European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports saturday january 23 r 1993 by John �1 sen Berg the Baltimore Sun. Baltimore orioles manager Johnny Oates has a compulsion. He can t Stop making out lineups. They re everywhere in his life. Hell Doodle them on scraps of paper napkins envelopes. Or maybe hell just be driving along and one with hit him and hell Tell himself to try to remember it. Never is he worse than during the win Ter when there is Tittle else for a baseball Man to do except divert attention being Given to player salaries and give speeches at dinners where they serve overcooked roast beef. A i quit counting the other Day a Oates said thursday a at lineup no. 2,645.�?� its no Surprise. The orioles have subtracted Joe Orsulak Randy Milligan and Bill Ripken and added Harold Reynolds Harold Baines and a Chito Martinez Luis Mercedes platoon or it Means More rib potential and Speed but a lower on base percentage a and its a lineup fit for a tinkerer. Quot i think its improved a Oates said. A i look at the names and see a lot of  so what she thinking about you might say there a a Little bit of interest considering that fans were standing in line on a cold night in december for 1993 tickets. The answer is that he is thinking about a lot. Thinking about whether to Bat Reynolds second or ninth. Thinking about whether to Bat Devereaux second or third. Thinking about How to align cat Ripken Baines and Glenn Davis in the Middle of the order. Thinking about How to find at bats for David Segui whom he said Quot in a going to play no matter  but the manager is thinking More than anything else about getting Baines and Davis in the lineup together As often As Brady Anderson who hit 21 last year. Leo Gomez has 33 in two big league seasons. Martinez has 18 in 414 big league at bats. Hey. He a right. Eight Guys. A Quot not bad huh a Oates said. Of course seven were around last season when the clubs bats and playoff Hopes died in september not without coincidence. Enter Baines. Quot we did not get him to be a platoon player a Oates said. A a we la give him a Chance to play against both sides. What i like about him As a run producer is he does no to strike out much. He puts the Ball in play. So you can to pitch around  Baines will probably end up batting fourth with Rig ties on either Side. One of Oates plans is to alternate lefties and Rig tics to Quot really mess with the other Guys Bull orioles manager Johnny Oates has dreamed up a number of combinations which include newly acquired Harold Baines right to a now deadly lineup. Possible. That is his Alt but stated goal. Quot if they re healthy and hitting you a be crazy not to want that a he said. A of course health is an enormous a a if As it pertains to Davis who has been less a ballplayer and More a Page of the Gray s Anatomy medical school textbook since june of 1990. The fans Are tired of waiting for the a a real Davis. Some teammates Are tired too. But Oates is not. Quot he a telling us he a going to be healthy enough to play first base every Day which is great news a Oates said. Quot a lot of the lineup possibilities depend on How healthy Glenn is. That a really the  the orioles Are foolish to count on Davis but be advised that there is More incentive for him to make a comeback this year. His contract is up after the season and with Baines pencilled in for at least 100 games at do Davis wont get to play much if he can to play the Field. That needless to say would affect any new contract. In any Case Oates is willing to invest a few droplets of Hope. A one Way or another id like to get Harold Baines and Glenn in the lineup together 135 times a he said. A that would give us a lineup with eight Guys legitimately capable of hitting 20 Home runs which is  wait a minute eight Guys of there a Devereaux Ripken Baines Davis arid Chris holies who have done it. Of and pen it could mean Devereaux hitting third Ripken fifth and Davis sixth. Or Ripken third Davis fifth and Surprise Devereaux Back at second again. The popular conclusion after Pevos big season a year ago was his future was in the Middle of the order. But hold on. Quot in be talked to Brady about it and he is a Strong advocate that he plays better with Devo hitting behind him a Oates said. A considering the Success they had together its something you have to  what would that mean for Reynolds who was thought to be a classic no. 2 hitter when the club got him a i could Bat him ninth a Oates said. A on the other hand i love the idea of Brady and Harold Reynolds and Mercedes on the bases for Devo. Well just have to see what happens in the Spring. The Only real certainty right now is that we be got a pretty Good idea of who is leading  and after that at the very least its a doodler a Delight. Schott s Fate Uncertain Grapevine Texas a the head of baseball a executive Council said thursday there wont be an immediate decision on the Fate of Marge Schott after the Cincinnati reds owner appears before the ruling group Schott is scheduled to appear before the Council Friday to answer accusations that she made racial and ethnic slurs. A four person committee submitted the evidence against Schott to her lawyer in late december. Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig the Council chairman was asked thursday whether he expected an immediate decision. A i do not a he said. Selig said the Council had t yet decided How it would proceed to a decision following fridays meeting. A a Well take that each Day As it comes a he said in Milwaukee. The Council has the Power to Fine Schott up to $250,000 or to suspend her for any length of time it finds to be a in the Best interest of  the coun cil assumed authority sept. 7 following the forced resignation of commissioner Fay Vincent. Schott who assumed control of the reds on dec 21.1984, has been accused by several people of making slurs against Blacks jews and asians she has confirmed some statements and apologized for them. She has denied other allegations including accounts that she slurred Black players on the reds. Robert Bennett Schotts lawyer submitted her written response wednesday to National league counsel Robert a Eccl. Bennett had asked to have until Jan 25 to respond and was angry that the executive Council did no to comply with her request. A i had been hopeful of working out an amicable Resolution of this thing a Bennett said after the deadline was set. A but i am not going to let mrs. Schott be rushed to judgment. I am hopeful that this Isnit an indication that they have reached their  expos Tuss opts for football los Angeles apr after learning they had traded a fast baseman for a quarterback the California Angels finally settled for a Pitcher. The Angels discovered that Jeff Tuss a minor league reliever they acquired from the Montreal expos in Exchange for first baseman Lee Stevens was giving up baseball to play football at Fresno state. Tuss 23, who had spent five years in the minors formally announced thursday that he was retiring from baseball and has signed a letter of intent with the California school. The Angels instead were Given minor league Pitcher Keith Morrison by the expos on thursday to Complete the Jan. 15 Deal. Morrison a contract with the Ottawa Lynx was transferred to californians affiliate in Vancouver. To impresses sox in by Joe Mooshil Chicago apr is bionic to ready to go he a got an artificial hip and he a preparing for one final comeback with the Chicago White sox. To Jackson was impressive thursday Fielding grounders and taking swings in a batting Cage. He topped that by running four 120-Yard sprints to the controlled time of 20 seconds a sprint. A a there a no Limp no pain the difference from last year is night and Day a said Jackson who did not play an inning last la season after hav. Ing his hip re placed last april. The Heisman trophy Winner from Auburn a professional superstar at football and baseball injured his left hip in a 1991 nil playoff. The Kansas City royals for whom he hit 32 Home runs and drove in 105 runs in 1989, released him in the Spring of 1991 when doctors said he would never play again. The White sox gambled and signed him. After torturous rehabilitation he Jackson played in 23 games in september of 1991, hitting three Home runs and driving in 14 runs. Last Spring the pain became unbearable Ana he Haa the hip replaced with a plastic Metal prosthesis. Deciding to give baseball one More shot he went into rehabilitation with hip replacement Trainer Mack Newton in Phoenix and White sox Trainer Herm Schneider in Chicago. A actually it feels like five never had any problems in the past a Jackson said. A there is no fear Factor. That was Over after surgery. Herm keeps telling me to slow  Schneider who has kept the time of the sprints Down intentionally said he expects to let to go full Speed sometime in february. A we Are in uncharted Waters Schneider said. A if something happens i done to have the answers. We Are trying to prevent soreness. He has paid a dear  Jackson s routine includes Light workouts in the morning then hitting and Fielding sessions at a gymnasium followed by the heavy work with weights every afternoon. Why the Effort when it All could end with one slight breakdown a when my Mother passed away last year 1 promised her i would play baseball again and i would get my degree a Jackson said