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Show THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HarkTheHerald.com), Provo, Utah, Sunday, June 3, 2001 Page B2 BASED ALL Major league managers worry Santiago at home in SF about future By LARRY STONE By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO At first, Benito Santiago didn't i remember the crash and didn't want to. All he knew was that his- knee and 1 pelvis were fractured, and his big league career as a catcher might be over. Now, it's a reminder of how lucky he is. I f It was three years ago, on an afternoon in Fort Lauderdale. Santiago, a former e rookie of the year and V It:. -said he PAUL SAKUMArhe Associated Press swerved suddenly to avoid a Benito Santiago has recovered from a San Francisco Giants be to catcher Good back: runner. serious auto accident, suffered three years ago, that shattered his knee and pelvis. His His speeding yellow Ferrari spun out of control and injuries kept him out of baseball for over a year. smashed into a tree. A friend, who also was serious- - eight RBI. He had hit safely Mark Grace, now with the been around so long. He's a heck of a player." Arizona Diamondbacks. ly injured, was thrown from in 21 of his last 29 starts. . When Santiago burst on. "He's been awesome," the sports car. Santiago was Santiago sports large diacrumpled inside the wreckmanager Dusty Baker said to the scene in 1987 with the mond studs in each ear, and San Diego Padres, he was his toned arms are decorated simply. age. "Of course I thought it When Santiago joined the known as much for his with tattoos. One honors his inviwas over. I knew it was a bad Giants as a bravado as for his flair for father, Jose, who died in accident. And when there are tee late in spring training, it throwing out base stealers 1965, the year Santiago was was his eighth team in 10 from his knees. over three or four doctors born. That first year he batted working on top of you, you years. He still has much of the Some questioned whether .300 with 18 home runs and tend to wonder," he said. he had as a swagger It would be nearly a year a guy who had bounced 79 RBI and rang up a dazbut he's far from rookie, before he could play again, around so much was a team zling hitting streak aloof. to earn the NL Rookie of the and two years before he felt player. And, as a After a recent game, when back to normal. in a position that is notori- Year honors. He was one of the first Giants pitching prospect The aM&iTKslowed him ously hard on the body, there were concerns about his abildowaymit today, afoer 14 signings for the Ryan Jensen learned he was seasons, Santiago has ity. expansion Florida Marlins in returning to the minors, But Santiago showed up 1993. He hit the Marlins' Santiago patted the kid on found a new home and renewed success with the physically fit and mentally first franchise home run off the back and offered some San Francisco Giants. sharp, and quickly won over San Francisco's Trevor Wilencouraging words. Park. son team! Candlestick new his at "I've tried to treat the with Santiago, platooning "A guy like that can shut catcher Bobby Estalella, was Along the way, Santiago younger guys the same way I batting .319 at week's end, down the other team's run- also played for Cincinnati, treat the veteran players," second only on the Giants to ning game, and he's become Philadelphia, Toronto and Santiago said. "I just try to be open to them, and anya force in the lineup behind the Cubs. Rich Aurilia. In his last 18 games going (Jeff) Kent and Barry "Everywhere he goes, he thing I can do for them to does well. He's good with help them out, anything I into the Giants' weekend (Bonds). He makes the midseries in Colorado, Santiago dle of the order that much pitches and young catchers can do to help them improve and he works hard," Grace their games, that's what I'm was batting an impressive more formidable," said forsaid. "It's not an accident he's here for." .338 with a home run and mer Chicago Cubs teammate v . - , 'Iff tv four-tim- All-Sta- r, red-lig- non-rost- er ld 34-ga- ld free-age- nt big-leag- . Tulane snaps HSU'S By The Associated Press Jon METAIRIE, La. o Kaplan and Andy homered as Tulane beat LSU 4 Saturday and tied the NCAA super regional at one game apiece. Tulane snapped LSUs postseason winning streak against Louisiana teams under retiring coach Skip Bert-ma- h' 9-- best-of-thr- ee 18-ga- n. Tulane which leads the nation in victories at had beaten LSU twice during the season, in the opening but lost, game of the super regional Friday night. The winner of Game 3 on Sunday game will advance to the College World Series. LSU, which has won five national titles under Bertman, is looking for its 12th trip to the series. Tulane has never made it to the CWS. Tulane had five hits and four runs off LSU starter Jason Scobie in the first inning. Kaplan homered on the third pitch of the game. Anthony Giarrantano had a two-ru- n single in the sixth inning and Cannizaro 54-1- 1, (44-21-- 4-- 3, COLLEGE WO'LD CEftSIS Can-nizar- homered in the seventh. LSLTs David Raymer homered in the seventh inning. weather Friday. rier pitched a and struck out 11 as NEBRASKA 9, RICE 6: At Lincoln, Neb., Jeff Leise's single in the 10th inning drove in the run as Nebraska rallied past Rice, sweeping the super regional and advancing to the College World Series for the first time. Adam Stern had three RBIs for the Huskers including a two-ru-n single in the ninth that tied the game at Southern California beat Florida International to sweep the super regional and advance to the College World Series. Currier helped the Trojans set a school record for strikeouts in a season with one more than the 580 1998 team recorded. That squad won the national championship. five-hitt- er go-ahe- ad GEORGIA 8, FLORIDA STATE 7: At Athens, Ga., Georgia won in its final beating Florida State in Game 1 of the super regional when Seminoles third baseman Scott Toole misplayed a grounder in the 10th inning. The Bulldogs had runners at first and second with two outs when Adam Swann hit a routine grounder toward Toole. Toole ranged to his left but the ball kicked off the heel of his glove, rolling into short left field for an error, allowing Andy Neiifeld to score the winning run. can ) Georgia advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1990 by winning Sunday's game in the best-of-- 3 series, which began a day late because of stormy at-ba- streak 18-ga- me t, (46-19- (50-14- ), ll. SOUTH CAROLINA 4, STANFORD 3: At Palo Alto, Calif., Tripp Kelly hit double in the a two-ru- n fifth inning as South Carolina beat Stanford and tied the super regional at 1-- 1. TENNESSEE 13, EAST CAROLINA 10: At Kinston, N.C., Brandon sinHopkins hit a two-ru-n gle in the eighth inning to lead Tennessee past East Carolina in the first game of the super regional. East Carolina (47-1rallied from a seven-ru- n deficit and assumed the homer lead on a three-ru- n by Chad Tracy, his second homer of the game, in the top of the eighth. Tracy finished with six RBIs and John Williamson also homered for the Pirates. Justin Parker had five RBIs for Tennessee Game 2 of the series is Sunday. A third game, if necessary, will be Monday. 2) The winner of Game 3 on Sunday advances to the College World Series. Blake Taylor worked 2 3 innings of scoreless relief, and Lee Gronkiewicz went the final 2 3 innings to record his 19th save. Sunday's winner advances to the College World Series. 1-- 2-- NCAA-leadin- g USC 6, FLA. INTER. 0: At Los Angeles, Rik Cur (45-18- ). best-of-thr- Area update A look at area players in the minor and major leagues through games of May 31 MINOR LEAGUE POSITION PLAYERS College Hometown Playpr Hharl Hprmansen Prnvn lakfi Huff Mitrh .Innes Damian Rapp MikeTejaria Springvillfl Orem Pleasant firnw RYI lPrrw. 1 Seattle Times 'ft C1 PflS Team AAA F Nashvillp 3R St fienrge IND A IP Tampa I C. Nashua C. Asheville Otfl AVG G Pirates 37 .341 10 9Rf) S3 Pflfi 18 ??fl 41 Yankees IND Rnr.kiRS 3R 3 HR RRI RR 1 13 3 A 9Q 11 4 H 9R 98 14 ft 37 9 145 15 SQ 1Q 3 fi 13 33 3 D R fJ 2 8 HR KB! SB 4 0 0 3 19 j AB 917 R 199 14 41 911 fi3 11 2 3 2Q Q SEATTLE Felipe Alou gave 28 years of class, dignity and loyalty to the Expos' organization, but he couldn't survive the toxic disease that has stricken the Montreal franchise. The question is no longer whether they can survive there but rather if the method of removal will be via relocation or contraction. John Boles, the man you never realized was managing the Florida Marlins, couldn't survive the ranti-ng- s of a mediocre pitcher, Dan Miceli, who said players could never respect a manager who didn't have a successful playing career. "All the good managers are the guys who have r played the game 15 years," said Miceli, whose record and 7.23 earned-ruaverage made him a curious choice as team spokesman.Never mind that Miceli was dead wrong; his d outburst brought festering issues to a head, and Boles was canned 24 hours later. Do the names Earl Weaver, Walt Alston, Tony La Russa, Sparky Anderson and Jim Leyland ring a bell? None had any more than a cup of coffee, in the major leagues, if that, and all became highly respected managers. As the Mariners' Lou Piniella, one of the managers cited by Miceli as having an ideal background, said, "Basically, in this business, you have to have success. It doesn't matter if you played or didn't play. It's how you handle it." And the upshot of this most tenuous of professions is that those that handle it well merely get to endure a little longer before they get fired. Tony Perez didn't even have much a chance to show his handling skills in 1993, when he replaced Piniella as Reds' manager and was fired after 44 games by a rookie generaimanager named Jim Bowden. Reds fans and players were outraged at the shabby treatment of their favorite son, and Perez was so disillusioned by the experience he soured on managing and was content to serve as 0-- 5 n ( j MARK LENNIHANThc Associated Press Looking for work: Felipe Alou, who was a member of the Montreal Expos organization for 28 years, was fired as team manager on Thursday. multi-facete- the first tabloid column came out questioning the job security of Bobby Valentine, who was given a contract extension after winning the National League pennant last year but is in the stew again as the Mets' collapse continues. In Kansas City, owner David Glass promised changes after the Mariners made e them look inept in a four-gam- sweep last week. That couldn't make Manager Tony Muser sleep easily. The murmur is starting again in Houston that Larry Dierker is under the gun. It got to the point last week that owner Drayton McLanej who reportedly was inclined to fire Dierker last winter, before being talked out of it by President Tal Smith and GM Gerry Hunsicker, issued the dreaded vote of confidence for Dierker - one of whose star players is Moi-se- s Alou, Felipe's son. Hmmm. SPORTS FANS! I Dave Dombrowski's special assistant with the Marlins. Until this week. Perez was supposed to be the interim replacement for Boles until Dombrowski solucould find a long-tersomeone like Darren tion, Daulton or Cito Gaston or, as the rumor mill inevitably started percolating, just maybe Alou, a South Florida resident who has strong ties to Dombrowski from their m Expos days. But a funny thing happened. The Marlins started relaxing under Perez, won a few games last week, and players began exhorting Perez to reconsider his stance. Jim Leyland, Boles' predecessor, gave the same advice, and Perez realized that not only was he convinced he could succeed, but he was having a great time. So Perez agreed to stay on for the remainder of the year, and if the Marlins keep responding don't be surprised if he keeps the job awhile beyond that. So now, in this year of managerial turmoil, which has already seen four axes fall - Texas' Johnny Oates and Tampa Bay's Larry Rothschild joining Boles and Alou in absentia - the focus turns to other sites of pending restiveness. This week in New York, Rnhin Jennings Wally.lr.yner Left out: If College Hometown Park nity QE RYI IB I Pos Team Oakland Anaheim CJ MAJ MA. 28J G 14 AB 32 R 4 9 2B 2. 3B 0 9R9 Ad 19R 14 33 H 1 AVG I you know of any players we've missed, let us know at H i 0 or nnashheraldextra.com YOU DIDN'T KNOW BROUGHT TO YOU BY PHIL ODLE Want tome good advic to give lo youngsfcn who or learning to play baseball? Joe McCarthy, who managed the Yankees to perr t mr in the 1930s and 1940s, once Ested these datsic proverbs as important lor good baseball ployers(l) Take your bat off you shoulder if you want to become a .300 hitter Dont hops: any player can stop the good one- s- (3) Outfielders who throw the bol behind the ronn6f lock th horn ofW tfw hone is gone.. (4) When you start to slide, sKde those who change their mind may change a good leg for a broken leg. (5) Dont try to bol before you catch i- t- (6) Hustles you never know what may happen (7) Dont find too many foufcs with the umpire; you canl throw the expect him to Who league be as perfect as you an was the oldest man ever to play in a big basebal gome- ?- Answer is Satchel - oreiivyMirvcMhettWiina major game at age 59 to set the record, but he 4d very we!Joge, at 59, pitched for the As against the led Sox m a gome on Sep. 15, 19o5Ho pitched 3 innings and gave up only one hit and no runs. 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