European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 14, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 twins is. Tigers no contest $ winners never Felt a Palolo Minnesota players celebrate on the Field at Tiger stadium monday after capturing Al Pennant with 9-5 Victor Over Detroit. We were due of win on Road says Blyleven Detroit a Bert Blyleven was t being cocky. He was just using his Power of positive thinking. After winning game 2 of the Ameri can league playoffs to give the Minnesota twins a 2-0 series Lead the 36-year-old right hander boldly predicted that his twins would wrap up their first Al pen Nant since i96s in Detroit. It seemed preposterous that the a West Champion twins whose 29-52 Road record during the regular season was the worst of any division or Pennant Winner in major league history would be Able to win two of three on the Road. But they did with monday s 9-5 Victory giving them a four games to on Triumph in the Best of seven series. Why did Blyleven make such a bold prediction sometimes you have to not really be cocky but be positive said Blyle Ven who was also the winning Pitcher in monday s Pennant clincher by allowing five hits and three runs in six innings. Why look at the negative and say we re Only trying to win one out of three on the Road so we can get Back Home and win Why have a seven game series when you re up 2-0? we were due to win on the Road be cause we played so Crappy there All  can t predict the future by what you did in the  so instead he predicted the future by what was happening at the time the twins took their 2-0 series Lead. It was just the emotion of this Ball club just the special purpose we have he said. The momentum was going our Way. A lot of this game has to do with How the momentum is going. A lot of this game is mental. You have to think  Blyleven who survived a three run fourth inning that enabled the tigers to close within 4-3 monday said he see win on Page 25 big game Ace Bert Blyleven. Have to think positive pressure by Richard i. Shook Detroit up the american league championship series was never much of a contest. 1 lie Minnesota twins beat the Detroit tigers up. Down an sideways to win the bust of so Van series in five games. Pressure Minnesota never Felt it be cause the twins shut Down the tigers virtually the entire series. Minnesota won it by keeping Detroit out of its game plan Good starting pitching and a hitting attack that was the Best in the league. The twins pounded the tigers starters who had an Era of 7.94 during the series. Although the Minnesota starters Only had a 5.79 Era the Guys brought in after them proved very effective. Juan Bare Nguc allowed just one earned run a Solo Homer monday in six innings Over four games. Dan Schatz Cdr made two scoreless appearances allow ing two hits in 4 a innings. Jeff Cardon even though he gave up pal Sheridan s game winning Home run in game 3, Wona game and saved two others in four appearances. The most impressive facet of Minne Sota s game was it did not give Detroit a Chance through extra outs or defensive blunders. Not one of the twins errors was costly. Kirby Puckett threw to the wrong base once but other than that Minnesota played a virtually airtight defensive game. So Many times this season Detroit would seize the tiniest opening. Minne Sota never let this happen. Dan Gladden was a key Factor in get Ting on base and moving up. He had a .458 on base percentage and scored five times. They just played Well. They beat us up Detroit manager Sparky Anderson said. We just did t play very Well. It was one of those things that  manager Tom Kelly did a Superb Job of preparing Minnesota a Factor Ander son acknowledged. More about Kelly on Page 25 Tom Kelly is a manager who worked hard in the minor leagues and came for Ward and taught these players to go outland have fun and play Anderson said. This bal club came in Here with More see twins on Page 26 owners accept mediation reject arbitration by Dave Goldberg new York a the National football league club owners agreed tuesday to accept mediation of their contract dispute with the striking players but they rejected the players proposal for binding arbitration. We cannot agree to binding arbitration the management Council said in a statement after a meeting of its executive Council. All unresolved issues must he resolved through the collective bargaining  the club owners were responding to a Back to play proposal made by the Union monday night in which the players said they would return to their teams if the owners agreed to a six week period of mediation Fol Lowed by finding arbitration if that fails. Among the other items included in the Union proposal was a demand that rosters be Frozen at 45  offered to guarantee striking players Sala Ries for Only two games. The Union was concerned that some strikers would lose their jobs to replacement players who have played in the two games since the strike began. The management Council said that players would not be disciplined for sink. Activities if the Union does not discipline its members who crossed the picket lines. The club owners also agreed to a Union demand for salary Protection for player representatives on each team for the rest of the season. And management agreed to extend the 1982 con tract until a new agreement is reached is the Union had asked. Jack Donlan management s chief negotiator said his Side s response had been sent to Union Leader Gene pshaw. Upshaw. The Union s executive director said Mon Day the players would go Back immediately Only if management accepted the proposal As is. An indication of what the owners response would be came before the executive committee met. I be told Gene Many times that we won t go to arbitration and 1 Don t think Well do it this time Donlan said Early tuesday. And Joe Robbie of the Miami dolphins said As he see owners on Page 26