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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, July 17, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 26 the stars and stripes Friday. July 17, 19b7 a s release Cey pick up Bernazard Oarl and. Calif m1 Veteran Ihmi Wiscman Ron Cej. Who hit Elfi Home runs and a Uii d in 1.1.19 ruin during in no Ijnar Levi Iii career was released Wol Nevaj in us Miami a s. V s place on Ilii 24-Man Rosier was taken in Sec Ond h Newman turn Elena Ard. Who was acquired in a undo with the Clou land indians. The a s also sent Darryl Ake Rudds. One of their top  pitchers and minor Leacue can tier Arian Dorsell i . Optioned indic Lucr Wall Weiss to Tacord fihe Pacific coast league and purchased the contract of Veteran outfielder Steve Hendi Tami from Tacoma. Cey. A. Used mostly As a designated Hiller was Hilling ,221 with four homers and 11 a ttys in 104 at Bals in his first season in he american league lie was traded from the Chicago cubs to the a s on Jan. 30. Burna Ard. .10. Is expected to Lake Over As the a s starting second baseman replacing Tony Phillips who suffered a broken Arm in an Accident during Balling practice last week. Berna Ard. Who played a few years ago for the Chi Cago while sox under Tony la Russa. The  current manager hit .301 with the indians last year but is baiting Only .2.19 this season. The transactions were announced before the a s left Oakland for hos Ion where they were to open a two neck Road trip thursday night. Cey began his major league career Wilh lob Angeles in 1971 and played in four world series Wilh the dodgers. He was traded id inc Chicago cubs in 1983 and helped hem to the no East till in 1984. Mis Besl season was 1977. When he Hil 30 homers and drove in to runs As the of Odgers won the no Pennant. Akerfelds. 25, will join inc indians immediately. Dorsell will play Al class aaa Buffalo of the Ameri can association. Both were Wilh Tacoma. Akerfelds a right hander started 19 games Forta Corrm posting a 10-3 record and a 3.54 earned run average. It appeared in iwo major league games with Oakland last season. Dorsell 26. Was hitting .234 Wilh six Home runs and 39 Bis in 74 games Al Tacoma. Henderson 34, was Hilling .303 Al Tacoma. Yankees lose Randolph for month with bad knee Willie Randolph Villa be replaced Al second by Bobby Mcacham and Paul Zurella.  new York not the new York Yankees who played without Don Mattingly and Rickey Henderson for most of june will play without Willie Randolph for inc second half of july and inc firs half of August Randolph who played in the All Star game despite having torn knee cartilage will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Friday. The Yankees who said Randolph will be Oul for about a month placed the second baseman on the 21-Day disabled list wednesday. Adding to the Yankees problems they Are expert cd to place Cecilio Guantt a Relief Pitcher on the disabled Lisl Friday when Bobby Meacham comes off the Lisl. Of Anlo has a sore right Elbow and remained behind when the Yankees left wednesday for Texas. Manager Lou Piniella said that Mea Cham who had a badly sprained right ankle and Paul Zuvela will fill m for Randolph who is having the Best season of his 12-Ycar career with a .309 bolting average and 47 Bis. The Yankees tried to Trade for a Sec Ond baseman pursuing Tony Bernazard of Cleveland bul the indians traded Ber Nazard to Oakland wednesday for Dar Rel Akerfelds a lop pitching Prospect and Brian Dorsell a minor league catch  talked to the Yankees As recently As last night Joe Klein the indians vice president for baseball operations said by Telephone from Cleveland. We spoke off and on for the last week. The Yan Kees tried very hard to gel Tony. They made a Good Effort. Bul Oakland offered Akerfelds. One of the Best pitching prospects in baseball and we could t pass him up George Steinbrenner the Yankees owner said the indians just wanted too much for Berna Ard. I m looking around to see what i can  Stcin Bren Ner added. Vre talking with some duns."1 Niella said thai the Yankees Learned Early last week that Randolph had Lorn cartilage and would need surgery at some Point. They had he explained three of Lions operate immediately let Randolph play i or ice in the All Star game then operate l him play inc rest of the season. Hen operate. We. Would pc done it already if he was t on the All Star learn Piniella said. There was t any danger of doing More damage to inc knee. We decided not to wait any Lunger because there was the concern thai in would hinder him Elus it could pc Golton to inc Point where could t have played. We figured gel it done now and have him Back in a  was in route Home from Oakland and was t available for com ment on the pending surgery which will be performed by or. John Bonamo the team s Ortho Peist at new York univer sity medical Center. Playing without Henderson and mat tingly in june the Yankees did Surpri singly Well. Mattingly missed 18 games from june 5 through june 23, and the Yankees had an 1 1-7 record. Henderson missed 28 games from May 30 through june 28, and the Yankees had a 16-12 record in his absence. The Yankees would rather not play for a month Wilh Meacham and Zuvella As ran Dolph s replacements because they still Don t feel secure about Meacham s defensive play and Zuvella does t Hil much. They most Likely will continue searching for a second baseman. Rick Burleson a Veteran infielder is available because the Baltimore orioles recently released him bul he was hitting .209. Another orioles second baseman Alan Wiggins could be available because Baltimore recently brought up Billy Ripken the manager s son and the shortstop s brother. I s a blow Piniella said but we feel we have the people Here who can gel the Job done until Willie gets  1 Niella said that Al limes he could move Wayne Folk son from shortstop to second and use Mea Cham or Zuvella Al Short. The Yankees had already optioned Jeff Morun Sto a Utility infielder to Columbus to make room for Steve Trout their new Pitcher bul Moronko went to Texas Wilh the team and will take Randolph s spot. They have 1 1 pitchers and game s move to the disabled list would leave them with 10. Piniella said that he planned to be Down to 10 pitchers by Friday. North Korea rejects sweeter olympic offer Lausanne. Switzerland a a sweetened package of five Spons was offered 10 North Korea by the International olympic committee and the Ioc s president warned that time is running out for solving the question of we Cher to Siangc part of the 1988 games in Pyongyang North Korea threatening a Boycott if its demands arc ignored immedi Liely said the package was not Good enough and attacked the Ioc s decision to hold the games m the South korean capital of Seoul in the term place. Wilh the women s volleyball tournament and the full route of the men s 100 Kil Omeler cycling Road race added to a 13-month-Oid proposal including table Tennis Archery and soccer Ioc chief Juan Antonio Sam ranch asked North Korea and South Korea to quickly accept the panel s final  the offer we Are making is a last one a final inc. And we Are awaiting a Posi Tive  Sam ranch said. If we Don t receive one time Jmc ii very  he Fulcd thai the games arc to Start one year from sept. 17. While not setting that As a deadline for Resolution he called it a very important  South Korea has indicated a willingness to go along with whatever the Ioc proposes saying that what is Good for the International comm ii a is Good for Seoul. Bul inc North korean olympic com Mui i was a total of t Iglus spurts including the ensure soccer tournament men s basketball and wrist Ling. Chin Chung Guk. Vice in Iid enl of the North korean olympic comm Iii a said his panel would study the latest plan and reply to Sam ranch As Scon As possible. He blamed the South koreans for fail ure to reach a full agree Mem As Sama ranch had hoped and said the decision by the Ioc in ski o award inc games to Seoul was wrong no final agreement was due to the insincere efforts of the South  Chin said. The political situation in South Korea is telling the world in was the wrong Decuin 10 award them the f iame a it is   
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