European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports a photo Chicago Center fielder Damn Jackson Falls trying make catch during mets 10 win the cubs also lost in Fosters grand slam gives mets 53 series sweep Over cubs by the associated press in a season dominated by anomalies the new York mets swept a series that just put them Back on after a fast Start that saw the mets catapult to the top of the National league new York saw its bullpen its batting average sink and its earned run average the misery for the mets culminated in three straight Road losses to Montreal last dropping the new yorkers to fourth then it was Back Home to Shea stadium to play the cubs in a fou game the same cubs who won 12 of 18 games against the mets last the mets had something to prove not Only to the but More importantly to on George Foster hit his 12th career grand slam in the third inning and Rookie John Christensen followed with a base empty Homer to give the mets a 5 3 Victory and a series the loss was the ninth straight for its longest losing Streak since dropping 13 straight games in june a sweep is great after what the cubs did to us last mets manager Dave Johnson this takes away the psychological Edge the cubs earlier in the both teams had been looking Forward to this mid june Send Roundup and even a Day before the Chicago Pitcher Rick Sutcliffe riled up a few folks by in that none of new Yorks everyday players could Start for the this is probably the biggest series Well have All Johnson said after thurs Days perhaps the who had scored just one run in the first three games of the again discovered that it Only takes one mistake to lose a Ball with two outs in the Kelvin Chapman singled and Ray Knight Bat Ting third and followed with a grounder that Chicago shortstop Chris Speier bobbled for his third error of the Ray walked Gary Carter on four pitches to Load the bases and Foster then homered Over the right Center Field his ninth Home run of the three pitches Chris Tensen batting hit his third the cubs played the series without starters Bob on the disabled list Gary just off the do and an ailing Jody who was limited to Pinch hitting these Are not the real said Chicago manager Jim half our real club is Laid i dont sympathize with the Johnson we were just As crippled As they both Johnson and Frey know the pen Nant and psychological races Are just As Johnson a Victory is a Vic and four victories Are four especially for the More than fans who jammed Shea stadium for the series to move the mets past the million the win moved the second place mets and cardinals to within a half game of firs place in other no games cardinals Phillies 0 Louis Danny Cox scattered nine hits and pitched his second consecutive and Willie Mcgee singled Home Vince Coleman in the first inning and scored on Andy Van Slykes double for All the runs Cox would has not yielded a run in 23 straight it was his third shutout of the season and he lowered his earned run average to cards manager Whitey Herzog praised the perseverance Cox demonstrated in see no on Page 23 Bickerstaff takes Over supersonics Seattle up1 declaring his appointment signals a new Era for the Seattle Washington bullets assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff on thursday took Over As head coach of the Belc Agurci for Mer world championship who has served As assistant coach and head scout for the bullets for the past 12 appeared at a supersonics news conference called to introduce the teams top draft Xavier to the local this is a Job i Bickerstaff Ive always been very fond of in like right this becomes a new Era for supersonic the former University of san Diego coach said the sonics can no longer identify with their past glory of being the world champions in we must find our own identity and our own Comfort he was signed to a Multi year but terms of the agreement were not he said he could not immediately identify what kinds of changes he will make to bring the sonics out of a slump that left them with a 3151 record last the worst Mark by a supersonic team in More than a i cant assess it right Bickerstaff i dont think i can make an Intelli gent decision until going to the game tapes and analysing wed like to change the game from a pressure offence to a pressure at every Opportunity we want to Bickerstaff also said he would not make any staff changes until after he has had an Opportunity to talk with the he replaces Lenny who was bumped up from the coaching Post to the Job of general Massimino rejects new Jersey offer up citing obligations to his family and Villa Nova basketball coach role Massimino thursday rejected an offer to coach the nabs new Jersey who reportedly was offered a 10year contract by nets owner Bernie told his players at an Early morning meeting that he will remain at where he has posted a 228137 record in 12 i Felt at this time it was in the Best interest of my Villanova our players and longtime Trainer Jake Nevin to stay at Villanova Massimino whose wildcats won the Mcaa basketball championship earlier this was the leading candidate to re place Stan who left the nets to become coach of the Chicago revenge minded Blue jays rally to nip red sox from press dispatches Toronto with the Nightmare of a fou game sweep at the hands of the red sox last week still fresh in their the Toronto Blue jays were out for revenge thursday night in the first game of their return series against the Blue jays lost two of three games against the Milwaukee Brewers after being swept by the red but second baseman Damaso Garcia said a club never Al Roundup forgets a you dont forget a no matter How Long it is before you play that team said whose two run triple in the seventh inning helped propel Toronto to a 65 Comerro behind Victory Over we needed this one this is the kind of win that can do a lot Tor a with Toronto trailing Buck Marti Nez led off the seventh with a single and Lou Thornton Pinch Garth Lorg singled off the Glove of Pitcher Bob Tony Fernandez sacrificed to put runners at second and Bob relieved and Garcia greeted him by ripping a two run triple to the right Centerfield Lloyd Moseby followed with a pop out to Short Center but Steve Lyons throw to the plate went up the first base line and Garcia scored easily to give the Blue jays a 65 in other Al games tigers Yankees 9 Detroit Mike Armstrong uncorked a wild pitch while facing Lance Parrish in the 10th allowing Lou Whitaker to Trot Home from third with the see Al on Page 23