European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 7, 1989the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary 1989 pc is Mefs up a s on deck these Are the baseball teams that will win division lilies in 1989 Oakland Toronto Cincinnati and the new York . It s written on paper if nol in Stone Cut it out. Memorize it. Believe it. Then watch the mets beat the a s in six games to avenge the 1973 world series. Oko the season started monday which presented a peek at How Tough the acts reds. Blue jays and a s really Are. They All won their openers. Is it fair  base Ball fortunes after the first games life is unfair. Lire is also full of surprises. For instance a 98-year-old Pitcher named Tommy John won the opener for the new York Yankees team i want to finish first but could beat out Baltimore Tor last place. Another Surprise arrived in the form of 1989 baseball schedules those Tittle red and White booklets that list every game with boxes so you can notch every score. The armed forces radio and television service mails them to interested listeners every Spring. Last year i was Loo late asking Tor the schedules and cried about Ken Allan s Refu Sal to Cushion his ghastly news Over the air we re out of those schedules. So if you havea Pencil and paper ready to write Down our address just write no " last week i reschedules came with an Allan note just wanted you to know my heart is in the  v. Arts was also at the right game won Bucky Fox series Triumph 2. Pole Rose gambling to slay on Cincinnati s Bench 3. Vin Scully sound ing like Brahms especially after three innings of Don dry Daleand Ross Porter. Poner in t All bad in the dodgers radio Booth. He did present neat information such As Drysdale starting seven opening Days for . And Tom a Caver starting the most opening Days 16.and Walter Johnson having the most opening Day wins nine. And Bob Feller pitching the Only open ing Day no Hiller in 1940.Porter let us know that the first Pilch of 1989 was mall to stars & stripes Apo 09211 attn baseball Sciolda s line drive to right fielder Herm winning Ham clinching Cincy s 6-4 Victory. It was the reds seventh straight opening Day win at riverfront stadium Porter told us. The Beauty of baseball on the radio is you re free to do chores. You can clean out your desk sort checks write letters then look in the fridge half an hour debating on what to eat. Or you can think baseball. Like who will be the first manager fired not including Dallas Green since Yankee Skippers go at the stomp of George  s fool. The first to go Don Zimmer of the cubs. The second Nick la Yva of Philadelphia which fills the void with Larry Bowa. The third John Walihan of Kansas cily. The fourth Buck Rodger of Montreal the fifth Whitey her Ogof St. Louis. Who will be the managers of the year Toron to s Jimy Williams in the american league and Roll those Dice Rose in the National. My first reaction to the gambling probe was that the commissioner s office was playing russian Roul Cue with a loaded gun aimed at pistol Pelc. But after that riverfront ovation Tor the All Lime hit Leader watch the Cammish ditch Rose for a  Giamatti is an expert Al that. Most valuable players Boston s Wade Hoggs in the Al Tor Hilling .370 for his beloved wife Debbie. New York s Dairy Strawberry in the no for smack ing 44 Homen for his beloved teammate Keith. By Young pitchers Toronto s Jimmy key in the Al where he s simply the Best lefty better than Minnesota s Frank Viola. In the no. Another lefty wins Cincy s Jackson who would be won last year if Ore Hershiser had l pitched better than by Young. Rookies of the year California s Jim a both in the Al where Elliis one handed won Der makes the majors look As easy u the olympics. The no award goes to the mets Gregg Jefferies who nearly won the award in 1988 even though he did t play enough to ruin his Rookie status for 89, thai lakes care of 1989. If it s anything like 1969, we re in for n Fine year. As you fellow acts fans recall they won their first championship 20 years ago. That was a special year for another reason i was the Centennial of baseball. Fans Alt Over the United Stales voted to their teams All time greatest players. Fans in Europe voted through ballots published by the stars and stripes. Those results were mailed to the commissioner s of flick which included them in the National voting. The is ballot ran from March 15 to april is 1969. The poll attracted 3,399 entries and a Bunch were mine. I was a new baseball fan who went door to door collect ing newspapers so 1 could stuff the ballot Box. Most of my Volet went for Lou Gehrig at first base Larry Lajoice Al second. Pie tray Norat third. Luke Appling Al shortstop Tycobb in left Field Tris speaker in Center babe Ruth in right. Jerry grow Al  Johnson As right handed Pitcher Sandy Koufax As lefty Pitcher and Ruth As greatest player. Yeah. Grote was a weird pick but thai pales compared to other Voles that flooded is. Marv Throneberry finished third at first base an fifth in the greatest player category. Marvelous then there was lefty Grove who finished second As lefty Pitcher and seventh As right handed Pitcher. Here s the greatest baseball team As voted by is readers 20 year ago Gehrig Al first Rogers Horn Byal second Traynor at third Honus Wagner at Short Cobb in left Willie Mays in Center Ruth in Nghil Yogi Berra catching. Bob Gibson As right handed Pitcher and Koufax As lefty Pitcher. Ruth nipped Cobb by 17 votes As greatest player i was t the Only one stuffing the bos. Someone poured in ballots for Gibson on the second to tithe last Day which vaulted the St. Louis great from 83 behind Johnson to 85 ahead. Twenty years later who arc your picks mail the adjoining ballot and Lake your Cut. The Lvi m-5  Wurzburg women Only team to avoid Home Cookin Frankfurt West Germany the Wurzburg lady Kal Llars crushed in Frankfurt Falcon Les 91-63 wednesday night As Usa eur i two final fours lipped off Wurzburg trying 10 capture Theus Reuk title it lost last year was the Only team to win on the Road in the openers of these Best of Lorec series. Antic Roney scored the first five Points and the lady ranters cruise from there. Carmine Jean Pierre burned the nets for a game High 29 Points. Patricia Jean Fol Lowed with 18, Roney had j2 and Brenda Taylor and Velma Damp or scored 10 Points each. Roncy pulled Down ii re bound Sand Jean Grabb cd nine Jean blocked six shots to Lead the lady rattlers defense Vickie she Hon led the fat Coneiles with is Points and a game High 12 re Bounds. Janith Parker had 14 Point and nine rebounds. Monique Harmon Avo scored 14, Andt Crri Price added 11 c Price and Michelle Jefferson of Wurzburg were ejected for fighting with 4 \ 7 left. An Mcaa Rule Stales that a player Usa eur playoffs ejected for fighting must it out the team s next game. Since Usa eur basketball follows Mcaa rules both Price and Jeff crr son must miss game 2 Frankfurt at Wurzburg at 7 30 . Saturday. Mannheim women 58, Sci Delacru 46 Mannheim West Germany the 21st Talcom champions cruised to an easy Victory at the Benjamin Franklin sports Arena with Tracy Taylor leading inc Way with 22 Points 12 rebounds and five steals. Shunts Gleason followed with 11. The Mustangs look a 28-11 halftime Lead sparked by Taylor s 11 Points and Glea son s seven. Teresa handle lopped Heidelberg with 21 Points and 11 rebounds and waste Only general who broke double Fig ures. Mannheim can end the scribe sat urday at Heidelberg s 1 Alion gym at 7 30  the generals win that game. The if necessary game would be a Patton at 2 . Sunday Wiesbaden men 110, nbmberg77wiesbaden a Wesl Germany. Troy Russell scored four Points and Lamar Oden six in Wiesbaden s 12-0 Blitz 4 i minutes into the game Russel capped the run with a spectacular slam Dunk that gave the eagles a 26-16 Lead i Russell led the eagles with 23 Points eight rebounds and lie also dished out seven assists. Oden scored 20 Points wit had seven rebounds Vincent Jackson pumped in 17 and grabbed six boards. James Young added to Points. Daniel Monroe topped the Knight with 22 followed by Leonard Thomas with 13 and Lee Smith with 10. The series resumes at film bar at. 7 30 porn. Saturday Berlin men 95, Karlsruhe 82 West Berlin Kenneth Cain Hita Pairo free i Crofts with 4i3 to play to give the bears an 81-80 Lead their first of1 the second half and a suffocating Berli defense took Over from there. Berlin allowed the pacers a Mere two Points in the game s final 4 12 As the bears won going away to Lake a 1-0 Lead Inlo Karlsruhe Al 7 30 pm. Saturday. Should it pacers even the series game 3 is scheduled for 2 . Sunday in Karlsruhe. Robert Larry who ended with 18 Points sparked Berlin s comeback from a 38-33 half Lime deficit. Bobby Goodin led inc winners with 22 Points. Cain ended with 11, Ivy Cook had 19 Points for the pacers who sol 17 from Edward Wright 14 from Marvin Peoples and 11 from Kevin Howard. Correction the Rhei Pfalz women s Bowling association begins id annual Handicap tournament with team bowing sunday at Ramstein s Bicentennial lanes not in Sembach As reported earlier. " " television pro basketball Boston at Portland 430 us  Burba san Diego at Houston i do Fra. Saturday