European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                No vote stops with bucs Ley and fops managers by Jim Donaghy a baseball writer new York Jim Leyland who guided the Pittsburgh pirates to their third straight National league East title this season was named no manager of the year on wednesday. Leyland was voted first on 20 of 24 bal lots and received 109 Points Overall to beat Rookie manager Felipe Alou of the Montreal expos. Alou who took Over in May for Tom Runnells was named on three first place ballots and received 65 Points. The other first place vote went to Atlanta s Bobby Cox who finished third with 29 Points. It was the second time in the three years that Leyland has been named Man Ager of the year in voting by the baseball writers association of America. This is real pleasing to me Leyland said at a news conference in Pittsburgh. See Page 22 for More baseball the stars and stripes october 30,1992 b Page 28 . Group ups offer for giants new York a the group try ing to keep the giants from leaving san Francisco upped its offer wednesday to$100 million prompting Florida officials to Call it too Little too late and illegal. The Bay area group headed by Safe Way inc. Chairman Peter Magowan added $5 million to its oct. 12 offer intended to thwart a $115 million agreement in Prin Cipal Between giant owner Bob Luriean a St. Petersburg fla., group headed by Vincent j. Naimoli. See related Story on Page 22. Baseball officials said the owners have decided to meet nov. 10-11 in Scottsdale ariz., to make a final decision on the giants Issue which has lingered since Lurie s Deal with Naimoli was announced aug. 7. Baseball s executive Council Landownership committee probably will meet by Telephone and make a recommendation prior to a vote by All owners. Well have some meetings and in the end there will probably have to be a face to face meeting said Milwaukee owner Bud Selig chairman of baseball s executive Council. Any Deal needs approval from 10 of 13owners in the National league Lurie won t be allowed to vote and eight of 14 owners in the american league. Nobody wants to sound like they re boasting but i think it was my Best  had to do some unorthodox things and everything happened to work  pirates finished 96-66 and beat the expos by nine games. It was a surprising Success for Pittsburgh after losing out fielder Bobby Bonilla to free Agency and trading Pitcher John Smiley just before the Start of the season for financial Rea  s regular season Success How Ever was once again spoiled in the play offs As the pirates lost to the no West Champion for the third straight year. This time was particularly painful As atlant rallied for three runs in the Bottom of the ninth inning of game 7 to keep Leyland and the pirates out of the world series again. A lot of people think that game 7 ingoing to be lasting and won t go away out 1992 is going to be a Good memory for me Leyland said. I m sad for our Community and sad for the organization but 1992 was a great year for the Pittsburgh pirates. We won 96 games 99 if you count the playoffs we came Back from 3-1 Down in the playoffs and we were ahead 2-0 in the ninth inning of game 7. How could that be a bad year Leyland did a masterful Job of platoon ing this season using his Bench players to near perfection and usually coming up with the right Pitcher. The pirates got the expected production from outfielders Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke but Leyland got More than expected from players like Alex Cole Cecil Espy and Don Slaught. Up file things worked out for Jim Leyland. Puckett enters unknown by filing for free Agency Kirby Puckett expects to sit Back now and wait and see who s really  a Fate by Ronald Blum new York a Kirby Puckett As expected is a free agent. And he still does t know what awaits  s just a formality the popular Minnesota twin outfielder said wednes Day after filing. Puckett who led the twins to two world series titles proposed a $27.5 Mik lion five year Extension in May but Minnesota owner Carl Pohlad rejected the Deal. Puckett baseball s first $3 million Man completed a $9 million three year Deal in 1992."it s just something that i have to do Puckett said. So i mean i filed and then i guess i can just sit Back now and wait and see who s really  Puckett was among 15 players filing wednesday raising the total to 73. Total of 89 players Are potentially eligible including 20 who were to find out thurs Day if they would be offered salary arbitration or free Agency. Meanwhile the Chicago White sox exercised a $260,000 option on Pitcher Terry Leach and the Baltimore orioles exercised a $400,000 option on infielder Tim Hulett. The White sox declined to offer arbitration to Catcher Carlton Fisk and Pitcher Charlie Hough and the Montreal expos declined to offer arbitration to Bil Krueger. The san Diego padres placed Pitcher de Whitson on the voluntary re tired list. Also filing wednesday were Baltimore outfielder Joe Orsulak Boston outfielder Tom Brunansky Detroit outfielder Gary Pettis new York Yankee Pitcher Scott Sanderson Oakland Pitcher Ron Dar Ling Texas second baseman Al Newman Toronto Pitcher Dave Stieb and outfielder Pat Tabler Cincinnati Pitcher Scot Bankhead and third baseman Darnell Coles los Angeles pitchers Roger Mcdowell and Bob Ojeda new York met shortstop Dick Schofield and san fran Cisco outfielder Mike Felder. Puckett 31, hit .329 with 19 homers and 110 Bis in 1992. He has a .321 Ca reer average and has won five Gold gloves