European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 24, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary dome noise could decide series now the world series is returning to the in Minnesota where Whitey Hinog could l even hear himself think last Wick coct maybe that s Why he twins won the first iwo games,10-1 and 8-4. The crowd noise up there gives you a headache but Don l think the noise bothered us As much As the Short Bill Park he Iron. He cardinals Man Ager was saying before thursday night s fifth game Chat would break the 2-2 tic. The noise could be a real Factor in the Ball game Only if the outfielders can l hear each other. And you can t hear inc crack of he Bat up there you can t always see a Fly Ball with those holes in the roof and it s nol a very Well lighted place. But we got to play there so Why worry about it Why the first indoor world series will be at stake the try in saturday Afi Moon s sixth game if not in sunday night s decisive seventh game. More and More accompanied by the thumping music that the Young generation prefers crowd noise has increased in baseball if not intruded upon i and influenced in. Never before in world series history has crowd noise been so much of a Factor As it was in the met radome last weekend. During the second game according to a noise poll Ulion meter borrowed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune the sound level soared to 115 decibels. Think of standing 100 feet behind a jetliner when it s about to take off. Or think of standing in the baiter s Box after Dan Gladden s grand slam Homer in the opener As Greg Gagne was when he turned to Tony Pena the Cardinal Catcher. My ears were ringing Gagne the twins Short Dav Anderson Stop recalled. I asked Tony if his cars were ringing and he could t even hear we know from experiments William a Clark chairman of the Central Institute for the deaf in St. Louis told the is. Louis Posl dispatch. That noise interferes with inc performance of Fine motor skills i believe the Mcleod orc noise was a Factor in the cardinals poor performance there. Unlike the twins the cardinals were nol acclimated to such extraordinary noise according to Clark s observations last weekend if a twins Bill scr hit a Long Fly Ball inc Minnesota fans tended to Shoul at the crack of the Bat thereby making it difficult for the Cardinal outfielders to hear each other. Bui when a Cardinal hit a Fly bail according to Clark the Minnesota fans did t make much noise until after the Ball was caught. But the twins know thai the noise Cream a com fam level for them As opposed to discomfort for inc visiting team. It s hardly a coincidence thai the twins arc 2-0 Over the cardinals in the Decibel dome just As they were 2-0 Over the Detroit tigers there before winning the american league championship series in five games just As they were 56-25there during the regular season. When you re playing before a big crowd any where you need Tunnel vision,1 Don Baylor said. But when i came to the twins late in the season i had to develop Tunnel had arrived from Boston where Between innings Fenway Park is one of baseball s Lasi out posts of serenity. Busch stadium also sounded softer than most until John Tudor inc Cardinal left hander whose change up will be challenged in inc Decibel dome saturday talked about the livelier Lunes played in san Francisco by the candlestick i Ark organist. And As Tudor shul out the giants t-0, in the sixth game of the National league playoff Theusch stadium organist responded by playing some Rock v the Minnesota fans waved i hair Homer hankies last weekend Cardinal fans wave anything and everything Here to get things going. But now the cardinals must return to inc Oveci Beldom Wilh its noise its whitish ceiling where a pop up by Dave Kingman once disappeared through one of the 7vi-Inch wide holes and its dark Blue Shower cur lain above the Low right Field Fence. When a Ball hits that plastic curtain it drops almost straight if in hits one of the beams behind that cur lain it bounces Hack hard said Tom Brunansky inc twins right fielder. By now it s second nature for me. I know where inc beams arc. Bui whoever sout there for the cardinals can t know How to play thai curtain As Well As i Shower curtain Al the Decibel Doc is the in. Door version of Fenway Park s left Field Wall. And the Decibel Doc is merely a sneak preview of 21stccnlury baseball. But in late october in Minnesota it s the lesser of two evils. The weather forecast for the twin cities area saturday is for temperature hovering just above freezing. But inside he met radome it la be 70 degrees. And i is decibels. Can a Ywuc that series from Page 21 by St. Louis Lou Brock in 1967 and1968. Driessen was intentionally walked and Willie Mcgee was called out on strikes on three pitches before Ford 2 for 2 Wilha walk against Blyleven in game 2, lined a Sharp single to Center. Jose Oquindo then hit a chopper that shortstop Gagne charged in a hurry and misplay cd for an error that allowed Driessen to score. The cardinals made in 40 in the Sev a nah when Coleman Drew a one out walk from Keith Al non was walked to Sec Ond and stole third. Jeff Reardon relieved and Coleman scored on Smith s single off second baseman Steve Lombardozzi s Glove. Smith followed with his second steal giving the cardinals four inthe game and an 8-3 Edge in the series. The twins scored their two runs in the eighth As Gladden and Gagne led off Wilh singles and Cox cot Kirby Tuckell on a Fly bail to Center. Ken Dayley came on and got Hrbcek on a Fly bail to Center and was replaced by Todd Worrell. Gary Gael i hit a Fly bail to deep Center Field that Mcgee had for a split second As he crashed into inc Wall. Gaetti was credited Wilh a triple and Tom Brunansky ended the inning by Hying of to Cen Ter. The cardinals five stolen bases matched the series record for a nine in Ning game last set by the Chicago cubs in 1907. A pair of hit and run singles by Tony pen who had three hits set up scoring Chanon in the third and fifth innings and the cardinals ran themselves out of both of them. Oquindo led off the third Wilh a Singleto become St. Louis first runner and he look third when Pena grounded a single to right Field. Cox sacrificed Pena to second and co Leman followed Wilh a grounder to Short Stop Gagne who was playing Back. But Oquendo broke Back toward third when the Ball was hit. Gol a Laic jump and was easily Oul on Gagne s throw to Laudner. By Leven got Smith on a grounder to end the inning. Vine col ennui u4 Fiat Smith Exchange High hrs after both scored in Ilmah. Coleman Speed wings cards to big inning St. Louis a ii was a routine ground Ball if any play involving Vince Coteman can be considered routine. Cottman s sixth inning Lead off bouncer to Minnesota first basemen Kent Hrbcek look a bad hop allowing the St. Louis speedster to reach first base and Start a i rec run rally in thursday night s fifth game of the world series. The Ball look two High hops towards Rock but did t come up a third time As he had expected. He bobbled the Ball and Coleman isl Beal Hrbek s throw to Pitcher Bert Blyn Cven. I can t say for sure but 1 think in nil inc so l dirt thai was next to the Edge of the artificial Lurf or the Edge ii self Hrbek said. In happens a few limes a the play was ruled a hit and it dictated is. Louis strategy for the rest of the in Ning. Wilh no score Ozzie Smith tried to bunt Coffman to second Blyn Cven could l held the Ball cleanly and both runners were Safe. After Tommy Hen flick out Coleman and Smith pulled a double steal. The twins Ihnn decided to walk Dan Ericssen 10 Load the bases. The strategy nearly worked when Wil lie Mcgee struck out. Bul Curt Ford rained it with a iwo non single. Hrbcek did about All he could do cardinals first baseman Jim Lindeman said. It did take a bad hop and it started a big inning. Nobody other than Vince beats thai out. Things string together Wilh us and when we get the first iwo or three Guys inthe lineup on base things Hrbcek. Who set a club record this sea son for first baseman with a .996 Fielding percentage and made jus nine errors Al most managed 10 throw cok Man out. Don t like to make excuses but it s obvious that was a bad hop said Minne Sota third baseman Gary Gael i. Very rarely do you see the condition of the Field Altel the game bul tonight in
