European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 15,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 20commentar managing to stay As a manager Whitey Herzog Seldom held team meetings. If he thought a player needed inspiration he preferred to talk to him individually. But about three weeks ago with the St. Louis car finals plodding along in last place in the National Raguc East he addressed his team. After his oration he looked around the clubhouse. A do me a. Favor Quot he said. A when they finish the rational Anthem and you put your caps1 Back on please put your brains under your Caps for the next three  three hours of concentration does t seem like much to ask of baseball players especially those making at least $ 1 million a season. But not enough cardinals responded to Whitey Herzog s request. When he suddenly resigned last week he explained a my players Are All trying. The Effort is there. But sometimes i done to know if the minds Are  not even for three hours. Now the cardinals Are searching for a new dugout Genius. Joe Torre once the cardinals Catcher and the mets manager now the California Angels television voice and Hal Lanier once one of Herzog a coaches have emerged As candidates. Herzog meanwhile has time to go Bass fishing with his pal Davey Johnson but something a wrong when two managers of their stature Are both Avail table. Their Cardinal and met teams each won one world series and shared four straight National league East titles before the Chicago cubs won last year. But no matter How successful a manager is now eventually too Many Well paid players Stop listening just because they be heard it All  the nature of both baseball and managers How i Ever expect Herzog and Johnson to be Back where they belong soon in a dugout. Herzog and Johnson Are not musical chair managers desperate for any Job. Each Many a position is similar to that of Sparky Anderson when he was discharged by the Cincinnati reds after the 1978 season. Anderson did no to jump at the first  waited until he was pursued by the Detroit tigers a solid organization with a solid general manager Jim Campbell with whom he knew he could  Long before Many people realized that George Steinbrenner created More Yankee problems than be solved Anderson resisted the owners sympathy Over his loss of the Cincinnati Job. Surely aware of Yankee history Herzog and Johnson know working for Steinbrenner Isnit Worth the annoyance even if the incr is suspended by commissioner Fay Vincent in the Howard Spira Case. Herzog and Johnson Are also smart enough to know a solid offer will surface. As Loyal As the Kansas City royals front office has been to John Wathan on their last place Treadmill it can to risk Herzog a joining the Angels or the san Diego padres following Jack Mckeon s decision to concentrate on his general managers duties and give up the managers Job to Greg Riddoch. With the padres and the Atlanta braves in flux Johnson once the braves second baseman who hit 43 homers in 1973, is an obvious candidate. Now 58, Herzog managed the royals to consecutive american league West titles in 1976, 1977 and 1978 before losing to the Yankees each year in the. American league playoffs. When the royals did no twin in 1979, he departed on bitter terms with Ewing Kauffman still the royals owner. V a sewing was just waiting for us to lose the division so head have an excuse to get rid of me a Herzog once recalled. Maybe that bitterness with Kauffman can be resolved maybe not. If not the Angels might pursue him. Gene Autry the Angels owner offered him a five year $1 million contract to be an Angel consultant before the 1978 season double what Herzog was earning then As manager of the royals. If an immediate offer does no to Appeal to Herzog he might decide to wait for an offer from a future National league expansion team. Denver St. Pc tors Burg and Buffalo Are vying for two spots. Herzog has a ski Lodge in Vail colo., and he a popular in St. Petersburg the cardinals Spring training site. Wherever he lands he is unlikely to match the rapport he had with August a. Busch or. Until the Cardinal East not it it a Whitey Herzog was so frustrated with cards he quit. A owner known As Gus sic died late last season. Herzog often drove out to Grants farm to play Gin Rummy with the Beer Baron who once offered him a lifetime contract. A your lifetime Quot Herzog joked a for mine Quot As it turned out less than a year after busches death Whitey Herzog a lifetime As the Cardinal manager ended. But hell be in a dugout again hoping his players have put their brains under their Caps for three hours. So will Darcy Johnson. And As new managers maybe their new players will listen to them. For a while. The Vort Tim Gibson could leave . For a so it 11 Kirk Gibson wants Back in Detroit. Oakland needs do by Jim Donaghy a baseball writer Kirk Gibson wants to go Home to Detroit but he May end up in Oakland. The tigers Arentt really sure Gibson fits into their future plans. Meanwhile the a a have had trouble replacing Dave Parker As the designated hitter. As the Pennant races head into August several teams including the a a Are trying to pick up pitching help. The Houston astros Are shopping Mike Scott and Toronto Boston and Pittsburgh Are interested. The fee their everyday lineup can match the mets but they need another starter. The Yankees Are also near making several moves. Pitchers Andy Hawkins Tim Leary and Dave Lapoint could be heading to Pennant contenders. The red sox Are interested in Leary and the Cincinnati reds have been looking at Hawkins. A Lapoint has done a Good Job for us but he is what he is a Yankees vice president George Bradley said. A to a contender he could be very valuable. The mets Are seeking a Middle reliever and May end up sending Catcher Barry Lyons to Houston for Juan Agosto. Scooter scooting longtime Yankees broadcaster Phil Rizzuto says he probably will not return to the broadcast Booth next season. A a in be been with the Yankees for 50 years and this is the longest year i can baseball notes remember Quot Rizzuto said. A i might change my mind a the Money is Good a but right now to have to say no i wont be  Pennant fever a the mets May be baseball a hottest team but to overtake the pirates in the National league East  have to do it on the Road. The pirates baseball a Best Home team with 24 victories in 34 games going into the weekend play 13 of their next 16 and 30 of their next 45 games at Home. They have Rodoc wednesday for its 31st Road Victory. The Yankees Nave won 30 Overall. At the All Star break 16 teams were under .500. The National league has not hit a Home run in the All Star game since 1984 at san Francisco Gary Carter and Dale Murphy. ,. San Francisco on wednesday put right hander Francisco Oliveras on the 15-Day disabled list with viral pneumonia. Oliveras was one of the pitchers the played 34 Home games compared to the a a Tes play 48 of their final 81 games at Home while the mets Are at b Shea stadium for 38 of their final 84. Did you notice a in his Start on july 1 against Chicago Andy Hawkins pitched a no hitter and lost. On thursday Hawkins started against the White sox again and Chicago a Melido Perez pitched a rain shortened six inning no hitter against the Yankees. Pittsburgh was in first place at the Allstar break for the first time since 1975. Since division play began in 1969, the pirates have been in first during the break four other times 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1975 and went on to win the division All four seasons. Californians Mark Langston 4-10 is wingless in his last 11 starts. Oakland beat Minnesota at the met giants recalled to take the spot of one of their injured starters.,. Cleveland a Keith Hernandez returned from the disabled list leg injury thursday and was thrown out stealing after leading Olathe ninth with a single. Melido Perez was the first to pitch a no hitter against new York at Yankee stadium since Detroit a Virgil i Rucks on aug. 25, 1952. Stat Corner a the Baltimore orioles Are 17 Lor 93 .183 this season with the bases loaded. Cleveland is 0-8 on esp this year with a rainout and a Snow out. Going into saturday s Start Leary had lost eight straight decisions since May 23, one Short of the Yankees record shared by William Hogg 1908 and Thad Tillotson 1967. Cincinnati a Rick Mahler is 2-11 lifetime against new York. He has not beaten the mets since May 25, 1982