European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary when fhe grease of int great enough the Detroit tigers Are the Best team in they have the Gold trophy and the Diamond rings and the press clippings to prove George Sparky their by the Best manager in for most this would be not for anybody can win a Pennant and world Sparky has won lots of Sparky will Tell you that he is not Only the manager of the Best team in All but the Best team in All the Ages and times of the Best team that Ever Drew on sanitary the greatest aggregation Ever to draw something to rank with Napo leons artillery and Caesars to say nothing of the 1927 the ghostly howls you hear in the background Are the shades of babe Lou Bill the combined outrage of the Connie Mack the Miracle the 1934 Gas House the greatest team of All time Doest have babe Ruth on it Tycobb one or More of the Dean boys the greatest team of All time is anchored by Kirk Gibson that Anderson doubters dont bother there Are those who think this int even the greatest Detroit team of All there Are still peo ple including some members of who remember the 1935 aggregation of Hank Charlie Mickey Jojo White and Schoolboy there Are those who think this int even the great est team managed by Sparky that acco Lade May belong to his 1976 Cincinnati one thing that May make you think the 76 reds were the greatest is that Sparky said they of was in when those reds were preparing to take on the 1976 Yankees in the world Sparky found it hard to maintain any real interest in that he took it for granted that his reds were better than that Yankee what intrigued Sparky then was whether his team could have taken the 1927 Yankee commonly consented to be the Best Ever in Sparky did not debate the subject the 76 reds hands now its 1985 and the 76 reds have bitten the you have to give Sparky he Doest Duck the Tough the 1927 Yankees he disposed of in 1976 consisted of Tony Laze Herb George not an easy lineup to blow Sparky set them Down in Anderson has to take the lineup he did that the Cincinnati reds of Joe Pete Johnny Tony George Foster and David and find their weaknesses visa is his 1985 its not you Sparks Angle he Doest think the modern ballplayer has enough Faith in him this is where Sparky comes he has enough Faith for All of he has enough Faith for the 12 Snake Oil lost a great Prospect the Day Sparky turned to a few years when Sparky took Over As Detroit he took a look at a wild swinging Young football player just off the Campus of Michigan state and immediately proclaimed that he had found the new Mickey that was five seasons ago and Gibson is still about 500 Home runs behind the old Mickey and quite a few behind Guys who were never com pared to the old Mickey Mantle in the first never Sparky next turned his attention to the rest of his his he was the Best player in the game right now Alan Trammell is but so is Cal Ripken a photo Sparky Anderson Hopes his Bubble Doest burst trying to repeat series title of the who not Only was the leagues most valuable player in 1983 but is also a Ozzie Smith is still in the so is Robin Al though a shoulder problem has forced him to they to left there is some question in some circles not Only whether Trammell is the Best player in the game but also whether Hes even the Best Sparky has More modest claims for his Center Field Chet he is not Only the Best Center fielder in the but the Best Ive Ever since Sparky must have seen Willie Mickey Joe Dimaggio and Duke you have to wonder what they did that Chet Lemon can do for that As ill Tell you one thing you wont find it in any cold theres Sparks double play Trammell and Lou is the Best in he said during Spring two weeks he tried to turn Whitaker into a third baseman to accommodate a Rookie named Chris who has never picked up a ground Ball in a major league Pittaro has a Chance to be the greatest second baseman who Ever Sparky Anderson sex eventually Whitaker moved Back to second and Pittaro took a year Sparky didst have any need of a Guy who had a Chance to be the greatest third baseman who Ever Sparky already had him in Howard the not the my third baseman for 10 predicted maybe but As they Call is going to have to do it in a met Sparky traded him to new York for a Walt Terrell is going to be the fourth Man in the Best rotation in All of Sparky announced when the Trade was Terrell was 1923 lifetime enter ing this last the Detroit tigers got off to the fastest Start in baseball they had the wags because even then they were games behind the this there going to be Lucky to keep him in sight until the Allstar Sparky will be in the world whether the team makes it or they he should he has a team that Ruth himself would have to be the designated hitter the Only possible team that can beat the 1985 tigers is whatever team Sparky is managing in of will be the Best team of All los Angeles times Rice Homer cinches botox 43 Victory Over royals by United press International Kansas City just Call him pro Fessor doctor of Jim Rice can be considered an authority on Home when he lectures on the people should pay strict Rice belted a 440foot Home run in the top of the 14th inning thursday night to give the Boston red sox a 43 Victory Over the Kansas City i want looking to hit a Home said who also made a game saving catch in the Bottom of the 14th with the tying run on second my theory in situations such As this is that if youre looking to hit a 10 times out of 10 youll rices towering High on the Roy als stadium Bank in left came on a 20 pitch off reliever Mike it Al Roundup was his third Homer of the i got behind him 2ando and tried to get the Ball out Over the plate and didst get it far said and he hit the hell out of i made a mistake to Dwight Evans just before that and got away with Bob pitched three innings of Relief to earn the he entered with men in first and third with none out in the 1 but he got but of the with two out in the Bottom of the Pat Sheridan Rice then made a diving catch off a George Brett line drive to left Field to end the Kansas City had a Chance to win the game when it put runners on first and third with no one out in the 12th but Ojeda escaped by striking out Sheri Dan and getting Brett on a ground Ball to first baseman Bill who made a diving in other Al games indians orioles 5 Cleveland a pair of errors by usually reliable shortstop Cal Ripken enabled the indians to score three runs in the sixth inning and go on to defeat Cleveland Julio Franco went four for five to raise his american league leading average to Baltimore got two Home runs and four Bis from Rick Yankees White sox 2 new York Ken Griffey made a spectacular defensive play for the second straight game and singled Home the tie breaking run in the seventh inning to give new York its Griffey ran Down a hard liner by Carlton Fisk and turned it into a double play in the sixth inning to help make a Winner of reliever Rich who pitched one Blue jays rangers 3 Toronto Lloyd Moseby belted a two run Homer and Damaso Garcia ripped three doubles and scored a pair of helping Toronto hand Texas its seventh loss in eight Angels twins 8 Minneapolis Doug Decinces belted a three run Homer and Rod Carew and Brian Downing each drove in two runs to Power California to Doug Cor was the Donnie Moore got his second Randy Bush hit a two Pinch Homer for no from Page 21 year old right hander his first Triumph in three in addition to fitzgeralds the expos offence featured three hits and two Bis by Vance Law and two hits and two Bis by Rookie Herm he really pitched after the said Montreal manager Buck he made All of his pitches he was Rogers said the hot Day in Louis helped him go the it made it easy in that it didst take much to stay he it made me feel Enouf take going to let it reds giants 3 Cincinnati Cesar Cepenos bases loaded single drove in two runs in the Bottom of the 10th to give Cincinnati a comeback Victory Over san the giants twice failed to hold one run in the ninth and 10th when they went ahead 32 on Chris Browns rib Tony Perez led off the Cincinnati 10th with a single off Greg and was forced at second by Eric Pete Rose Drew a and a double steal put both runners in scoring Gary red us Drew an intentional walk to set up Cepenos which gave reliever Carl his first major league Rose had a single in four Leav ing him 85 hits away from breaking to Cobbs record of 1 decided to come out Early to take extra hitting and it paid said
