European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 31, 1986 the stars and stripes Pago 23 commentary Valentine manages like Mentor Las orca Bobby Valentine is one step ahead of the whole country Long before anyone hit on the idea of people forming a human Chain called hands across America to help ire homeless and he hungry an electric Light went onion Valentine s head enabling him to see where the same Basic concept could help the Texas Ranger. So he forged a Beneficent Chain of his own betwee himself and his players he did it by employing two key elements warmth and compassion and although his personal link with All his Texas players in t any where As spectacular As the one that stretched across the nation Sun Day it s Strong enough so that the surprising Ranger Are mus cling in on first place in the Al West. Valentine has had a lot to a with it and whenever anyone kid to make a Point of thai he says it in t him it s the players. And Don t forget rangers Gener Al manager Tom Grieve Valen line s old met teammate with whom be works so Well. Bobby Valentine Valentine who just turned 36, is the youngest manager in the majors. Younger even than three of his players but he s smart enough to realize he can t be one of the boys anymore. That s where that Chain of his comes in. Although he can t be one of them he still gives the the feeling he is. Hit congenial outgoing personality and the Way he treats them May have More to do with that than his age. Some managers Tell you their door is always open to their players. Valentine is different. He gels up and walks out the door to talk to them. In the i i seasons he was Active in the majors. Valen Tine played every position except Pitcher yet he seems to have a special feeling for his pitchers and it show any time he has to talk to them or Lake them out i smile when i go out there instead of frown he  appreciate that they re tired of getting dirt looks and being yelled at. What some managers forget is that they re going to have to come Back and ask for help. From the same Pitcher they chewed out Only a few Days before. Valentine probably is closer to dodger manager Tommy Lasorda than he is to anyone else in baseball having known him from the first Day he broke into organized baseball with Ogden Utah is year Sago. He has looked up to him and considered him something of a father figure or maybe an older brother since then. His relationship with his players is like Lasorda s with the dodger players says Bobby Bragan director of the rangers speakers Bureau. Lasorda is the Only one who can hug his players and no one will think anything of it. The reason Lasorda can do that i because he knows the names of All his players wives or  friends the names of their tons arid daughters and in Many cases even the names of their Mother in Laws. Valentine is the same  Bragan knows a Little something about ballplayers. This is his 49lh year in the game and after spending seven seasons in the majors As a player he managed in Pittsburgh Cleveland Milwaukee and Atlanta we be had some Good managers Here in Arlington Bragan said. Guys Tike Whitey Herzog Billy Martin and Billy Hunter who won More games than any other Ranger manager. None of the others have gotten the  Ellhu Mastic response from the fans Valentine has. The players Are responding the same Way to  s great with them  Grieve and Valentine made up their minds to go with kids no matter what and they be done that. The rangers arc the youngest team in the majors. De Correa to Bobby will 21, Jose Guzman. 22, Pete Incaviglia 22. Oddie Mcdowell 23, Steve Bue Chelc 24, and Dwayne Henry 24. All represent the rangers future. Don Sla Highl 27, and Pete o Brick 28, also figure to be around for quite same time and Larry Parrish 32, of Jarrell Porter 14, Toby Harrish 37. Charlie Hough 38, and Tom Paciorek 39, provide the club whatever maturity it needs. When Incaviglia s batting average was Way Down below .200 a month ago Valentine was asked if he was disappointed in him and whether there was any thought of sending him to the minors. He immediately replied no no no. I m very pleased with the Way he has handled himself through a difficult period. There s no though of sending him Down.  his  now Incaviglia is Ful furling that Confidence. Valentine is gratified by the rangers1 showing so far. He in t letting his enthusiasm run away with him though. It s Early yet he cautions. Day by Day we keep getting stronger and More sure of ourselves. If you ask me what pleases me most me personally it s the Over All acceptance by All the players of what we re trying la do. The older Guys understand about the younger Guys that there May be some growing pains and some Tough times ahead for them. The younger Guys under stand they re the new kids on the Block and the Veter ans will get treated differently than they  before he died not Long ago Paul Richards the rangers special assistant of baseball operations said Valentine had earned not demanded the players re Spect. He had done it in a number of ways. One of the ways was by demonstrating the fundamentals of the game physically. He s on his Way to becoming an excellent manag  Richards said. He s an  pm  world cup Al from Page 21 ered from stomach problems. Brazil one of the hardest hit by injuries will miss striker Zico knee and could be without goalie Carlos hand and midfielder Falcao who is out of shape after a Long recovery from a knee injury. But the Brazil ians expect to have Back Socrates their Veteran midfielder. Nico Claeson and Eric Gerels of Belgium were Hurt during it 3-0 Victory Over los pumas a mexican dub team. Claesen. A Forward was carried off with a right knee injury after he was tackled High by pumas goalkeeper Gerardo Sousa. In an ensuing Brawl Sousa kicked de fender berets High on the High and was ejected. Gereta limped off the Field but was expected to recover quickly. Two other stars of the tournament Argentine defender Daniel Passarella and West German Captain Karl Heinz Rume Nigga also Are unlikely to play in their team s openers. The Argentina play South Korea on monday while the germans face Uruguay next wednesday. Or. Vernon Edwards the English team Doc Tor was in stable condition in an intensive care Ward at a Monterrey Hospital after suite eng suspected heart attack Edwards 57, became 10 after England s 4-1 Victory Over the Mon Torrey Clubton wednesday. The Host mexicans Are concerned about their Star Hugo Sanchez who has a knee in jury but is expected to play when the Home team takes on Belgium on tuesday. The pres ence of Sanchez who played inseam this year on the mexican roster has caused several play ers who were Wilh the team throughout train ing to complain and worry about their Security. The brazilians have been disrupted by near dissension in the ranks for weeks with one of their players. Leandry not even com ing Here Afler he feuded with coach Tele Santana about the roster. Brazil has looked lacklustre in practice and the players claim san Lanay refusal to name a starting lineup yet is the source of the problem. Frompage21 11 games. New York has also won nine of its fast to games against Seattle. Rasmussen 5-1, combined on a three hitter with Dave Righetti who got his 12th save. Rasmussen struck out five and walked two and did not allow a hit after Alvin Davit Lead Oft single in the fourth. Rasmussen was pulled after walking Davis with two outs in the ninth and Reg Helt retired Gorman Thomas on a ground Erlo end the game. The Yankees took a 1-0 Lead in the Sec Ond when Page Krulo doubled Home Ron Hassey who hid drawn a walk from Milt Wilcox 0-6. Pagliarulo led off the seventh inning with his ninth Home run of the season. He is ll-for-31 in his last eight games with four Home runs and 11 Rols. Wilcon gave up seven hits in seven innings and remained wingless since May 14, 1985. Tigers 7, Angels 4 Anaheim Calif Detroit starter Dave Lapoint pitched five no hit innings and Lou Whitaker and Lance Parrish hit Home runs leading the tigers past Cali fornia. Lapoint 2-3, Wilh both victories com ing against califor Nia did nol allow a hit until Gary Pettis led off the sixth Wilhan infield single Lapoint took a 6-0 Lead into the seventh hut singles by George Hendrick Hernandez and Rick Burleson and a walk to Bobby Orich set up Dick Schofield s second career grand slam. Willie Hernandez relieved after Scho Fidd s slam and pitched the final three innings allowing two hits for his seventh save. Lapoint gave up five hits in his sin plus innings. The tigers jumped on Don Sutlon 2-5, who was trying for his 298th career Victory. First inning doubles by Dave Collins and Lance Parrish made it 1-0 and Whitaker led off the third with his fourth Homer. Detroit Mode it 4-0 in the fourth one run scoring As Tom Brookins bounced into a Force out with the bases loaded and another scoring on second baseman Bobby Grich s wild throw. In the seventh Angels reliever Chuck Finley making his major league debut walked Parrish and gave up an rib double to Pinch Hitler Brian Harper. Darnell Coles followed with a run scor ing single. Parrish led off the ninth with his 200th career Homer his 10th this season. Parrish s blow come against Todd Fischer who was also making his major league debut tilt. From Page 21 grounder for his eighth save. Valenzuela 7-3, who bad won three straight decisions allowed six hits in seven innings. He uncharacteristically walked six while striking out four. Valenzuela walked two in the mets two run fourth and walked the Lead off hitter in their two run seventh. I think this is definitely a High spot for Sid mets manager Davey Johnson said. To beat the dodgers especially Fernando Valenzuela is something he will remember for quite  dodgers manager Tom Lasorda said Fernandez had no reason to hold a grudge. Sid has become a Good Pitcher Lasorda said. When we made the Trade it was because we needed a left handed Relief Pitcher not because e did t like  George Foster s Lead off Home run in the second inning his fifth gave the Host Mena 1-0 Lead los Angeles tied it in the fourth when Mariano Duncan walked stole Sec Ond went to third on a Fly Ball and scored on Steve sax s ground out. The mets went ahead 3-1 in the fourth. With one out Gary Carter walked and one out later scored on a double to left by Ray Knight. Knight scared on a single by Tim Teutel. Marshall s fifth inning Homer his 13lh,pulled the dodgers within one run and in tended his career High hitting Streak to 15 games. Rafael Santana led off the Mel seventh by walking. Two outs later Kevin Mitchell beat out an infield single and both runners scored when Keith Hernandez doubled deep into the left Center Field Gap. In the Only other no game Phillies 5, giants 4 Philadelphia Mill Thompson batting just .195, singled with two outs inthe ninth inning driving Home Sieve Jeltz from third base and giving Philadelphia its Victory Over san , hit less in his previous four at bats in the game hit Greg Minton s 1-0 pitch up the Middle to give the Phillies their third straight Victory and Send the giants to their third consecutive defeat. Jeltz walked with one out in the ninth and look second on a Pinch single by Greg Gross his 100th career Pine hit. Jeff Stone died out to deep Center allowing Jeltz to tag up and move to third bringing up Thompson. Gross Pinch hit tied him with Rusty staub for told place on the All time list