European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 7,1992 the stars and stripes b Page 21yanks sweep big Apple series by the associated press new York Pat Kelly drove in two runs with a Solo Homer and a single As the new York Yankees beat the new York mets 65 sunday at Shea stadium to Complete a two game sweep of the weekend big Apple series. Melido Perez who pitched the Erst four innings was the Winner. He allowed sunday s exhibitions one run and three hits while striking out one and walking none. The Yankees concluded their Spring training season with a 17-14 record while the mets ended 15-15. Pete Schourek who worked five innings took the loss. Schourek gave up five runs on eight hits while striking out two and walking two. In other final exhibition games sunday red sox 9, Phillies 3washington Herm winning Ham homered twice and Wade Boggs once to Pace a 13-hit attack As Boston beat Philadelphia. Boggs led off with a Home run off Danny Cox an opposite Field shot that easily cleared a temporary 265-foot Wall erected at Frk stadium. Matt Young pitched three scoreless innings for the red  3, Blue jays 2 Montreal a Montreal topped Toronto to tie an All time team Spring train it a Quot a. V. A we Wal am pfc i it. M o \ arc a xxx. Or s a a a vex a a s x ing record with 20 victories. The expos who have been picked by Many to finish last in the no East swept the two game series with the Blue jays. Spike Owen scored on a groundnut by Delino Deshields for the winning run off Dave Weathers 1-1 in the seventh  2, indians 0 Columbus Ohio Chris Hammond pitched two hit Ball for six innings As Cincinnati beat Cleveland. Each team won a game in the Ohio cup series. Bip Roberts opened the game with a drive that hit right fielder Mark whitens Glove but fell Tor a double. Hal Morris grounded out to second with Roberts taking third and Chris Sabo followed with an rib single. I Brewers 1, Milwaukee Paul molitors Sac a Yankee third baseman Charlie Hayes 28 tumbles Over shortstop Randy Velarde while chasing foul Ball by Metsy Eddie Murray. Rifice Fly scored Pinch runner William Suero in the eighth inning to propel Milwaukee past Chicago. Jim Gantner doubled to Start the Bottom of the eighth off Bob Scanlan and moved to third on Scott Fletcher a sacrifice bunt. Molitor then hit a liner to Center that Sammy Sosa caught with a dive As Suero running for Gantner  7, dodgers 5 los Angeles a California completed a three game sweep of the los Angeles in their annual freeway series As John Morris keyed the Victory with four hits and three Bis. Chuck Finley pitched three scoreless innings for the Angels whose Only other three game sweep of the dodgers came in 1987. They held them scoreless Over the first 21 innings and scored 10 unanswered runs until Mike Sharperson greeted reliever Chris Beasley with his first Home run in 34 at bats this Spring leading off the fourth  sox 4, astros 2 Denver Mike Huff lined a two run double off the left Field Wall highlighting a three run fourth inning and Chicago got six Strong innings from Alex Fernandez to beat Houston at mile High stadium. The game played in 70-degree weather was witnessed by 24,201 fans who will see major league baseball for real a year from now when the Colorado Rockies join the National  6, braves 5 Little Rock Ark. A St. Louis rallied for two runs in the Bottom of the ninth inning to beat Atlanta. The braves finished the exhibition season 10-19. Terry Pendleton the 1991 map hit a Home run for the braves. Pedro Guerrero had three hits for St.  8, giants 7,10 innings Oakland Calif. A Brent Gates run scoring single in the 10th inning boosted Oakland past san Francisco. Gates one out single to right scored Eric Fox who tripled off Gil Heredia 01 to Start the inning. Kevin Campbell 1-lthe a a fourth Pitcher worked the final two innings for the Victory As Oakland overcame a pair of homers by Chris James. The athletics won their fourth straight Bay Bridge series with the Victory in the third Ana deciding game of the 11-year-old  Long will Showalter Torborg last by Dave Anderson the new York times it does no to happen every Spring. Even when Yankee managers were being recycled or renounced the mets usually maintained a sense of stability. Over the two decades of the George Steinbrenner Era Only in 1984 have both the mets and the Yankees opened the same season with new managers. Davey Johnson endured for More than six seasons Yogi Berra for one season and 14 games. This time Jeff Torborg and Buck Showalter Are the new new York names. And As the season opens All is Rosy All is Sweet. A Jeff is so organized he pays a lot of attention to detail a Willie Randolph the Metsy new second baseman was saying. A and he a building togetherness. When you be got a Bunch of players who understand that it can be a powerful Force. Some players Are so selfish now getting them to understand togetherness is the Job  in the Yankee clubhouse Don Mattingly had hoped that Showalter would be granted the Opportunity to succeed stump  a a he a thorough a Mattingly said. A the leaves nothing to Chance. He knows what he a doing. He a not trying to trick  while sincere those Are the words of opening Day when every team is in first place when every team has yet to lose a game. But now that the Metsy front office has provided Torborg with Bret Saberhagen Bobby Bonilla Eddie Murray and Willie Randolph the onus is on Torborg to win. If the mets do win the National league East he will be hailed for having created a a family Quot atmosphere on a team that has been anything but in recent seasons. If the mets done twin the division he will be taking most of the rap. The Yankees wont win the american league East but for Showalter to make an impression the Yankees must make a move. If they done to improve on last years 7191 record it would be too easy for the Yankee Hierarchy to assume that Showalter who will be Only 36 years old in May Wasny to ready to manage in the big leagues. Too easy to toss him in the Recy cling bin with the All the others. By signing Torborg to a four year contract new general manager Al Harazin sent a message to every met player if it comes to choosing Between you and my manager you re the one who will depart. In the last two years it was just the opposite. Davey Johnson departed Early in the 1990 season Bud Harrelson late last season. And when Torborg took Over in Spring training he sent his own message to the players by chewing out Vince Coleman. In an exhibition game Coleman hit a sinking liner toward the second baseman. Thinking it would be caught on the Fly Coleman stopped running to first base. When he realized the second baseman had bobbled the Ball Coleman sprinted Down the line. Too late to beat the throw. Too late to Stop the Boos from the stands. Too late to appease Torborg who confronted him immediately in the dugout. No need to fan the fire now. The message had been delivered and understood not just by Coleman but by All the others in the dugout. That a just one of the incidents that Mel Stottlemyre the longtime pitching coach had in mind when he talked about the Metsy new manager. A the no. 1 thing a Stottlemyre said a is the Way Jeff addresses mistakes immediately. In the past the manager waited. But he a a a now Type manager. Torborg was hired after guiding the Chicago White sox to two second place finishes which provokes a natural question Why were the White sox so Wiluin to let him a come Home to the new Yor area one theory not necessarily Correct is that the White sox front office thought he mishandled the pitching staff. That surprised Stottlemyre. A for me he a been a perfect pitchers manager a the pitching coach said. A being a former Catcher he understands a lot of things that pitchers go  Showalter meanwhile does no to even have enough of a pitching staff to be blamed for mishandling it. If his pitchers Are better than they were for stump Merrill hell be considered a Genius. As a Rookie major league manager with a .635 winning percentage in four seasons As a minor league manager he has nothing to lose. Except his Job. But to Lisle a to the Yankees talk about Showalter if the Hierarchy weren to willing to give him More time he could join Lou Piniella and the late Dick Howser As food managers the Yankees impatience it get away