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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 VOL. 106, NO. 30 ● SINCE 1908 DISASTER RESPONSE PROGRAM TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN SPRING

Daniel Hou / THE DAILY GAMECOCK The Gamecocks are 5-0-1 for home games this season. MEN’S SOCCER PREVIEW USC VS. FIU PAGE 8 Crime report Regan Freeman/ THE DAILY GAMECOCK Emergency management will allow graduate students to get jobs in governmental, profi t and nonprofi t sectors. Patrick Ingraham is vulnerable to nearly every marketable skills for their fi rst shows uptick in @PATTYMILLS11 major natural disaster, save ... ‘real jobs,’” Witko said. volcanoes. The state is also Third-year hospitality The University of South susceptible to numerous management student Dylan Carolina announced Monday man-made hazards like Smith thinks that the drug violations that emergency management nuclear emergencies and concentration would be an has been added as a homeland security threats. excellent program for many Ben Crawford 2011. concentration to its Master of That vulnerability was students to pursue after they @BENLCRAWFORD Additionally, vehicle Public Administration (MPA) more than evident from the graduate. thefts nearly doubled in On-campus drug degree. unprecedented rainfall and “I’m kind of in a flux with during that time period, violations reports The addition of this subsequent flooding on the my major right now … But from 32 to 60. rose dramatically last concentration means more weekend of Oct. 4. it definitely sounds like A total 110 arrests year, according to the graduate students have the SCEMD Director Kim something the state could use, were made at residence university’s 2015 Annual chance to be employed in Stenson believes the field is especially right now,” Smith halls in the past year, up Security Report released governmental, profit and constantly expanding and the said. “The more people we from 77 in 2013. Unlike earlier this month. nonprofi t sectors that help in need for qualified, educated have who are prepared for other recent years, In 2014, the most planning and responding to and capable professionals is things like [the fl ooding], the however, no arrests in recent year for which disasters. always there. better.” residence halls in 2014 data is available, 129 The MPA program at “Emergency management Witko believes those resulted from weapons cases of university USC is the oldest accredited as a profession has grown looking for employment possessions — there disciplinary action were MPA program in the state, tremendously over the last in emergency management were six instances of drug violations, up from with over 1,500 graduates 20 years,” Stenson said in a will have a leg up if they go violations due to illegal a mere 44 in 2013 — since its founding in 1968. press release. “The disaster through the program, but, weapons possessions in almost a 300 percent This particular program will response and recovery more importantly, that it 2013. The vast majority increase. be the fi rst of its kind at any programs that exist today will positively impact South of arrests consisted There were 801 cases accredited MPA program in are extensive and detailed. Carolina and the Southeast as of drug and alcohol of disciplinary actions South Carolina. The modern emergency a whole. violations. taken against those MPA program director manager has to have a solid “We think that it will help The report, violating liquor laws Christopher Witko said that educational foundation in the future — governments, mandated by the federal on campus, with 718 the program has been in the coupled with real-world non-profits, companies, government under the of those occurring in works since 2014. experience in order to make etc. — respond in a timely Jeanne Cleary Act, campus residence halls. “This is something we the best recommendations and effective manner to shows information Additionally, of the 129 started working on last fall,” about people’s safety in times emergencies when they and statistics gathered violations involving Witko said. “It takes a long of crisis.” arise,” Witko said. “Having during the 2014 calendar drugs on campus in time for these programs to get “It will attract people more people with the skills year. The University’s 2014, 124 of those cases approved … we got the final already working in emergency and knowledge in this area Division of Law took place in residence approval about a month ago.” management and planning can only be a good thing for Enforcement and Safety halls. According to the South that want to improve their the state, and really, for the (DLES) compiles the Instances of burglary Carolina Emergency skill set and knowledge, and region.” majority of the data in residence halls stayed Management Division it will also attract undergrads used in the report. The constant with 2013 (SCEMD), South Carolina who want to haveh ave more university uses the incidences, with three report as an effort to reported cases. There ensure safety for current were 62 reported cases and future Carolina when the security report students. Freshman creates began gathering data in custom costumes Quick Hitters: Today in

Sam Breazeale costumes when she wasas @TDG_ARTS little. In the eighth grade,de, Gamecock athletics she decided to make It’s not difficult to one herself, and since find creative Halloween then, she hasn’t missed • Gamecock wide receiver commit costumes on USC’s a year. She’s covered Bryan Edwards suffered a torn meniscus campus — the school’s all of the spooky bases,, in his game Friday and will miss the rest size and the innovative from a witch to a piecece of his senior season nature of college students of candy corn, whichch usually ensure that a huge is her costume for thishis • The South Carolina women’s variety of pop culture year. “[My favorite onene basketball team announced it eclipsed references, puns and cute is] honestly probably thishis 10,000 season ticket sales this year two Halloween staples are all one,” Adams said. “Evenen years after setting a goal for 5000 covered in any given year though it sort of sucks.ks. First-year undeclared My mom and I werere • South Carolina’s Nov. 7 football game business student Emily making it, and I was like,ke, at Tennessee has been scheduled for 4 Adams, however, takes ‘I have ten minutes,’ andnd p.m. on SEC Network. the creativity a step so we made it in literallyly further: for the last six ten minutes.” • Tuesday’s men’s soccer game at Stone or so years, she has made In this writer’s opinion,n, Stadium will be a pink out. Students are her own costumes from the candy corn dress doeses encouraged to wear pink for the 7 p.m. scratch, sewing together not look like somethingng game and the fi rst 200 will receive free fabric and adding that was made in only tenen pizza. details to make sure she minutes. ends up with a perfect, — Compiled by Will Helms, Adams has evene n personalized outfit to Sports Editor inspired some of herer show off on the 31st. Adams began by helping her mother make SEECOSTUMEPAGE4 LelandLeland McElMcElveenveen/ THE DDAILYAILY GAGAMECOCKMECOCK NEWS 2

2 Tuesday, October 27, 2015 About The Daily Gamecock

Editor-in-Chief BEN CRAWFORD Managing Editor RANA SOBEIH EMILY READY Online Editor Local teenager killed in hunting accident GREY KLEIN Design Director RACHAEL MCGAHEE Special Sections Director KELLY VILLWOCK Copy Desk Chiefs Eighteen-year-old Kendall Lesher Williams of Newberry County was killed DREW MUELLER in a hunting accident on Sunday around 7 p.m., WIS reported. Williams was a MADELEINE VATH Social Media Editor senior at Mid-Carolina High School. Principal Ray Cooper described him as an GABBI FRASCO “outstanding young man.” Coroner Craig Newton said Williams died from a Photo Editor KAMILA MELKO gunshot wound to the abdomen. News Editor —Compiled by Emily Barber, Asst. News Editor PATRICK INGRAHAM Arts & Culture Editors KYLIE TOKAR LAUREN GALIDA Video depicts offi cer dragging student Opinion Editor BEN TURNER Sports Editor from chair at Spring Valley High WILL HELMS

Assistant Photo Editors Interim Student Media Director CODY SCOGGINS SARAH SCARBOROUGH School ABBY WEBB Business Manager Assistant Design Director KRISTINE CAPPS LOGAN ZAHNER Creative Director Senior Designer EDGAR SANTANA A video of an incident between a student and a resource offi cer at Spring Valley JESSICA BLAHUT Production Manager Assistant Arts & Culture Editor DEGAN CHEEK High School has been circulating online Monday afternoon, WLTX reported. The MORGAN SMITH Creative Services video shows the resource offi cer pulling a female student out of her desk and dragging Assistant News Editors BRANDON BRAZELL EMILY BARBER RANNAH DERRICK her on the ground for several feet. The offi cer tells the girl to put her hands behind her MARY RAMSEY KODY KRATZER back just before the video ends. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lottsaid the resource Assistant Opinion Editor LINA LEGARE GRIFFIN HOBSON Student Advertising Manager offi cer was called in after the student was disruptive and refused to leave at the requests Assistant Sports Editor NICK VOGT of the teacher and an administrator. Lott said the student was put under arrest. The KELLI CALDWELL Advertising Representatives Assistant Copy Desk Chief JOSHUA DAVISON resource offi cer has been placed on administrative duty. Richland School District Two CAROLYN CULBERTSON COLE HALTOM said they are investigating the incident in coordination with the sheriff’s department. Senior Copy Editor LOMAN HARLEY —Compiled by Emily Barber, Asst. News Editor DEBBIE CLARK MARYAM TEHRANIE Faculty Adviser AMANDA GRANT DOUG FISHER CANON BLACKWELL LAUREN YOUNG Trump leads in South Carolina The Daily Gamecock is the editorially independent student newspaper GOP poll of the University of South Carolina. It is published daily during the fall and spring semesters and nine times during the summer with the exception of university holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Daily According to a CBS/YouGov poll, Donald Trump has 40 percent of GOP Gamecock are those of editors or author and not those of the University of primary voters in South Carolina for the presidential primary in February, The South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communications State reported. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson followed with 23 percent. is the publisher of The Daily Gamecock. The Department of Student Media Trump has a strong lead over Carson in New Hampshire, at 38 percent — 26 is the newspaper’s parent organization. The Daily Gamecock is supported in percentage points higher than the Carson. The candidates are tied in Iowa, each part by student activity fees. One free copy per reader. Additional copies may at 27 percent. In national polls, Trump and Carson hold fi rst and second place, be purchased for $1 each from the Department of Student Media. respectively. dailygamecock.com —Compiled by Emily Barber, Asst. News Editor

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 4 4 SNES games you should play immediately

Courtesy of Nintendo Life All of these Super Nintendo Entertainment System games can be found through the Nintendo E-shop.

Joseph Glass @TDG_ARTS 4: “Super Bonk” This game is weird. “Super Bonk” was the fl agship character of the TurboGrafx-16 before it became obsolete, paving the way for this large-skulled cave- boy’s debut on the SNES, Super Nintendo Entertainment System. This game is a classic platformer, but probably has more in common with hallucinogenic drugs than it does with other popular mainstays. Bonk’s main attacks and movement all utilize his massive cranium, defying physics in the process, unless Super Bonk receives a power-up. From anger-induced, petrifying earthquakes and lizard-faced, steam-fuming giants to rage-riding Courtesy of the Columbia Museum of Art (literally the word “RAGE!”) little person and “Independent Spirits: Women Artists of South Carolina” is a collection of art from women across South Carolina. egg-laying chickens, Super Bonk’s power-ups are as strange as they get. This time-traveling caveman adventure is sold on the Wii’s Virtual Console for 800 points, equivalent to $8. Women artists unite CMA 3: “Zombies Ate My Neighbors” While technically also on the SEGA Genesis, “Zombies Ate My Neighbors” was one of the Carolina is a strong collection of impressive works fi rst co-operative zombie-killing games. Rachel Minetti that can be found in the Palmetto State. The theme @TDG_ARTS The player takes control of one of two too- of the exhibit is to promote a woman’s place in the art cool-for-school ‘90s archetypes in an epic quest world and emphasize the role that women will play in Riding on the tail of the Georgia O’Keeffe: Her through various suburbs, malls, schools, haunted the future of the arts in South Carolina. Carolina Story exhibit, the Columbia Museum of mansions and pyramids in an attempt to rescue “[We wanted] to recognize Georgia O’Keeffe’s Art’s newest exhibit showcases approximately 30 your various neighbors before the zombies Carolina story,” said Joelle Ryan-Cook, the deputy works of art by women across the state of South consume them. Carolina. SEEARTISTPAGE5 The catch? Your arsenal of weaponry consists Independent Spirits: Women Artists of South almost entirely of objects found around the neighborhood, including: water pistols, popsicles, soda cans, silverware, dishes, fire COSTUMEPAGE1 extinguishers and weed whackers. With addicting gameplay and tongue-in-cheek candy corn dress does not look humor, this gem is sold on the Wii’s Virtual like something that was made Console for 800 points. in only ten minutes. 2: “Wild Guns” Adams has even inspired This game is fun! I like to think this game some of her friends, including was the inspiration for Will Smith’s movie, her roommate, who deserves “Wild Wild West.” Similar to “Zombies Ate My an award for most puzzling Neighbors,” this game is a co-op experience with costume idea. two stereotypically western-themed playable “She’s going to be a baked characters: Clint and Annie. potato,” Adams said. “Wild Guns” is a third-person fi xed-viewpoint As one might guess, Adams shooter in which Clint and Annie square off has been looking forward to against the steampunk-inspired mechanic armies Halloween for quite a while. of ‘The Boss’ (what an original name). The In recent weeks, she’s been gameplay is addictively fun, requiring precise getting competitive with some dodging, special power-ups which change ammo other Halloween fanatics in type, varying stage locations and diffi cult-but- her residence hall. fun boss mechanics. “I’ve literally been talking The game gets extremely difficult as the about Halloween since player approaches the fi nal stages, but nabbing September, because I love a friend and tackling the co-operative mode it so much,” she said. “And can alleviate frustration with its high-intensity we worked really hard to gunfi ghts and adrenaline-raising bosses decorate our dorm room and Worth every penny, this game sells for $7.99 everything because we get on the Wii U’s Nintendo eShop. super competitive with all 1: “EarthBound” the other people in our dorm, Underrated during its heyday, “EarthBound” because they were trying to has accrued a cult following. decorate it up, too.” This game follows a young boy named Ness Despite her love for the from the country of Eagleland, representative October holiday, it’s not her of the United States, as he pursues an evil alien favorite. (That’s Christmas.) named Giygas who has covered the world in But Adams feels Halloween hatred. Ness and his friends — Paula, Jeff and deserves more attention than Poo, must use a variety of childhood toys, it usually gets. including yo-yos, baseball bats and psionic “[Halloween] is cool because powers to combat local wildlife, street thugs you get to express your and corrupt police offi cers in a quest to save the creativity, and I feel like it’s world. a really underrated holiday. I The gameplay takes inspiration from other really enjoy it.” popular role-playing titles, such as the “Dragon Quest” series, while diverging in a fresh and unique way. The tongue-in-cheek humor and charming narrative make this a unique gem LeLand McElveen / THE DAILY GAMECOCK among its peers. Freshman Emily Adams makes her own Halloween costumes from This cult classic can be purchased from the scratch. She has brought to life ideas like a witch and a candy corn. Wii U’s Nintendo E-Shop for $9.99 and is worth the steep price. A&C5

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ARTISTPAGE4 and Los Angeles,” Ryan-Cook said. “There are some Mongers — Extracted.” amazing, accomplished artists here in South Carolina “I think being independent, to a degree, is part of director and director of external affairs at the CMA. ... I think a young woman artist can look at this being Southern — we’re fi ercely independent,” said “That iconic American artist period had an amazing for inspiration here at home. There are successful Mary Bentz Gilkerson, another Columbia local with epiphany and pivotal change in South Carolina. counterparts; there are mentors that can be out there. artwork in the show. “We don’t like people telling us For us, [it was] an opportunity to think about those There are people that have successfully accomplished what to do. And certainly, growing up as a Southern women working in South Carolina that exemplify working as an artist. In South Carolina, you can do woman, being independent and making my own that spirit of innovation ... independently doing their it.” decisions sometimes wasn’t always encouraged in our work the way they want to do it, no matter what other A great deal of the artwork on display has been culture.” infl uences want to shift or change that.” created by Columbia’s own. “Ready for Burial,” a While each artwork has its own sense of And the collection does just that. Ranging from 69-by-42-inch embroidery of a vintage, black lace individuality to it, the collection as a whole is brought rich paintings to intricate sculptures, the pieces truly dress sewn onto an old bed sheet, is a standout from together by the overarching theme of independence refl ect the growing role women have in telling their Columbia local, Susan Lenz. Bri Kinard, a USC — a deeply ingrained part of the Southern identity. own story through art, especially in the South. graduate with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the “That’s really what we wanted to do,” Ryan-Cook “We don’t think of South Carolina as the center School of Visual Art and Design, has a large, colorful said. “To say, ‘Hey, there’s some pretty incredible stuff of the art world; we think of New York and Chicago sculpture hanging from the ceiling, titled “Fear going on in South Carolina.’”

Courtesy of the Columbia Museum of Art The collection ranges from rich paintings to intricate sculptures and refl ect the growing role women have in telling their own story through art, especially in the South. The entire collection is derived from South Carolinian women artists, and a great deal of the exhibit contains artwork created by artists who are from Columbia.

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GRIFFIN HOBSON WILL HELMS Head to Head Asst. Opinion Editor Sports Editor MORGAN SMITH Asst. Arts and Culture Editor Is college necessary? Opinion columnists debate whether or not University a college degree is necessary for success in life could do more Yes No about domestic Rylan Brandon violence Learman Middleton ISSUE The Feminist Collective held a die-in Fourth-year Second-year Monday to highlight domestic violence political science history and OUR STANCE political science By doing so, they have addressed a dire issue that needs institutional attention.

n Monday, of its severity by the A college degree is one of the most fundamental Well, necessary for what? the Feminist populace and official assets that a person can get in order to advance through Knowledge? Does a degree automatically imply OCollective institutions. our society. But it isn’t the degree alone that makes mastery of a certain field of study? Benjamin staged a die-in on As the largest college a cornerstone in nearly 40 percent of American’s Franklin never graduated from college. the Pickens Street public school in South lives. The necessity of college is in the environment and Wealth? One of the wealthiest man in the bridge. The event Carolina, we feel as culture as well as the degree that you receive. world, Bill Gates did not receive a degree. And, was designed to draw if the university has a The benefi ts of getting a college degree are endless. Larry Ellison, Michael Dell, Anna Wintour, attention to domestic particular obligation For example, the unemployment rate among citizens Ellen DeGeneres, Rachael Ray and Jessica Alba violence in the state. to make sure their who have earned a high school diploma but not an are each multi-millionaires/billionaires without South Carolina has students are aware of associate’s degree is 5.2 percent. Compared to the 2.5 a degree. the highest rate of how to notice, prevent percent unemployment among college graduates, and Power? Past presidents without degrees include women killed by men and respond to the 5.1 percent national average of unemployment, it is Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and most in the nation. One domestic violence in clear that a college degree can be an essential quality in recently Harry Truman. of the most public order that they can be order to be hired. Changing the World? cases of domestic responsible citizens. Receiving a degree, while ultimately the goal of Modern day personal computing: thanks, Steve violence took place The Haven program college, is not the only reason for going to school. Jobs and Bill Gates. on university grounds that is required for Some would even say that a college degree is nearing Modern day entertainment: thanks, Walt this February, when incoming freshman to the point of having little to no value. This is because Disney. USC professor Raja take is a good start. of the ease with which some people can go through Near future space tourism: thanks, Richard Fayad was murdered However, the college, simply passing the required classes to get the Branson. in his office by his knowledge gained slip of paper that says they have mastered their area of Modern day commuting: thanks, Henry Ford. ex-wife. there can be quickly academia. I imagine dissenters are thinking that college The protest forgotten. We believe Another method of institutional education also is necessary for a job, and to some extent disrupted routines that requiring comes from the self-edification that college brings (especially when a degree is listed under the and made standard recertification every about. Students are given the opportunity and the minimum requirements section for a position) I commutes across the year or so would be resources to learn just about any subject. From teaching agree with them. However, I question how well bridge inconvenient. a better solution for yourself at Thomas Cooper to meeting with professors undergraduate degrees prepare students for jobs. But given how educating the student to better understand a subject, college offers an area to Imagine yourself a few days into a new job, fresh little attention the body. Giving the issue learn unlike any other. out of college, your boss has an assignment for issue gets, that’s a time in University This environment, partnered with the diverse you, but you can’t use the internet, a calculator, good thing. The 101 would also help culture on college campuses, allows for the optimal notes you’ve made, other people or outside state’s quiet epidemic combat it. experience in learning, both institutionally and socially. resources of any kind. These parameters seem should make people While we But while graduating is the prima facie purpose of odd don’t they? Yet they are the same situations uncomfortable. It understand that this your college experience, the degree you receive does under which undergraduates (in many cases) are certainly affects some would seem arduous not always dictate your career choices. As a fourth- assessed. lives more than a and annoying for year student finishing up the final semester before I’ve also heard the numbers on average income delay on the way to or many students, the graduating, this is especially true for me. and standard of living countless times. If your from class. benefits of increased Most students who major in political science and defi nition of success is to not be homeless then I This is particularly awareness and, in minor in philosophy have plans of law school, graduate do recommend college for you (the probabilities helpful because of turn, better outcomes school or entering the workplace in the areas of are heavily in your favor that you won’t become confusion over what in some cases will government, nonprofi ts or other various positions. But impoverished with a degree) but if your defi nition constitutes domestic more than outweigh I didn’t choose these subject areas for the careers that of success is to be happy, help others, be violence and dismissal it. they offered, but rather because that was the education remembered or change the world then I think that I wanted to pursue. knowledge and dedication would serve you better Sure, knowing the difference between a than a college degree. Machiavellian political structure and that of Thomas Hobbes is interesting to me, but I will most likely never LETTER TO THE EDITOR REQUIREMENTS use the information from many of my classes in the professional world. Letters to the editor must not exceed 300 implements necessary changes or provides This does not belittle the experience of these words. Students must include their full name, reputable sources for any facts in question. classes; it enhances it. Learning about things that major and year. Faculty and staff must include Letters are edited for clarity, style and grammar. interest you does not constrict you to working in those their full name, position and department. Email submissions to avenues. College degrees are a sign that you have Community members must include their [email protected] matured enough to work your way through society, and full name and applicable job title. Verifiable or mail them to hopefully learned enough skills to get a job. statements of fact must include at least one The Daily Gamecock Whether or not you receive an education while source; if we cannot verify a statement of fact, 1400 Greene Street getting that degree is up to you. your letter will not be published until the writer Columbia, SC 29225 Is College Necessary? CLASSIFIEDS/PUZZLES 7

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 8 world series who has the advantage?

Courtesy of MCT Campus Mets’ second baseman Daniel Murphy heads into Tuesday night’s Game 1 riding an MLB record six-game home run streak. He homered in every game of the NLCS.

Bobby Balboni Lineup Chris Slade often touches 100 MPH. Overall, the @ROB_BALBONI1 @DJANGO_UNSLADE Kansas City bullpen ranked second in The Royals average 4.47 runs per baseball with a 2.72 ERA, more than game while the Mets averaged just Starting Rotation Starting Rotation making up for the pedestrian numbers 4.22, but this Mets offense is a lot With nicknames like “The Dark The Mets’ staff ranked fourth posted by their starters. better now than it was coming out of Night” and “Thor,” the Mets rotation overall in 2015 with a collective 3.44 The Mets bullpen pitched to a Spring Training. New York bolstered has been hyped to a superhuman ERA, second with 1002.2 innings respectable 3.48 ERA in 2015, which their offense by acquiring outfi elder status. The four playoff starters pitched, ninth in strikeouts per nine ranked 11th in baseball. The Mets also Yoenis Cespedes from Detroit, and are just an average of 25 years old, innings and eighth with a collective have a standout closer in their stable he rewarded them by slugging .604. but according to Brooks Baseball opponent batting average of just .288. as Jheurys Familia pitched posted a Then there’s second baseman Daniel database the average fastball velocity Compare that to the Royals whose 1.85 ERA in 78 innings of work while Murphy who has been doing his best of the quartet was over 96 MPH this starters ranked 22nd in baseball with going 43-for-48 in save opportunities. Mark McGwire 1998 impression. season. So far the hype hasn’t gotten a 4.22 ERA, 24th with 912.2 innings ADVANTAGE: ROYALS Murphy has homered in six straight to the group, as Matt Harvey, Jacob pitched, 25th in strikeouts per nine Lineup games heading into the series. deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and innings and 27th with a .266 opponent The Royals lineup will present an The 2014 Royals were famous for Steven Matz yielded just six runs in batting average. interesting challenge for the talented their aggressive, contact-over-power 26 innings during the NLCS against The Mets have two pitchers with Mets pitching staff, as they were approach, but this team has more pop the Cubs. sub-3.00 ERAs in Matt Harvey (13-8, collectively the most diffi cult lineup than most give them credit for. On For the Royals, the rotation is 2.71 ERA) and Jacob deGrom (14-8, to strike out in baseball this year. As the whole, this is a deep, multifaceted more of a question mark. General 2.54 ERA) who have both been in a team, they struck out in just 15.9 lineup from top to bottom. Five- Manager Dayton Moore acquired great form during the playoffs. percent of their plate appearances, tool talent Lorenzo Cainanchors Johnny Cueto to be the ace of his Adding an established ace like by far the lowest percentage in the the lineup and epitomizes their staff down the stretch, but Cueto Johnny Cueto definitely helped majors. While they fi nished 24th with approach. During the regular season has struggled since arriving in the bolster the Royals below-average 139 home runs, they did rank seventh Cain hit .307 and slugged .477, while City of Fountains. Edison Volquez rotation as that allowed them to drop in the majors in total runs scored. The also stealing 28 bases. and Yordano Ventura are very viable struggling veteran Jeremy Guthrie Mets were eighth and 17th in those ADVANTANGE: ROYALS options behind Cueto, but they will Defense and his disastrous 5.95 ERA from the categories, respectively. still be the underdogs when facing rotation. However, even with Cueto, Ultimately, though, I give the Mets The Royals are regarded as the the monsters on New York’s staff. the Royals appear to be at an obvious the advantage here for the following league’s best defense by both the ADVANTANGE: METS disadvantage, considering Cueto reasons. Trade deadline acquisition experts and by most advanced Bullpen pitched to a 4.34 ERA in the second Yoenis Cespedes truly jump-started defensive statistics. Catcher Salvador Kansas City has seemingly half and has been inconsistent in the the offense with an MVP like Perez, first baseman Eric Hosmer managed to build their pitching staff playoffs. performance over the final two and left fielder Alex Gordon have from the back to the front, with the ADVANTAGE: METS months (.287 AVG, 17 HR, 44 RBI, all won multiple Gold Gloves league’s most dominant pen. Despite Bullpen .941 OPS in just 57 games). They have at their respective positions. The losing closer Greg Holland to a late The Royals standout bullpen played more power in their lineup and will Royals outfi eld defense is especially season injury, the Royals won’t be a huge role in their run to the World face a weaker starting pitching staff impressive, with the ability to bring too worried with Wade Davis, who Series last season and that has been the than the Royals have to deal with. defensive specialists off the bench at posted a 0.94 ERA in 2015, taking case again in 2015. The Royals have They also have Daniel Murphy, who the end of games. The Mets are not the ball in the ninth. The Mets one of the most dominant relievers in has somehow transformed himself as strong defensively, with shortstop have leaned heavily on closer Jeurys baseball in Wade Davis who pitched into Babe Ruth in the playoffs, Wilmer Floresconsidered to be a Familia during the postseason, and to an absurd 0.94 ERA in 67.1 innings setting the record for home runs in liability at one of the most important they will also rely on the ageless pitched, allowing just 33 hits and 20 consecutive playoff games with his positions on the diamond. Bartolo Colon for key walks while striking out 78. Kelvin current six-game streak. ADVANTAGE: ROYALS ADVANTANGE: ROYALS Herrera is the other standout reliever ADVANTAGE: METS in this bullpen, armed with a fastball that comfortably sits upper 90s and Prediction: Royals in six Prediction: Mets in six Gamecocks come home, hope to end losing streak Drew Mueller another road game fi ve days later in on the road; they are 2-6 after the (95), goals (33) and assists (29). Luis @TDG_SPORTS Charlotte. The 49ers dominated the Charlotte loss. Luckily, their last Betancur leads their offense with game, outshooting the Gamecocks three games are at home where they seven goals, yet there are 11 different The Gamecocks have stumbled 18 to 10 with 10 to 5 of those shots are 5-0-1. Wednesday’s opponent, Panthers that have found the back of in their past three games, dropping on target. Two different Charlotte FIU, is average on the road, going the net this year. two vital conference games to the players scored, and they wasted no 4-3. The Gamecock defense will The game Tuesday will be played two top teams. Traveling to No. 15 time doing so. In the 3rd minute, have their hands full trying to at Stone Stadium at 7 p.m. It is a pink Kentucky, South Carolina couldn’t Brandt Bronico took a free kick to handle a high-octane Panthers out, so all attendees are encouraged put the ball into the net even though the back of the net. Then in the 21st offensive scheme. to wear pink. Pink rally towels will they had four shots on goal compared minute, Kyle Parker got his own Under head coach Scott be given out before the game, and to Kentucky’s two. The only score of rebound and kicked in a goal from Calabrese’s direction, FIU has only the first 200 students will receive the game was the Wildcat’s Jordan 13 yards out. The game ended 2-0 as been shut out in two games, scoring free pizza. Wilson’s header off a penalty free the Gamecocks could not convert on 33 goals in 13 contests. They lead kick in the 31st minute. any of their attempts. the Conference USA in almost every Then South Carolina had South Carolina hasn’t played well major offensive category — points