European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 04, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 b the stars and stripes thursday april 4, 1991florida a hot. By the associated press Florida bus three cities vying for a major a league baseball franchise but can the big leagues survive outdoors in the state s hot humid and Rainy summertime weather it depends on whom you Quot say backers of the Quot prospective team in Miami where 125,013 tickets were sold for a weekend Yankees orioles exhibition series played at Joe Robbie stadium that features open air Ana natural grass. No Way say leaders of the expansion Effort in St. Petersburg where taxpayers footed the Bill for the $110 million climate controlled Sun coast it will be up to major league baseball this summer to decide Between Tampa Bay Miami Orlando Washington Buffalo and Denver for two new National league franchises everyone but St. Petersburg would play outdoors but opinions differ As to How big a role the weather will play 1 a tips brutal Quot said Texas rangers third baseman Steve Buechele. A i think is much hotter Here than it is in Texas so to play Here in Florida you really heed it to have a dome. But the thing is i hide to play indoors. I. Think a lot of Guys Are like that.�?�. Quot we re real confident the weather is not going to be a problem pm Quot said Don Smiley vice president of Miami a ownership group. Quot people live Down Here. They re used to a a a a. A v a a a St. Petersburg assistant City manager Rick Dodge counters a a we re not talking about a 10-event football season. We re talking about 81 outdoor events Quot. According to statistics compiled Over 40 years by the National weather service Miami averages 97 Days with rainfall during the april to october. Baseball season compared with 84 for Orlando and 79 for Tampa Bay. But the summer Rains tend to end earlier in Miami and by night the Chance of rain is diminished said Paul Hebert of the weather service office in Miami. A we May get a few showers in the evening hours which is when they a play a game but they re Likely to be Light and would not rain out a game in my opinion Quot Hebert said. In fact an analysis of Normal july nights shows Miami is comparable to its Florida competitors and other major league cities. For example. A Miami s average 7 . Pregame temperature is 82 degrees compared with 86 in Tampa Bay 87 in Orlando 84 in Atlanta and a whopping 95 in Dallas. A both Tampa Bay and Orlando average a 20 per cent Chance of rain Atlanta 28 percent and Dallas 25 percent while Miami averages 17 All three Florida cities have an average relative humidity above 70 percent compared with 66 percent in Atlanta and 44 percent in Dallas. / Hebert scoffs at the notion baseball can t be played outdoors in Florida. A that really is a joke a he said noting its 90 degrees when some summertime games Start in St. Louis. A a it a like they re making St. Petersburg Miami and Orlando out like there a some kind of weather problem from Page 24 this season was 112-97 against new York on Jan. 19. Dan Schayes had 18 Points As the Bucks Pacelt by Jack Sikman a 14, out rebounded Philadelphia 52-39, Jayson Williams had a season High 17 Points for Philadelphia which trailed by at least 10 Points from Early in the second Quarter pistons 83, hornets 78 Charlotte . Joe Dumars had 24 Points and Mark Aguirre scored 17 of his 23 in the second half As Detroit beat Charlotte Tor its fourth consecutive Victory. The pistons 19-1 this season when holding the opposition under 90 Points improved their record to 18-14 since losing starting Point guard Isiah Thomas to a. Wrist injury. Vinnie Johnson a 15-footer gave the pistons their biggest Lead at 71-59 with 9 30 to play. But the hornets closed to 76-72 on Rex Chapmans Alley top pass that set up Kendall Gills slam with 2 38 101, Cavaliers 82 Landover my. A Washington held Cleveland without a Basket for the first 7 50 of the fourth Quarter As . English sparked a 14-0 run with five Points. Ludell Eackles scored 21 Points for the bullets who blew a 15-Point Lead in the third Quarter. They then rallied to break to three game losing Streak by forcing Cleve it land to miss its first 15 Field goal attempts of the final 106, magic 102 Chicago a Michael Jordan scored a season High 44 Points including the go ahead Basket on an Alley top slam with 1 12 remaining As Chicago rallied to beat Orlando. The magic 6-29 on the Road led 100-97 with 2 51 left Jordan came Back with two free throws 12 seconds later then took a perfect pass from Scottie Pippen for the go ahead Dunk. John Paxson stole an errant Orlando pass with 48 seconds left and Horace Grant Sank two free throws for a 103-100 Edge with 37 seconds to go. Jordan converted three of four free throws in the final 19 seconds Mavericks 133, nuggets 126 Dallas a Derek Harper had 24 Points and James Donaldson and Rolando Blackman 23 apiece As Dallas handed Denver its 14th straight Road loss a one Short of a club record. The Mavericks snapped a four game losing Streak overcoming the nuggets Back court tandem of. Michael Adams who scored 37 Points and Chris Jackson who had 30. After trailing by As Many As 24 Points in the third period the nuggets pulled to 119-116 on Adams 3-Point Basket with 3 15 to play capping a 24-11 surge. Then Dallas scored six of the next eight Points to regain control. A suns 131, jazz 117 a Phoenix a Kevin Johnson scored 12 of his 37 Points in a Span of 2 02 in the third Quarter and had a season High 20 assists As Phoenix Defeated Utah Xavier Mcdaniel had 28 Points and 12 rebounds for the suns who reached the 50-win plateau for the. Third season. John Stockton scored a season-high28 Points for the jazz who missed a Chance in pull even with san Antonio in the Midwest division. Karl Malone had 25 Points and Jeff Malone 20 for. Utah which lost in Phoenix for the 10th consecutive time in regular season play dating Back to March 1986. Utah which never led trailed 72-71 with 5 57 remaining in the third Quarter before Johnson responded with a base a line jumper two layups and two 3-Point plays for an 86-77 Lead with 3 31 96, heat 90 Sacramento Calif. Rookie guard Travis Mays starting his first game in a month scored 25 Points As Sacramento handed Miami its eighth straight Road loss. Mays who has missed 26 games this season with Back spasms a sprained ankle strained leg tendons and knee problems kept the Kings in front with four free throws in the final 1 48. Mays. Had previously played Only sparingly in a Reserve role since being activated March 19. Sherman Douglas scored 15 of his 22 Points in the second half for the heat who shot Only 39.2 percent. A Miami which trailed by As Many As 18 Points used an 11-0 run to twice close within three Points. The last came at 8784 on Kevin Edwards two free throws with 2 33 left. Nil from Page 24 t free agents the most since the implementation of the plan three years ago. In each of the previous two seasons the 49ers had Jig cd six. Seifert termed the roster changes a a natural process Quot before this year the 49ers had not lost a starter to _ plan b free Agency. Tight end Ron Heller safety Greg Cox and receiver Terry Greer All reserves left Over the past three years via plan a although Cox wound up resigning with Sun Francisco last season. A a a a Seifert said he expected Lott Craig and Millen to have productive years this season but without being specific said the team had jts reasons for leaving them unprotected., a a a a their Ages were an obvious consideration a Craig is _ 30, Lott will be 32 on May 8 and Millen is 33, a it looks to me like the 49ers Are a team in a Tran Best interests to in voc Craig is the Only player in nil history to top 1,000 Yards in Rushing and receiving in a single season. He led the 49ers in Rushing from 1985 through 1989, Topping the 1,000-Yard Mark in three of those years. He missed five games with a knee injury last season and rushed for Only 439 Yards in 141 attempts and caught Only 25 passes. All were career lows. Lott who went to the pro bowl nine times is the 49ers�?T All time interception Leader. Millen was one of the clubs Best at stopping the run. V meanwhile the super bowl Champion new York giants lost four plan b players All of them reserves. Run Ning Back Lee Rouson and kicker Matt Stover both 1 signed with Cleveland wide receiver Troy Kyles went to san Diego and safety David Whitmore was signed by san Francisco. Starters like super bowl map Ottis Anderson and tight end Mark Bavaro were passed up because of age or injury. The new York jets signed five players including defensive linemen John Bosa from Miami and Bill Pickei from the raiders ,. A Chicago lost backup quarterback Mike Tomczak to Green Bay one of 13 plan b players to sign with the packers. Kansas City signed seven players including running a Back Troy Stradford from Miami linebacker Ricky Shaw from Philadelphia and tight end Pete Ilo Lohan from the los Angeles rams. Miami signed running Back Don Smith who scored buffaloes Only touchdown in the super bowl and linebackers Louis Cooper from Kansas City and Ned Bolcar from Seattle. Running Back Jamie Morris and safety Felix Wright were among nine players signed by Minnesota. Wright led the nil with nine interceptions with Cleveland in 1989. San Diego signed eight players including quarterback Bob Gagliano from Detroit and guard Mark May from Washington. A a a a a a .,.�houston signed seven players including defensive lineman Robert Banks and wide receiver Cedrick Jones. Banks was drafted by the oilers in 1987 before going to Cleveland As a plan b signee in 1988. Sit Ion Quot Craig a agent Jim Steiner said. 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