| Show 1 0 L) TiiP Iike lt Tribune Sundax Mdrch 27 I?x Spring Training’s Great But It’s Too Darn Long til tewso’ sl ' 2 Sports Writer MIWI — The food things about 'pnng training are utn ions It s a tune and full of rebirth All team are of hope The weather is rare the plav- r are relaxed and fans find strength to fight off the final weeks of winter Hut there s a down side These are some of the things that are troubling about spring training (11 It is simple too darn long All other team sports are far more plnsi-ra!- l taxing set have shorter training periods Six weeks was OK when flab-bveterans used spring as a weight loss clime but those davs are over With so much money at stake players have wisely taken to training v They re in shape when thev get here yet they re being asked to eariier each year Ked Sox ( ome pitchers reported Feb 18 this spring for a season that starts April 4 The Red Sox are ready for the season now And so is ev ery other team m Florida and Arizona 2 Teams aren't bringing enough regulars on road trips and spring fans are getting ripped off Thousands tiled into Chain O Lakes Park Thursday to see the Red Sox play the alleged Dodgers Always above the law kings of institutional arrogance the Dodgers showed up in Winter Haven with only one member of their starting lineup — John Shelby Teams are supposed to bring at least four regulars and this policy is being violated too frequently (3 Yahoo towns are swiping teams from cities and some of the tradition and flavor of the season is lost OK it s a great facility but it was more fun to go to see the Mots in St Fete than tn Fort St Lucie Ditto for the Ctliht1 n Bn-to- weuldn t adpjst Nobodv w tt'eir wav to tv!! him to v Bi- - v ear-roun- d i- junk that annexing m d h ca'’h Tampa native f r d Mi (riff savs In lap'pu Im a nothing because vou ve got Gooden and Boggs and there s Floyd Younuuis too' The Blue Ins turned down Baltimore s ofti r (T Mike B"ddu ker lor Manny la e and John CeruMi Why has Jim Palmer offered to help the ( inoles tram ill Miami1 “The bottom line says Palmer “is that I live in Baltimore and I played for the Orioles and I get 'lied of reading ' about how badly thev re doing The Os Wednesday released Jackie Gutierrez Rick Srliit will be the 31st Hurd has man the Onob s have tried since Brooks Robinson New Orioles acquisition Jeff Stone says he can sfeal HO or 70 bases He slob three last year Sparky Anderson is thinking of gome with four starters until May when Walt Terrell romes bark Dovlr Alexander would have to go twice on three (lavs rest Kick Dempsev has a shot to make the Dodgers Here s Dempsey on his one year in Cleveland Thev were luirsehleep I was hnrsebleep We had 24 plovers going m different directions and the people on the field eouldn t control it It was a complete mess the whole time They had a hell of a lineup but selfish hitters Guys didn t want to go up for a walk if they needl'd a walk Look at Cory Snyder He struck out nine times on fasthalls over the shoulder against Clemens They wouldn't take him out and he 1 counts'1 litre and There: cleaned from the Hawball Anahit We all know that Cory Snyder is 0 for 9 (all strikeouts) lifetime against Roger Clemens but did you know that Seattle's Alvin Da v is is 10 for 9 ( 520) with two homers Torn against the Rocket1 is 3 for 5 against Wes fiat doer all homers Gardner gave up more homers (17) than anv reliever in base ) that" nun I) go bv tie !oi k who pretl irk s probabh the only one w ho - -- r savs arnthing verv controversial Rick v Henderson promises he II leaving Orlando for a profah svoot heart deal 4 (Jetting a tn ket is difficult some days and impossible on others Spring training as big business just doesn t wash One last thought U ho is the genius who srheduled next Surulavs spring finale between the Tillers and Red Sox’ It s incredible The teams play at 1 05 Sunday then travel home Sun-danight — right in the te th of the Faster travel rush — hoping to make it back for Mondays somewhat important opener They plav in Fenwav Park at 05 Why not call it quits Sat urday and have a nice leisurelv travel day to get ready for the one that 0-- oe lull 1 Brnn-ansk- hall in 1987 Georg1 Hell finally barked down w hen he w as w arned that he d be su pended 30 days without pay if lie failed to go to hat again Asked what would happen if somebodv pulled a George Bell tantrum in Detroit Tiger shortstop Alan Trammell said “Probably Darrell Kvans or Jack Morris or myself would take him aside and talk to him But I don t think that would happen here We have guys 1 :t“p out of doing thinks the Dndgtrs have a chance and adcD ‘ In the W Division you dun t have to play as hard in either league You ran go 10 games over 500 and win In the East if vou go 10 over 500 you ve had a bad year Royals reliever Dan (Jmsenberry says Mentally it s been devastating not to get the ball 1 thrived for years on getting it I d love to get 100 plus innings Just give me that If my numbers stink after that I dcserv e the firing squad Gary Thurman is struggling so it 11 probably be Bo Jackson or Jim Eisen-reiein left for the Royals Bet on Jackson “This isn't the Gary Thurman we saw last year" says KC manager John Wathan Jackson has aver-ageone strikeout for every 2 7 in his big league career — that s tops (or bottoms) for batters with more than 400 The White Sox are looking at Mike Yastrzemski as a third baseman but it doesn t look like he 11 make the majors this year Young Yaz has started a produce business just in case The Rangers keep getting bad news Brad Arns-beris out of the year Dale Mohorcic for a month and Edwin Correa is complaining of shoulder pain Innovative Texas manager Bobby Valentine agreed to import a professional juggler to help the Rangers who committed 151 errors last year Here s TV commentator Palmer on Texas fans- “The Rangers are very lucky that their fans are as ignorant as they are They'll put up with this California's Wally type of plav" Joyner has driven in 227 runs in two seasons Rod Carew drove home 175 D y mp-e- 'eam The Tw ini five M'crt S23 000 to bin a machine that bikes t it acco spit off arbfuul turf m hi- - b-- t r h e u-'- 1’ Domna"" ai o Dale -J Frwa-hm- rw inrP ms r C nu - n- Mn nnvfU Somov Su ' Jsax vTV r-- - xs eve' 1 s 1 one of onv 0 M vcto-- "S KJC w cnarwr m -- a’t V A Sun c x Cun v-- wice m o on me rnl imerno'wat - era - C sc i'eDe jrvh 'c "O h" r rtnl none xnoson ana hK wpn m miee stwhl 3xvm-i- won Da'iingio" Cute Sl’O'gM a 3 two irlpg 'aces in ord Petty d'd t 5)0 miie id e is v'’edu'ed WiXea? Tse 367-t te'ecas' nve Cv to stoc at 1 1 n m VSi end At Caninglon SC col lu cnonnei BPN GeoM odme who staged m m pole position d me lead hom Dole Jotel wth nme vyjs-hethe NASCAR hips lenxjirong Sotu'day '0 claim Country Sau'f 100 ai Damnq'on Raceway On 8 Jme slipped his lap (30 o me 147 'ap event Chevrolet neat Janeti s OdsmoDre as they eit two O" mo 1 Jzwm le lior k the two (n S’de and os try ed down me nactstieicn side Cv mev en'eied rcn mu-- e Bodine tool me lead Montreal s llubie Brooks on moving from shortstop to the outfield It s like asking Patrick Ewing to play W hitev Herzog on point guard" arbitrators “Its great when its all over and the arbitrator asks What s a save1 The Mario Soto comeback is getting interesting His spring earned run average is 1 37 and in his last three outings he's given up only one walk and Reds megasone hit to 38 batters tar Eric Davis always compared to Willie May s says It's got to be a for him to have people compar" ing us Erie the Red is fin'd of interviews and says "Ever since I can remember everyone has wanted to know everything there is to know about Eric Davis I just don't see what have to write about " ’ Bo dme won despite lany Peanon plowing on While Hairy Gant at engine on me last lap tempted to overtake Bodme artel he too passed Ja'tett Ped'son Chevrolet engine blew on the tyj kstretrh Rob Moroso hit the second turn wall Barren Waltnp as mev ard men collided ented me tcxjne ipm College Gxmnastics: At A'buQuerQue New Vemco de'endea its Western Amie’c Conference men s gymnostics title Piday with a 276 10 scote IYU finished second with 271 20 (cnowed DV Air force Academy at 264 35 The UNM BYU Af A finish followed the partem for me m me ma straight yeat Waning me team competition was UNM s Stewart Butler at at 57 1 followed bv fixy s Peter Brandstrom 55 5 Bu‘iet won me pommel horse with a 9 65 paroife bars 9 6 and me hiqh bai at 9 55 and ms lobo teammates won me other two individual events BYU s top placers tollnwinq f ndny s team competition were Rex Hughes second in parallel bars at 9 35 and second m still rings at 9 5 Todd H atner ttrd m high bat at 745 Korth Rooks in vouttmg at 9 65 ana BrondstTom second m pommel horse 9 35 and thud in floor exercise 95 BYU won the pommel horse and put-dow- n N W they The AT&T Baseball Challenge airs Thursday on ESPN Nineteen major leaguers competed for $100 000 and the title of best player Cleveland’s Joe Carter won and the Special Olympics got a $100000 donation from the Challenge - J on QW 0 no DfCvef1’ 4 yy ax r vJ'v lomhotdt wn " m $ OstronSoutnWO n1CM is Mike Laga g ILrire: Anfn bghtful Darryl Strawberry said this tu A t u 'd'Uf There s not a writer fan or any person w ho can run me out of this organization I m a Met to ' Steve BedroMan (walking May pneumonia' links terrible and has lost a lot of weight He ham t pitched yet and may start the season on the disabled list Calvin Schiraldi is back n action for the Cubs and tanned eight whde giv mg up a pair of Red Sox homer in his last start physician owner Arthur Pappas will perform shoulder surgery on St LouD - £"'VT''r tOr' r ffl r c 'y SOKT f 1 ' ’j j i '9 1 'V' ’ -- L '7 T wf Mr '' ' ' f ”1 " Tr Kvds whtn He were in Tampa mow in Flant Cityi and the Kovals whim they were in Fort Mevors The Twins may be next 'I hey re considering fian Shaugbm-- a B r vaulting Twins Viola Shows World Series Form Shuts Out Mels Over 7 Frank Viola the MVP in last year s World Series shut out the Mets on four hits over seven innings Saturday as the Minnesota Twins ended New York s spring training winning streak at eight with a victory Saturday Viola struck out seven and walked only one while Gene Larkin had RBI singles in the first and fifth innings and Tom Nieto had a solo homer in the fourth inning All the runs came off New York starter Rick Aguilera Mets starter Rick Aguilera gave up all three Minnesota runs allowing eight hits in six innings New York s runs came on solo homers by Gary Carter and Howard Johnson off reliever Keith Atherton Brans Orioles 9 3-- 2 Cards on catcher t rror disabled list Tudor had arthroscopic knee surgery in the olf season and has pitched onlv one inntng this spring suffering from a sore shoulder and the flu Associated Press By The 4 Rods 8 PiratOS The ormies 7-- 3 Expos 4 Yankees 2 Mike Fitzger- single highlighted a seventh inning that carried the Expos past New York Ranriv St Claire pitched two innings of jierfect relief to get the victory New York went ahead in the sixth inning when Gary Ward hit a two-rusingle off Bob Sebra But Montreal rallied off Rick Rhoden who had pitched scorless ball over six Andres Gallaraga doubled home one run before Fitzgerald singled in two more The final run scored two-ru- n four-ru- Rangers 1 Tommy Herrs tie single broke a and lifted St Louis over Texas Joe Magrane likely to be St Ixiuis' opening day pitcher allowed three hits walked two and struck out five in six innings Magrane inherits the job from John Tudor who was placed on the 2 seventh-innin- g v TTT--Z jir inf iTt Blue Jajs 3 White Sox 2 Gienaiien Hill drove home the tving run with a double and Rick Leach knocked in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the si venth inning to lead the Blue Jays David Wells picked up the victory with two innings of o relief after starter John Cerutti allowed onlv one hit over six innings tint gave up both ( ’hicago runs Jerrv Reuss went six innings for ic-h- "'it' r rF--h f Jiff Treadways T single off Jim Gott scored Angel Salazar in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Reds their victory The lb deficit to tie rates had overcome a the score with a pair of runs in the seventh off Bill Landrum and two in the eighth off Rob Murphv Jose Rijo started for Cincinnati and allowed his onlv run in 13 spring training innings when Darnell Coles doubled in the second Barry Larkin had a three-ruhomer in the bottom of the second off Mike Dunn'1 who left after the third inning because of stiffness in his left side looking for pitching got five scoreless innings from rookie Jose Mesa acquired in a trade with Toronto last summer Continuing his bid to make the club's starting rotation Mesa allowed four hits walked none and struck out one ald's Cerones throwing Rick -sTy I swing four hits and one enth inning for San Francisco The loss extended the Padres' preseason losing streak to four games as they closed out their 1987 Arizona camp 7 Astros 2 Tun Belcher althree hits in six innings and Steve Sax had two hits and scored two runs to lead the Dodgers Nolan Rvan took the loss in his fourth spring start giving up three runs in six innings Tigers 9 Phillies 3 Chet Lemon drove in five runs with a triple and homer for the Tigers who scored three in the fourth and five more in the sixth off Shane Raw ley who was pounded for 10 hits in 5' a innings It was Detroit s fourth straight victors Indians 9 Athletics 8 Carmen Casthtillo had four hits including an Moses scored John double that inning from first base with the winning run as Cleveland beat Oakland Moses led off the bottom of the 11th with a walk against loser Matt and scored when Castillo Young corner doubled into the Dodgers low ed Brewers 9 Cubs 2: Mike Birkbcrk pitched five hitless innings while Ruppert Jones and Ernest Riles drove in two runs each as Milwaukee defeated the Cubs A Cactus League-recorcrowd of 9 812 watched the game with temperatures m the mid d Mariners 17 Angels 3 Seattle's first batters reached base and scored first inning and the during a Mariners went on to heat California and spoil Cookie Rojas' first game as manager Rojas who had been the Angels' interim manager since March succeeded Gene Mauch who ann 1 1 nounced his retuement earlier Saturday The Mariners ended up with 24 hits off five California pitchers Rich Renteria led the way with four including a homer and Alvin Davis Dave Valle and Rev ymnones got three each d Giants 6 Padres 3 Bob Melvin s two-rudouble and Mike Aldrete s sacrisev fice fly 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