European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mcgwire stays with a a u i and it Calif apr a the Oakland athletics helped Mark Mcgwire make up his mind to re sign with the club by making up their minds to prevent a further breakup of last seasons division winning team. Oakland lost starting pitchers Dave Stewart and Mike Moore to free Agency before moving to preserve what remained of the Core of last seasons team. Pitcher Ron Darling outfielder _ Ruben Sierra and Mcgwire Catcher Terry Steinbach All were resigned and designated hitter Harold Baines and the a a agreed to arbitration on his 1993 contract. Mcgwire said thursday that knowing Many of his teammates would be Back made him reluctant to leave. They had a part in yeah definitely he said in a conference Call. The first baseman signed a five year contract Worth $28 million which included a $7 million signing Bonus. A a it a pretty Damn close to what i was looking for so in a very very Happy with it Mcgwire said. The package matches the Deal signed monday by Sierra who was acquired As part of the aug. 31 Deal that sent Jose Canseco to the Texas rangers Mcgwire had rejected salary arbitration but was allowed to negotiate with his former club through Jan. 8. He said that there were times during negotiations when it appeared he would be leaving the a a particularly going into the Winter meetings when the team made it Clear cutting payroll was a priority. A now in a sure the payroll is Over $30 million. Now the thing is they have one hell of a team a he said. Mcgwire said the a a would miss such players As Stewart and Carney Lansford who retired but he believed the team would remain competitive. A i see it pretty much As a contending team probably pretty similar to last years team a Mcgwire said. A people will probably be iffy about it but we know what kind of Talent we  Mcgwire said he had serious discussions with the Atlanta braves Boston red sox and Chicago White sox. A i was real close to going to Boston a Mcgwire said. A when you get to a free Agency you get to shop yourself around. I wanted to take my time and make the right decision and i think i  Mcgwire had 42 Home runs last season second in the majors Only to Juan Gonzalez of the Texas rangers who had 43. Mcgwire averaged one Homer every 11.1 at bats the Best in the majors. A timing is the whole thing a Mcgwire said. A if i had my 91 year in 92,1 probably  be sitting Here talking to you right  the 29-year-old had led in homers for most of last season but a muscle Strain on his right ribs forced him to miss 17 games in August. He finished 1992 with a .268 average and 104 Bis after hitting ,201 with 22 homers and 75 Bis in 1991. He struck out 116 times in 483 at bats in 1991 and 105 times in 467 in 1992. Mcgwire made $2.65 million last season in his one year contract with Oakland. In his six plus years with the a a Mcgwire has averaged .247 with 220 homers and 608 Bis. Dodgers obtain Mailach in Deal with Montreal los Angeles apr the los Angeles dodgers made another move designed to escape the National league West cellar acquiring third baseman Tim Mailach on thursday from the Montreal expos in Exchange for minor league shortstop Tim Barker. A we arc Vety pleased to acquire Tim in that he fills the needs of our club exceptionally Well a dodgers general manager Fred Claire said. A Tim gives us a proven third baseman and i know he is anxious to help our bal club. A at the conclusion of last season we wanted to improve our club at third base second base and getting a closer for our bullpen. With the Addi Tion of Tim Jody Mailach Reed and Todd Worrel Lwe have filled those needs and the signing of Cory Snyder has Given us added depth. A we have improved the club for �?T93.�?� the dodgers acquired second baseman Reed in a Trade and signed right handed reliever Worrell and infielder outfielder Snyder As free agents. Mailach 35, hit .223 with nine Home runs and 59 Bis in 150 games with the expos last season. Saints a. Swilling 56 and Rickey Jackson 57 do on fleeing Jet quarterback Browning Nagle in East Rutherford n a. Saturday. Saints terminate jets misery East  mad a a u. Quot Barker 24, played for san Antonio of Texas Lead years. This past season he hit .271 with Weta a 1 c j Wmk til iw6iiw i the class a Texas league the last two one Homer 26 Bis and 25 stolen bases. East Rutherford . A the new Orleans saints came conquered and went Home for the playoffs. The new York jets undermanned and overwhelmed said goodbye to 1992. Sam Mills ran a team record 76 Yards with a Fumble and the saints defense recorded its first shutout of the season in a 20-0 Victory saturday. New Orleans 124second in the pfc West will be at the super dome next weekend for a wildcard playoff game against either Philadelphia or Green Bay. Craig Heyward scored on a 2-Yard run in the third Quarter and Morten Andersen made 27-Yard and 36-Yard Field goals into a brisk wind giving him 20 straight successful kicks. Year of Promise with a 4-12 record. A playoff qualifier last season and 5-0 in the preseason the jets expected to Chal it Wasny tall artistic for the saints How Simca lug one or Ever. Dalton Hilliard fumbled on their Lenge in the acc East first play from scrimmage and Bobby he a. A j a a a Bert was intercepted three times once at u a ear Bruce cos the new York 1 by to Lewis a coaching regime turned dismal did a a Clos and tragic. The jets lost their first four games were ravaged by injuries and on nov. 29, lost defensive end but the jets minus nine injured starters and without any running backs who were with them in  in. In 29, lost defensive end 2$ neck a Eft had some chances Early then seemed to lose interest while the saints a As Sloppy As they were dominated the second half. New York finished what began As a partially paralysed. Browning Nagle playing on a twisted knee that saw him leave the game three times could not get anything going. Even when the jets threatened they a make an error and not  an to radio pages 25 and 26