European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Giants give Ball to Hostetler East Rutherford . A for Ray Handley Jeff Hostetler a two games in january cancelled out Phil Simms 12 years of experience. Hostetler who guided the giants to a super bowl title was named the Winner of the teams quarterback contest by Handley on wednesday Over the Man who led the giants to the 1986 title setting a super bowl record for passing accuracy in the process. A i think As much As anything else its a gut decision a new Yorkus new coach told a packed news conference. A i done to think one is much ahead of the in making the pick Handley went for youth. Hostetler is 30, Simms 35. He also chose mobility Over strictly Straw los Angeles a Darryl Strawberry knew his time would come. Well it s Here. And As far As the dodgers arc concerned the timing be better. Strawberry enjoyed his finest Day As a dodger on wednesday hitting two Home runs and driving in seven runs As los Angeles beat the san Diego padres 9-5 for a three game the most important thing is winning ballgames a Strawberry said. A a in a not worried about stats or that kind of Strawberry hit his fifth career grand slam in the fifth inning off Rookie Ricky Bones 1-2breaking a 2-2 tie. He added a three run Homer in the seventh off Rich a he shitting now like1 we All knew he could hit a dodgers manager Tom Lasorda said. A a he a the kind of Guy that when he gets hot he can carry a bal club. Very few Guys can do after a slow Start Strawberry injured his. Left shoulder running into the dodger stadium Fence on May 15, an injury that other no games on Page 26 put him on the disabled list. He rested through the All Star break to give his shoulder a Chance to heal. A a in a most definitely 100 percent healthy a Strawberry said. A i did no to really get discouraged about what happened. I knew 1 had to wait for my time and things would fall into place. The season is 162 games you re going to go through your and Strawberry a seven Rols tied a career High. He also did it july 20, 1985, for the mets against Atlanta. Quot this is the time of the year for him to get hot Quot said padres infielder Tim Teufel a teammate of Strawberry for five years in new York. Quot there a no question that lies capable of carrying a team. Its worked out the Best for Darryl. He a a Happy Man now. He a swinging the Bat successfully and that Sall that Strawberry has 21 Home runs this season including five in his last six sports Galaxy announces tryouts youth clinics a Page 22 All army coach has recipe for Success a Page 22 cougars Klingler set to fire a Page 25 Graf Becker head . Open a Page 27 pocket passing. Hostetler has rushed for 325 Yards and five touchdowns in a few Relief appearances and seven career starts. Simms who ranks 18th in nil history with 28,519 passing Yards has run for just five touchdowns in 12 seasons. But Hostetler who took Over after Simms injured his foot when the giants were 11-2, said a either Way it have been an easy a a it a something in be been shooting for for a Long time and i came into Camp prepared a did the Best i could a said Hostetler unbeaten in his seven starts. �?o1 think that in be played Well and Phil has played Handley said at the Start of Camp that if the two were even Simms would prob ably get the Job based on the nil custom that a starter does no to lose his Job through injury. Things were relatively equal in the first three exhibitions a Simms was 20 for 38 for 236 Yards two touchdowns and one interception Hostetler was 24 for 32 for 273 Yards and one touchdown. Simms stats would be better if not for a Hal dozen dropped passes against the jets on saturday including one that would have been a touchdown. Handley who took Over when Bill Par cells resigned last May 15, said his decision was based in part on the Way Hostetler performed in playoff games against san Francisco and Chicago that preceded the super bowl Victory Over Buffalo. In in it it for i a a the stars and stripes August 23,1991 c Page 28 Darryl Strawberry greets his dodger teammates after hitting a grand slam. A to starts comeback in Florida win 2 Boston a Wade Boggs hit a two run Homer in the ninth inning rescuing the red sox and rallying them Over the indians 5-4 wednesday night for a doubleheader sweep Boston won the opener 13-5 As Jack Clark had three hits including two doubles and Phil Plantier hit a three run Homer. The red sox have won seven of their last eight and 11 of 13 to move to within 4/2 games of first place Toronto in the Al East. The red sox trailed 4-3 in the second game when Mike Brumley began the ninth by beating out an other Al games on Page 26 infield hit. Boggs then lined an 0-2 pitch from Steve Olin 2-5 into the Boston bullpen in right Center for his seventh Home run of the season. Greg Harris 9-11the Fouth Boston Pitcher retired two batters in the ninth to earn the Victory. Roger Clemens 15-2 against Cleveland in his last 21 starts and 9-0 at Fenway Park gave up four runs on eight hits in seven innings. In the opener Joe Hesketh 8-2 won his fourth straight decision. He allowed Only two hits in six innings. The red sox ripped Cleveland starter Greg Swindell 7-12jesse Orosco and Rod Nichols for 15 hits. Chicago a the to Road show Back to the major leagues begins this weekend in Sarasota Fla. The Chicago write sex on wednesday assigned to Jackson to their class a team in the Florida state league for injury rehabilitation and he is expected to play saturday and sunday against port Charlotte. �?o1 think its super a Jackson said wednesday before the White sox Detroit tigers game. A a in a just going to go out and try to get my Eye on the Hall and make Contact. "1 expect there will be a few butterflies but nothing that i think will make .me., a close Quot my focus Quot he said. If All goes Well Jackson who will be the designated hitter would then move up to the class a Birmingham Barons on monday. A a he a got to go Down there and prove he can do these things a White sox general manager Ron Schueler said. A a in a not going to activate him just because he s to Jackson. If he can to help the bal club he a not going to be on the Jackson released in March by Kansas City after team doctors diagnosed his hip injury As career threatening was signed by the White sox on april 3. At the time he was on crutches and working to overcome the injury sustained in an nil the playoff game last january against bengals while playing for the raiders the White sox signed Jackson $700,000 this season plus $10,000 each game he is available to play for Chi Cago. For for
