European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Blue jays pull even a Page 26 the stars and stripes october 11,1991 c Page 28torborg, mets still talking by Ronald Blum new York a Chicago White sox manager Jeff Torborg is discussing becoming manager of the new York mets but thursday denied that a Deal had been completed. New Day citing unidentified baseball sources reported in thursdays editions that the appointment would be announced in a few Days. But Torborg said thursday that a nothing has been mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said thursday that a a we re still talking. It s an ongoing Torborg who lives in Mountainside n.j., was Given permission by the White sox to talk with the mets who fired Bud Harrelson with a week remaining in the season and appointed Mike Cubbage interim manager. A the main thing that interests me is the location Quot Torborg said. A a in be spent almost 50 years Here. My Mother who lives Here is 80 years old. We re about an hour and 15 minutes from Shea stadium. I would not have thought about another team in another Torborg said he met wednesday for 3vi hours with new Jeff Torborg York general manager a1 Harazin and chief operating officer Frank Cashen who apparently Are focusing on Chicago a manager As the permanent replacement. Torborg said he was scheduled to speak with the mets later thursday. A we talked for 3vi hours and i told them if i were to do it what i would require of the Ball club and what 1 would to to try to improve it Quot Torborg said. White sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said last week that if the mets were interested in signing Torborg he would not stand in the Way. Torborg said he was very Happy with his situation in Chicago. �?o1 have such a Strong feeling for the White sox situation a he said. �?o1 got along superbly with general manager Ron he said he did no to have Many dealings with Reinsdorf but that there were no problems. Torborg who will be 50 on nov. 26, succeeded Jim Fregosi As Chicago a manager on nov. 3, 1988. The while sox went 69-92 in 1989 and 94-68 in 1990, when he was chosen american league manager of the year. The runner up while sox were 87-75 this year eight games behind Minnesota. Andy Van Slyke is greeted by Bobby Bonilla after hitting a first inning Homer of Tom Glavine wednesday night. Pirates take opener by Ben Walker Pittsburgh a forget the tomahawks. Pittsburgh chopped the Atlanta braves Down to size. Doug Drabek pitched like a playoff pro a at least until he Hurt himself a and Pittsburgh played like baseball a Best wednesday night beating the braves 5-1 in game 1 of the no playoffs. Andy Van Slyke rattled 20-game Winner Tom Glavine with a Home run in the first inning and the killer bus of Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla were buzzing after last october s bust. Quot Andy got us off on the right fool Quot pirates manager Jim Leyland said. A it was Good to see those Guys get some Good at bats but we won the first game last year so we re not getting Overly Drabek also got off on the right foot shutting out Atlanta on three hits for six innings. It was his left hamstring that caused the trouble when he tried to Stetch an rib double in the sixth. A it Felt like a cramp. It just Hurt too much to continue a Drabek said. A we just did t want to take a Chance with it. It was a big mistake by me to Leyland said he was pretty confident Drabek would make his next Start. The pirates Ace will be cd Muinch on thursday. "1 know a lot of people Are going to say he should have stayed at second base and i wish he had Quot Leyland said a but that s one reason he started game i. He busts his behind All the time on everything he does and that a Why i love Bob walk came out of Pittsburgh a shaky bullpen and was Able to hold of the braves for the final three innings allowing Only David Justice s Lead off Homer in the ninth. That was All braves could boast about As they lost their 10th consecutive postseason game a Streak dating to the 1958 world series. "1 think we were All anxious Early in the Justice said. A it was the first time for a lot of league playoffs braves manager Bobby Cox said the b s did no to give his Pitcher butterflies. A Tommy Wasny to nervous at All Quot Cox said. A this Only problem was that he was behind in the count and he paid the within four innings Glavine trailed 30 and the worst to first braves had gone Back to worst again. A the rest of the Guys 1 can to speak for but 1 Felt Fine a Glavine said when asked about playoff pressure. A i Felt More relaxed than i did during some of those games Down the stretch. 1 Wasny to putting any pressure on myself. 1 Wasny to intimidated. I just made some Mark Lemke showed his inexperience with a brutal mistake on the bases getting thrown out at third base when he had no business running. Lonnie Smith made a bad throw Home from left Field sure handed shortstop Rafael Belliard got eaten up by a grounder and two time Gold Glove Terry Pendleton seemed shaky in bouncing a throw from third base. �?o1 thought they were very Loose before the game a Cox said. A they did t seem to be anxious just ready to but it was the pirates who got going. Van Slyke Bonds and Bonilla kept getting on base in Sharp contrast to last october when they combined to go 12 for 63 with just five Bis in the six game loss to the reds Quot i think they wanted to show the whole world How far they could hit the Ball. On a couple of swings Barry looked liked he was trying to hit it off the Earth. But they took some Nice even Van Slyke and Bonilla each got two hits and Bonds walked twice and hit the Ball hard both times he made outs. Quot we had the right focus last year but Cincinnati had Good pitching Quot Bonilla said. Quot you can have All that adrenalin going and we did this year but you can use it in the right from the Start the braves looked like a team that had not won a postseason game in 33 years. And Glavine looked like the same Guy who a had a 15.34 Era in the first inning of his last seven starts. Glavine bounced a couple of his Warmup pitches and Catcher Greg Olson skipped his practice throw into Center Field. Van Slyke batting Only .194 against left handers hit his second Home run in seven at bats against Glavine this year. A i was just trying to get pitches in the strike zone and get some Good swings a Van Slyke said. A i put the Bat on the Ball and that was the that ignited the crowd of 57,347, the largest Ever to see a baseball game in Pittsburgh and May have unnerved Glavine. He threw five straight balls and the pirates went on to Load the bases on Bel Liard a error and another walk. After a visit from pitching coach Leo Mazzone Glavine managed to escape when Don Slaught grounded to Pendleton whose throw was neatly Short hopped by first baseman Sid sports College football results schedules a Page 22 nil summaries standings a Page 24 Montana undergoes surgery a Page 25 Sieckmann leads golfers with 63 a Page 27
