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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Mattingly they tired your dad7 in the Yankee clubhouse at Comiskey Park late sunday Dale Berra was drying himself As he strolled out of the Shower moments his serenity was shattered when he saw Don Baylor suddenly and angrily spill a trash can All Over the whats that All about Dale Berra they just fired your Don Mattingly instead of going to his Dale hurried to the managers office where Yogi Berra was sitting with Clyde the Yankees general minutes King had informed Yogi that George Stein Brenner had decided to reinstate Billy Martin As the Hes the Yogi had said of the principal shrugging his he can do whatever he sitting behind the desk in the Little Yogi looked up to see the youngest of his three Yogi knew he was no longer the Yankee but he knew he was still the father of the 28yearold third baseman standing in the As the two Dale began to but his father didst have time for his father was too Busy being his dont you worry about Yogi Ive done everything in baseball there is to so dont ill be All Dale was sitting in a chair in the office a son listening to his father More than a ballplayer listening to his but youre still you have a Yogi told billys a Good play hard for ill be watching Dale hugged his returned to his locker to get then boarded one of the two buses that took the Yankees to Ohare Field for their flight to a three game series with the Texas rangers with Billy Martin in the wanted to take a cab to Ohare for his lonely flight to Newark Airport near his new Jersey but King persuaded him to ride one of the Yankee buses to the Dave Anderson i the As it that Dale was not when the Yankees Exma Nager stood to get off at his he waved to the players on that and when Yogi the players applauded a passenger on that bus they Good Yog and see and he waved then he walked into the terminal by himself carrying a Little it was great while it Dale it was a great situation for i never wanted to play i never had so much and i know one thing this team is Gonna and it woul Dve won even if he was no doubt we woul Dve won for with the Yankees in last place in the american league East with a 610 Steinbrenner ignored his Promise that Yogi would remain As manager throughout the no matter my dads team got off to a bad Start last Dale but my dad never gave up on the he was very proud of How they came on to finish third last As soon As i got Home from Pittsburgh last i sensed How proud he was of the they Coul Dve quit last year because it was in terms of catching but my dad is the reason that they did what they and because of he was very excited about this but for the season is Over Only 16 games after it i never even dreamt about my dad being Dale and he haunt said anything about it to but that the Way he just like he told me to play hard for Billy As a i knew and he knew me As a now Hes my on the Yankees Martin is everybody Man and before putting on his 1 uniform Mon he talked to Yogi Felt that some Guys were still going through Spring training because of Martin Al luding to Rickey Dave Winfield and mat he just wished me weve been friends a Long changing jobs wont change George and i didst get Yogi Martin was saying in the managers office off the Yankee club House at Arlington the players did by not leaning against a nearby Wall was Eddie the new Orleans judge who is Martins Sapir objected to reports that Martin had not been contacted during the recent of season by any of the 10 teams who needed a new we let it be known i want Martin nine of the 10 teams  afford any when asked How Many teams had contacted mar tin regarding a managerial offer during the offset Sapir several but when asked to identify neither Martin nor Sapir would do at first i thought it was Good for having All that time Martin but then i found i had too much time on my we asked for More George and i have developed one great Friend we have one goal to do whats Best for the when the Yankees return to new York they will have a mandatory workout at Yankee stadium on thursday the same Day Yogi Berra is expected to be there to talk to King about his future in the Yankee judging by Steinbrenner Berra might even be honoured with a plaque in Yankee stadiums Monument but it should be accompanied by another plaque commemorating the trash that Baylor the most eloquent reaction to Borras departure and Martins the new York times Parrish belts 3 spoils Martins debut from press dispatches Texas Larry Parrish of the Texas rangers gave Billy Martin an easy Way to remember his fourth manag Erial debut with the new York so did Bobby and Martin would probably prefer to forget both you can go to batting practice and not hit three it was just one of those Freak Parrish said after blasting three consecutive Home runs and driving in six runs monday night to Lead the rangers past the Yankees Parrish third Home run was a two run shot in the eighth inning off John Monte who had been taken off the disabled list earlier in the Martin made his first managerial move when he took out starter Ron Guidry in the eighth and summoned Montefusco to pitch for the first time this the first Batter Montefusco faced was Parrish became just the fifth player in major league history to hit three Home runs in a game in both who homered three times in a game three times for joined babe Johnny Claudell Washington and Dave Kingman in that just As rare was what new Yorks Mea Cham did in the fourth after Butch Wynegar and Willie ran Dolph had hit a Ball that just cleared the Wall for an apparent Home but As Meacham was rounding first admiring his he passed who had been waiting to see if the Ball would be Meacham was declared out and credited with a two run Parrish blasted a three run blow off Al Roundup Guidry in the fourth and then hit a Solo shot in the sixth after Gary Ward had also in other american league games mariners Brewers 7 Seattle Donnie a switch hitting Catcher who had not hit a Home run All season and had just three in his major league provided a stunning Scott led off the ninth inning with a Home run hit left handed off Milwaukee reliever Rollie fingers that tied the score in the he blasted a two run Homer batting right handed off Ray Blue jays As 1 Oakland Bill who earned 36 saves for Oakland last shut the door on the As to gain his fifth save for Caudill entered the game in the eighth inning with runners on first and third and none Carney Lansford popped out Dave Collins was caught trying to steal and Bruce Bonte flied out to end the Angels red sox 6 Doug Decinces homered with two outs in the and Angels Rookie Pat Clements pitched six innings of one hit Relief to shut Down bos won his first major league game and Donnie Moore worked the ninth for his fourth Clements entered the game after Tony armas and Mike easier homered off Cali fornia starter Ron Romanick to Start the in the second Jackie Gutier file photo Larry Parrish joins elite company rez cracked a two run Homer for the red royals indians 2 Kansas City the game was interrupted in the eighth when both benches emptied after Cleveland Brett Butler collided with shortstop buddy Biancalana while unsuccessfully trying to break up a double no one was ejected in the eighth inning although indians manager Pat Corrales was tossed out in the second after disputing a Phillies snap expos win Streak 32 Philadelphia a Juan Samu Els two out infield single in the Bottom of the 10th inning drove Home Darren Daulton from third base with the winning run Mon Day night As the Philadelphia Phillies Defeated Montreal snapping the expos six game winning it was the Only National league game scheduled Pinch hitting for winning Pitcher Kent led off the 10th by draw ing a walk from reliever Bert Daulton took second on a sacrifice by Luis Aguayo and moved to third on a Samuel then hit a grounder deep into the Hole that shortstop Hubie Brooks knocked Down but could not the fourth Phillies worked 2 the Phillies took a 10 Lead in the first when Samuel stole second and scored on von Hayes single to the expos tallied twice in the helped by a double with one Brooks singled against John Denny and went to second on a single by Tim Herm Winningham followed with an rib single that sent Wallach to but Winningham was thrown out trying to take Mike Fitzgerald was walked Intel and then stole with Lach dashing Home on the the Phillies tied the score 22 in the seventh when Schmidt led off with his second Homer of the a drive to deep Denny suffered a slight sprain of his left ankle sliding into second in the sixth inning and was relieved by Charles Den nys injury was not believed to be  
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