European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary bounding around the baseball circuit a Trail of five baseball style Shea stadium i spotted the sign from the Flushing see the rising it read atop the stadiums it referred to the new York mets they were indeed at least heading into this night of May they stood in first place in the National league and that despite numerous so Well just bring another Guy up from tideway a fan shrugged As the train rumbled to a its a bottomless Well Down my mets thirsted for Power on this muggy they lost 20 to the san Diego la Marr Hoyt pitched a four hitter and singled in a it one of the new York writers announced toughs in the press the joke was on the they lost for the first time that the curly shuffle video was shown on the stadium soon no mets including would be laugh this was the beginning of a bottomless drop in the candlestick Park speaking of Bottom the san Francisco giants were in hitting with no laying Way Low in the no even the mets beat they came Back from 3 0 to do but that no no Way will the giants score More than three i caught up with that met giants game on a gorgeous afternoon of May thank san for providing noon nights in your town remind me of Frozen food the bus from downtown included four hardcore they talked baseball the whole the Guy with the new York accent i saw the mets in the hotel lobby this morning i these Guys Are greek gods to everybody rips even the giants pro Gram quoted Herb cans calling it the ninth Blunder of the i dont know what everyone crying its a clean and when fans show up like on this you can sit anywhere you i was glad to hear another new York fan outsell the entire he was a big fat Guy with a big fat spewing abuse on any giant the wittiest line came from a with the giants bullpen already having blown this Greg Minton got ready to pitch to mets Pitcher Roger pitch around the fan dodger stadium this Park is so i caught two games on May the dodgers beat the expos had More fun gabbing with an old High school then on june for the opening of abcs monday night i caught the them they should hire me As their overseas this time they lost to los Angeles in 12 innings when shortstop Rafael Santana threw the Ball into right handed the Victory to dodger reliever Steve which reminds a couple of new York fans nearby punched their Allstar ballots with a neat twist picking an Alcoke Lonnie Smith made so did Alan Wiggins and Willie the los Angeles fans Shoul Dve had such in Stead they sat on their poor lady in front of me grabbed her ear every time i screamed for Keith Hernandez to get a maybe they dont understand having missed the first inning because of infamous i asked the Guy two seats Down How the Dodg ers lets somebody got on and 1 think Guerrero got a hit was it him 1 think it was i told him it was at least his son was enter poor kid didst understand the thanks to a dad who once the dodgers have two but Little Mike cheered and jumped around and acted like a baseball fan Wrigley Field in tired of hearing about How Friendly these confines old Parks Are built with poles and overhanging if you sit behind a pole or deep beneath the youll find nothing Friendly about the obstructed give me the new no matter How Imper at least you Sec the knowing about these old i asked the Chi Cago ticket Vendor if his available scats were of he said he i sat inside the Wrigley see Fly see the i hated the cubs coming into this june 9 game against i loathe them More than Ever Good to see that after beating the pirates 51 on this the cubs lost their next Tiger stadium follow one of two rules in Detroit Root for the keep i broke both Baltimore was in town on this night of june in the i picked the orioles to win it so in pulling for them All the Tiger fans in the Brightfield stands didst appreciate my and they had the last when Joe Altobelli left Mike Boddicker in to pitch to Lou the Tiger second baseman responded with a three run it capped Detroit 62 Triumph and Altobellis career Earl Weaver replaced him the stars and stripes first half champion7 padres rip pirates 91 by the associated press if baseballs oldest wives tale has any the san Diego padres Are headed for their second straight National league West while the Pittsburgh pirates continue to write a sad chapter in their baseball tradition holds that the team in first place when the dust settles on july 4 will be a Winner in if it holds True this the big four will be the National leagues Louis and san along with Toronto and California from the american Only the who finished baseballs imaginary first half with a 91 pasting of hapless Pittsburgh won a division a year san Diego finished the night leading los which lost 32 to by five games in the National league the Cardi nals were 1 games ahead of Montreal in the Garry Templeton drove in four three with a six thinning and Eric National league show scattered seven hits for san which shared in one of the most disappointing Days for baseball in pirate manager Chuck whose team lost its fourth straight held a 15minute pos game coaches meeting to discuss the teams 2550 the pirates have lost 10 of their last i dont like the Way were said the usually optimistic we talked about our players individually and collectively and what we can do to make them better he perhaps equally As distressing was the the Holiday game at three Rivers stadium Drew Only the pirates Home attendance of in 38 dates is the worst in the National league As is their the crowd showered the pirates with derisive particularly infielder Jim who recently called for the financially ailing team to move to another elsewhere in the no thursday mets braves 13 Atlanta Ray knights 19thin Ning one of a club record 28 hits by new keyed a five run rally that carried the mets to a wild Victory Over the Atlanta braves in the longest major league game of the the mets won despite game tying homers by losing Pitcher Rick Camp in the 18th inning and Terry Harper in the 13th of a game that twice was delayed by rain and took six 10 minutes to it ended just before 4 Edt cardinals dodgers 2 Louis Tom Nietos second hit of the a single to right Field with two out in the eighth gave Joaquin Andujar his 14th Victory and Louis its 14th in 18 the win ingest Pitcher in the major struck out five and walked five in pitching his eighth Complete giants cubs 4 Chicago Jose Uribes tiebreak two run single in the seventh inning paced san which got 14 Chicago turned an no season High five double both the giants Bob Brenly and the cubs Ryne Sandburg hit two run the 10th for Phillies reds 1 Philadelphia Kevin tossed a three hitter and Juan von Hayes and Ozzie Virgil hit Solo Hom ers for Cincinnatus Pete Rose went witless and remained 37 hits shy of to Cobbs major league record of expos astros 3 Houston Montreal Tim Wal Lach hit a three run Homer to highlight a six run 12th inning and make a loser of Houston Frank Rookie Mitch Webster had his second and third homers for the expos in just 31 major league at Al from Page 21 80 shutout on May in the past Treyve been Tough on so maybe things Are just evening Ive tried to forget about How they had hit me before this because when i think about what certain hitters have done to i lose my Bert took the loss despite pitching his league leading Lith Complete mariners Brewers 1 Seattle Mike Moore hurled a four hitter and Dave Henderson hit a three run Homer to Lead Seattle Over Mil retired the first 17 batters and didst allow a runner to reach second base until the seventh when Cecil Copper doubled with one Ted Simmons singled Home Cooper for the Brewers Only the mariners put together 13 three each by Ivan Barry Bonnell and Bob to pin the loss on Moose Henderson knocked in four runs rangers tigers 1 Texas Burt Hooton pitched a six hitter and Pete Obrien knocked in two runs to Lead Texas Over Hooton was backed by the defensive play of third baseman buddy who made three Good plays to Rob Detroit batters of walked two and struck out a season loser Walt went All the Way for the As Blue jays 2 Oakland former Blue Jay Dave Collins single scored Mike Heath from third with the winning run in the Bottom of the ninth leading Oakland Over visiting Toronto before a Holiday turnout of reliever Bill the fourth Toronto had worked out of a base loaded Jam in the eighth inning be fore giving up the winning run in the orioles royals 3 Kansas Floyd Ray Ford and Eddie Murray drove in two runs powering Baltimore Over Kansas Dennis was the Winner with five innings of six hit Leav ing after giving up a three run Homer to Darryl Motley in the Angels red sox 4 Jerry Narrows three run Homer in the seventh inning lifted California Over Boston before an an Aheim stadium crowd of the major leagues largest of the
