European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 27 commentary celebrating Earls return to Baltimore we missed How we missed you it just want the same without you waddling out to the berating umpires and demonstrating that baseball is a simple game nothing youre a we know the orioles have had great players these last 15 who could forget Frank Robinson and Boog Powell crashing Home runs Over the Green fences of memorial stadium who could forget those continuous 20game sea sons piled up by Jim Palmer who could forget Brooks the greatest defensive third base Man whose career spanned parts of four dec Ades yet you were bigger than them you were bigger because you kept the orioles win even when the players skills were declining when Bobby Grich left for the big Bucks of free you found Rich when Powell was at the end of his you found Eddie Murray to replace him at first when Lethander Mike the Man you gave More chances to than your Mother inlaw Cut you found South Paw Mike we know what the critics will say you blew the 79 series to the pirates after leading three games to say you quit after 82 because you chose the aging Palmer to win the last game of the and he failed you in the that loss left the Birds one game Back of american league Champion Milwaukee instead of one game say the orioles went on to win it All in without the potbellied Dynamo charging out of the but the critics forget that Baltimore want much before you got the orioles had Only the 1966 world series championship to show for 14 years of existence before you appeared in you were fast off the you guided the Birds into second place your first then piloted the orioles into the world series a year Only to fall victim to the Miracle but 1970 was you and the orioles won 108 games that year with the help of three 20game then you and the Birds swept the twins in the Al championship before demolishing Cincinnati in the the next year was a because after sweeping the As in the your team lost to the pirates in the that made you the last Al manager to appear in three straight world and considering the present state of managers around the Junior no one will break your Mark in the near when 1972 rolled you were and suffered your worst for a third place you won the Al East in 73 and 74 Only to lose to Oakland in the playoffs those but youre after the As were the last base Ball the orioles won 90 games in 88 in 1976 and 97 a year All Good for second place in the Al we know youd like to forget those pirates of but 1980 want too shabby 100 victories but Only a second place finish behind the strike tainted 1981 left your team with a Compo site 5946 record but no playoff then came 1982 when Palmer let you since then youve been playing Golf and growing and occasionally doing color commentary for you Lent expertise to the employing the same Downto Earth style that made you a Winner on the Field or in the press other baseball clubs have been chasing you these last two the rangers offered you big but we knew you we rent the Type to mix with those Texas Oil even you make a Winner out of that Bunch of then George Steinbrenner made his the new York Media would have loved you in Yankee Steinbrun nor he cant stand being and with you in the he would have to take a Back hed have muddled your leaving you and the Yankees worse turning Down Steinbrenner was the Best move you made since Mak ing Cal Ripkin a fixture at the orioles Haven been the same since you especially there still but there not flying so High the last time anyone they were Well behind another flock the Blue jays of who Are trying hard to make you and the orioles a but youll find some familiar faces in Ripkin and Murray Are still the Best in the Mike Scott Mcgregor and storm Davis still takes turns in the starting and people like Jim Lenn Sakata and Mike Young Are still waiting to be effectively just like you did the coaching staff remains people like Cal Ripkin at third base and Ray the expert on were sure youll be sending him out to visit the Mound when you want to Settle the hurler we All know its Shower time when you storm out of the someone once asked Miller what he told the pitch ers on his Goodwill he 1 just ask do you want Earl to come out Here after years without seeing you in an orioles we All know the the stars and stripes no from Page 25 Heep grounded out to Clint hurdle was walked intentionally to Load the and Howard Johnson followed with a Field ers Choice grounder to score giants reds 2 san Francisco Bob Brenley three run Homer in the third capped a four run inning off Cincinnatus Mario and he added a Solo his off Tom Hume in the Phillies cardinals 0 Louis Jerry looking As Sharp As Ever in his 601st major league pitched six innings before giving Way to hard throwing Don who got his second Greg Gross provided All the offence the phils needed with a run scoring single that handed Joaquin Andu Jar his second loss in 14 expos pirates 3 Montreal Jim Wohlford of Montreal reached reliever John Candela Ria for a Pinch single with two outs in the eighth inning to score Vance who had tripled off Jose earlier in the Tim pitched 3 i one hit astros braves 3 Atlanta Craig Reynolds had three including a Home As hous ton pounded four Atlanta pitchers for 14 hits in support of Joe who collected his 197th career Frank Dipino worked the final 1vs in Reynolds led Houston attack with a double and Home flyer assistant named rangers head coach new York up Ted an assistant coach with the Philadelphia flyers for the last two was named coach of the new York rangers our goal is third that the first Sator said at a news conference to announce the a our ultimate goal is the Stanley cup and we wont Stop until we reach Al from Page 25 spark the Kansas Danny scattered six Pete Filson fell to tigers red sox 3 Detroit Lou Whitaker and Kirk Gibson each hit a Homer and drove in three runs to Pace Walt Terrell raised his record to indians Angels 0 Cleveland Bert Blyleven tossed a three hitter and George Vukovich laced a two run single in the sixth in Ning to lift Blyleven improved to 66 with his a leading fourth rangers mariners 4 Texas Wayne Tolle sons six thinning sacrifice Fly scored Larry Parrish with the godhead run and gave Texas the Sator replaces Craig the rangers general manager who took Over the coaching chores on an interim basis after firing Herb Brooks in Jan Ted Sator new York was 15228 at that asked Why Sator would be a better coach for the rangers than Brooks Patrick responded both men Are excellent both men have pluses and negatives and we feel at this Point that gators enthusiasm and work ethic is the considered one of the Best Young minds in who spent five years coaching in Sweden and won five league should fit in with the heavy european influence on the rangers the rangers finished fourth in the Pat Rick division at 264410 setting club records for most losses and most goals Al Lowed and were swept out of the first round of Stanley cup by the has been a candidate for All three nil coaching vacancies at the end of the regular season new Minne Sota and flyers general manager Bob Clark had Given an ultimatum to teams interested in saying they had to make a decision soon after last saturdays nil Sator was a player with Bowling Green University and the new York raiders of the old world hockey i believe professional hockey players want to have but they want to work Sator they need direction and they need discipline and that the function of the head 299 games help Jacques Roll to Aba Victory Seattle up Dennis Jacques of completed a wire wire Victory wednesday defeating Wayne Webb 226201 in the title match of the Seattle it was the second career professional bowlers association title for who had games of 299 and 300 in route to a 542pin Lead going into the nationally Tele Vised said part of his firs place Check would go to fight cystic Jimmie Pritts of finished Marshall of Jack was and Mike Dur of Chagrin was in the title Jacques opened with five straight strikes before leaving a solid four pin in the sixth who collected for failed to strike in the title match until the ninth after i threw my practice there was no doubt in my mind that i was going to win this Jacques said when i threw the was a Little leery on the last and i didst think i was going to and when i rolled the i knew the last Ball was a it was the same thing when i went out there Holman opened the finals by stopping Durbin Pritts then eliminated Holman 252187 before falling to Webb 216195 in the Webb also finished second in this tournament in when a Guy leads by 500 he should Webb i gave it All 1 and i beat i guess you have to laugh about Pritts earned for Holman took Home and Durbin
