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Show Thursday, July O's resume chase for Impossible dream' By HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) Once it was Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Lonborg sparking the Boston Red Sox to their "Impossible Dream" pennant in 1967. Now, Greg Ballard and Cal Ripken Jr. are trying to do the same for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1969, strong, silent Gil Hodges guided the New York Mets to an amazin' World Series championship. This year, Frank Robinson, outspoken and unpredictable, is hoping to take the Orioles from last season's record to a division title. Are the Orioles, 400-- 1 to win the World Series, for real? Can a team improve this much in a single year without signing a battalion of free agents? Will they slide back into the second division after the break? Dick Williams, manager of the '67 Red Sox, thinks they can win. Jerry Koosman, who won 17: games for the '69 Mets, believes in them, too. :"I think Robinson's done a the year before and tremendous Ohio (AP) -Pete Rose contends he cannot get a fair hearing from baseball commissioner A. Barlett Giamatti, and Giamatti indicates he cannot get one in Rose's hometown of Cincinnati. Lawyers for Giamatti asked U.S. District Judge John D. Holschuh on Wednesday to deny the request of the Cincinnati Reds manager to send his legal battle with baseball back to - at All-St- 1. A drews and outfielder Reggie Smith along with him. "We went and worked," explained Williams, known for his sharp tongue and emphasis on fundamentals. "Before it had always been known as a country club, nothing was really demanded of a player and they paid pretty good money. Some players didn't like to work so hard but I demanded perfection and went after it." The Mets, baseball's perennial loveable losers, had also finished ninth, and even a strong young pitching staff wasn't considered enough to make up for a team batting ts 73-8- ar job," said 100-- But Boston had played over .500 in the second half of 1966 and Williams, who had manclub aged the Red Sox' Triple-that year, brought up prospects like second baseman Mike An- 54-1- 07 long-sho- oddsmak-er- s rated their pennant chances 9, Rose-baseba- Wil- liams, who managed against the Hall of Famer when he was a star outfielder with the Orioles. "They've got good pitching and defense and I know the team unity is there," he said. "This is something Frank tends to be good at, he was a team player. He's molding this club." "No doubt they're playing loose and having fun," said Koosman, who twice beat the heavily favored Orioles in the 1969 World Series, "any winning team will tell you that's what's happening." Common Hamilton County Pleas Court. Rose's lawyers now have until noon Monday to file a response to baseball's memorandum. Lawyers for baseball argued that the commissioner long ago No one gave Boston or New York a chance, either. The Red Sox had finished ninth at 2 70-9- Agassi, Wilander roll to easy wins BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) -- Top seed Andre Agassi and No. Mats Wilander started late but finished quickly in their opening matches at the U.S. 2 Pro Tennis championships Wednesday night. Agassi breezed past Steve in Guy of New Zealand, before a hour one just capacity crowd of 8,100 at Longwood Cricket Club. Earlier, Wilander knocked out Michael Robertson 2 in 77 of; South Africa minutes. Both ranking entries were seeing action for the first time after bad weather had delayed 6-- 6-- 3, 6-- 4, 0, 6-- Nets sign this year's NBA first-roun- ar liams, instilling confidence in Koosman, Tom Seaver, Cleon Jones and the other young players. "He taught us how to win," Koosman recalled. 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"They may or not win it, but I sure like their chances Rose, who contends he cannot get a fair hearing from Giamatti, was granted a temporary restraining order by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Norbert Nadel in Cincinnati on June 25 to block the hearing. devastating crime, baseball 9. people waiting for on the bus. They very excited." Andrews senses excitement with the wagered on the Reds. "To police this potentially Four is scheduled April 4 and 6 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. "I remember when we got off the bus at Logan Airport in Boston, there were a thousand investigate, determine, and ball's career hits leader could punish conduct he judges is 'not in the best interests of the be banned from the game for national game of Baseball,' " life if he is found to have 7-- ), 22-- 5. NCAA basketball tournament will be held March 26 and 28 at the University of Mexico Arena in Albuquerque, and the Final York Yankee chasing catcher Elston Howard in August. After the break, Boston split a doubleheader with the Orioles and then won 10 straight, the last five on the road. "That was something that made everybody feel real good about the ballclub," said Lonborg, who won three times during the streak and finished the season Kose is trying to block Giamatti from holding a hearing on gambling allegations. Base- the memo stated. It described gambling as the capital crime of baseball that infects the game's integrity. 14-1- ex-Ne- w the Commissioner of Basewith sweeping and exball clusive powers to investigate allegations of gambling and to take appropriate remedial and punitive action," it said. ent authority with exclusive powers to investigate allegations of gambling and to take al Basketball Committee has recommended Boise State University as a first- - and second-roun- d site for the West Region of the 1992 NCAA basketball tournament. The committee's recommendation is subject to the approval of the NCAA Executive Committee, which meets Aug. The West Region of the 1992 The Red Sox also made a couple of key trades, picking up infielder Jerry Adair and pitcher Gary Bell in June and pur- battle continues F3 NCAA Division I Men's Nation- "He was a power hitter and had been in other pennant races. When he came over and started to hit home runs I think the other clubs respected us." came back to win," New York first baseman Ed Kranepool said. "I think that game proved to us that we could play with third-seede- (7-5- 9 "There was a series in June against the Cubs when we were down in the eighth inning and 48-3- ar them. We were a young club and needed a couple of games like that." "I think the turning point might have been getting Dorm Clendenon," said Seaver, referring to the June 15 deal that brought the veteran first baseman over from Montreal. ar rest. Cool Refreshment - 53-3- All-St- ball." , d choices to sign when he agreed conWednesday to a four-yetract with the New Jersey Nets that will pay him in excess of $2 million. Blaylock, the 12th pick overall in the June 27 draft, reportedly will receive $500,000 in his quieter way. Hodges was just as determined as Wil- the start of the tournament and given them an extra day of first-roun- EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Oklahoma guard Mook-i- e (AP) Blaylock became the first of But in a ll COLUMBUS, other and saying, "We're still in this thing, we're as good as any other team,'" Andrews said. "Later on we thought. We're not as good as other teams, we're better.'" The Mets were also just thinking about staying competitive. They were going into the break, but trailed the seemingly unbeatable Chicago Cubs. "We knew we could beat the better teams in the game," Koosman said, "but we were too young and inexperienced to know what it would take to win a divisional title at that time." 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