European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 25, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 25baseballankees managing o win for Showalter by Don Markus the Baltimore Sun. New York there is something noticeably different about the new York Yankees these Days. Downright strange in fact. It is not the presence of a new Ligh priced superstar because Danny Tartabull and his five year $25 million contract Are 3nlv the latest for a team that Laid the foundation for base Jallos eight figure salary Binge. Nor is it the absence of meddlesome owner George Stein Brenner who has not been around the clubhouse or in his private Box since being banished by commissioner Fay Vincent nearly two years ago. A there a not one thing that is different a first baseman Don Mattingly said. A a everything a  in fact the whole place seemed a dare we say use Irene. After nearly two decades of turmoil from the dugout Bat i tics of Reggie Jackson and Billy Martin to last seasons verbal Lynching of former manager stump Merrill its As if the Bronx zoo has been replaced by or. Rogers neighbourhood. Or As the Case might be or. Showalters neighbourhood. A a great communicator a out fielder Jesse Barfield said of Buck Showalter the teams 35-Ycar-old Rookie manager. A an outstanding baseball mind a said general manager Gene Michael who hired Sno Walter two weeks after firing him along with the rest of Merrill a staff. It might be a Little soon to Tell whether Showalter will become baseball next a reigning Genius but the Early returns have been favourable. The Yankees won 10 of their first 15 games despite injuries to three key players and another horrible Start by Barfield. About the Only one who does not seem thoroughly impressed with the Yankees fast Start is Showalter who knows How quickly opinions can change and managers can become former managers especially when Steinbrenner is still signing the paycheck. A i have a lot of respect for this Job for the people who came before me Ana the people who la come after me a said Showalter whose teams finished first four times in five years in the Yankees farm system. A a in a not interested in what happened Here in the past. In a taking it one game at a time. Its still Early and a lot can  showalters approach might be cliched but its obviously working. The signing of Tartabull and the acquisition of third baseman Charlie Hayes have added Power and defense to an already respectable lineup that included Mattingly Mel Hall Roberto Kelly and Matt Nokes. Mike Gallego who also signed As a free agent has yet to play because of a badly bruised Neel but the difference so far on the Field has been the Strong performances of some heretofore erratic starting pitchers. They have helped keep the Yankees in games that in recent seasons would have had them hopelessly behind by the third inning. A bullpen anchored by Steve Farr Steve Howe and Habyan has been near perfect. A a we Veall been knocked off and on a said former reliever Greg Cadaret who shut out the Cleveland indians last week and became the first starter in 93 games to go All the Way. A some Guys took it personal. Frankly it got personal. But we re capable of winning  said right hander Scott Sanderson who won a team High 16 games last season a we All want to see each other do Well. We genuinely like each other and we re rooting for each other to have Success every time  a 1 Apelle new Yankee manager Buck Showalter has Yankees pulling  ice Clemens botox a a by the associated press Milwaukee a rain soaked Milwaukee county stadium and made the Ball Slippery to grip and the base paths an adventure to run. Even that  Dampen Dante Bichette a Day. A the had a Dandy Day a Brewer manager Phil Garner said. A the battled Back on Roger Clemens and a two strike hit to drive in the winning run. And he made what was probably a game saving catch. He stuck his nose in the  Bichette sri single to Cap a three run third and Over the shoulder catch in the seventh while crashing into the right Field Wall helped the Brewers overcome Clemens and the elements for a 3-2 Victory on thursday. The game was played in a steady rain that grew heavier As the contest progressed. The ground Crew had to Sprinkle Diamond dust around the infield Between nearly every inning. A they were miserable conditions but i know the weather can be like that in the Northeast and Midwest Quot Boston manager Butch Hobson said. A it was probably the worst weather in be had to pitch in but they had to play in it too a said Clemens 2-2who allowed seven nits and struck out eight but had his scoreless string of 20 innings broken in the third. In other games thursday mariners 3, twins 2 Seattle a Greg Brileya sri single in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie and Seattle beat Minnesota and Scott Erickson. Seattle trailed 2-1 when Jay Buhner led off the seventh with his first Home run of the season off Erickson american league 0-2. Erickson walked Tino Martinez and Jeff Schaefer sacrificed Martinez to  11, rangers 5 Arlington Texas a Mickey Tettle Tony a the acc run double keyed another Early outburst As Detroit used a five run first inning to rough up Texas. The tigers who scored sue times in the first inning in wednesdays 12-8 Victory swept the series. Detroit had 27 runs in the three games and 36 hits including 15 in the  jays 13, indians 8 Toronto a Kelly Gruber homered twice doubled and drove in four runs leading a 15-hit attack that carried Toronto past Cleveland. Gruber who had gone eight games without an extra base hit enjoyed the seventh two Homer game of his major league career. Devon White and Joe Carter who extended his hitting Streak to 16 games also contributed two run  8, royals 1 Kansas City to. A Mike Mussina pitched a six hitter thursday night Mark Mclemore went 4 for 5 and Baltimore off to their Best Start in 21 years beat a Kansas City team off to its worst Start Ever. The orioles seventh straight Victory left them 10-5 for the first time since 1971. Kansas City a seventh straight loss plunged the royals to 1-14, worst in the leagues. The loss left them 1-8 on their first s plunge Agues. The Home stand the worst in the franchises 24-year history. Mussina 2-0 walked one and struck out four. Major mets sweep on hit batsman a a. A 7 Scott Sanderson pitch brushes Back Craig greek. New York a Daryl Boston was hit by Juan Agostos pitch with one out and the bases loaded in the 13th inning to give the new York mets a 1-0 Victory Over the St. Louis cardinals thursday for a three game sweep. The mets got a Brilliant Effort from Bret Saberhagen who gave up five hits in nine shutout innings while Donovan Osborne matched him for the  league Dave Magadan singled with one out in the 13th off Juan Agosto 0-2 and Rodney Mccray Pinch ran. Junior Noboa followed with a looping single to right. Mccray then stole third and Pinch hitter Charlie of Brien walked to Load the bases for Boston. Agosto had a 1-2 count on Boston when he grazed him in the Chest area with the pitch