European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Baseball Perez charges denied by yanks fort Lauderdale Fla. A Pascual Perez says he got a raw Deal a charge new York Yankees general manager Gene Michael strongly denied monday. Perez suspended Friday for one year following two positive tests for cocaine use said in two interviews published monday that he was set up by the team and by commissioner Fay Vincent. A they have ways of manipulating things. 1 have no Way to manipulate Pyrcz anything a Perez was quoted As saying in mondays editions or the fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. A you Tell me Why it took so Long. It never has before. Something was wrong i Tell you and it Wasny to me. A a in a not the bad Guy a Perez added. A the procedure was bad. In be been tested thousands of times. I did nothing  Perez in a separate interview with news Day accused baseball officials of racism. A look at the color of my skin that a it a he was quoted As saying. A a they a look for a solution if i was White. They a find a Way around  a following cocaine rehabilitation in 1989, Perez agreed that he would get a one year suspension if he tested positive again. As part of the agreement Perez must apply to Vincent for reinstatement. Michael reacted strongly to the accusations. A a he a got to blame himself number one a Michael said. A a that a where it starts. I never said anything bad about him. I had compassion for him. I feel badly for him and his family. I have no compassion for him ripping the organization. That a a  Michael emphasized that the Yankees had done everything possible to help Perez stay with an after care program once the team signed him to a three year $5.7 million contract in november 1989. Michael said the team provided a confidant for Perez whenever possible had trainers accompany him to support groups and made numerous attempts to Contact him during the of season to make sure of his Well being. A the said he did no to do anything wrong. I have doubts about that a Michael said. A when you Start knocking somebody else for your own failings i can to take  Yankees manager Buck Showalter believes the 34-year old right hander was reacting to the severe disappointment of his one year suspension without pay. A a he a very frustrated. In a sure he a going to say some things he does no to mean a Showalter said. A pasqual is not a bad  Yankees left hander Steve Howe subjected to random drug testing following his repeated substance abuse problems said the test results Are virtually foolproof. A you done to get false positive. You done to. You either Are or  Vincent who was in Clearwater said much the same thing. A this is a sad Story that Only gets sadder a he said. A historically the tests have always been accurate. No Challenge to a test has held up. It takes time to process the first test and confirm it with a second test when one is  Perez who will lose $1.9 million this year said he had no plans to enter drug rehabilitation and reacted angrily to the suggestion. A i done to need one a he was quoted As saying. A a there a nothing wrong with  Perez said he was considering a lawsuit challenging the test results and insisted that he would never play for the Yankees again. A if Steinbrenner was in charge the Yankees would have fought for me a Perez As quoted As saying. A they did no to fight. They just let me go. They did no to care about me As a human  Van Slyke needs tests done on ailing Back by the associated press maybe the Pittsburgh pirates signed the wrong outfielder when they gave Andy Van Slyke a $12.65 million three year Extension last Spring. Van Slyke returned to Pittsburgh on monday to have his ailing Back examined. He was bothered by sporadic Back pain last season when he batted .265 with 17 Home runs and 83 Bis. He was to be examined tuesday by Pittsburgh team Ortho Peist or. Jack Failla who will study a magnetic resonance imaging test performed in january. A a it a something in be had on and off for some time a Van Slyke said. A the intensity was such that it never caused me not to play. This concerns me but it does no to consume me. If the reports Are bad though it May consume  Failla said Van Slyke May have a degenerative disk rather than a ruptured disk a the injury that sidelined pirates infielder Jeff King for most of last season. A sometimes there a not much you can do with a degenerative disk except treat the aftereffects of the pain a Failla said. Van Slyke was part of one of baseball a Best Outfield with Van Slyke Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla. Bonilla left As a free agent and signed with the new York mets for $29 million Over five seasons. Bonds is eligible for free Agency this fall. In monday s exhibitions orioles 11, White sox 4 St. Petersburg Fla. Rick Sutcliffe a debut with Baltimore Wasny to impressive one run four hits and a walk in just two innings. David Segui hit a bases loaded triple and Glenn Davis homered As Baltimore beat Chicago improving the orioles exhibition record to 4-0 for the first time since 1963. Chicago so Jackson struck out against Sut Clitte in the first inning and bounced an rib single into left Field in the third to give the White sox a 2-1 Lead. After limping badly to first base on the hit he left for Pinch runner Joe Hall see Story on Page 28. Sutcliffe insisted after the game that his right shoulder was healed. And although five of the 11 batters he faced reached base Sutcliffe said his performance should be interpreted As simply another notch on the timetable designed to have him in Peak shape when the games really count. A physically everything a Fine a Sutcliffe said. "1 tried to throw a Little bit harder than last wee yet everything was up in the strike zone. Not a great performance but i got some Good work  11, pirates 2 Braden ton Ida. A non roster Utility infielder Spring training Luis Quinones homered twice drove in five runs and had four hits for Minnesota. Brian Harper had three hits for the twins and Randy Bush hit a two run Homer off Mark Petkovsek in the  5, braves 3 port St. Lucie Fla. A Bobby Bonilla drove in three runs As new York got its first Victory of the exhibition season after three losses. The mets were out hit 13-5, but the braves hit into three inning ending double plays and stranded eight  7, rangers 3 port Charlotte Fla. A Tracy Woodson hit a two run double in a five run third inning As St. Louis overcame two Home runs by Brian Downing. The cardinals started their third inning rally off loser Brian Bohanon who left with a tight bicep after walking two of the three batters he faced. Bohanon who has a history of Arm problems received an injection to reduce swelling in the bicep and was ordered not to throw for five  sox 6, astros 3 Kissimmee Fla. A a fourth inning control lapse by Houston Pitcher Brian Williams led to four runs. Williams walked three batters two of them eventually scoring and threw two wild pitches in the inning. Home runs by Pete Incaviglia Ken Caminiti and Eddie Tucker accounted for Houston a  4, dodgers 2 Plant City Fla. A Greg Swindell pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts and five hits allowed in his first Start for Cincinnati and Paul of Neill doubled in two runs in a four run sixth inning. Ramon Martinez started for los Angeles and itched three scoreless innings allowing two hits. Eric Arros of los Angeles hit a two run Homer in the  1, royals 0 Haines City Fla. A Rich Rowland homered off Mark Gubicza and Eric King Mike Walker Kurt Knudsen and Mike Munoz combined on a  5, Yankees 1 West Palm Beach Fla. A Marquis Grissom drove in three runs and had three hits for Montreal. Right hander Ken Hill obtained by the expos from St. Louis in a Trade involving first baseman Andres Galarraga started and pitched three shutout  jays 7, Phillies 6 Dunedin i la. A Derek Bell homered twice and Ranee Mulliniks singled Home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning. Dave Hollins hit a three run Homer in the seventh off John Shea for Philadelphia which tied the game in the ninth on Mickey Morandini a sacrifice Fly. In Darryl Strawberry of the dodgers is hounded for autographs before an exhibition game against the  4, mariners 3 Tucson Ariz. A Tony Perezchica tripled Home the go ahead run in the sixth As Cleveland rebounded from a shaky first Start by Scott Scudder who gave up two runs and four hits in three innings. Kevin Mitchell drove in two runs for Seattle with an rib single and a sacrifice  4, Angels 0 Yuma Ariz. A Ricky Bones and Jose Melendez each threw three witless innings but Damion Easley ended the no hit bid in the eighth off Mark Knudson with a bunt single. Californians Only other hit was a double by Chad Curtis off Knudson with two outs in the ninth. Craig Shipley had two hits and scored two runs Lor san Diego which had 14 hits off five pitchers