European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes monday april 9,1990 baseball �?T90 opening Day  air of thanksgiving by Jim Donaghy a baseball writer in Many ways opening Day 1990 will be much like any other year. There will be big Brassy bands playing the National Anthem dignitaries tossing out the ceremonial first Ball and red White and Blue buntings adorning the stadium railings. When the games begin however the difference May Start to show. Only a month ago it seemed Likely that opening Day would coincide with memorial Day. The players and owners were stalled on a contract and the Spring training Camps were locked. But As most fans gave thanks a settlement was reached March 18 and the players were Given about 2 Xhu weeks to get ready. The weather too lends a thanksgiving Day feel to opening Day 1990, As Snow hit the Northeast Over the weekend. Most starting pitchers did no to make it past five innings during the abbreviated exhibition season and there wont be Many Complete games during april. There a a lot of sore arms and the disabled list is growing rapidly. To help everyone get ready the players and owners finally agreed to expand the rosters to 27 for april. A nobody is sure what will happen once things get serious a new Cincinnati manager Lou Piniella said. A a we be never  such a Short time to get  but ready or not the first pitch of the 1990 season is scheduled to be thrown at about 7 05 . Central european time at Bostons Fenway Park where the red sox play the Detroit tigers. The season was supposed to open april 2, but was pushed Back a week because of the lockout. All 162 games Are scheduled to be played As open dates were filled and the season extended to make up the lost games. But the traditional National league opener at Cincinnati already  been lost and opening Day at Wrig Ley Field on monday is a night game of All things. Fans and players alike seem to be trying to get a handle on the reality that the season is indeed at hand. Starting monday the effects of the lockout and the statistics will really mean something. The season opens with five games in the National league and six in the american league opening Day lineup american league Detroit at Boston Bostons Roger Clemens 17-11 appears ready for the Start of the season. Last wednesday against Kansas City he pitched seven shutout innings and allowed three hits. Jack Morris 6-14 starts for the tigers who Are trying to rebound from a 53-109 record in 1989. The red sox Are without right fielder Dwight Evans who is on the disabled list with a Back injury. Milwaukee at Chicago it will be a great Day for baseball fans season including taking one into the ninth Ronto inning against to Seattle at California Bert Blyleven 39 starts flu against Brian Holman 25. The mariners have added rlfu8cls Mao pie of Brien with an unhappy Alv a a Davrin Minnesota at Oakland the a a begin their Auasi k the first team since the 1977-78 new York Yankees to r 0nie world series champions. Dave Stewart 21-91 the peal As map opposes Allan Anderson 17-10. Oakland a lds eries Mark Mcgwire is l-for-16 .063 lifetime again ask Quot Stewart is trying for his fourth straight 20-win season. Son National league Pittsburgh at new York the mets have won five straight opening Day games and 14 of 15. Two of the Nast for or. A Quot they beat Pittsburgh in the opener. Dwight Gooden 9 his first Start n a regular season game since to is pirates juy a a a a Drabek 14-12 starts font in Chicago As the White sox open at Comiskey Park a few hours before the cubs Start at Wrigley Field. The Brewers Are hurting with Paul Molitor and Jim Gantner on the disabled list. Chris Bosio 15-10 pitches for Milwaukee against Melido Perez 11-14. Chicago first baseman Greg Walker is 10-for-18 lifetime against Bosio with two homers. Baltimore at Kansas City if Bret Saberhagen 23-6 was superstitious he might be getting nervous. Saberhagen the 1989 Al by Young Winner is 31-39 in even years and 61-22 in Odd years. Just in Case no by Young Winner Mark Davis now is in the royals bullpen to help along with starter storm Davis. Bob Milacki 14-12 starts for the orioles. Toronto at Texas talk about no hit possibilities. Dave Stieb 17-8 starts for the Blue jays against 43-year-old Nolan Ryan 16-10. Stieb lost three no hitters with two outs in the ninth inning within a year sept. 24 and sept. 30, 1988, and aug. 4, 1989. Ryan who needs 11 wins for 300 in his career  pitched a record five no hitters and came close six times last san Diego at los Angeles Joe Carter and Fred i inn it their debuts for the padres and will face Orel Hershiser i s m dodgers third baseman left Hamilton was srt4 p l i padres starter Bruce Hurst 15-11 last season with five be outs the dodgers have added outfielders Juan Samuel and Hubie Brooks. Dan Philadelphia at Chicago the cubs have not repeated a champions since 1906-1908. Greg Maddux 19-12 starts for Chicago against Ken Howell 12-12. Maddux is 21-12 lifetime at night and 24-26 in Day games. Howells shutout of the cubs last season was his Only Complete game in 32 starts in i Esq an radio 2 . Tuesday. Montreal at St. Louis the expos Are counting on rookies Marquis Grissom and Delino Deshields to keep them in con Tention. The cardinals have the favorite for no Rookie of the year in Catcher Todd Zeile. Dennis Martinez 16-7 pitches for Montreal against Joe Magrane 18-9, 2.91 Era. The cards Are without injured Ace reliever Todd Worrell. Cincinnati at Houston its the first time the reds have not opened at Home since 1966 when an entire series against the mets was rained out. Reds starter Tom Browning 15-12   problems with astros first baseman Glenn Davis 18-for-50 with six homers. Mike Scott 20-10 pitches for Houston which is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the  turns 25 by Thomas Rogers new York times come rain Snow or sleet a gala 25th anniversary party will be observed in grand Texas style monday night in Houston a Astrodome. The worlds first domed stadium opened on april 9, 1965, with the astros defeating the Yankees 2-1, in an exhibition game before 47,876 fans including president and mrs. Lyndon b. Johnson. Mickey Mantle delivered the Astrodome a first hit a game opening single to Center and he also belted the first indoor Homer off Dick Turk Farrell. Players from the 1965 game will stage a three inning old timers exhibition before Houston opens its season against the Cincinnati reds. Among the original participants will be the former Yankee manager Ralph Houk and such former Yankee players As Bobby Richardson Clete Boyer Tom Tresh and Joe be of intone As Well As one of the most Amous astros Jimmy Wynn. Twenty five 20-foot candles will sit atop the domed stadium which will be adorned in Rainbow coloured banners with 10,000 17-Inch helium balloons attached to Access ramps. Pieces of a giant birthday cake will be handed out to fans. All the hoopla will Honor what texans once called the eighth wonder of the world a Structure built for $31.6 million. The Astrodome eliminated the rain Check and because grass could not grow in it introduced astroturf the first artificial surface. Other novelties were luxury ski boxes a constant temperature of 72 degrees and a scoreboard that featured a message Board and a television screen. Padres run Spring record to 11 -2 by the associated press san Diego a Benito Santiago hit a two run Homer and four san Diego pitchers combined to hold Seattle to six hits As the padres beat the mariners for their ninth straight Cactus league win. The padres 11-2 were to conclude their exhibition schedule against the mariners sunday. Seattle is 7-8, with five of the losses coming against the padres. Santiago a second inning Homer came off Seattle starter and loser Matt Young who went the first five innings and allowed four hits and three runs two of them earned. Dennis Rasmussen and Rafael Valdez shut out the mariners for the first seven innings with Rasmussen earning the Victory for his five innings of four hit Ball. Ken Griffey or. Hit a two run Homer in the eighth his second of the Spring. In saturdays other exhibition games reds is 2, pirates 0 at Bradenton fla., Tim Birtsas Tim Layana and Norm Charlton combined on a four hitter and Ken Griffey and Herm Winningham drove in one run each. Cardinals 11, orioles 10 at Washington Dave Collins sacrifice Fly in the top of the ninth scored Milt Thompson with the go ahead run. The teams combined for 11 Home runs at Frk stadium where the left Field Wall is Only 260 feet from the plate. Baltimore which trailed 5-0 in the second rallied for a 10-10 tie on Home runs by Marty Brown in the seventh and eighth innings. Orioles starter Dave Johnson gave up homers to Willie Mcgee and Tom Brunansky in the second. Terry Pendleton hit a two run Homer in the fifth to make it 8-4, and Denny Walling homered with a Man on in the seventh for a 10-5 Lead. Red sox 11, White sox 10 at Sarasota fla., Dwight Evans hit a two run Homer and Mike Greenwell went 4-for-5. Evans also  an rib single off White sox starter Greg Hibbard in a six run first inning before hovering off Hibbard in the fourth. Exhibition Roundup a astros Bill Gullickson. Ineffective on saturday Carlton Fisk a .323 hitter against his former Boston teammates  two Solo homers and an rib double. Blue jays 3, rangers 2 at port Charlotte fla., John Olerud a ninth inning rib double broke a 2-2 tie in the final Spring training game for both clubs. With two outs Glenallen Hill singled off loser Craig Mcmurtry and Olerud doubled off Jeff Russell. Royals 5, tigers 2 at Haines City ha., Frank White led the royals with a two run Homer. Tom Gordon shelled for 10 runs in one in Ning against Detroit on tuesday night pitched 5 la innings giving up two runs on seven hits. Phillies 11, reds is 8 at Plant City fla., Randy ready homered twice and drove in four runs. Barry Larkin Paul of Neill and left Reed homered for the reds. Braves 11, astros 9 at West Palm Beach fla., Nick Esasky hit a three run Homer As Atlanta  17 hits to beat Houston. Tommy Gregg who  three hits and Jeff Blauser added Solo homers for the braves. Franklin Stubbs acquired earlier in the week from los Angeles homered twice and drove in three runs for the astros who  14 hits. Cubs is 9, Brewers 6 at Chandler ariz., Rick Wronat a bouncer went Over the head of outfielder Glenn Braggs and scored two runs. Braggs was Given an error As the cubs scored three unearned runs in the seventh inning breaking a 6-6 tie. Cubs is 8, indians 7 at Mesa ariz., Mark graces single scored Marvell Wynne from second base with two outs in the ninth inning. Dave Clark Shawon Dunston and Joe Girardi each  two hits and drove in two runs for the cubs who  15 hits. The indians got a two run Homer trom Cory Snyder in their 13-hit attack. Giants 7, athletics 6 at san Francisco Pinch hitter Dave Andersons two out infield single in i Bottom of the ninth scored Tony Perech Ca from second with the winning run. Expos 7, twins 2 at Minneapolis Junior Noboa on Nixon and Tim Raines drove in two Nins each. Only 8,905 fans attended the ext bit Ion game in the metronome. Dodgers 4, Angels 2 at los Angeles Juan Samuel 50-0 single in the seventh inning broke and los Angeles beat california111 game for the dodgers second straight tory in the annual three game free y Nothe Angels Lead in the series,.which dates to 1962, is 31-30 with one tie