is original anymore, especially in the music industry, but I can fully support this statement when talking about First Aid Kit. While these sisters do share similarities with classic rock and contemporary folk, they take those similarities and create new sounds from them. Nothing is more enriching than listening to music that sounds fresh in comparison to everything you’ve been listening
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Women’s soccer aims for championship in 2014 The women’s soccer team will begin its season on Thursday, Aug. 14, and expectations are already high. Head coach Derek Burton said the team has many goals for the upcoming season, and he expects the players to work towards all of them. “Our expectations are really kind of baseline in terms of the way we expect players to come in fit and at the peak of their conditioning, be ready to work and give the effort needed,” Burton said. “We have the talent to be able to do really well and challenge for a regular season title in the OVC [Ohio Valley Conference]. The expectations are to do everything in our power to reach those goals.” Junior goalkeeper Jennifer Pelley said the team’s main goal is to be conference champions. “Last year, we had a really good nonconference play and when we got to the conference, we didn’t play as well as we normally did,” Pelley said. “I feel like that’s somewhere we can improve. I also believe that we can be the second team in the school’s history to make it to a NCAA tournament in Division I.” Burton said there are a few ways the team can improve next season. “We’d like to see a consistency from our athletes, day in and day out, and how they approach training and the process it takes to be a Division I athlete,” Burton said. “It’s important to work towards a consistent mindset so that we’re ready to work, ready to listen, ready to develop as individuals and collectively as a team.
That’s number one, because without that, it will make everything more difficult.” Burton said this will be somewhat of a challenge because the team has 11 new players joining the team who will be experiencing their first season of Division I athletics. Of the 11 players, two of those will be transfers, who Burton said should have an easier transition as opposed to the freshmen.
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from this season, which is basically a championship win.” Burton said part of the reason the incoming class will be so big is because the team had seven seniors leave. “All of our seniors leave a pretty lasting imprint on our program because they all played a lot. For the most part, they were all starters on a regular basis for four years, so they will all be missed. Their personalities and what they
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“We’re going to be pretty young. We have 11 new players joining us out of 24, so almost half of our team will be new,” Burton said. “I do expect there to be some growth happening but with the right work and mentality, rather than taking a season to grow into as good a team as we can be, we’d like it to be within the year.” Senior defender Samantha Jones said she is a little nervous about the number of new freshmen coming into the program. “It’s going to be difficult getting them all on the same page,” Jones said. “That’s one of my top five goals I have for this season: to get them all focused and on the same page and to know what the upperclassmen are expecting
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brought to our program for four years will be missed,” Burton said. “That being said, we have good talented players coming in. They just lack the experience of all of those upperclassmen.” According to Burton, there are three segments to the season that each have separate. The first segment is regular season nonconference games, which Burton said is important. But the next segment, which is the most important part, is being prepared to win in the conference schedule. Burton said following this, the post season is the third and final segment. “It’s a little bit dangerous to look too far ahead because you have to do one before you do the other,” Burton said.
Burton said he feels confident in the team’s ability to win this season due to the strong leadership he expects to see. “We have a handful of very strong leaders that are very good and very capable on our team. Jones will be one of our two seniors we will have this year. She’s developed into a really strong and effective leader for our team moving forward,” Burton said. “Pelley, who’s our starting goalkeeper, has also emerged as a really strong leader. Those two mostly carry a lot of the leadership weight responsibilities for our team.” Jones said she is expecting a lot of determination, focus and more wins this coming season. “I want us as a team to get to the tournament, get to the championship game,” Jones said. “It’d also be great to get revenge on UT Martin [University of Tennessee at Martin], and beat them in the championship game.” Burton said the players and coaching staff are excited and ready for the upcoming season. “All of our players are really driven. They are very positive because they see and they can feel what our potential is,” Burton said. “Our coaching staff is equally excited to be headed into a season where there is so much potential for success, and we are doing everything we can to reach that potential. We’re looking forward to getting started.”
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View from the sideline: How the U.S. can steal a point BEN LEVIN
Alestle Sports Editor
Watching the U.S. vs. Portugal game on Sunday, I thought the Americans had the victory. I felt like the stars and stripes had defied the odds and beaten the No. 3 team in the world. And I wasn’t the only one. Announcers Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman were talking late in the game as if the game was won, and they were saying they didn’t think Cristiano Ronaldo was feeling healthy and how surprising his performance had been. Unfortunately, the game hadn’t ended, and Ronaldo is Ronaldo. In the last seconds of the game, he produced a flash of magic, crossing in a perfect ball, leading to the game-tying goal. Now the United States might need to produce a point against Germany, who destroyed the same Portugal team in a 4-0 tromping. The U.S. doesn’t necessarily need a point against Germany to advance, but it cannot rest its starters and expect to get through with four points. It will be tough, but here is what I believe the team must do to get past the “group of death” and into the elimination stages of the World Cup:
Keep feeding Fabian Fabian Johnson has been the best defender for the United States this World Cup, and has made an impact on both sides of the ball. Johnson had a solid performance against Ghana, but really stood out in the game against Portugal, while midfielder Graham Zusi failed to put together a complete 95minute game. Continuing to get Johnson the ball in attacking areas should be a focus for the U.S. in the game against Germany. His speed, along with his ability to put the ball in the box, makes Johnson one of the Americans’ top threats on the wing. If USA plans to beat Germany, USA will need to keep putting crosses into the box, and Johnson has been the best passer for the team out on the wing. Find a replacement for Bedoya Alejandro Bedoya has had one of the most underwhelming performances out of all the United States’ players. On offense and defense, Bedoya has been almost invisible. He isn’t getting many touches and can’t do much without the ball at his feet. Where midfielders Jermaine Jones and Michael Bradley have excelled, Bedoya has been disappointing. There are a few players who
could find their way into the starting 11 in Bedoya’s place. Mikkel Diskerud has been labeled by some as the Americans’ next Landon Donovan. That’s a lot of praise for a player not seeing much time off the bench. Diskerud has the speed and skill to make an impact on the team, and if Bedoya isn’t going to help the team, Diskerud deserves his shot at starting. Timothy Chandler could also start for the United States in place for Bedoya. If Chandler starts, it allows for Johnson to work his way into the midfield, perhaps increasing his presence in the attacking third. Chandler has shown that he can play, and if it wasn’t for a hiatus from the national team, he might have been a starter at the start of the Head Coach tournament. Jurgen Klinsmann may have to swallow his pride here and give Chandler the green light. Another option that would put Johnson in the midfield is 20-year-old DeAndre Yedlin. Yedlin had some time in the game against Portugal and added some quickness to a previously conservative team. Yedlin can add the same spark as Johnson at the back, and with both players in the game, could give the United States a new mindset on offense. Yedlin is probably the third option for
Clint Dempsey, 8, of the U.S. shoots the ball against Portugal during the FIFA World Cup at the Arena Amazonia Stadium in Manaus, Brazil, on June 22, 2014. |Liu Dawei/Xinhua/Zuma Press (MCT)
Klinsmann as he is young and inexperienced at the international level. Treat Mueller like Ronaldo... One of the things that impressed me most about the game against Portugal was the way the United States treated Ronaldo. The players knew they couldn’t stop the world’s best player by playing straight up, so instead they decided to make smart fouls on Ronaldo in places where it would not hurt them. The Americans need to do the same thing to German forward Thomas Mueller. Mueller scored a hat trick against Portugal in Germany’s first game, and the guy just knows how to score. When you watch Mueller, he doesn’t have an imposing presence, but he always seems to be in the right places at the right time. With a midfielder like Mesut Ozil, a forward who knows where to be can be deadly. The Americans need to treat Mueller sort of like how they treated Ronaldo in their game against Portugal. They shouldn’t foul Mueller as often because he will usually get the ball near or in the box, but they need to play him tight. The team can’t allow Mueller to find open space, with or without the ball, because he can get in a position to put the ball in the back of the net. If Mueller starts to go on a run, it wouldn’t hurt the U.S. to foul him before he gets deep in the field. ...but watch the fouls The Germans have been getting fouls called for them a lot this tournament. Now, part of that is because they’re flopping more than most teams are in the tournament, but they’re also clever in the runs they make. The German players will make diagonal runs that bait defenders into fouling them, leading to free kicks in dangerous areas. Against Portugal, the Americans got lucky they didn’t get more cards thrown their way. If they play the same way against Germany, the players are at risk of getting red cards, and hindering the U.S.’s shot of advancing to the elimination stage. The United States defenders must be aware of how the Germans will run at them. All that being said, the Americans have to keep playing the same hard-nosed defense
they have been playing. The defense has gotten the United States four points this far, in a group that four points is not easy to attain, so shying away from contact doesn’t make sense. The team needs to be smart on its fouls, and know when they have to back off. Live and die with Dempsey Clint Dempsey has taken over as the face of United States soccer better than anyone could have hoped. He has scored in both group stage games, and has been the focal point of the United States scoring. Dempsey has been emotional and helped get the team this far. That shouldn’t change. It seems pretty selfexplanatory, but the Americans shouldn’t try to change how they have played up top. I was surprised when I saw only one forward in the lineup against Portugal, but Dempsey proved me wrong. He can play up top by himself, and should against Germany. Play like you have won a game before My biggest complaint about how the United States has played in its first two games is how it finishes the games. In both games, the Americans have had an upper hand late in the game, but they don’t play like they have the lead. Late in the games, players have tried to take the ball into the box, when they should have just run the ball to the corner. It may seem like a cowardly tactic to someone who hasn’t watched much soccer before, but taking the ball to the corner when ahead is just like a quarterback taking a knee in football or a basketball player running down the clock late in the game. Taking the ball to the corner is how winners hold leads late in the game. Bradley and Yedlin have taken the ball toward the box late in games, but they should not have done so. With Yedlin, inexperienced nerves may have gotten the best of him, but Bradley should know better. The leaders on the U.S. team need to be vocal, and tell the players the plan late in games where they have the lead. Ben Levin can be reached at blevin@alestlelive.com or 650-3524.
Martinez works his way into rotation JOE TREZZA
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)
The paint had been long since cleaned off Adam Wainwright’s face by the time news started circling around the Cardinals’ clubhouse that, despite the ace’s health, their once-solid starting rotation suddenly is a mess. “You guys know Carlos [Martinez] pitched today, right?” Wainwright, the selfproclaimed “goofball” of the team, asked reporters surrounding Michael Wacha’s locker. Hours before, Wainwright painted his face star-spangled in support of the U.S. soccer
team’s World Cup match later Sunday. Then Martinez earned his first career victory as a starter in a game that the Cardinals used clutch hitting to win, in seemingly throwback fashion, over Philadelphia 5-3. It was supposed to be a carefree flight to Colorado afterward. “Wait,” Wainwright said, turning serious, and speaking to a clubhouse attendant. “What happened?” The better question now is — what happens next? For one thing, expect more of Martinez. With Wacha and Jaime Garcia sidelined indefinitely because of shoulder conditions, Martinez officially becomes a
starting pitcher instead of a fillin starter. He will assume Wacha’s spot in the rotation for an indefinite stint that, depending on his performance and the multiple recoveries, conceivably could become a permanent stay. Martinez’s second audition for the role since spring training came on a day the Cardinals found themselves with an unscripted interest in casting. Garcia failed in his attempt to throw a painless pregame session in the bullpen, and the full extent of Wacha’s injury was not known until the weekend. Read more about the St. Louis Cardinals at alestlelive.com
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, June 22, 2014, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. |Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)
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