European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday october 21, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary the mets boat is it sinking by Murray chass new York not the mils pc ill Hernandez said sunday have to Lake our off Day tomorrow Retreat dig in and come of but have they Al ready in Only two games of Fth world series dug themselves such a Hole thai they won t he Able to fight their Way out fit Kansas City was in the same boat last Hernandez noted and they but has the mils boat sprung so Many leaks thai they cannot keep it from sinking in two losses to the Boston red sox the second a 9-3 disaster sunday night the acts have not played the kind of baseball that brought them 108 victories in the regular season and four More in the National league championship series against the Houston astros. In the first world series game a 1-0 loss the acts managed to gel Only four hits in support of a Well pitched game by Ron Darling. In the second game they doubled their hit output but the hits were meaningless because they never came at a time when the acts were in position to overtake the red sox. We were Down 3-0, then we came Back to 3-2." Hernandez said. We were in Llie game. Then they Jusi blew us out. When it got to b-3, that s a hard hut the wets hitting and pitching Haven t been their Only problems. Their defense has contributed mightily too meaning that the mets have put it All together in this world series although not in the Way baseball people mean when they say a learn has put it All to Gether. In the first game a ground Ball that went Hal ctn Tim Tufel s legs at Sec Ond base enabled the red sox to score the on a run of the game. Sunday night Hernandez made an uncharacteristic error that started the red so on their Way to the kind of Romp they had enjoyed in three of their victories Over the California Angels in the american league championship series. The Way the game turned out the red sox undoubtedly would have won hand ily without Hernandez s error. But it did make for a shaky Start. Spike Owen was at first base with a Lead off walk in the third inning when Roger Clemens bunted toward me Mound for a sacrifice Hernandez Ulin makes plays in bunts that most first basemen Don t even attempt made an other of his rapid retrievals of the Hall and threw 5 in the Palm of my hand and when i threw it it was like a Palm Bals. Stanley could t have thrown a better he referred to Bob Stanley the red sox reliever who struck jul Hernandez with what the met firs baseman called a Nasty Palm Ball with two on and none oui in the seventh inning hut that s another Story the inability of the mid dle part of the acts lineup in hit. Her Nande Gary Carter and Parry Straw Berry have a collective three his and six strikeouts in 20 limes at Bat. Strawberry has four of the sri Couis and none of the Nils. Baek in the third inning the Hernan Dez error helped open the Road for the first three red sox runs. Hernande had made Only five errors All season the few est by an everyday National league first baseman. When was the last time he bounced a throw on a bunt play not this year he said after thinking for a moment. This was n bad time for was a bad Lime Loo for Dwight Gooden 10 have one of his worst games of the season. Rick Aguilera and Sid Fernandez did nol Ofle much Relief. They beat us up and stepped on us and did everything they Hernan Dez said. We Haven t played Well As a team. But we be battled Back nil year. We re in a position where we have to win tuesday or we re in trouble. But Kansas City was in the same the royals though Are the Only one of the 10 teams who have lost the first two games Ai Home in come Back and win the world series. Furthermore contrary 10 what Hernandez snid. The Meis have nol battled Back All year. They Haven t had to Bailie Back from any thing. They might As Well have been on an Ocean cruise they brei Yed i the Ulvi Sion championship so easily. They face a predicament thai they nut con fronted this year. I just Hope we can gel .1 Little More intensity and take in with us to manager Dave Johnson said. Hernandez was asked if he thought Johnson would have a learn meeting to discuss that or anything else that has gone wrong and better go right quickly. Pacy s never been one to panic the Veteran player said. There were times when 1 thought he would but he did t. He s a player. He knows. He s never pushed the panic the Way the men have plaid in Illis world series i Johnson warned in push ii panic Button he probably would t he Able to find it yanks hire Ferraro dismiss 1, paper says new York a the new York Yankees have hired former Kansas City royals interim manager Mike Ferraro and dismissed coaches Roy White and Joe Altobelli the new York times re ported in monday s editions. Pitching coach Mike Connor bullpen coach Jelt Torborg and dugout coach stump Merrill will return to the Yan Kees staff the times said quoting an unnamed club source. The Yankees will announce further changes later this week including the addition of one More coach the i mics said manager Lou Pinilla according to the paper wanted to retain his ensure staff but the club s principal owner George Steinbrun nor wanted changes. Ferraro who took Over As manager of the Provau for Dick Howser after the All Star break was told by Kansas cily Man of to photo agent Jii 2weeks ago that he Wou a nol return in any capacity with the club. Ferraro. Who is to replace the depart ing Don Zimmer As third base coach led the club to a j6-3s record after Howser was diagnosed As having a malignant brain tumor. The defending world series Champion royals finished 76-86, 16 games behind the american league West Champion California Angels. Ferraro served with the Yankees from 1979-1982, being shifted from his Job As third base coach to first base after he angered Steinbrenner for waving Willie Randolph Home in the 1980 Al playoffs against the royals. Randolph was called out at the Plait. Altobelli who managed the Baltimore orioles to a world series championship in 1983, joined the Yankees staff in 1986 and spent the last half of the season. an t m t Nail i m Wun if thanks 1979-1982 coaching first base. He is reportedly a leading candidate for the vacant Minne Sota twins managing Job. Last season was while s second Brier coaching Siil with inc Yankees serving this past year As hitting coach. The Yankees finished second m 1986, 5 a games behind Boston in the Al East. Television pro football Denver Broncos at new York Juls taped10 30 . Tues Day baseball world strips game 3, new York acts at Boston red sex i m . Wednesday radio baseball world series came 3, new York mils at Boston red sox 1 10 Sun. Wednesday
