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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, June 28, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary time catches up with Charlie Hustle like a Good Friend who has overstayed his its time for Pete Rose to go the problem is he keeps hanging All for the Chance to break to Cobbs record for most career Rose Hast exactly denied the As he told a sporting news correspondent i dont want people to think in just hanging better to do in the summer than play Ever thought about devoting your energies to Man Pete if he we rent so Rose would be laughable in trying to wrest one More season out of a 44year old this is Charlie Hustle what we see today is a far cry from the spark plug of Streak ing for an extra crashing into intimidating roses Only Challenge left As a player is coaxing a Middle aged body into holding up Long enough for a few More whatever happened to dignity Joe Dimaggio re tired after 1951 at age 37 despite a career aver age because he knew he was no longer capable of a great Hall of Famer Lou Brock announced before 1979 Campaign that it would be his after hitting that year he Hung up his just like he said he a class who began the 1985 Campaign with a life time just cant accept the fact that the game has passed him his last Good season was when he hit in his last few Rose has finished the season hitting and if Rose were Handy with a there might be some Merit to his sticking but Glove work has never been a Rose Forte and never with his legs giving Hes been relegated to first where at he probably holds the record for the most games played at first base by a overt Hill first by smash the Ball for a before the Advent of the designated first base was reserved for the biggest even sluggers continue to dominate the Eddie Leon Steve Cecil Cooper and Willie Upshaw All draw big paychecks a photo Cincinnati player manager Pete Rose no Gold Glove threat for the work they do in the batters not for their chores around the first base who never was a hits the Ball for distance Only in his despite More than plate Rose has managed to plunk the Ball Over the Fence Only 159 that Breaks Down to about one Homer for every 93 appearances at the there Are pitchers in the majors who can do better than roses Power outage is Perma he hit no Home runs in 1984 and Only one this no one is More to blame than the Media for deter mining roses decision to play part time instead of managing full the associated press runs something called the co Brose if you Haven seen this you Haven missed about the Only people who care to see it Are the Guy who compiles his family and an assortment of baseball trivia before the season the Public was barraged with stories about Rose As if the two had anything in comparing past performances Between them is your classic syn until someone invents a reliable time a it Doest matter what Cobb would have hit had he played on artificial turf or what Rose would have hit had he played in Cobbs while the Media focuses on his team has All but been if theres a Story coming out of its the Rise of the after a 70 92 1984 have rallied to climb above the Mark in while we dont know much about the we know More than enough about the Cincinnati enquirer has a contest to determine when Rose will reach his coveted first prize you guessed it its a Good bet that the Winner will be announced sometime in since Rose needs just 41 hits to break the so theres not much standing in the Way of roses quest Only injuries and a possible Rose has shown remarkable so we can discount the first the strike is another if the players go out for a Long no one is going to win that newspaper contest this but the real losers wont be those who it will be the baseball Public who will have to suffer through yet another season of and one season of Charlie  Hustle is already More than the stars and stripes a Jug climbs failure of follow aftercare program ahead of Lynn Pittsburgh suspends absent Scurry in Al voting new York up the Boston red sons Jim Rice has moved ahead of the Baltimore orioles Fred Lynn for the third Outfield spot in fan voting for the american league Allstar the remaining seven leaders at other positions voted on by the fans for the 56th ail Star game remain the same in the third report on the the new York Yankees Dave Winfield leads All Outfield the California Angels Reggie Jackson is Rice is a Little More than votes ahead of who had overtaken the Minnesota twins Tom Brunansky in last weeks Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken leads All Al players with Kansas City royals third baseman George Brett is second in balloting with rounding out the infield Are Detroit tigers second baseman Lou Whitaker and Catcher Lance and californian Rod Carew at first Baltimore Eddie Murray is within votes of who is seeking his 16th consecutive Start in the Allstar Allstar balloting runs through july the game is scheduled for july 16 in the metronome in Pittsburgh up Burgh pirates wednesday sus Pended reliever Rod Scurry without pay for his absence from sundays game at Philadelphia and for failure to follow his aftercare pro pirates general manager Joe Brown did not define the phrase after the Pitts Rod Scurry from the game against the Phillies sex there was speculation who underwent treatment for a cocaine dependency last might again be troubled by the we regret the necessity for taking this but there Are certain important rules which must be followed by our play Brown we Are interested in rods Well being and Hope that he will follow the course that has been recommended to him in the immediate until he he will remain on the sus Pended care nor was Scurry absence Brown said he had extended Conversa Cariello scores first Aba win tons with Scurry tuesday and wednes he said he informed the Lethander of the suspension during the latter when he agrees to follow the course we have outlined for he no longer will be on the suspended Brown was 00 with one save and an Era of in 17 games this his most recent appearance was last Fri Day at Brown said he had recalled righthand de Pitcher Lee Tunnell from Hawaii of the Pacific coast league to fill Scurry roster up former world Amateur Champion Tony Cariello recorded his first professional bowlers association Victory wednesday winning the Kessler of knocked off top seeded Mark of Garden in the title top Amateur in the world in earned and a trip to next years tournament of in the opening match of the nationally televised Tom Milton of Peters stopped Mike Edwards of Cariello then Defeated Mil and eliminated Jim Harvey of in the it was the second time in three weeks Baker has finished he led the Den ver open and dropped the title match to Mike Aulby in the first event of the Pas summer took advantage of two Early errors by Baker in the championship Baker failed to convert the four pin in the first Frame and missed the two pin in the also had a pair of opens in the title but struck from the fifth through the eight frames and coasted to his Harvey earned for Milton earned and Edwards picked up no from Page 21 Hall tripled to score Glenn Hubbard from first base in the 11 thinning to Down hous Jeff pitched two giving up one walking two and striking out Bruce Sutter pitched an inning for his 13th Dave was the padres dodgers 4 san Diego Lamarr Hoyt posted his eighth straight Tim Flannery and Steve Garvey each hit a three run held the dodgers to seven including Solo Home runs by Pedro Guerrero and Greg  
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