European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 3, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 25 exhibition baseball veterans getting game into gear by United press International now is the time when baseball a Veteran players begin to Crank their game up in preparation Tor the opening of the season. Tim Raines Kirby Puckett and Andres Galarraga shifted into High gear wednesday. Raines had three hits As the Chicago White sox blanked the Baltimore orioles 4-0, Puckett hit. His fourth Homer of the Spring to help the Minnesota twins Down the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 and Galarraga had three hits As the St. Louis cardinals edged the Toronto Blue jays 3-2. In other action Cincinnati downed Texas 8-3, san Francisco nipped Cleveland 4-3, Atlanta topped the new York mets 8-6, los Angeles beat the new York Yankees 5-3, Houston edged Montreal 4-3, Pittsburgh nipped Kansas City 3-2, California handled san Diego 3-1, Milwaukee thumped Oakland 6-1, Seattle stopped the Chicago cubs 5-1 and Boston trimmed Detroit 7-6.White sox 4, orioles 0 at Sarasota fla., Matt Merullo also had three hits and four Chicago pitchers held Baltimore to six hits As the White sox beat the orioles. Donn pall started and went the three innings to gain the  8 Phillies 5 at fort Myers fla., Chili Davis added his third Homer for the twins in their Victory. Puckett Davis and Greg Gagne drove in two runs apiece for the twins. Darren Daulton continued his hot Spring with his sixth Homer of the exhibition season for the  3, Blue jays 2 at St. Petersburg fla., Andres Galarraga collected three hits and Todd Zeile scored the game Winner in the eighth inning on a wild pitch As the cardinals beat the Blue jays. Jose Deleon gave up one hit in seven shutout innings but did not gain a decision. Chris Carpenter picked up the  8, rangers 3 at port Charlotte fla., Reggie Sanders and Hal Morris belted homers and Bill Doran added three rib to Power the reds. Starter Jose Rijo earned his fourth Victory of the Spring. Nolan Ryan was tagged for five runs on nine hits in five innings and took the  4, indians 3 at Scottsdale ariz., Darren Lewis capped a four run fifth inning with a two run single to Lead the giants. By Mike Nadel Minneapolis a watch out for wind currents. That a Indiana coach Bob knights message to Dukes Mike Krzyzewski a his close Friend prize Pupil and in saturdays Mcaa semifinal his Adver Saiy. A i think the greatest intangible will be the wind current in the metronome a Knight said wednesday from Bloomington ind., in a conference Call with the Media. A i think it will have a real effect on the shooting of both teams. A i think our most important person is the Guy who comes in and tests the wind before the game to see How the air is circulating and at what temperature and so Forth and so on. At High temperature the Ball becomes a Little Arder at lower temperature it wont rebound As far. A the wind currents affect the shooting. At one Basket you be got to aim a Little toward the right at the other Basket you be got to aim a Little to the left. A so of All the important intangibles i would Label wind current As number  Krzyzewski speaking from Durham n.c., also participated in the conference Call As did coaches of the other final four teams Cincinnati a Bob Huggins and Michigan a Steve Fisher. The Duke coach already had responded to a reporters question about intangibles. But after hearing knights answer Krzyzewski said a a in a glad coach Knight mentioned that thing about the wind currents i Hadnot thought about  a a we la have to do something to simulate that when we practice a he said. A see i never had to worry about that when i played for coach Knight. A Cardinal Jose Deleon delivers against Blue jays. Bill Swift gave up one run in five innings for the win. Brook Jacoby and Junior Ortiz had three hits apiece for the  8, mets 6 at port St. Lucie fla., Deion Sanders and to Rodriquez each belted homers to Lead the braves. Mike Bielecki pitched the first six innings and chalked up the Victory while David Cone took the  5, Yankees 3 at Vero Beach fla., Jose Offerman drove in two runs and Ramon Martinez pitched seven solid innings a you pick up something All the time at these press  mostly you pick up what Fisher called a a lot of coaches  wednesdays conference Call the first official function of final four week was full of that. Knight and Krzyzewski both called Duke and Indiana a my two favorite  Huggins was concerned that his bearcats  be Able to contain the wolverines athleticism and size. A anytime you be got a 6-foot-8 Guy at Point guard. A he said referring to Jalen Rose a a. Our Center is just a Little Over 6-8.�?� Fisher worried about sending his five freshmen onto the court against a Cincinnati team that a has been around the  the bearcats have 10 transfers on an 11-Man roster that includes Only seniors and juniors. In a 1986 first round Mcaa game at the metronome Michigan held off Akron a upset bid 70-64. Fisher then Michigan coach Bill frieders top assistant and Huggins then Akron a coach also had opinions about returning to the cavernous metronome. But a wind current was never mentioned. A it does no to concern me a said Fisher who coached the wolverines to the 1989 title at Seattle a kingdom. A when we went to a dome in �?T89, we ended up shooting very  said Huggins a in �?T86,1 thought we shot of. As Long As the Basket is 10 feet High its not a big  the conference Call included More Peculiar behaviour from Knight who during the tournament has been giving rambling responses to reporters questions. Asked if he Ever regretted any of his actions including those that sparked last weeks a whip incident a Knight said a i sometimes regret what i had for  to guide the dodgers. Martinez now 2-2, struck out five walked four and gave up five  4, expos 3 at West Palm Beach fla., Casey Candaele had three hits and Jeff Bagwell and Eric Anthony added two rib apiece to Lead the astros. A1 Osuna earned the win in Relief while Terry Leach took the loss. Larry Walker and Ivan Calderon homered for the  3, royals 2 baseball City fla., Jay Bell singled in the tying run and Andy Van Slyke brought Home the eventual game Winner in the fifth inning As the pirates edged the royals. Doug Drabek gave up two runs in five innings to gain the  3, padres 1 at Palm Springs calif., Mark Langston pitched five Strong innings and Chuck Crim followed with two scoreless innings to pick up the win and carry the Angels. Junior Felix Mike Fitzgerald and Luis Sojo drove in the California  6, athletics 1 at Phoenix Bill Wegman scattered six hits and allowed one run Over 6% innings to improve to 5-0. Greg Vaughn and to Dodson drove in two runs apiece Ana Franklin Stubbs clubbed a Solo Home run to Lead the Brewers. Recently acquired Kevin Seitzer went 2 for 3.mariners 5, cubs 1 at Mesa ariz., Clay Parker pitched three scoreless innings to earn his second Victory of the Spring and he helped his own cause with an rib single to Lead the mariners. Also driving in runs for Seattle were Edgar Martinez Alonzo Powell and Scott Bradley. Mark Grace paced the cubs with three hits and an  sox 7, tigers 6 at Lakeland fla., Mike Greenwell and Phil Plantier hit two Home runs apiece wednesday night to Lead the Boston red sox to a 7-6 Victory Over the Detroit tigers. They were the second and third Home runs of the Spring for Greenwell while Plantier upped his Homer total to five. Plantier had three hits on the night raising his batting average on the Spring to .329. Despite getting roughed up for six runs four of which were earned and allowing 10 hits in seven innings Boston starter Roger Clemens was credited with the win evening his record this Spring at 2-2.Black coaches question Case Des Moines Iowa a the nations Black coaches Are troubled by the no aah a handling of the Christian laettner incident. They want to know Why a Black player was suspended from an Mcaa tournament game for an infraction last year while no further action was taken against Dukes laettner who stepped on a Kentucky player in the East regional finals last saturday. Drakes Rudy Washington director of the Black coaches association said wednesday he Hopes to meet with the chairman of the Mcaa division i menus basketball committee during the final four this weekend. The committee ruled monday that the technical foul assessed laettner was sufficient punishment and no other action was necessary. Kentucky a amino Timberlake was lying on the floor when laettner who is White stepped lightly on his Chest in the second half of Dukes 104-103 overtime Victory. Connecticut a Rod Sellers was suspended from the first game of this years Mcaa tournament for pushing laettner a head to the floor in the regional semifinals last year. Sellers is Black but Washington said his group Wasny to trying to make a racial Issue out of it. A people want to make the situation racial a he said. A it has nothing to do with Christian laettner or Rod Sellers. Our concern is the consistency in the Way the committee handles punitive  Washington told Usa today that he has received at least 50 letters from Black coaches on the laettner Sellers situation. Knight advises Duke s coach to beware of wind currents Caa