European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 12, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 59th All Star game unfamiliar faces Grace baseball s old tradition by Hal Bock Cincinnati a Welcome to the new look All Star game where More than one half of the participants tuesday night will be making their debuts in this annual mid season gathering of baseball s Best performers. All the kids representing their leagues Are a tribute tothe changing face of the game. They Are baseball s next generation of stars. Get accustomed to the new names like Bonilla and Palmeiro Galarraga and Clark Mcgwir and Greenwell Canseco and Gubicza. They re going to be around for a Long  yet there is a faint feeling that something s not quite right Here. That s because there Are deserving people missing. That always happens. Baseball acknowledges that. It is a function of the numbers squeeze created by 28 Man All Star  Are people who should be Here who Arent american league president Bobby Brown said. But no body who is Here should t . The Young All stars have earned their Way into this game and Are being rewarded for their substantial first half accomplishments. And yet consider some  Are 14 Active major league players with 2,000 or More hits. Only two of them George Brett and Dave Winfield wifi play in this All Star  Are 11 Active pitchers with 1,500 strikeouts. Just one of them Dennis Eckersley was chosen for this All Star  Are four Active pitchers with 250 or More Victo Ries. None of them will be in this All Star  first that the All Star game is less a game than it is an event a showcase for baseball. Winning or losing is not the Point Here although its 11-game losing Streak did become something of an obsession for the american league until it ended in 1983.so if this is Only an exhibition then Why not expand the rosters to accommodate people who can t be squeezed into the current 28-Man limit that number is hardly etched in Stone anymore than the old 25-Man regular season roster was. Baseball plays the regular season with 24 men now. Why not invite 30 or 32 to the All Star game put the extras in a special non playing category. Get Ting 28 players into the game is already nearly  there s no reason Why we can t line up some other deserving individuals along the foul lines and introduce them. The dugouts Are big enough to accommodate peo ple who be earned All Star recognition through their Ca Reers if not this  ought to be room for example for a Guy like Nolan Ryan who merely holds 32 pitching records and i perhaps the sport s most remarkable athlete still a no hit threat every time he takes the Mound even at the advanced baseball age of 40.or a Guy like Don Sutton the game s Only Active 300 game Winner still Good enough to be in the regular Rota Tion of the first place los Angeles  a Guy like Mike Schmidt with 536 Home runs and a closet Ful of Gold gloves and map trophies the Man who was the quintessential third baseman of his  a Guy like Bob Boone who has crouched behind Home plate wearing mask Chest protector and Shin guards More times than any Man in the history of the game. Or a Guy like Bruce Sutler who resurrected his pitching career after  surgery refusing to sit Back and Cash fat free agent  year in Oakland Reggie Jackson should have been on the american league Bench. He was t. This is a Guy who hit one of the most titanic Home runs in All Star history. And Here was the game in his team s town. I would have been a Nice Way to say Good Bye. It was instead a lost  year in Cincinnati Dave Conception would have been a Nice sentimental addition for the National league a tribute to a Guy who is a past All Star map and is thelast Active link to baseball s last dynasty the Host City s big red  t let them play although you could probably do a lot worse. Just suit them up and introduce them to the crowd. The suspicion is the new class of baseball All stars would get As much of a kick out of it As the fans. A photo first time All Star Bobby Bonilla of Pittsburgh All Star from Page 21 night. I d like to make up for  Herzog would also like something an All Star Victory. He was the losing manager in the 1983 game 13-3.Herzog is the Only no manager to lose an All Star game in the last 16 years. The game is for the players and fans and it should be fun a night away from the pressure of winning or losing Herzog said. Both leagues made changes on the All Star rosters sunday because of injuries. Kansas City shortstop Kurt Stillwell replaced Chi Cago s Ozzie Guillen who has a leg injury. Second baseman Robby Thompson of san Francisco was scratched because of a pinched nerve in his  was replaced by Pittsburgh s Bob walk. Sunday efforts consign pitching stars to dugout by Ben Wal Kerap baseball writer Cincinnati a want to see Greg Maddux at the All Star game watch the introductions that s Only Way to get a glimpse of the hottest Pitcher in baseball. Same goes for Roger Clemens Orel Hershiser and David Cone. They la join Maddux on the foul lines sidelined by rotations that ruin the showcase event. If this is the fan s game it might be Nice to see these stars do More than tip their Caps and wave. But mos managers Are unwilling to change their pitching plans to accommodate a glorified exhibition. Dwight Gooden and Frank Viola the Likely starters tuesday night Aren t too shabby. Still those who have read and heard about Maddux All season want to see him. It probably would have been Maddux but he pitched today National league manager Whitey her zog of St. Louis said sunday. Cone Hershiser mad Dux and Bob walk All pitched  Maddux won his latest Start raising his record to 15-3 for the Chicago cubs. Is he a right hander or lefty does he throw fastballs or curves anyone who does t know now won t know by the end of tuesday night. Even at 22, his  in t that Lively. I d like to pitch in it but after pitching today there s probably no Way Maddux said. But when the All Star game on am television 2 . Wednesday radio 2 15 . Wednesday. Adrenaline gets going who knows Clemens aiming for an unprecedented third straight by Young is the most dynamic Pitcher in the majors. He pitched three perfect innings and was map of the1986 All Star game and did not make the team last year. He s Back on the american league squad this time but Only for show. He struck out 15 for Boston on saturday night and is unavailable. Cone the new York mets sensation and Hershiser the los Angeles dodgers Ace Aren t going to come Back on one Day of rest even if they want to. I should be Able to pitch one inning but i Don t know about two Hershiser said. I can t do anything that hurts the  walk named As a replacement for injured Robby Thompson pitched sunday for Pittsburgh. I m sure they d keep it to one inning walk said. I had to go in the backdoor but this has been a really Strong year for  too bad no one is going to see a lot of them. Tough Luck for the fans and possible problems for Herzog. Last year both staffs were stretched to the limit when the All Star game went to the 13th inning before the no won 2-0. Sid Fernandez who worked the final inning for a save was the last no Pitcher As the win ners used All eight of theirs. The Al employed seven pitchers in the defeat. The losers still had Mike Witt and Bruce Hurst in Reserve although each had worked too recently to pitch again. This time both teams brought 10 pitchers. Clemens is the Only one who can t work for the Al which took four relievers to give manager Tom Kelly of Minnesota some extra flexibility. The no which likes to bring relievers has Only two Todd Worrell and Mark Davis. And with Maddux Hershiser Cone and walk out of action that does t leave much room for Manu Evering. Unless one of those Guys makes an extraordinary Effort. It s been done before. I remember one All Star game where Bob Gibson pitched 10 innings on sunday and had no trouble pitching in the All Star game on tuesday Chicago White sox manager Jim Fregosi recalled. Of course he a Salt up to Par Fregosi said. He threw Only about 97 Miles an hour. 1 even took him to the warning track with a Fly