European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 Martin still passing the Buck by Ira Berkow new not last thurs Billy Martin said something he didst it is not the first he said something he wished he haunt or wished he haunt said it to who he said it to the because he didst like what was made of what he or what was made of what he said he didst Martin said that the Yankees Lack Basic he said this after the Yankees had lost a close he was disturbed about and losing makes billys hair stand on his eyes dilate and his Tongue Martin was quoted As saying that a lot of things have to be corrected we need to work on a lot of Little things cutoffs and the other Day i asked the Guys if they went Over plays with the infield playing in and they said what did they do in Spring training can anybody Tell me did they hit did they Field go talk to Clyde King and ask him what they he said they did it All of is a rebuke of the manager at the time the Yankees were in Spring that manager was Yogi who was bounced on april 28 by George Steinbrenner and replaced by King is the teams general a person whom Martin does not hold dear to his but King did not conduct Spring Berra the next when the remarks that implied criticism of Berra Spring training were Martin countered dont Knock were old the Only person knocking Yogi was after the Yankee pitchers Don Cooper and Rich Bordi had Given up two Home runs to Martin was steam ing that each had thrown a fast Ball when he  Coopers pitch was to Domingo All latin americans Are fast Ball said and that exactly what Cooper threw As for Bordi throwing a fastball to Al Martin Cowens  hit a breaking Ball with a if the elements in each Case Are then Why didst Martin Tell the pitchers and if he what has happened to his authority shortly after he Yankees dont criticize what were Bordi and Cooper it is noteworthy when the Yankees reeled off six straight victories awhile the pitchers were pitching correctly and players were making cutoff plays and commentary there want a word about Lack of fundamentals in Spring but Martin must find an excuse when he and perish the thought that the Buck stops at his by most he is a Brilliant Field working percentages and whip Ping his players into an aggressive umpires and opposing managers often name him As the brai Niest skipper but he has his flaws to be one is sometimes an inability to communicate with and another is the inability to admit or accept his favorite Straw men Are the like the Home plate Umpire he blamed for a one run loss a few years the Yankees had a run Ner on third and a pitch was thrown that got away from the Catcher and the runner could have but the Umpire said that Lou was hit by the after the Martin said that that bad Call Cost the Yankees the at his unaware of mar tins told i told Billy that the Ball had hit this Martin has blamed losses on his his general the for Mer manager indirectly and has condemned the usual assortment of and he has blamed an entire stadium the Minnesota twins metronome be cause of a roof that turns a game into a this Martin has not yet blamed a he did that a few years ago in after a he took a Bat and began to demolish the helpless but resistant in where he once he also Tore apart his whole he even ripped apart the Tele Martin has not attempted to dismantle Yankee but he has upset the in a no famous Martin in 1978 said that Reggie Jackson was a born liar and Steinbrenner a convicted the following Day he denied the shortly after he admitted it had indeed passed his i was angry when i said it to begin said but when i calmed i realized that it want fair to Martin had been drinking on the afternoon that he had made the initial re Marks and added that he was upset be cause the club was in a Martin resigned under pres but it was of season when he had the widely reported encounter with the Marsh Mallow Steinbrenner was soon a photo Billy Umpire Dale Ford Exchange opinions things never change with yank Pilot on the phone with Martin and asked if he had punched the Steinbrenner said that Martin said that he didst punch the Yankee publicity office issued a statement that quoted Martin As saying he happened to see the Guy laying on the floor in a hotel a Security guard said the Guy fell and Cut his Martin admitted he punched the marshmallow and Martin was again gone from the the volatile Martin once had an Inci Dent with Umpire Ron there was a dispute Over a Call and Martin went charging onto the Luciano and mar tin stood jaw to finally Martin said something that particularly displeased the Good and he threw Martin but of the and he did so with some Crunchy Martin reported to the league office that Luciano had cussed at did you then american league president Lee Macphail asked do you think id Ever do something like that Luciano without answering the the following Martin came onto the Field with a tape would you please say into this what you said to me last night Martin said to said How Are you and How is your family the shoe was on the other if your names not on the dont ask Why Anderson employs strict discipline code by John Nelson a sports writer Sparky manager of the de troit is a Man of rules and Regula and Rule 1 goes like this As Long Asim things go but if in not Anderson things can get pretty during an age in which younger Man agers seem to be placing an increasing emphasis on communication and empathy with Anderson probably is a his disciplinary ways first found expression in his nine seasons As manager of the Cincinnati he enforced codes of dress and comportment that May or May not have helped the talented reds win five division titles and four pennants during his whether or not his style has been a Anderson enforces his codes of behaviour on the Detroit who won last years world series in his sixth season with the managers dont win and they dont lose Anderson but what a lot of Guys cant do is handle All the other things that go As a Point of Anderson uses two baseball figures whose careers and lives passed As members of the Brooklyn and los Angeles dodgers manager Walter Alston landowner Walter Alston want a Good he was a great Anderson did you Ever hear of a problem on one of his teams Omalley could go on those safaris and not worry about his Alston never won or lost a game for the but if you Ever caused any you were Andersons rules Start with the club House and his own then move into the dugout from where he observes the pregame the rules also cover hotels and charter plane in always out Here an Derson says from his Vantage Point in the look at any of my players out no Warmup All in always neat and always on on the they always look and Well Al ways be the same professional whether were in first place or fifth in Andersons there just int room for a player who causes i want to do things an Derson i spend eight months a year with these and i dont want to be worrying when i go to bed at if you cause youre i dont want a player asking me Why Hes not if your names on my then you can come into my but if its and youre not in the i dont want you asking me Ander son just keep your Mouth shut and do your Anderson also has rules for players doing interviews and for you dont Ever have to worry about a Guy acting bad in my Ander son tells because if he ill snatch him for at the same Anderson never wants his name attached to that of a player in the i dont want to hear my Anderson if players mention my then ill mention