European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday july 9, 1988 All Star selection knotty Issue Byville Litalien new York a it s a controversy that is As much a part of the All Star game As the game itself do the Best players make the starting lineups consider some of the starters selected by the fans this year. At second base for the american league is Milwaukee s Paul Molitor a solid .300 hitter. But he has not played at second since last season. Vince Coleman of the St. Louis cardinals was chosen As a starting outfielder. Coleman is batting .282 with 45 stolen bases but is he having a better season than teammate Willie Mcgee a .320 hitter who finished fifth in voting How about the starting catchers Gary Carter for the National league and Terry Steinbach for the Ameri can league Carter is batting .245 and has not Hom ered since May 16. Steinbach is hitting just .217 with four homers and has Only 143 at bats. Are they the Best each league has to offer is there a better Way of deciding who should Start other than by a vote of the fans i think there should be a multiple Way of picking the team Chicago White sox manager Jim Fregosi said. It is very important to have the fans involved in picking the team but the players should also have a  Dale Murphy of the Atlanta braves goes along with the idea of letting people besides the fans decide. I always thought it would be Good if we could Divide it among the fans the writers and the players Murphy said. Fans always do a Good Job but occasionally there Are  but if the game belongs to the fans should t they get the players they want it does t really matter to me but it s a Good idea to have the fans pick the team said Baltimore s Cal Ripken jr., who finished second to Alan Trammell in voting for Al shortstops. Sometimes it s a popularity contest but if that s what they want that s  Jim Morrison of the braves defended the fans selections Given the Tough task of choosing the right play  think they did a pretty Good Job. There s a lot of Guys having great years. And they recognized  Morrison agreed with Ripken however that the voting can be a popularity contest. It s a shame some times when fans pick a favorite and some obscure player does  Philadelphia Catcher Lance Parrish who finished fifth in voting was firmly opposed to the fans choosing the players. I d just As soon they did to said Parrish a six time All Star in the american league. I Don t believe they pick the real All stars. They pick their favorite player  Frank Robinson manager of the orioles and a fre quent All Star believes the players would do a better  think the players would put a Little More thought into the selection while the fans make it a pop Lanty  Paul a longtime baseball executive concedes that the fans sometimes fail to choose the Best players but argues that any system is bound to have flaws. You la find Over the years that the fans do pretty Good. They go to favourites but the players do it too. They tried to eliminate the fans voting once and found it was t  but what about someone like Molitor who was listed on the ballot at second base after the Brewers announced in Spring training he would play that position. What can be done to ensure that a player has recent experience at the position he was chosen for Paul suggests that Molitor should not have been eligible. It requires a lot of thought Paul noted. The players should t be picked for a position unless they play a specified number of  for Many players however it comes Down to the same principle it s the fans game. Let them pick the starters. It s their game and they should do it anyway they want said White sox Pitcher Jerry Reuss. Teammate Harold Baines agreed adding other systems Haven t worked. Anyway the managers get to pick the pitchers Don t they twins shut out in voting have 5 reserves named new York a five players from the world series Champion Minne Sota twins were among the american league All Star reserves named thurs Day a Day after no twins were elected to Start. Pitchers Frank Viola and Jeff rear Don Catcher Tim Laudner infielder Gary Gaetti and outfielder Kirby puck Ett were among the pitchers and reserves selected by Al president Bobby Brown and twins manager Tom Kelly. Starters Roger Clemens of Boston Mark Gubicza of Kansas City Dave Stieb of Toronto Doyle Alexander of Detroit and Viola made the team. Bypassed starters included Dave Stew Art of Oakland Frank Tanana of Detroit Bob Welch of Oakland and Bret Saber Hagen of Kansas City. Relievers Dennis Eckersley of Oak land Doug Jones of Cleveland Dan pie Sac of Milwaukee and Reardon were selected. Jeff Russell of Texas a spot starter completed the 10-Man staff which has Only two left handers Viola and Plesac. George Brett of the royals was named thursday to the team for the 13th consecutive season. Starting outfielder Dave Winfield of the new York Yankees is on the team for the 12th consecutive year. Two shortstops were picked Cal rip Ken of Baltimore and Ozzie Guillen of Chicago. One of them probably will re place starter Alan Trammell of Detroit who is on the 15-Day disabled list with a broken left Elbow. Infield reserves Are Carney Lansford of Oakland Don Mattingly of new York Johnny Ray of California Harold Reynolds of Seattle Brett Gaetti Guil Len and Ripken. First baseman Mark Mcgwire of Oakland second baseman Paul Molitor of Milwaukee and third baseman Wade Boggs of Boston were the other starters. Laudner is the Only Reserve Catcher behind starter Terry Steinbach of Oak land. Mike Greenwell of Boston and puck Ett Are the backup outfielders behind Jose Canseco of Oakland Rickey Hen Derson of new York and Winfield. Among the players not picked were Ellis Burks of Boston Cory Snyder and Joe Carter of Cleveland Kent Hrbek of Minnesota Jack Clark of new York and Alvin Davis of Seattle. Clemens the two time by Young award Winner earned a $150,000 Bonu for making the team which will be added to his $1.35 million salary. Among other players earning bonuses for making the team were Brett Lansford Stieb and Viola who each earned $50,000, Gaetti and Ray $25,000 each Plesac $15,000, and Ripken $10,000. George Brett of the royals will be making his 13th All Star appearance. A photo 14-game Winner Maddux to Lead no new York a Chicago s Greg Maddux the National league Leader in victories was among six pitchers selected for the All Star team for the first time thursday As the pitchers and re serves were named for tuesday s game in Cincinnati. Also making the team for the first time were new York s David Cone Sandiego s Mark Davis Philadelphia s Kevin Gross Cincinnati s Danny Jack son and St. Louis Todd Worrell. Rounding out the nine Man staff Are new York s Dwight Gooden making the All Star team for the fourth time and Houston s Bob Knepper and the Dodg ers Orel Hershiser both selected for the second time. San Francisco s Rick Reuschel was named but declined because he is get Ting married next week. Eleven reserves were also selected including Montreal first baseman Andres Galarraga the league s leading hitter at .341, and Atlanta braves outfielder Ger Ald Perry whose .336 average is second Best in the league. The other backup players chosen for the 28-Man roster by cardinals manager Whitey Herzog and no president bar Giamatti were Catcher Lance Parrish of the Philadelphia Phillies infielders Sha won Dunston and Vance Law and outfielder Rafael Palmeiro of the Chicago cubs Chris Sabo and Barry Larkin of the Cincin Nati reds san Francisco second baseman Robby Thompson outfielder Andy Van Slyke of the Pittsburgh pirates and St. Louis outfielder Willie Mcgee. Worrell leads the league with 16 saves followed by Davis with 15. Maddux is 14-3 with a 2.15 earned run average. Hershiser is second to Maddux in wins with 13 and has a 2.46 Era. Gooden is 11-4 and is tied for the league Lead in Complete games with Jack son and Maddux at seven. Knepper is 8 2 with a 2.47 Era while Jackson is 9-4 and Gross 8-4. Sabo Larkin Law Palmeiro Mcgee and Thompson All batting .300 or better Are among the top 10 hitters in the nation Al league. Van Slyke is fourth in runs Bat Ted in with 56. Dunston is batting .290. Parrish is hitting .230 with 12 homers. Players not selected included los an Geles outfielder John Shelby batting .301 outfielder Kirk Gibson also of the dodgers hitting .298 with 15 homers St. Louis outfielder Tom Brunansky a .286 hitter with 13 homers and 49 Bis and astros first baseman Glenn Davis who has 18 homers. The cubs have the most players on the team with six Maddux Dunston Law Palmeiro and outfielder Andre Dawson and second baseman Ryne Sandberg elected by the fans to Start. St. Louis and new York will each Send four players to the All Star game. Be sides Mcgee and Worrell shortstop Ozzie Smith and outfielder Vince Cole Man both voted As starters will rep resent the cardinals. Catcher Gary car Ter and outfielder Darryl Strawberry will also Start and join Cone and Gooden As mets on the team. Rounding out the starting lineup Are san Francisco first baseman will Clark and Pittsburgh third baseman Bobby Bonilla