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Collision course Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Stafft Considering the kind of season he‘s had, what kind of insurance do you think Tony Yacobino might want to buy for himself? Collision? Or perhaps PLPD? "Disability,‘‘ the Waterloo Tigers‘ left fielder said. He‘s survived a couple tough mishaps but he hasn‘t lost his sense of humor. When he had a line drive from exâ€"Tiger Jim Taylor bounce off his head and sail 40 or 50 feet for a home run back in midâ€"May, he might have considered giving Lloyds of London a call. â€"That bank shot, perhaps unique in baseball, had him down for about 10 minutes but he stayed in the game. â€"More recently, he left before the end of one game and missed another after a collision with centre fielder Nino Ramunno. Outfielders collisions do happen, but the other incident was unusual 9-_6,3”,,1‘_,. kind of instant fame, for lack of a better “P;ople knew who I was after that one," said the Hamilton native. “l\ntn!'ldemeleelehfltywmmn'snhudvnytow Yacobino and Ramunno collided in a more recent game against Some mishaps, but Yacobino keeps his head THE BALL STOPS HERE Team Sports shortstop Jeff McLean wasn‘t about to let a fly bail get over his head in a Waterioo minor baseball squirt house league championship game with Battier Kitchens last Wednesday at Centennial Park. Battier won 21â€"14. in the peewee division, Athlete‘s Foot beat Thrifty Car Rental 25â€"17. Richard O ‘Brien photo lon Majors. They were chasing a line drive in the gap and when both called for the ball at the same time, it was too late. at the last to avoid a headâ€"on collision because Tony Yacobino Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff You have to wonder how long Interâ€"City Fastball League teams are going to keep walking Mike Pedersen to pitch to Graham Nesbitt. There appears to be no future in it. The Waterloo CHYM‘rs catcher is quickly gaining respect has a batter and he was at it again Thursday night when CHYM‘rs beat Cambridge Gores 5â€"0 at Hillside Park. With two out in the fifth inning and Al Taylor on third, Gores pitcher Dan Yantzi gave Pedersen an intentional walk. Then Nesbitt, who says he likes to try and take charge early in such situations, hit Yantzi‘s next pitch over the left field fence. _ c It was Nesbitt‘s second league home run and his first, a grand slam against St. Thomas, came under similar circumstances. _ _ _ _ ‘"If I can do some damage behind Howie (Pedersen)," said Nesbitt, "then Howie will start getting some pitches back to him. It‘s a chain reaction.‘" Nesbitt is in his second year with CHYM‘rs. He was with Dorchester in 1985, the year the Canadian Senior Men‘s Softball Championships were held in Waterioo and he played for Strathroy the previous three years. Nesbitt also scored the winning run on Thursday one inning before his threeâ€"run homer.. He singled and eventually scored when Steve Fessenden hit a ground ball with the bases loaded. Capping off a good night at the plate, Nesbitt also singled in the eighth, but was forced out at second before Mike Near hit a runâ€"scoring triple. In the IFL tournament in Burlington, Nesbitt drove in CHYM‘rs‘ final run of the weekend as they were eliminated in two straight games. "I‘m a little more relaxed this year," said Nesbitt, who was named MVP of the CHYM‘r tournament with five home runs and a leading batting average of .571. "I came here last year to do a job defensively. I like Hillside. It‘s a nice place to play with a good crowd and a good organisation." Nesbitt singled home a run in a 3â€"1 loss to Scarborough Royals. Rick Beedie was the losing pitcher in that game. The loss to Royals followed a 3â€"2 loss to Owen Sound in which Jim Clayton was the losing pitcher. Winning pitcher Brad Underwood helped his own cause with a twoâ€"run double in the sixth inning that scored the tying and winning _ Underwood allowed just one hit, a runâ€"scoring double by Fessenden. Mike Near drove in CHYM‘rs other run with a sacrifice _ CHYM‘rs travel to Cambridge to meet the Gores on Wednesday. Thursday, they travel to London. fly. one of us wouldn‘t have made it through,"" said Yacobino. But when Yacobino returned to the lineup in Tigers‘ 6â€"2 win over ‘Toronto Maple Leafs last Wednesday, it appeared his luck might be changing. The .333 hitter avoided being hit by a high, hard one from pitcher Russ Brahms in the eighth inning. _ _ s _ Teammate Bob LaForrest, however, was hit later that inning, and first base coach Serge Hache was ejected for his protests to umpire Pete Schaefer. At the same time, Maple Leafs yanked Brahms in favor of Perry Mader. Tigers pitcher Greg Yari, meanwhile, got all but one batter out to pick up the win. Yari gave way to Kelly Kuindersma, who got the last out of the game. J.D. Yari drove in one run with a single in the first inning and MWMMcmMmewhen Yacobino grounded out in the Tigers scored four more runs in the eighth inning as Ramunno led off with a triple. Ramunno also had a pair of singles last Wednesâ€" %en' fortunes changed over the weekend as they lost two home games without the services of some of the junior Expoes who were in an Ontario elimination tournament in St. Catharines. Hamilton Cardinals beat them 12â€"5 on Saturday night before London Majors scored a 7â€"1 decision over them on Sunday afternoon. Tigers had eight hits on Saturday with Dave Thrower and Yacobino things happen for CHYM‘rs Nesbitt makes Mn Sn ol ie nguaas w (Continued on page 26)