European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Pitches less. Then came the word that Prieto was being disabled because of. Right biceps tendinitis. No West Tony Gwynn Isnit ready to surrender in san Diego. After a futile Effort by the padres in Philadelphia last week Gwynn held a closed door session with his teammates. He backed that up. With the game turning grand slam in the next Days Victory re the first grand slam he said he Ever hit at any level including Little league. A if in a going to be a Leader in the clubhouse i have to be a Leader on the Field a Gwynn said. A san Francisco a bullpen continues to. Blow games. A a they be not been overworked a manager Dusty Baker said. Quot maybe they need an Al Central Minnesota outfielder Kirby Puckett is mum on the subject of an option he has to get out of his / contract at the end of the season but second baseman Chuck Knoblauch says Puckett will be Back. Quot he has too Many ties in Minnesota. And he a making $6 million a year / Knoblauch said. Knoblauch is unsigned after this season but Hopes to remain to a help the twins rebuild. No Central when Houston won the no West in 1986, they finished 10 games ahead of Cincinnati and had a 144 record against the reds. This year the two teams Are in the revised no Central and the reds have found their revenge. Cincinnati went into last weekend with a l0 /2-game Lead on the a pros because in Large part to having gone 10-0 against Houston this season. And it has been total domination. The. Reds have outhit .291-.254outscored 61-25 and out homered 12-1 the astros. It did no to sit Well with some Astro players when Darren Lewis Laid Down a bunt in the fifth inning with two on no outs and Cincinnati leading 7-1. Houston second baseman Craig Biggio expressed his displeasure which prompted red manager Davey Johnson a to say a it s teams on the bad Side the losing Side that always moan. You keep trying to score in sports and baseball is no different.�?�. No East at Anta is running away. With this division and thankful for realignment. If baseball still had two divisions in each league the braves would be just two games ahead of Cincinnati in the old no West. The Phillies meanwhile would have a one game Lead on Chicago in the no East and just a 4�?T/2-game bulge on Montreal. Al East things have gotten so bad for Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken in his bid to break Lou Gehrig s / a a consecutive games played Streak that a Security officer from major league baseball accompanies Ripken each Day. The death threat at the kingdom last week a from a caller who identified himself As Lou Gehrig or. A was the latest in a growing number of such Calls. A a it a not easy for Cal Quot manager Phil Regan said. Quot there Are people out there who you done to know what they re thinking. Its the same for the president of the United states. Cal seems to be Able to handle it pretty get so fanatical Over a record that they make threats on Peoples record setting game a which projects to wednesday at Camden Yards a is a big enough event that Oriole Kirby Puckett hit by pitch sunday Isnit talking about leaving the twins. Pitcher Mike Mussina admits he sat Down at the All Star break and figured. Out whether he projected to Start that Day which he does. Quot i want to pitch that game so that 20 years from now i can say i pitched that Day like Jim Palmer can say he. Pitched the first Day Quot Mussina said. Regan said he did no to plan the rotation with that in mind but likes Mussina being scheduled because Quot its a Milestone game a special game1 that will be Remer tiered for years. You done to want to get beat 10-1.&Quot a Boston can put plans for Aaron. Sele s return on hold. He made a rehab Start last week and left in the midst of the third inning with right shoulder tightness. A numbers 12 of Minnesota s 93 Home runs have been hit by left handed batters even though it s Only 327 feet Down the right Field line and just 367 feet to the right Center Power Alley. Just another reminder of what Kent Hrbek meant to the twins. 15 game Lead that Boston had going into last weekend was the red sox a largest since sept. 18, 1946. They won the Al Pennant that year finishing 12 games ahead of Detroit. 1 Victory for Houston lefty Greg Swindell in his last nine starts. He has lost five decisions has a 5.65 Era and four times has lost after the astros had won Back to Back games. .318 on base percentage for Detroit since the All Star break is just one Point higher than the opposition s batting average against the Tiger pitching staff. Any wonder they went into last. Weekend a major league worst 9-30 since the break 16 victories for Houston pitching Prospect Donne Wall at class aaa Tucson the most for a Pacific coast league Pitcher since Bob walk of Pittsburgh won 16. Games in 1985.notes in a recent series against. Philadelphia san Francisco pitchers gave up Kevin Elst cry a first Home run since 1991, Kevin Stockert first Home run of 1995, Kevin Floral a first and second big league Home runs and Kevin Jordan a first career Home run. Thank goodness Kevin Mitchell is in Japan. A Seattle a Edgar Martinez went into last weekend hitting .366, on Pace for the highest batting average by a right handed hitter in the Al Dimaggio hit .381 in 1959. A Cincinnati has to be Happy it will have the Home Field advantage m the first round of the playoffs particularly with the Way the rods Vave played lately. From july 29 through last weekend they were 12-1 at riverfront stadium and 2.-10 on the Road. A californians Jim Edmonds is on Pace to be the 12t h player since 1901 to Lead the majors in runs and Bis the first since Don Baylor did it for the Angels in 1979, a with Moises Alou bothered by a sore shoulder Montreal pm Kevin Malone said he considered trying to bring Andre Dawson Back to Canada but a i done to think his Knees could hold up on the artificial surface Quot a a Texas pm Doug Melvin refers to the Baltimore farm system he oversaw us the Model for what he a trying to do with the rangers. Apparently orioles owner Peter Angelos Isnit impressed. He referred to the orioles minor leagues As having been a neglected for 10 California manager Marcel Lacheman after being swept in a three game series by Boston Quot we re not running on All cylinders right now. Its like being in a plane hitting an air pocket anti dropping 5,000.feet, you More than 5,000 feet off the ground anti we were up around-10,000.&Quot. A Pittsburgh coach Rich Donnelly on the youth of the pirates Quot we had a. Father son game. Our Guys thought they were supposed to Call their fathers to come in for the a Toronto Gaston a somebody asked me in Boston if in be Ever seen a better combo than to Vaughn and Jose Canseco. I said a yeah the entire indians finettpr1 Quot a Delino deshilds on spending nearly a month on the Bench in los Angeles Quot it got so bad my mom was t even looking at the Box scores anymore. I told her what happened when he got Back in the lineup and she said you played a a a. A a outfielder Luis Polonia traded from the Yankees to Atlanta a a owner George Steinbrenner is the manager of a the Yankees. Buck Showalter is a puppet handled by George. L in can to do the things he wants and that s a shame because he a a Good a Florida Pitcher David Weathers after giving up two Home runs to the cubs Sammy Sosa Quot i was More stunned than the Guy Tyson fought. I was More stunned than my Celcy and i did t have a Trainer in my Corner to throw in the Scripps Howard no pc , september 2-8, 1995. Beyond the game Page 1 5
