European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 20, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary at 37, go dry learning to be careful pitching is easy if you come equipped with a 90-Mph fastball like Dwight Gooden or Roger Clemens and the Confidence that you can blow it by the batters any time you want. Then nine innings on the Mound is like a Day at the Beach which in t such a bad idea in the Middle of july. Ron Guidry knew that feeling once in what seems a lifetime ago. The new York Yankees helped him remember it Over the weekend reuniting their 1978 world champions for old timers Day. Guidry was 25-3 for that team and bordered on the in hit table. Now though he is a differ ent Pitcher fighting Back from off season shoulder surgery and the doubts that creep in when you re 37 years old and coming off consecutive 9-12 and 5-8 seasons. Guidry went out and threw Guidry five Gritty innings in steamy Yankee stadium on sunday allowing one hit and gaining his first Victory of the season As the Yankees Defeated Chicago 7-3. It was no Small achievement because when they Star cutting on your shoulder at his age the prospects can be clouded. The operation performed last december was to repair a partial tear in a muscle that covers the Rota Tor cuff. Guidry talks almost clinically about the surgery. It was t the one most pitchers fear Guidry said. It was where the muscle attaches to the Bone and it was frayed. It flared up and could t be attached to the Bone. So the doctor had to shave it  it sounds simple but the recuperation required More than mending his shoulder muscle. Gui dry s pitching mind needed some adjustments As Well. It s new for me he said. I know i m no completely healthy As far As what i be done in the  predictably the White sox did not see the Vin Tage Guidry. That Model does t work Here anymore and nobody knows it better than the left hander who must labor like a Sailboat looking for a Friendly Breeze where he once zipped along like a Powerboat. Does he Ever think about the overpowering Pitcher he once was i can t do that anymore he said. I used Tobe Able to. I Don t get mad about it. I get aggravated. I be got to put the Ball in the right spot. Before i could just throw the fastball. If had my control i d be of now i m More aware of what i have to do out thiere. I try to trick hit ters. It makes me a better Pitcher if it works. Sometimes it s a problem because you can t throw what you want to throw. You can t do on Little bitty thing  it takes considerable concentration especially for a Pitcher who once worked on what amounted to automatic Pilot. There Are moments when theold Guidry surfaces. That can be trouble for the new one. Sometimes i want to Challenge the hitters he said. Sometimes i  he made that mistake in a Start at Texas 1 1days ago. He challenged Pete Incaviglia of the rangers and was charged with a Home run for his indiscretion. I did t sleep for two nights after that he said. Five or six years ago he does t hit that pitch. Ten years ago he could t hit that  ten years ago Guidry had a healthy shoulder and Incaviglia was 14 years old. Now Guidry pitches differently when he re members to. There was no forgetting sunday. Between Bat ters he would Bend at the Waist seeming to try and catch his breath in the 96-degree heat. I was trying to collect my thoughts he  to Zero in on what i wanted to do. I be been out of Competition so Long sometimes you forget what you want to  so he spent a moment or two More catch ing his breath in the muggy weather remembering that this is 1988, not 1978, that he is 37, not 27. And that he must pitch differently now. Was he satisfied by five innings and 84 pitches and the win i m encouraged As Long As i can contribute like that he said. Then he paused and added an afterthought. I might have to be  the associated press botox Edge twins As Smith hangs on by the associated press Boston Lee Smith has t been the bullpen Savior Boston red sox fans hoped for but interim manager Joe Morgan stuck with him until the end monday night. Smith had the red sox squirming in the ninth inning before they held on for a 6-5 Victory Over Minnesota and their fifth consecutive Victory under Morgan. He allowed three hits including an rib double by Tim Laudner but he picked up his 13th save with the tying run on third and and the go ahead run on second. That s How a game should end with the winning runs on and your Best buyout there firing away said Morgan unbeaten since John Mcnamara was fired As manager last thursday. With a 6-4 Lead Morgan called on Smith for the fourth consecutive Day Al though Bob Stanley Boston s third Pitcher had allowed just one infield hit in 1 % innings. Stanley was pitching Well but i Fig ured this was the big Guy s Job and he did it Morgan explained. Marty Barrett hit his first Homer of the season and Larry Parrish broke a 3-3 tie Al Roundup with a sacrifice Fly in a three run six thinning for the red sox who have won 10 straight at Fenway Park. Mike Greenwell celebrated his 25thbirthday with three hits including an rib single in the first. Reliever Dennis lamp 4-3, got the Vic tory although he allowed four hits including Kent Hrbek s 18th Homer. Hrbek had four of the twins 15 hits. Yankees 7, rangers 2 new Yor Joel Skinner s two run double capped a five run first inning and Rich Dotson pitched 5% innings for his first win since june 13 As new York Defeated Texas. Dotson 8-3, was activated from the 15-Day disabled list monday and made his first Start since pulling a Groin muscle on june 29. The right hander allowed four singles through the first five innings before Pete Incaviglia hit his 17th Homer leading off the sixth and Steve Buechele doubled two outs later. Neil Allen then pitched scoreless Relief until the eighth when Texas scored it second run on an rib single by Cecil Espy off Dave Righetti. The Yankees sent nine men to the platen the first inning eight of them facing Paul Kilgus 7-9. Brewers 6, royals 1 Milwaukee Joey Meyer and Charlie o Brien hit two run homers in the second inning and Mike Birkbeck pitched a seven hitter for eight innings As Milwaukee downed Kansas City. Meyer s fifth Homer his first since june 7 and o Brien s first in the majors came off Floyd Bannister 8-8, sending the royals to their fifth straight defeat. Birkbeck 4-5, won his second straight decision since being recalled from the minors earlier this month. All of Kansas City s hits were singles. Dale Sveum began the second with single off Bannister 8-8. Meyer then delivered a 405-foot Homer just Over Willie Wil son s Glove in left Center. Darryl Hamilton doubled and o Brien followed with a Homer to left. Athletics 7, indians 2 Oakland Rookie right hander Todd Burns scattered seven hits and Jos Canseco drove in three runs with a single and his major league leading 25th Homer leading Oakland Over Cleveland. Burns 2-0, making his fourth Start and sixth appearance allowed Only two unearned runs. He walked one and struck out one for his first career Complete game. Left hander Scott Bailes 7-9, gave Upa first inning Solo Homer to Canseco. Tigers 12, mariners 3 Seattle Gary Pettis hit three rib singles one of them in Detroit s five run sixth inning that broke a 3-3 tie and carried the tigers Over Seattle. Walt Terrell 4-7, halted a four game losing Streak with a five hitter. He retired 19 straight batters from the second to the eighth inning. Blue jays 12, Angels 2 Anaheim Calif. Kelly Gruber drove in three runs and hit one of Toron to s three immers As the Blue jays Defeated California behind a 15-hit attack. Gruber s two run double touched off six run first inning that included seven consecutive hits off Angels starter Chuck Finley 5-9. Royals Brett Wilson say scuffle is behind them Milwaukee a George Brett and Willie Wilson said monday they had patched up their differences the Day after they scuffled in the rear of the Kansas City royals team plane. We be been through too Many wars to be mad at each other Wilson said after he and Brett met wit manager John Wathan before monday s game with the Milwaukee Brewers. We laughed about it. It s not something he wanted on his Agenda or i wanted on mine Wil son said. If it took us 11 years to have one pushing Inci Dent it s not a big Deal. Maybe it will take 11 Moreto have another one. It was just a big misunderstanding. There was no fight no punches. There were a few words exchanged. It s been blown out of  Brett and Wilson became engaged in the argument when Wilson could t find a seat in the Back of the team s chartered flight sunday from Boston where the royals lost four straight games. Brett told Wilson to Stop complaining and Wilson who said he was waiting for a card table to be moved so he could sit Down told Brett to mind his own Busi Ness. It got out of hand. We both got out of hand at the same time. The next thing you know we were Yelling and screaming at each other Brett said. Show me two Guys who have been together 11 years and had no arguments and i la show you two Guys who Don t care about each other. It was a difference of opinion. We were frustrated about losing. Some things were said and our tempers got away he said. It s just one of those things. Everything is patched  Wathan said there would be no disciplinary action taken or fines levied against either player. Both have lifetime contracts valued at More than $2 million annually. They both realize it was wrong. Both Are unhappy it happened Wathan said. Neither one of them slept Well last  Wathan said Wilson and Brett Shook hands after monday s meeting. Everybody got things off their Chest. We talked about the past the future and the things we have to do to win the division he said. The manager said the frustrations mounted after the four game sweep by the red sox when the air conditioning on the team bus to the Airport did t work