European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. March 19, 1383 the stars mid stripes Page 23 Lasorda stirring new dodger mix byc Riu chass Vero Beach. Fla. Not when Tom Lasorda was a teen Ager in Norris Lown. Pa., his Mother bought evaporated milk the milk i hat Ramc in the can with the picture of a cow on it. The can was on the table one Day Lasorda said recently and i picked in up and read in. It said contented cow give better milk.1 i believe contented players play belter. That s what we try to build  try to build up a close relationship a family atmosphere. If you have a family atmosphere things Are nicer and it s easier to pursue the common goal which is to win. That s always been my  the los Angeles dodgers will put Lasorda s philosophy to a severe lest this War because the family has More new members than probably at any other Lime in the Man Ager s 12-year tenure. The family that has Ong prided i Selfon Breeding and nurturing its own was form. By two equally disastrous seasons of 73 victories and 89 defeats and an infertile minor league system to re Cruit Brothers and cousins elsewhere the dodgers found Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell in Oakland and traded for them. They loss cd Jesse Orosco inner York and traded for him. Then Sla tingly they abandoned their policy of shunning free agents and signed three Kirk Gibson Mike Davis and Don Sut ton who left them in 19hi after they had bred and nurtured him. When they were finished overhauling inc family Struc Ture the dodgers had a new starting shortstop two new starting outfielders anew starting Pitcher and two new late inning Relief Pii Diers. Molding the new kids in the noun into the family philosophy could be la Sorda s greatest Challenge. We have a new chemistry Here la Sorda said Riding his Golf cart around the Fields of Dodg Cnown on a recent Spring training Day. We have Wujs from differ ent organisations which has not been the usual Mark of the dodgers we begot More Guys to pull together and get  dodgers new Ami old varied in their views of How Long it would take at them to get to know each Uther so they could Pul together As a team and whether such a period of adjustment would even be necessary. Pedro Guerrero said for example we Don t have id know each other. We just have id go out and work hard. If everybody docs their share Well win just play the game and try to Hove fun 1 Don t really want la know anything about anybody. I Don t care what they like ordon t like. We have Guys Here who have been together six. Seven years and still Don t know what they like Ordan l  even Lasorda said he did t care if the players have dinner with each other or go to each other s  bul lie believes that what he builds in inc clubhouse translates into potential Success on the Field. In my first year 1977," the manage said. It of the 2s players had played for me in the minor leagues i thought they were the greatest Young men Ever put on the face of this Earth. Then All of a Sud Den they began la go and i frit 1 could never feel that Way about players again. Then along came a new Bunch and 1 began to feel the same Way and 1 fell i could t feel that Way again. But now look at inc Guys we have Gibson you got to love the Guy Davis what a super Guy Griffin he s a Prince Kowell a super super Guy Orosco tremendous person. I know his wife la Tibia and his Little boy Jesse. 1 bet Darcy Johnson does t know his wife s name. Thai s the Way i  Bill Russell a dodger coach has known Lasorda since he broke Inlo professional baseball under him at Ogden in 1966. He knows All of Lasorda s methods and Gim micks and he knows they often work. He has a Knack of making everyone feel at Lioma Russell said he s even Loos ened Kirk up a Little bit. Kirk probably in t used to a Guy telling him jokes getting on strike him out. Kirk was screaming and Yelling and  indeed on this particular Day 1-Nwrda continued his assault. Standing in a Corri Dor of the clubhouse the manager yelled for anyone to hear. I d rather gel Gibson out than eat a plate of Spaghetti. If i had one with i d want to Collar  Lasorda has not pursued this course just to hear himself shout. Gibson who left Del roil Ibra three year s.5 million Contr not is an integral part of the Dodg ers plan for a return to respectability if not the world series. The dodgers found out about Gibson s intensity Early in Camp when he stormed out of Doughr town after he put on his Cap and transferred shoe polish from inc inside of his in to Hii growing forehead. They had pulled one on me earlier that Dav and i went along Gibson re lated. They said inc phone was for  i went Over and got shaving Cream in my ear. Maybe that s Why they did the second one. I really Don t want to be Parton that  Orosco. One of the new Relief pitchers acknowledged that the Success of the first Prink prompted him to put the shoe pol ish in Gibson s Cap. He was laughing about it then the former met Pitcher said. I said of Good time to get him again i guess it was t. Once i head he found out about in. I said i think i m in trouble i told him the ecu Day he said forget about it and now we talk All the Lime it seems like we be known each other for  Gibson who plays with a fierce intensity said it meant a lot to me when Oros Eov Cut to him the following Day. The incident served As a lesson. As Orether Shier a four year member of the dodgers said we found out in a hurry that Kirk did t want to be part of it. I respect dim for knowing his boundaries and saying what he feels. When you play with the passion and desire and intensity that Kirk Gibson docs that can Only Leadlow More Oft Hal around you. That whole incident has set a Lone in this room. It s business not business As los Anotle manager Tom Lionti. Icy know i love them usual but business in the sense that we re going logo out and turn this around. So we can derive a lot of positives out of a negative  on the Field Lasorda worked his players like a comedian works his audience. He was driving his Golf cart and Steve Sai the second baseman asked him if he would get his batting gloves from the clubhouse. No player on any Oiher team would dare thin of asking any other manager to run such an errand. They know i love them Lasorda told his rider. After he gels the gloves fans standing outside the clubhouse ask for his autograph. Signing a few he said "1 got to go real Quick. I got to give Saicic his batting gloves Robinson captures pole at Sebring Sebring Fla. A Chip Robin son of Oldwick . Shattered his so bring International raceway track record by nearly seven seconds thursday in winning the pole position for the 12 hours of scoring Simsa Camel it sports car race. Driving a porsche 962, Robinson poured inc 4. Ii mile Road course in i minute 55.846 seconds an average Speed of 127.721 Mph. The previous to Cord was 2 02.961, or 120.33 Mph. The top 10 starting positions were locked in during a special Tingle car qualifying session. Final qualifying for sat urday s race was la be held Friday lode Termine the rest of the 70-car lineup Price Cobb of Evergreen Colo Quali fied a porsche 462 second at 127.701 Mph. Martin Brundle of England Quali fied Jaguar xjr-9 third at 127,568 Mph and Hans stuck of West Germany was fourth in a porsche 962 it 127.424. Jan Larimer of the Netherlands Quali fied another Jaguar xjr-9 fifth at 127.111 Mph and Sarco Van Der Merwe a native of South Africa living in Indianapolis was sixth at 124.482 Mph in a Cor Vicic cite the lop six qualifiers were faster tha Robinson s old track record. Patriots ownership questioned by Dave Goldbe Gap Foolbull writer Phoenix aril commissioner Pete Rozelle said thursday he Taw no Way the financially troubled Sullivan family could retain control of the new England patriots and added that he Hopes the confused status of the team will be resolved within a month. The patriots plight was discussed for about 20 minutes As the owners meeting ended with an agreement thai a commit tee composed of Korelec and three own in would continue to work with the sul Livan to resolve the problem. The vote to do thai was 26-2 with Cincinnati and inc los Angeles Haider opposing Tampa Hay owner Hugh culverhouse was added id a committee consisting of Rozelle and owners Norman Braman of Philadelphia and Ralph Wilson of Buffalo who were appointed in january to Monitor the patriots situation. And while both team Rounder Billy Sullivan and his son Chuck whose family is about 1125 million in debt said they were Happy with the outcome Rozelle said we re going to make a Sale wive their credit problems and have new owners. Billy Sullivan May have some future inter est in the team but i see no Way we can avoid the Sale of the controlling interest in the min Cisclo resolve the  the owners Alto discussed at their final session the continuing problem of drafting undergraduates who become in eligible for College play by signing with an agent or for some other malfeasance. Row lie said league officials would meet with representatives of lie Mcaa but con ceded that without cooperation from agents there could be no final Resolution. The new England situation was curious both Hilly and Chuck Sullivan emerged from the meeting talking about Thi support they had been Given by the other owners the message was one of Friendship support and affection to help us achieve  mid Chuck Sullivan owner of Sullivan stadium which has declared bankruptcy to avoid being sold at auction and Billy Sullivan said i m very Happy about  but cd after Koz Kllc s statement that they would have to be left out of any Sale Billy Sullivan replied if had the answer to How this would come out i d be known a Salomon rather than Sullivan. 1 have neither his wis Dom nor his  the College eligibility question was similarly unresolved. The nil is the Only major league that does t draft underclassmen drafting Only players who have played four years graduated Riperti five years in College. It has made exceptions As it did last year when it held a supplemental draft for Ohio slate wide receiver Cris Carter after he was declared ineligible for sign ing with an agent. This year it must de cide on whether to admit Pill running Back Craig ironhead Hayward who applied for he regular draft though he is a Junior. Carter was drafted after threatening to go to court. Several owners have said that next time the nil should Lake them up on the idea and test the league rules. Rozelle however indicated that would not be the Case. I think after hearing All inc ramifications that they have the bigger  he said