European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes wednesday March 1991baseball �?T91 Bucks Batter bucs by Alan Robinso Bradenton Fla. A one thing is certain about the Pittsburgh pirates1 Home opener on april 8 they wont be singing a we Are family a where have you gone Willie a a pops Stargill and the fam a Lee these Days the pirates Are staging their own version of the a family  and they re certainly living up to their nickname of the �?obaulin1  these bucs Are feuding fighting fussing and Haulin Over Bucks a big Bucks the kind that some agents and players say they can to get. In Pittsburgh. And the result As manager Jim Leyland said has been a Spring training Camp a thick with tension and Ripe with Nils. Leyland a Well documented shouting match monday with no map Barry Bonds viewed by null on with its obscenity riddled dialogue bleeped and deleted was the most visible example of the undercurrent of discontent in pirate land. A v a a a a a ,7 a but its not been the Only example. Players have criticized the owners. The owners have criticized the players management is feeling pressure to keep the team intact but on a limited budget. The manager fears ownership in t living up to its commitment to re sign top stars. Ownership is straining to keep intact a contending team amidst Ever inflating salaries. You a hardly know this was a team Quot that led the National league with 95 victories and was two games away trom the. World series last fall a while going 3-for-l8 with no extra. Base hits in the no playoffs Bonds berated teammate Jeff King Tor not playing Hurt in game 5, angering his teammates and. Inc Ensing Leyland later according to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Bonds a shoved a piece of pizza in , Reynolds lace during the plane ride Home from Cincinnati and the two had to be separated by teammates. A Sid Bream signed with Atlanta prompting an unhappy Leyland to complain Quot we  have let Sid get  management reportedly wanted to raise its offer to Bream but  reach Board chairman Douglas Danforth to get his approval. A after the pirates declined to give him a Lon term contract at huge dollars. Bonds threatened to become a free agent no map Barry Bonds left and pirates manager Jim Leyland air it out on monday. And a haunt the  _ a Bonds alienated his . Teammates and japanese fans Hake with his conduct during a major league All Star tour last fall. When manager Don Zimmer wanted Bonds to Pinch hit late in the final game he found Bonds out of uniform at the end of the Bench. A map runner up Bobby Bonilla turned Down a four year contract Worth $4 million annually then was upset when he lost in arbitration and had to Settle for $2.3 million. In a Leyland agreed to a two year contract Extension with the understanding key players would be retained Only to hear president Carl Barger predict the pirates probably can to afford to keep All of their top Talent. A general manager Larry Doughty said he wants to lock key players such As Bonds Bonilla Andy Van Slyke and Doug Drabek into Lon term deals but first must convince the owners to relax their policy of not negotiating contracts during the season. _ and some thought the new York mets were the Only no East team with its own sideshow. A in the last few years in my opinion what gets screwed up in this business is when owners try to play managers try top a coaches try to play players try to manage players try to own a Leyland said. A a it a Only going to work if the man7 agers manage the coaches coach the players play and the owners own. You can t be infringing. It s not going to. .  a a a. A As Leyland predicted there was less tension in Camp tuesday As some joked about the incident and Bonds seemed More cheerful and playful with teammates. Now the pirates will learn if it was just the Calm before the next storm.2 reds p protest pacts Plant City Fla. A Catcher Joe Oliver and Pitcher Jack Armstrong walked out of the Cincinnati reds Spring training Camp tuesday to protest their renewed contracts. �?o1 want the right thing to be done a Armstrong told reporters. A i done to want to Start playing for the Money. Its the principle. I feel that a a Burden i have to Bear for the players who will follow  the reds automatically renewed the contracts of Over Armstrong Pitcher Tim Layana and first baseman Hal Morris on monday after they failed to reach contract agreements. The reds said they renewed the contracts in order to get those matters resolved before the exhibition game schedule starts Friday. None of the players have enough major league service to be eligible for salary arbitration so the reds were Able to automatically impose contracts at salaries of the teams choosing. Armstrong 25, was Given a $215,000 salary for 1991, about $100,000 Short of what his agent Scott Boras said he is seeking. Oliver got $185,000, even though he believes his Market Worth is $275,000 to $280,000, Boras said. A a in a not Happy with the treatment in be gotten a Oliver said a i just wanted to make a  both players have the same agent but Armstrong said he had not discussed his walkout with Oliver and that the two were protesting independently. A what he does has no effect on me a Armstrong said. It reds general manager Bob Quinn said the team Isnit prepared to reconsider the contracts. A they have been signed and that a it a Quinn said. Armstrong said his dispute is not with Quinn. A a a he a doing what he has to do to run his business. This is no reflection on him at All. It s the Way baseball is structured a Armstrong said. Oliver and Armstrong both were paid $107,500 last season when Armstrong started the All Star game and Oliver became the reds regular Catcher. Oliver hit .231 with eight Home runs and 52 Rols last season. He led National league catchers in Fielding threw out 34 of 98 runners trying to steal and hit .333 in the world series sweep of Oakland. Oliver a backup at Catcher Jeff Reed is being paid $645,000 this season. Armstrong slumped in the second half of the season finishing with a 12-9 record and 3.42 earned run average after having had an 11-3 record at the All Star break. By Ronald Blum the associated press while players with three years in the majors can have their salaries determined by arbitrators younger players Are subject to automatic renewal by their clubs. And they done to like it. Jerome Walton of the Chicago cubs the 1989 National league Rookie of the year had his contract renewed monday for the second straight season. A a in a not going to say. I Don t care but i left it in the hands of my agent a Walton said. Walton batted ,263 last year with 16 doubles two homers 21 Rols and 14 stolen bases when he was Rookie of the year he hit .293 with 23 doubles five homers 46 Rols and 24 steals. A i had a lot of problems last Spring that carried into the season Quot Walton said. A i m not Happy with the contract but i m not going to let it bother  Mike schooler who had More than 30 saves in each of the last two seasons was renewed by Seattle at $490,000. , him the highest paid Pitcher a around the Camps with fewer than three years in the big leagues. Milwaukee renewed the contract of first Haseman George Canale Texas renewed pitchers Kevin Brown and Kenny Rogers and Catcher Chad Kreuter Quot and Cincinnati renewed Catcher Joe Oliver pitchers Jack Armstrong and Tim Layana and first baseman 1 Lal Morris. As others fumed Pascual Perez a finally a arrived at the new York Yankees Camp in fort Lauderdale. Perez who makes visa problems an annual ritual was 11 Days behind the other pitchers but two Days ahead of the mandatory deadline. 1 think i could be of pretty soon Quot said Perez who pitched Only 14 innings last Vason because of Arm problems. A maybe by May maybe not. 1 want to pitch but i want to he Tou percent. I Don t want to have to Slop once i Start Quot Perez will not be the last arrival at Spring training. It appears american league map Rickey Henderson is going for that distinction. Oakland Lanager Tony la Russa said he has thought about calling Henderson who Hasni to been heard from by anyone in the athletics organization since Camp opened. La Russa said that Henderson s absence has Only been a Little disappointing. A was Long As it does no to interfere wit what our team is trying to accomplish Quot la Russa said. A it he shows up by april 1, hell be