European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Columns old and new in the azores of info by Dave Dudlo what would we do without the dashing boys of summer by John Windrow stall columnist if any mechanical device is apply its the Aam alarm off it goes at with All the urgency of a Bright red Man your Batlle stations were about to hit an i Limp out of bed on my still slumbering feet and hang on the window facing i expect nothing but the Black of but the Hills on the horizon Are turning then a soft like a hiding Here it the the Birds float up in a chattering plume and sink to major league baseball is on but the in comes up i just wanted to see it for Ever since the Allstar the legions who earn their bread from baseballs sweat have been assuring via the the radio and the that life will come to a dismal gridlock the moment the players walk it i of be the same they an August without the crack of the the languid race of the outfielder As he Camps out under j Long Fly the jarring collision Between flashing runner and unyielding Catcher at the it has been going on for 100 they and you cant live without baseball is on i gravely Tell my her eyes Light up like diamonds in the morning really she if Only the football players would go on what a wonderful year it would i leave her nestled in the dreaming happily of a year in her life with no baseball or i gave up Long ago trying to convince her of the importance of you May reel off Dollar crowd batting tales of heroism All for its Only a Childs she says Why do you get so excited about it women Are for not for talking Seaver has his 300 pitching i say to the Carew has his but what about Pete Pete Rose Charlie Hustle Hast broken to Cobbs record of the Coffeepot is will Rose have to languish for another 24 hits Short of the record i that Means Well have to Start the Pete Rose countdown All Over what if Pete gets kidnapped by the gypsies in the of season hell never get to be on a razor Blade commercial and say in Pete the Guy with does that make you want to buy this razor the Coffeepot a i Tell the that what the average ballplayer it May sound like a pile to but remember the season lasts from april until october if you get in the world that Only five months off every break it Down to a daily basis and there Only pulling in about a Day year whats that with the Price of dope nowadays the Coffeepot burps a Little Bubble of that i Chicken when you go to the you get to see a millionaire How often does a common Man like yours truly get to see an american millionaire run i turn on the on Howard Cossell is telling the Anchor Man that no matter How Long the strike the fans will come Home to the ballparks wagging their tails behind  come Howie the shill they need there taught it from the Anchor Man makes a witty of course Well be i Tell the if it we rent for wed have to we might read have Long talks with our go out into the Woods and listen to the we cant have we want to go out to the Park and scream and then hang on the bar and talk about numbers with the How bout that hits i what could be More important than that the Anchor Man says the baseball strike is not Only football is just around the i resume my conversation with the what do you think about the raiders this year i August stripes Magazine