European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Big leagues embracing Young arms by Ben Wal Kerap baseball writer big hitters beware. Baseball s pendulum is swinging Back toward the pitchers. Greg Maddux Greg Swindell and David Cone Are among those starting a new trend White Randy Myers Bryan Harvey and Duane Ward Are some of those stopping the recent offensive onslaught. All Are 25 or under. So Are those two old hands Roger Clemens and Dwight Goodwn. I think it s probably just a Cycle we re seeing. Every so often you see Good offensive players Good defensive players and Good pitchers come around said Cleve land s John Fra null part of the new Breed. I think maybe it s because so Many big league teams Are in need of pitching and they gel desperate. So Guys get called up a Little earlier than they might otherwise and if a Young Guy gels a Little Confidence Early he can be  Maddux 22, leads the majors with 13 victories for inc Chicago cubs. Swindell 23, has worf10 for Cleve land and Cone 25, lops the National league in win Ning percentage for the new York acts. Faitell 25, is 8-4 last year he stopped Paul Molitor s 39-game hit Ting Streak. It s Nice but it s Only june said Maddux who pitched for inc cubs in parts of the past two seasons. I think from this Point on last year i won Only one  this year inc pitching prodigies arc part of the Rea son Home runs and searing Are Down throughout the big leagues. They be also provided a Sharp contrast to what s happened lately when Mark Mcgwire Jos Canseco do Jackson wiil Clark and Wally Joyner seemed to signal an Era to be dominated by Young Strong hitlers i ill Ink you be seen an influx of younger pitchers in the american league simply because a lot of older Guys ran out the siring Texas rangers manager Bobby Valentine said. You saw Guys like Steve Carl Lon the Nickrosz older pitchers finally gelling out of the game and younger Guys coming up to replace  the big hitlers still have a lot of company. Andres Galarraga Cory Snyder Pele Incaviglia Kevin Seiti or Benito Santiago Bobby Bonilla and Barry Bonds Are Impact players and Rafael Palmeiro Chris Sabo and Mark Grace have emerged this season. Bui now the Young pitchers May be ready to Domi Nate. Myers 25, is 5-0 with 11 saves and a 1,65 Era for the mets. Opponents Are batting .191 against him the same average they be managed versus Cone. Tuesday june 28, 1988 the stars and stripes baseball notes Page 25 22-year-old Greg Maddux leads majors with 13 wins. I m trying no to get caught up in things. I Haven set any goals like winning 20 games or keeping Ray Era under 3,00, although i m on a Pace to do that said Cone 8-1 with a 1.62 Era. Harvey 25. Has a 1.06 Era and live saves in 22 games for California and Ward 24, is 5-0 with four saves for Toronto. Don August 24, has shown Promise with Milwaukee. So have Al Leiter of the new York Yankees and Jack Mcdowell of the Chicago White sox even though they be struggled some this year. Mike Maddux Greg s 26-year-old Trother had an 0.71 Era in five Relief appearances for Philadelphia before getting Hurt. Some teams never seem to struggle in finding Young pitchers. The Metthe Kansas City royals and the rangers Are among them. The rangers whose projects with Bobby Witt and Jose Guzman arc still in the building stage have do Newell with this season with Jeff Russell and Paul Kirgus each 26. Russell is 7-0 with a 2.36 Era and Kirgus is6-5 with a 3.03 Era. I think a lot of it has to do with the economics of the game. You be got a lot of teams who use their High draft choices on pitchers and they want hem to gel their feel wet in the majors right away Texas pitching coach Tom House said. Making the decision to go with youth on your staff has its peaks and valleys. I think it s Okas Long a they re learning. But if you be got a Young Pitcher in your organization who you be Given a 1200,000 Bonus you Don t want to watch him throwing in class a Ball. You want to see something for your investment right  Thorf Rose by another name might be reds Rookie Sabo by Joe Kay Cincinnati a manager Pete Rose looks at Chris Sabo s Gap toothed Grin his Crew Cut and his dirty Cincinnati reds uniform and he sees a Young Charlie Hustle. He reminds me of myself. But i could t run As fast Rose said. Sabo like Rose has started his major league career in the fast Lane making his Entrance with a flourish of hits and dust raising slides Good enough to displace a Veteran. The reds traded Veteran third baseman buddy Bell to the rival Houston astros an hour after Sabo had his first four hit game in the majors. Since then Sabo 26, has raised his average to .324, third Best in the nation Al league. His 28 doubles going into monday night s game with san Diego Are lops in the league. I be seen a lot of Good rookies but i Haven t seen anybody better than he is Rose said. He has done a tremendous Job Rose said. " in Belt he did t re place no Ordinary  Rose knows Whai it s like for a Rookie to replace a Veteran. He did it in 1963, when he bumped second baseman Don Blasingame who was coming off one of his most productive seasons. Rose who then had Crew Cut to complement his Gap toothed Grin went on to hit .273 and win National league Rookie of the year honors. Sabo has a lot in common with Rose other than looks. He shares the same enthusiasm for the game and hard work philosophy. "1 think that s a Good Way to play for everyone Sabo said. You re going to play baseball Only so Many years. Why not play hard he likes the game Rose said. The whole package is  Sabo is aggressive offensively trying to Streich a hit into an extra base whenever he can. The Only thing that s been Able to Stop him is his enthusiasm he unwisely tried to run Over Atlanta Catcher Ozzie Virgil in an unsuccessful attempt to steal Home May 17 an bruised his shoulder giving the starting Job Back to Bell for nine games. I figure when you re on offence you re on offence. You keep going until they Stop you Sabo said. You try to take advantage of mistakes by the fielders. That s the Way i be always  Japan tops team Usa Tokyo a Kiyoshi Ogawa drove in two runs with a bases loaded single in a four run first inning to spark the Japan All Sim 10 a 6-5 Victory Over the United slates in the second game of the  collegiate baseball series monday. The japanese built a 4-0 Lead and then held off a tale rally by the americans who scored three runs in the ninth inning. The . Squad scored twice in the second in Ning. To Griffin of Georgia tech drove in inc first run with an infield hit. And Pitcher Ben Mcdonald of leu scored from third for the second run when Mike Giorc of Miami University popped out to first base. Japan scored pm runs in the fifth inning to go ahead 6-2. In the Bolsom of the ninth inning the americans rallied Tor three runs on doubles by Ted Wood of new Orleans University Griffin Tino Martinez of Tampa University and Robin Ventura of Oklahoma state. The american team won sunday s opener 5-4 in 11 innings and the third game of the five game series Willic wednesday in Sendai China to join la Tokyo a China which has recently emerged As a major International threat in volleyball and gymnastics now has its Eye on Amer Ica s favorite sport baseball. The world s most populous nation will join Little league baseball this fall a senior chinese sports official announced monday in Tokyo. The China baseball association will formally apply for membership in the Little league foun Dation said Wei Ming vice chairman of the association. In baseball inc Sun never sets said Creigh Ion Hale president of link league baseball  in the world boys arc playing this  Hale expects the soviet Union. Australia Spain Sweden Holland Finland and Wisl Ger Many to join Tittle league baseball in the future. Bass bid Sayonara Tokyo a Randy Bass inc leading slugger in japanese professional baseball inc Pas five years was released monday by the Han Shin tigers after a Long absence from the learn be cause of his son s health a club official said. Bass who won the triple Crown in 1985 and 1986, left Japan on May s for san Francisco where his son has been undergoing treatment for  a condition that involves excess fluid in the brain. One of the most popular american players Ever in Japan Boss reportedly told learn manager Minoru Murayama before his departure that he would rejoin the club by june 17. Team officials released the first baseman be cause he still had not returned to Japan said one official who requested anonymity. Bass is known to be the highest paid player in japanese baseball Wilh a contract estimated Al $1.25 million this year. Last year Bass hit ,320, with 37 Home runs and 79 runs batted in. Yaz s son Calls it quits Vancouver British Columbia a outfielder Mike Yastrzemski the 26-year-old son of Carl Yastrzemski the former Boston red sox great has decided to end his five year quest to make baseball s major leagues. Yastrzemski who was struggling Wilh the Vancouver canadians of the Pacific coast league this season announced his retirement sunday. He will return to his produce brokerage Busi Ness in Pompano Beach Fla. It was a door die business situation but i had lost that competitive Edge said Yastrzemski. Still i Felt i gave it a Good shot. I gave it five Yean and Wain l supposed to go past single a and yet had two years Al