European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 15,1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Mefs Rose Garden lineup fell Short in the sunny chill no Rose bloomed in the Rose Wanjen Only a few Marigold and too few met who were Here to accept Prei ident Reagan s co Gnu Ula Lioni. Fourteen players two coaches and tour members of the word Serin champions front office formed t backdrop on a Small outdoor me Tor the president who wore i Brown wit the Shade of a Pitcher s Mound i want these Fellows to know Reagain raid with unite i pitched three game for the cardinals in a world Serin it was the 1926 world series. Waited until 1952 to pitch the fames. It was in a movie. But i had an Edge on a of you Here in the sense that i had the script in Advance to i knew it was going to come out All right with or without a script if the president who played Grover Cleveland Alexander in the movie winning team had been pitching to he mels who showed up hut wednesday he might have won. To fill out a lineup card the mets would have had to use several pitchers in other position. Dwight Gooden was there along with Bob Ojeda racer Mcdowell Jesse Orosco Rick Agusen Doug sask and Randy Niemann. But not Many bitten had appeared Only Gary Carter Lee Mazzilli Howard Johnson Tim the Ufa and de Hearn along with John Gibbons and Rick Anderson who had not been on the world Serin renter. But where was he manager Darcy Johnson and where was the general manager Frank Cash Cut where was the chairman Nelson Doubleday anywhere were the ocher members of the world series Rosier Keith Hernandez Darryl Strawberry Ray Knight Ron darting Sid Fernandez Wally Back Man Len Dykstra cookie Wilson Rafael Santana Kevin Mitchell Danny Heep and Kevin Elsler in projecting what new York haters in other a Liona league cities considered an arrogant image the mels never turned Down a request for a curtain Call but when Lite president asked for curtain Call mets could t be bothered. If the president noticed the absentees he did t Ilion. Davey Johnson reportedly was weary after hav ing just returned from a baseball tour of Japan and Cuben was in Florida inspecting so Meimerts prospects. Some of the Absentee notably Knight had notified the mets of previous bushmen commitments. But others including Hernandez and Strawberry had been expected lobe on the pan am charter from it Glaidia Airport we told the players that it was optional said Jay Horwit of the mels that we d pay the round trip air fare from their Homes to new Yort for them and their wives but that if they didst come it would t be held against  with the seventh game of the world series Origi Nally scheduled for a sunday night the Mett planned if they won logo to City Hall thai monday and to the White House on tuesday. But when rain put off the seventh game until monday night the City Hall Parade was held on tuesday and according to Horn no the president was unavailable that wednesday. And so the ceremony bad to be held two weeks later. I considered parachuting Here into inc Rose Gar Den Reagan joked alluding to the sixth game parachutist at Shea stadium but the secret service had a Little something to say about it taller and huskies than some of the mets he had shaken Hinds with the president remembered Themel roots How the old professor Casey you can look it up Stengel had said can t anybody play this Here tame " we Fol not Only did the mets show America that the other team from new York could play this game but they did it their Way. The mets made essay. A got Odieve believe me even this lifelong cubs bal us to dish out the  the dub president Fred Wilpon handed the president a Blue mets warm up jacket with or. Presi Dent in Small script on the right breast and Rea Gan la White letters on the Back. There was also a mets capt shirt and souvenir Coin. This is a Beautiful Rose Garden said Wilpon and we intend to be Back Here next year. These Are Only half tic gifts. The rest of the gift will come next  with a smile the president went Over and Shook hands with the mets wives who were sitting in the hint raw. Then he returned to the platform. With wave Reagan and vice president George Bush were returning to More important mailers when television voice called or. President Are you going to Stonewall the Iran crisis the Way the democrats say you will never lift about a  the president re plied with a Sillik until it s  in the driveway outside the West window. Tim Teufel was talking about listening to the president in the Row Garden ceremony. I fell like he we our manager presenting a speech about the mets and our accomplishments the Sec Ond baseman said. He was talking about us and that really thrilled me. I would t have missed this for  Many of his teammates apparently did t feel thai Way. They could t All be Democrat. Old pro Hopes to teach kid a lesson by the Asso fated press Bernie Kosar was in the second Grade when Jim Plunkett Hirw his first nil pass. When the los Angeles raiders meet the Cleveland Browns sunday the 39 year old Plunkett Hopes to play school teacher for the league s latest Quarter Back phenom. Coach Tom floras announced this week that Plunkett whose quarterback rating of 97 in limited service is the fourth Best in the league will Start against the Browns on sunday. He relieved Marc Wilson in the Sec played a lol and taken the beating you starting quarterback lakes. You re always concerned about the injury Factor Wii your quarterback. We be am to do a Good Job of protecting him. Barring injury Jim is Likely to finish the season As our  there s no question about the Quarter Back for the Brawns who Are 7 and of photo Alden Jimon salutt., guiding team again one game ahead of Cincinnati in the acc Central. Kosar who won t turn 23 for two weeks completed 32 of so passes for 401 Yards in the Browns 26-16 Victory Over no. A -., T my Monda p",1 1 Vond half of the game in Dallas last week touchdown pass but Only because his re comp Eling Schenot passes 119 Civ cars dropped three pie Neal scoring thai yardage total tied Otto Graham for the second Best total in Cleveland history behind Brian Sipe s 444 in 1981 against Baltimore. I believe that Kosar is going to Leone of the beat before he s through the 65-year-old Graham a former washing ton coach said. Iaj1uijwujia w.t1.m we Yards and two touchdowns As the raid ers rallied to beat the cowboys 17-13. Twas the sixth Victory in seven games for los Angeles after losing its first three. Jim is an experienced quarterback and a great competitor said Flores whose team his been hindered for the past few years by erratic quarterbacking. Right now Jim it fresh. He has t hmm Ben Katar. 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