European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 18.1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports red sox mets series thrilling Pennon struggles May Lead to letdown by Fred Mcmane new York up the world so Ries baseball s showcase event begins Here ionian an to 1 . Sunday Wuh a matchup that should do Lien the romanticist. However the Busl of so Van series be tween inc Boston red son and new York acts. Though touching to the heart May have a Ditl cull time lugging Al it in similar manner to he recently concluded american and National league championship series. Isola cams arc coming off physically and emotionally draining playoffs and a letdown can be l is very diff Cul to maintain that kind of intensity Over a Long period of Lime. The Rchull May be a world series thai is easy to Swallow Yel hard to digest. I m ready to face a Roger Clemens because he can t pitch belter than these Gim ilk astros said new York s Kay Kris it wednesday following his team s tension filled Sis game Victory Over the astros in the no playoffs. We won t fan anybody As Good As this any Lynn Boston meets new York Ihn ugh then1 is excitement. So. Even if i in1 to Alij of baseball Lur is out to he subpar she fans in both cities will Gener ate plenty of Elul Rickiy. The two learns met Al Fenway Park in an exhibition game for Charity this sum Mer and the fans Irea Letl the game As if it Here a world series Monte so. A cipher icam has been to a world Serici in Over a decade. Boston last appeared in Lite. World series in l j75. Los ing to the Cincinnati reds in seven games. The Meli Haven l been to the world series since 173 when Elk a los to the Oakland a s in seven games minion has t won a world series since 1918 the mils Only world championship came in 1969. Because both cams needed Allol their resources to win their respective league playoffs neither learn will have us Hest Pitcher available for the opener. Boston s Jice Roger Clemens pitched the Pennant clinching came wednesday night against the car Fomia Angels and won t be available to pitch in the world series until game 3 at Boston. Dwight Goodwn the mets s no. I Pilcher. Went 10 innings against the Llou Slon astros in game 5 of the no playoffs tuesday and will no be ready Lobo until game 2 at Shea stadium. So left hander Bruce Hurst of the red sox and Nghil hander Ron Darling of inc mels will be the first game starters. Bolh Are solid pitchers bul their matchup does not have the Appeal of a Clemens Gooden Onfro Lalion. In fact unless there arc some postponements because of the weather. Clemens and Goodwn a not Likely to face each other during the series. The weather could play an important pan in this series. With All the Gomes scheduled Al night temperatures could dip Inlo the 40s in both cities the entire new York learn piles up in one muss of mels after Healing ihi1 astros wednesday to in ihi1 Isali Miil league Penn nil. In 1975, rain postponed three consecutive games Al Boston s Fenway i Ark. A new Rule will be in effect this year regarding the designated Hitler and it will Hurt the red sox. In previous years the designated incr. Which is used during the regular season in the Al Hul not in the no was implemented Only in alter Nate world series under thai Rule in would be in use this year however commissioner tier Ueber Roth modified the Rule this year find the designated Hitler will be allowed Only when the series switches 10 the Al Park. Therefore the red so will dec Only limited use out of their designated Hitler Don Baylor one of the team s leading run producers. Baylor who hit .11 homers during the regular season while being used almost exclusively As a designated Hitler was a key player for the red sox in their so Van name Victory Over the Angels in the Al playoffs. The right handed Hilling slug sea series on Pago 26 mets heavily favored Las vegas Nev. A Odd sink tres june made the pitching i Rich new York mets prohibitive 12-s favourites to heal the Bosun red sox in he world series the most lopsided pc nine Odds since the 1950 base Roll championships. spoil Book operators in this gaming cily say the Odds even could go higher us a betting Public enamoured with the mels. Lines up to place Money an their favorite learn. Euty think i Mats mels mels Mel kyber owner of the Las Vena club said. It s like in election it s a the Odds so favor ihi1 met thai a bettor would have to bet s24 on the mels winning the world series til win Sill. Bettors who favor the red sox Cun Pul up Sid to win $20 if the kid sox Uke theories exber i has been running spurs louts since the mid-1940s. Said the opening line is the big isl since 1950 when the new Virk Yankees were 3-1 favourites Over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees wan thai series in four fair skies seen for opener new York a the Ope Ninfi came of the world series but teen the new York mels and notion ked sox saturday nil Jet will be played in fair and Cool weather according to the National weather sen ice. Conditions Are expected Loh dry ill the temperature in the 50s, the service said thursday. Usel asking courts to Divide nil and alter to setup Occil a a.,Afa in fnr.,. Not uni television by have Coldberg new York. A the Usel s lat est War cry is break up the nil. In the latest offshoot of the $ 1.69 Bil lion antitrust Suil thai incl cd in Only a the dormant league announced 1 Hur Saay thai it is asking the courts to split Ine nil into two totally separate Coher fences and Knock the established league off one of the three major networks. We re not going to give up ult. Commissioner Harry uglier said. We re nol going logo the motions were filed on the basis of the one count in the Suil on which the nil was found liable that in fact it is a league asked judge Peler a Leisure who presided Al the trial to spill the arc and pfc Inlo two distinct in incs each to negotiate its own television contract with a network run its own finances and each to conduct a separate draft. A third network would then be left free for the Usel which decided to fore go this season following the s3 damage award and released its Besl players to flee Inlo the nil. Bring the nil Inlo the open Market usher said. Lei us be available As an option. Lei anyone else be Avail Able. The nil docs not walk on water. This is not the holy but nil spokesman Joe Browne said he saw no Validity to the Usel s motion because the jury explicitly found the nil had Nul monopolize and specifically determined that Cable television was a viable Ali Ernalee to the three major networks. The jury clearly ruled for the nil on the television Issue and gave us a clean Bill of Browne said there is no reason to seek a restructuring of the nil based on the jury s findings. We will routinely answer the Usel s motion but we will file our response with the coun with out holding 3 press
