European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes sports monday december 7,1992 giants land Bonds with six year pact no map Barry Bonds is Happy about Deal with giants. By Ben Walker Louisville by. A Barry Bonds the biggest prize in this years free agent sweepstakes reached tentative agreement with the san Francisco giants on a six year $43 million contract saturday night the associated press Learned. At an average annual salary of $7,167,000, Bonds will become the highest paid player in baseball. The Deal was to be announced late saturday night at baseball a Winter meetings. Bonds who recently won his second National league most valuable player award in three years with Pittsburgh had been courted in the past few Days by the new York Yankees. They offered a five year $36 million contract and were believed to be the Only team actively pursuing Bonds. But Bonds agent Dennis Gilbert walked when the Yankees would not offer a sixth year and the giants then got him by offering him what he wanted. Bonds batted .311 with 34 Home runs and 103 Bis in 1992. He had a .624 slugging average and a .456 on base average a both league highs a and was a Gold Glove left fielder. Bonds goes to the same team where his father broke into the majors. Bobby Bonds established himself As a Power hitter with Speed for the giants and his son has gone on to eclipse his dads achievements. Yankees general manager Gene Michael laughed off a report earlier saturday that san Francisco was interested in Bonds. The giants status a the team was going to move to Tampa Bay then it Wasny to is still tenuous As owner Bob Lurie seeks to Complete the Sale of the club. Because of that financial situation it was believed the giants would not be willing to make such a costly move. Later in the evening however Michael said he thought talk of a big giants offer to Bonds had substance and sources close to the negotiations then confirmed a Deal had been reached. While the sides had agreed on the years and the dollars they still had to work out final contract language before it was Complete. Bonds departure from the pirates completes the dismantling of the Pittsburgh club that won three straight no East championships. Free agent Bobby Bonilla signed with the new York mets and 20-game Winner John Smiley was dealt to the Minnesota twins before this season. In the last two weeks second baseman Jose Lind was traded to Kansas City and Pitcher Doug dra Bek signed with Houston. Relievers Bill Landrum Bob Patterson and Roger Mason starting Pitcher Danny Jackson and Utility men Cecil Espy and Gary Varsho also have left in the last year As the pirates made an Effort to Cut their payroll. Earlier saturday the los Angeles dodgers reached agreement with Cory Snyder who played five positions for san Francisco last season and hit .269 with 14 homers and 57 Bis. Snyder 31, got a two year $3 million contract. The dodgers also re signed free agent reliever Roger Mcdowell saturday agreeing on a two year $3 million contract. Mcdowell 32 later this month was 610 with 14 saves and a 4.09 Era last season. He pitched in 65 games and opponents batted .306 against him. 1big Mac speech lifts yank Mcenroe Sampras rally to beat Swiss pair by Arnie Stapleton fort Worth Texas a John Mcenroe a outbursts Are usually confined to the Tennis court for All the world to see. On saturday he took them behind closed doors. In an emotional fist pumping locker room speech Mcenroe inspired partner Pete Sampras As the americans came Back to defeat Switzerland in a five set doubles Victory that moved the . Team to the Brink of recapturing the Davis cup. Sluggish and unable to match the consistency of Jakob Hlasek and Marc Ros set for two sets Mcenroe and Sampras finally found their game As time was running out in the third to Post a 6-7 5-767 7-97-5, 6-1, 6-2 Victory. Sampras said Mcenroe stormed into the locker room during the 10-minute intermission after the third set and let Loose a colourful Pep talk. A the was just getting pumped up a lets kick some ass. It was on that level a Sampras said. A Mac in the locker room was so pumped up just ranting and raving and we went out there and played extremely Good  . Team Captain Tom Gorman who refused to reveal Mcenroe swords of Wisdom a a a we la just leave that in the locker room a he chuckled a at one Point asked his players who were watching from the sideline to tone Down their outbursts. The Swiss have repeatedly charged that the american players have shown a Lack of decorum from the sidelines. The Triumph in the Pivotal doubles match before a boisterous crowd of 11,417 at the Tarrant county convention Center gave the United states a 2-1 Lead in the Best of five Competition. The Winner was to be decided in sundays two singles matches where top Davis cup final 34 ranked Jim courier was to face no. Hlasek in the opener. The . 34 Hlasek in sundays first match. Courier is the first american since Mcenroe in 1984 to finish the year ranked no. 1 in the world but he is just 2-5 in the Davis cup. If Hlasek were to win the outcome would rest on the final match Between no. 9 Agassi and Rosset. Agassi is 19-4 in the Davis cup where he Hasni to lost in two years. Rosset won the Gold medal at the Barcelona olympics. For Mcenroe 33, who has indicated this is Likely his last year on the tour the Victory would serve As a fitting Farewell to Tennis yearly International championships which he helped the United states win in 1979,1981 and 1982. Mcenroe emerged As the emotional Leader in the fourth and fifth sets and Sampras fed off his enthusiasm gaining More and More courage and attacking with powerful forehand and Crisp volleys. Mcenroe converted the matches crucial break in the fifth game of the fifth set when he jammed Rosset with a Cross court service return that the Swiss player barely touched giving the United states a 3-2 advantage. Sampras held for 4-2, and then Hlasek who had been the steadies of the four players Early on crumbled double faulting on the last two Points to give the . Team a 5-2 Lead. Mcenroe who had earlier sulked and argued several line Calls held at love in the eighth and final game and finished the match with an Ace. A i think we ran out of steam a Hlasek said. A i think its Normal. We played very Well at the beginning but our strength left  John Mcenroe whacks a forehand As Pete Sampras backs him up against the Swiss