European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes october 28,1992 b Page 28 Bills a a Jim Kelly tosses a Bullet downfield As Kent Hull Staves off jets pressure in Buffalo s 24-20 win on monday night. Bills late to nips jets by Barry Wilner East Rutherford . A a monday night game against the new York jets. How could the Buffalo Bills miss they did to but just barely As thur Man Thomas caught a 12-Yard touch Down pass from Jim Kelly with 51 seconds remaining lifting the Bills past their acc East Patsy 24-20. Buffalo marched 75 Yards in seven plays using just 59 seconds to earn its 10th straight Victory Over the jets. We struggled at times but it comes Down to when you be got to make the big play you have to Kelly said. We threw some different wrinkles on the last drive when we had the late heroics spoiled a Superb comeback by the jets 1-6. Ken o Brien the quarterback jets fans love to hate guided new York 65 Yards on a 77-Yard drive for a 20-17 Lead with Brad Baxter scoring from the 1 with 1 50 remaining. I thought we had it Baxter said after the jets dropped their sixth in a Row on monday night. But that s a great Browning Nagle Hurt his shoulder Early in new York s to drive when hit by Bruce Smith. O Brien a 7v$-year starter who lost his Job to Nagle this year came in and took them from their 35 to the end zone. O Brien found Rob Moore for 9 Yards Blair Thomas ran for 6 and o Brien s 45 Yard Rainbow was dropped in the end zone by Rob Moore but James Williams was called for interference. Baxter scored on the next play leaving More than enough time for the two time defending acc champions. I kept telling the linemen give Kelly time to throw it and the hell with the Field goal " said Thomas who led Buffalo rushers with 142 Yards. When there that much time left we re thinking touch the Bills 5-2 got a 34-Yard pass Todon Beebe to the jets 49. Beebe also caught a 19-yarder on third Down to the 30. Thomas ran for 18 Yards then Kelly found the versatile running Back Between two defenders in the end zone. The Bills broke a two game slide i which they scored Only 13 Points with a muddled no huddle attack. New York led 3-0 on Gary Blanchard first Quarter 42-Yard Field goal. But the Bills quickly snatched the Lead in the Sec Ond Quarter. Ken Davis 2-Yard touchdown div came one play after Thomas gained 20 Yards on a sweep. Blanchard hit a 40-yarder to make it 7-6, but Nate Odomes interception setup Buffalo s Quick drive at the end of the half for a 14-6 Edge. Padres Deal Fernandez to mets by Bernie Wilson san Diego a the san Diego padres began their salary dumping in Earnest when they traded four time All Star shortstop Tony Fernandez to the new York mets who Are willing to the Price to Shore up their infield. The mets gave up right handed Pitcher Wally Whitehurst and outfielder , Dozier in monday s Trade along with a minor leaguer to be identified in Decem Ber. The padres owners who claim they will lose about $8.5 million this year have Given general manager Joe Mcllvain a reduced budget for 1993. He traded away Pitcher Craig Lefferts and his $2 million salary on aug. 31, and the team s $2.3 million option on Fernandez for 1993 was next on the hit list. Obviously we re trying to operate within the parameters we be been Given Mcllvain said. We re trying to put the Best team and Best foot Forward to be competitive next year. That sometimes Means you take a Chance with som Young the padres had to Trade Fernandez because if the option was t exercised within 48 hours of the world series conclusion he would have been eligible Tofile for free Agency. Fernandez a 30-year-old switch hitter was an All Star this season but slumped badly in the second half. He hit .275 for the year with four homers 37 Bis and 20 steals in 40 attempts. He has a career.285 batting average. After committing a career High 20 errors in 1991, Fernandez made 11 this sea son and ranked third among no Short stops with a .983 percentage. Fernandez played for the Toronto Blue jays for eight years before he and Fred Mcgriff were traded for Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar in december 1990. Whitehurst was a spot starter and Long reliever for the mets for the past three years. He underwent arthroscopic sur Gery on his Elbow on oct. 6. Dozier 27, hit .191 with no homers and two Bis in 47 at bats for the mets after hitting .234 in 64 games at class aaa Tidewater with seven homers and 25 Bis. He was a running Back at Penn state and played in the nil with the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions Bonds 25 others file to be free by Ronald Blum new York a Barry Bonds Mark Mcgwire and Ruben Sierra be came free agents monday and Toronto cleared the Way for world series hero Dave Winfield to join them As baseball business season began. Greg Maddux Doug Drabek wad Boggs Benito Santiago John Smiley and Chris Bosio were among the 26 players Tofile for free Agency on the first possible Day of a 15-Day window. There Are 166players potentially eligible to file by the nov. 8 deadline. Only 90 minutes after a triumphant Parade through the streets of Toronto and rally inside the sky dome the Blue Jay said they would t offer salary arbitration to Winfield and Candy Maldonado an declined to exercise 1993 options on pitchers Dave Stieb and Mark Eichhorn. That allows them to file for free Agency an Early indication that teams will take a More Bottom line approach to negotiations this Winter. It s a Tough thing to do an hour and a half after celebrating with 50,000 peo ple Blue jays general manager Gil lick said. It s not very Toronto wants its players Back but a lower prices. Winfield following a 26 Horner 108-Rbi season could have pos Sibly doubled his $2.3 million salary in arbitration and Maldonado after hitting20 homers could have gotten a Large raise from his income of $1,375,000. The Blue jays decided to Eichhorn $150,000 buyout rather than a $2 Mil lion salary next year and gave the injure Stieb a $1 million buyout rather than a $3.5 million salary. Gulick said he d like to invite Stieb to Spring training As a non roster player but suggested the 14-yeartoront9 Veteran look elsewhere. Gillick would like to re sign the others. Players who become free agents Don thave to be protected in the nov. 17 expansion draft. Few signings Are expected unto after the draft. Bonds who is unlikely to re sign wit Pittsburgh put his House in Coraopolis pa., up for Sale on monday. Barry s anxious to Start talking Sai Bonds agent Dennis Gilbert. He s waited almost seven years to have Gilbert said he did t envision any Hance that the outfielder who hit .311 this year with 34 homers and 103 Bis would re sign with Pittsburgh. Sierra May wind up re signing wit Oakland but he filed for free Agency any Way. His agent Bob Woolf has been i Contact with athletics general manager Sandy Alderson. Pressure never eases on nil coaches i 125
