European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. February 16. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Mefs better Start acting like champs dw1g1it Gooden is on probation for three years after pleading no contest to two felony charges violently resisting flirts and Battery on a Tampa police officer. His former Fiancee Carlo no Pearson was arrested iwo weeks ago for carrying a loaded two shot Derringer at la Guardia Airport where she was to meet the mets right hander for a reported reconciliation. Dairy Strawberry is separated from his wife.  has charged the mets outfielder with violent behaviour and breaking her nose. Mets Ron Darling and Tim thu Fol Are on Proba Tion for one year each after he right handed Pilcher and the second baseman pleaded no contest to two Misdemeanour charges of resisting arrest in a scuffle last season with off duty policemen employed Asse purity guards Al a Houston nightspot. Misdemeanour charges were dismissed against Bob Ojeda and  two other mets pitchers who had tried to help their . Gary Carter the men Catcher will be questioned in new York stale supreme court next month re Garding his connection to a suspected illegal vitamins am by a Texas company. And so the mels who when last seen in uniform were spraying Champagne As baseball s Best team will open Spring training this week As baseball s most notorious team. As such they will be subjected to the obvious dugout humor. Instead of a starting Rota lion he mets now have a starting probation. Their Young left hander Sid Fernandez could t even gel himself arrested and somebody with surely ask Strawberry if he s slopped beating his wife. But among baseball players such jokes tend to condone the problem rather than solve it. And that s the mets real problem now. The mets will be trying to accomplish what no baseball franchise since the Yankees of 1977 and 1978 has done repeat As world series  Only the mets can answer the big question Dave Anderson were their off the Field headlines merely a coincidental series of isolated incidents or were they a symptom of too much too soon for too Many Loo talented players who might be too big for their britches whatever the answer turns out to be. General manager Frank cashed manager a secy Johnson and the players themselves arc on the spot to restore some discipline to the Mel behaviour. Basically our troubles have been divided int two areas police and Domestic Joe Mcllvain vice president for baseball operations said in his Shea stadium office. In the Domestic area we Don l have a lot of control. In the police cases inc player pleaded nolo con endure which would indicate that the situations were one sided for the police. But i talking to the players there were significant differences in their stories As opposed to the police  naturally the front office prefers to believe the players Side of the Story. But that s not the  Point is such behaviour must cease if the mils Are to carry themselves Tike champions. It s not easy for a competitive Young athlete Nowalk away from a dispute. By nature he is geared to competing trying to win a game or trying to win an argument with a policeman. After die events of the last few months the mets should have Learned How to Deal with the police. At 22, Goodwn is the age of a College senior Mcllvain said. And by opening Day Strawberry will be 25, Only a few years past College  Goodwn and Strawberry however have never at tended College where a sense of More mature behaviour might have rubbed off. And with their million Dollar salaries they Don l Sec any reason to attend College. But they might now be inclined to pay even More attention to the new York psychologist that the mils quietly employ. He s related Well to a few players Mcllvain said. But some have resisted  around the clubhouse Goodwn and Strawberry appear to be pleasant polite and Well mannered. But judging by the headlines that have emerged from their private lives they Are not always that Way. Long before his Domestic separation. Strawberry separated from Johnson after the manager removed him from the sixth game of he world series in a double switch during the ninth inning. I Don t want to talk to him Strawberry snapped later. He can go his Way and 1 can go my  in the seventh game Strawberry hit a Home run in the mils 8-5 Triumph. On returning to the dugout he slapped hands with Johnson after a word at Home plate from Ray Knight the now de parted third baseman. But when he mils gather saturday in St. Petersburg fla., far their first work out. Strawberry needs to reconcile his relationship with the manager. Knight obviously made a financial mistake in spurning the mels 1800,000 offer while demanding is million. He has joined the Baltimore orioles for about s 500,000. But now that he mels Are without a dependable third baseman they might have made an even bigger mistake in letting Knight gel away. In thai moment at Home plate Strawberry listened to Knight and accepted his advice. And after All the headlines of the last few months Goodwn Strawberry and several other mets need to listen to somebody who can Tell them How to carry themselves like world series champions. If not they won l be world series champions again this year. 52,745 watch pistons win at Silver dome from press dispatches Pontiac Mich. Philadelphia s Julius Erving playing the last of his 16professional basketball seasons in t accustomed to seeing what happened to the76erc saturday night. Adrian Dantley scored 35 Points an Vinnie Johnson added 24 to Lead the de troit pistons to a 123-107 Aba Victory no Roundup Over the 75crs before 52,745, the largest Ever regular season Aba crowd. We got toyed with tonight very uncharacteristic for our team said trying who scored 15 Points As the site replayed without injured forwards Charles Barkley and Cliff  was a Tough time a very Tough Lime Erving added. Personally it was very  the attendance at the Pontiac Silver dome broke the previous regular season Aba Mark of 44,180 set feb. 15, 1986,also Al the Silver dome in a game Between the 76crs and pistons. Thousands of tickets to the game were Given away by a Petroleum company As Par of a , which is 4-0 against Phila Delphia this season and has won six of it last seven game Overall look a 105-90 Lead on two Dantley free throws with7 18 left in the game Philadelphia Gol no closer than nine Points the rest of the Way bulls 112, Knicos Jonew Yoke Charles Oakley re bounded a missed shot and converted Athree Point play with 20 seconds left to lift Chicago Over new York for its third straight Triumph. With the score lied at i of Michael Jordan put up a jumper from the right Baseline that bounced off the far , who finished with 20 Points pulled Down the rebound and bit a Layup mid a crowd of three Kunicki. Up photo pistons Adrian Antiey. Scores 35 against 76ers Kenny Walker fouled Oakley on the play and Oakley then Sank the free throw to give Chicago a 111-108 Edge. After new York s Gerald Wilkins missed a three Point try Chicago s John Pas Ion was fouled by Patrick Ewing. Fax son hit one of two free throws to account for the final margin. The loss was he kicks third straight and 12lh in their last 15 games. Jordan led the bulls with 33 Points and Gene Banks added 15. Ewing scored 27 Points 23 in the second half 10 Pace the kicks. Wilkins added 25 and Gerald Henderson contributed 2 for new York. Move rocks 138, clippers 107 Dallas Mark Aguirre scored 39points, including 16 in the third period to Lead Dallas Over los Angeles. Aguirre who had a season High 40 Points in a 129-123 loss at Sacramento on thursday night sparked a 43-Poinl third Quarter for the Mavericks los Angeles whose 8-41 record is the worst in the Aba Ted 25-22 at the end of the unit Quarter. Dallas playing without guard Rolando Blackman who had a bruised thigh came Back in the second period As Aguirre scored 10 Points an detlef Schrempf hit a three Point Basket at the Buzzer to give the Mavericks a 55 52lcadathalfttme. Bucks 116, rockets 101 Milwaukee John Lucas scored season High 29 Points including i in a Pivotal second Quarter As Milwaukee routed Houston for its fourth straight Victory. Randy Breuer and Ricky Pierce added 17 Points each and Jack Sikma 14 for the Bucks who look a 63-42 halftime Lead by outscoring the rockets 30-17 in the Sec Ond Quarter. Kacem Olajuwon scored 21 Points to Lead the rockets who had a three game winning Streak broken. Robert Reid an Jim Peterson chipped in 15 Points each for Houston which had 16 first half turnovers. Nuggets 129, pacers 113 Denver Alex English scored 33 Points and Lafayette lever had 30 Points 10 rebounds and eight assists to cad Denver Over Indiana. Coach Doug Moe started Mike Evans at off guard in place of defensive specialist . Dunn in an attempt to improve Denver s offence and i and responded with 19 Points. Herb Williams led the pacers with 24 Points and 13 rebounds. Kyle Macy Chuck person and Waymon Tisdal scored 15 apiece for Indiana. The win was the nuggets first since the All Star break ending a three Gams losing Streak. The pacers dropped their second game in a Row. The nuggets look an Early Lead an overcame their recent shooting woes hit Ling 53 percent from the Field. The Pac ers could not mount an effective Chal Lenge shooting 44 percent. Wurr fors 103, Hawks 96oakland. Calif. Eric sleepy Floyd scored 24 of his 28 Points in the second half As Golden slate rallied to defeat Atlanta despite missing 20 straight shots in the first Quarter. Golden slate ended a four game losing Streak while slopping Atlanta s winning skein at three despite 28 Points by do Minique Wilkins. Chris Mullin scored on Golden stale first shot of the game but the warriors then missed 20 in a Row As the Hawks look a 16-3 Lead. Golden stale closed the Gap to 49-45 at halftime and with Floyd scoring 15 Points in the third period took a 73-64 Lead with 3 36 left in the Quarter. Bui Atlanta scored 11 straight Points to take a 7s-73 Lead into the final period. King 136, Bullet 111sacramento Sacramento led by Eddie Johnson s 11 Points made its biggest scoring a Fibre of the season in thei Hird Quarter to defeat Washington. The Kings set a season High team scor ing Mark for a single Quarter with 44 Points in inc third Quarter. The win also matched the Kings big Cal Victory mar Gin of the season. Juz 108. Spun 95 Salt Lake City Karl Malone scored 21 Points and Bobby Hansen was ight for eight from the floor and four for four front the free throw line to Lead Utah Over san Antonio. The jazz cashed in on 33 turnovers bythe spurs