European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes Friday october 12,1990 no Aspirates reds switch roles Pittsburgh apr Andy Van Styke and the Pittsburgh pirates had been pitiful in the dutch during the National league playoffs. Paul o Neill and the Cincinnati reds had been nearly perfect. They switched roles in the first inning wednesday night and switched fates in the process. Van Slyke came to Bat in the first inning with the pirates trailing 1-0, a runner on first and All 48,221 fans sensing Pittsburgh a desperation. He lined a Ball to the Gap in right Center a his first hard hit of the five playoff games a and of Neill let a bizarre hop get past him for an rib triple that turned the momentum toward a 3-2 pirates Victory. For the rest of the game the teams switched roles the reds failed to hit with runners on base and the pirates saved a close Victory with a defensive Gem a game ending double play. The play in the first inning set the storyline. A the Way they be been playing everything seemed to go their Way a pirates outfielder Barry Bonds said. A they could do nothing  they had a perfect Start again wednesday with a Chance to finish off the pirates. Herm Winninghamm a sacrifice Fly made it 1-0, and the reds were closing in on history. They re 66-22 when they score first. But usually reliable Tom Browning hit Jay Bell with one out and Van Slyke came to Bat with a .188 average in the playoffs. Van Slyke drove the Ball toward the Gap in right Center. O Neill the right fielder who has thrown out two pirates during the series closed in on it with a Chance to take aim on Bell going for third. The hard artificial turf at three Rivers stadium would have none of it. The Ball took an unusually High hop glanced off the top of of Neillis Glove and rolled to the Wall for a triple. Bonds then followed with a groundnut for his first rib of the playoffs and the pressure was off the pirates. A a that a a line drive and the Ball bounces 10 feet in the air a an incredulous of Neill said. A i thought i was going to hold him to a single. The Ball bounces High and he gets a triple. That a the Way it  the pirates were surprised to get the triple too. A a everybody a playing so deep in the Outfield because Pittsburgh Sandy Van Slyke triples to right Center in the first to drive in Jay Bell with the tying run for the pirates. A its the playoffs. You done to want to allow the big hit Quot Bonds said. A in any other situation in the course of the regular season of Neill makes that  finally the pirates had a decisive break and a Little bit of history on their Side. They had done few things right during the series but one of them was to hold the Lead when they came from behind. Browning could sense head made a big mistake by letting the Lead slip away. A i struggled Early. 1 was a Little jittery a Little Ner Vous a Browning said. A i was trying to keep from giving up a big inning. The two runs was a big inning for  Van Slykes hit was a big Relief in another Way. The pirates fell behind 3-1 in the series because they  get that one clutch hit to put them ahead. Now they had it. A a we be been one hit or two hits away a Bonds said. A if Andy gets a couple of hits or Bobby Bonilla gets a couple of hits or i get a couple of hits we win those  pirates from Page 21 hit Jay Bell with a pitch and Van Slyke tied the score with a one out triple to right Center. After a walk to Bonilla Barry Bonds who is 3-for-17, hit a weak grounder to first allowing Van Slyke to score. Bonds led off the fourth inning with a walk and moved to third when . Reynolds followed with a perfectly executed hit and run single to left Field. Don Slaughte a sacrifice Fly made it 3-1. Browning left after five innings yielding three runs on Only three hits. Drabick was in top form. After Larking Sladoff double he retired 13 straight until Sabo singled in the fifth. Drabek who walked one and struck out five was particularly Tough on Davis the left fielder fanned three times and is 3-for-19 in the series with nine strikeouts. The Only thing saving Davis from joining Bonds As a series bust is his throw to Nail Bonilla at third in the eighth inning of game 4. A a in a not 100 percent physically right now a Davis said. But this time of year there Are no  with Luis Quinones on second and two outs in the eighth the crowd Rose to its feet with Larkin batting. But the reds shortstop made it interesting with his second double of the came to make it 3-2. It Winningham then popped to third to end the inning. Pirates Bonds accuses teammate of wiping out angers Leyland Pittsburgh a Pittsburgh pirates left fielder Barry Bonds accused teammate Jeff King of refusing to play Hurt in game 5 of the National league playoffs wednesday night drawing a denial from King and an angry response from manager Jim Leyland. King was scratched from the lineup at the last minute because of pain in his lower Back forcing right fielder Bobby Bonilla to shift to third base. Bonds questioned Why King who was Hurt in game 2, pulled himself after playing for two Days. Leyland later said he made the decision not King. A Jeff Kings supposed to be the everyday third baseman. But you be got to go out there All the time a Bonds said. A they there a a lot of minor league third basemen who a love to be up Here playing every Day who a play whether they re Hurt or healthy. A Jeffs a big asset to this bal club and we need that Bat in the lineup. In a not trying to put Jeff King Down but when we play Friday i guarantee you Bobby Bonilla will be playing third  a a in a not personally mad at Jeff a Bonds said. A tout when we play Friday Bobby Bonilla will be playing third and Jeff King will be sitting there getting his Back healthy. Hell be getting ready for Spring  King said a a in a not going to get into it the a a but i have no response to that. 1 talked to skip Leyland and he Felt it was better to rest it. I Hope to go on Friday. Id like to be in the  Leyland said a Jeff King wanted to play but it was my decision. I Felt bad telling the kid he  play. He feels awful. Jeff King did no task out of the lineup. I told him he Wasny to playing. He a just not up to his full capabilities and with one More Day of rest he should be  polish group criticizes Jack Buck by k be v Pittsburgh apr a polish heritage group is criticizing lbs sportscaster Jack Buck for comments he made after Bobby Vinton a less than perfect rendition of the National Anthem before tuesday nights National league playoff game. Vinton known As a the polish Prince a flubbed several lines of a the Star spangled  Vinton a cadence strayed from that of the three fivers stadium organist and he tripped Over the words More than once. Afterwards Buck said a if you re polish and you re from Pittsburgh you can do anything you want with the  the references to Vinton a Hometown and nationality rankled Lawrence r. Wujcikowski president of the polish Falcons of America a National group based in Pittsburgh. A if he wanted to comment on or Vinton a singing then he should have done that a Wujcikowski said. A but he could have left being polish and living in Pittsburgh out of  Buck apologized wednesday to anyone he May have offended saying he did not mean the comment As a criticism of Vinton. Told Kaka radio. A i was saying that if he messed it up that Sok because everybody loves him. A on the heels of the National Anthem i tried to pay a compliment to Bobby Vinton and it did no to come out right a Buck everybody and he did mess it up did no the a Wujcikowski said he Wasny to out to get Buck fired. Wujcikowski said he watched tuesday s game a 5-3 Cincinnati reds win Over the pirates on television at Home. His review of Vinton a performance was somewhat circumspect. A every artist has a style whether its Rock whether its country and Western or whether its Bobby Vinton style or Frank Sinatra style a he said. A that s his style a that a the Way he sings