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Chicago Tribune, Monday, April 22, 1996 Section 3 3 Giants 7, Cubs 6 Oddsmaker Jimmy the Greek, 76, dies Snyder also said a black athlete was better than a white one because "he's been bred to be that way because of his thigh size and big size." CBS Sports fired Snyder the next day, and he issued an apology saying, "I am truly sorry for my remarks, and once again I offer my heartfelt apology to all I may have offended." "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather also read an apology on the air the night after Snyder's remarks were made public. Snyder sued CBS, claiming it used the remarks as an excuse to fire him storm in an interview with WRC-TV in Washington. The station was seeking comment in connection with Martin Luther King's birthday, asking about blacks and sports. During the Civil War, Snyder said, "the slave owner would breed his big black with his big woman so that he would have a big black kid. That's where it all started." Snyder also said that if blacks "take over coaching jobs like everybody wants them to, there's not to be anything left for the white people." being fired by the network in 1988 for saying that black athletes were superior to whites.

"He really just went downhill after that," said longtime Las Vegas gambler Lem Banker. "It was a shame. He was real bitter. He got a bum deal." Snyder turned oddsmaking into mainstream entertainment in his 12 years as part of CBS TV's "NFL Today" pregame shows and became a popular personality whose predictions were followed closely. His career ended abruptly, however, after he ignited a fire Sfln Fran.

ab bto to avg. Benard cf RbThmpsn 2b Bonds Caneon lb GHM rf Dunston ss Scnsone 3b Decker Fernandez -HaH ph Juden o-MWIIIams ph Creek Dewey Beck .308 .288 ,250 .206 .390 0 .222 0 .250 2 .000 0 .154 0 1 0' 0 0 358 Total 31 7 6 0 8 5 CUBS ab r. bb vg. McRae cf Haney 2b-ss Wendell Grace lb Sosa rf Gonzalez IT d-Tmmns ph-lf S0TV9S LGomez 3b Sanchez ss -Bullett ph Patterson JHemandez ss Trachsel MPerez b-Jemtngs ph Adams 0-t329 2 .500 0 1.000 0 .359 1 .260 0 .385 1' .167 0 .373 0 .382 1 .230 0. :250 0.

0, .250 1 .000 0 -0 .000 0 .000 1 .183 Totals 36 6 11 6 3 7 San Francisco 004 002 0107' 6 1 CUBS 301 010 010-6 11 2 From Tribune News Services LAS VEGAS-Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, who parlayed odd-smaking skills and a gift for gab into national prominence before his television career crashed over ill-advised remarks about black athletes, died Sunday. Snyder, 76, died of heart failure at a local hospital after a long illness, said longtime friend Tommy Manakides. Snyder, who at his peak was a colorful and often-quoted CBS Sports commentator, lived his late years in virtual obscurity after v- iiv. I vx (V a-popped out for Fernandez In the 6th. b-flied out for Perez in the 6th.

c-struck out for Juden in the 8th. d-walked for Gonzalei In the 8th. a-singled for Sanchez in the 8th. f-struck out for Adams in the 8th. Dunston (3), Haney (1), LGomez (1).

LOS: San Francisco 7, CUBS 8. 2B: Careon (4), Grace 3 (8), Gonzalez (3). Servais (6), Sanchez (3). HR: Carreon (5) off Trachsel. RBk Carreon 3 (15), GHi (14).

Scarsom 4), Decker (5), Grace (13), Gonzalez 3 (11), Servais 2 (16). SB: McRae (10), Bulett (2). RbThornpson, Scarsone. SF: Servais. Runners left In scoring position: San Francisco 4 (GHIII, Scarsone, Hall, MaWill- iams); cubs 5 (Haney 4, Sanchez).

1 San Fran. Ip er bb so no era Fmandez 5 8 5 4 I 5 89 4,26 Juden 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 4.35 Creek 0 1 1 1 0 8 1.80 Dewey 1 0 0 1 1 12 4.32 Beck IVt 0 0 0 0 1 16 0.00 CUBS Ip arbbso np era Trachsel 5 5 6 2 4 3 82 1.64 MPerez 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.45 TAdams 2 1 1 0 1 2 33 0.79 BPatterson Vt 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.45 Wendell 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.68 Cubs catcher Scott Servais and first baseman Mark Grace wind up on Little things mean Tribune photo by Nucao DiNuzzo the ground after colliding while chasing a pop foul in Sunday's game. a lot in Cubs' loss Winning pitcher Fernandez (3-0). Save-. Beck (4).

Losing pitcher Trachsel (1-1). Trachsel pitched to 3 batters In the 6th. Creek pitched to 2 batters the 8th. IBB: off Dewey (McRae) 1, off BPatterson (Bonds) 1. HBP: by Fernandez (Servais).

PB: Servais 2. Umpires: Home, Montague; First, Bell; Second, Hallon; Third, Crawford. 16. 28,065. How they scored CUBS FIRST McRae walked, stole second, took third on Haney's single and scored on Grace's double.

Gonzalez doubled home Haney and Grace. Three runs. Cubs 3-0. GIANTS THIRD Decker walked, took third on Thompson's two-out single and scored when Haney made an enor on Bonds' grounder. Carreon homered and scored behind Thompson and Bonds.

Four runs. Giants 4-3. CUBS THIRD Grace doubled, took third when Dunston threw for an error on Sosa's grounder and scored on Servais' sacrifice fry. One run. Tied 4-4.

CUBS FIFTH Grace doubled and scored on Gonzalez's single. One run. Cubs 5-4. GIANTS SIXTH Bonds walked, took second on Carreon's walk and scored on Hill's single. Carreon took third after Dun-ston's deep fly and scored on Scarsone squeeze bunt Two runs.

Giants 6-5. GIANTS EIGHTH Dunston reached second on Gomez's error and took third on a passed bad. Scarsone walked. Decker singled home Dunston. One run.

Giants 7 f. CUBS EIGHTH Pinch hitter Timmc is walked and scored on Servais' double. Oiie run. Giants 7-6. Athletics 6, White Sox 5 WHITE SOX aft bb so avg.

Phiipslf Ventura 3b FThomas lb Mouton dh a-Baines ph-dti Tartabul rf Snopek ss e-GuiHen ph-ss Karkovice Durham 2b 1 1 1 .270 i235 J200 0250 0204 4:240 4 ,286 0 0 DLewiscf Instead, the Cubs' clubhouse after the game echoed with "coulda, shoulda, woulda" comments. "We had chances to do damage and didn't take advantage of them," said center-fielder Brian McRae. "They took advantage of the opportunities we gave them. I was terrible today along with a lot of other guys." Haney made a rare start at second base in place of Ryne Sand-berg, who wasted one of the key opportunities himself. As a pinch hitter with one out in the eighth, Sandberg was called out on strikes while Servais and Scott Bullett represented the tying and go-ahead runs.

Trachsel would have retained his 3-0 lead if Haney had shoveled Barry Bonds' grounder to shortstop Rey Sanchez in time to force Robby Thompson for the third out in the third. Instead, the toss was high and late, Steve Decker scored and Carreon stepped up and put the Giants ahead 4-3. "I take the blame for the whole inning," said Haney. "I should have made the play. I just tried to rush and couldn't get the ball out of my glove.

You can't give a team one extra out." Trachsel looked at the game because of his age. "He took the firing personally," his brother, John Synodinos, said Sunday in a telephone interview from Wintersville, Ohio. "He felt he was falsely accused. He was praising blacks, actually. "It bothered him that they thought ill of him.

The accusations that they made were wrong and mistaken and that bothered him." Snyder, who lived In Durham, N.C., but often visited Las Vegas, had been in and out of hospitals for several months, Manakides said. Grace uses whole field for 3 doubles When Mark Grace is on a roll the Cubs' first baseman usually hits a lot of doubles and sprays them to all parts of the outfield. Such was the case Sunday, when Grace hit three doubles for the sixth time in his career and the second time this season. He doubled to left in the first inning, to right in the third and to center in the fifth. Also, when he's hitting well, Grace usually works pitchers deep into the count.

His doubles came on 3-0, 1-0 and 3-1 counts. His fourth and fifth times at bat, he flied to the outfield, both times on first pitches. Public transit gloria: Manager Jim Riggleman and coach Dan Radison are CTA riders. They ride the El daily to and from Cubs games at Wrigley Field. Riggleman says he's rarely recognized.

"I'm 5-11 and medium build," says Riggleman. "They don't know who I am, but I hear fans talk about the game. Yes, they sometimes criticize the manager." Evolution: Did Doug Jones' three-inning relief stint Saturday mean he's no longer the closer? "I stay away from that word says Riggleman. "I'll look at the charts and matchups and feel it out. Let it evolve.

We won't force it." For now, Riggleman says, to protect a lead in the eighth or ninth, he might call on any of several relievers, including Jones, Turk Wendell, Terry Adams and Bob Patterson. Thompson reactivated: The Giants activated Robby Thompson from the disabled list Sunday. To make room for him, the team optioned infielder Bill Mueller to Triple-A Phoenix. Thompson was sidelined with a strained muscle in his side. Big deal: Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of one of the most successful trades in Cubs history.

On April 21, 1966, the Cubs traded pitchers Bob Buhl and Larry Jackson to the Phillies for outfielder Adolfo Phillips, first baseman John Herrnstein and a little-known future Hall of Fame pitcher, Ferguson Jenkins. Bill Jauss ON DECK fOR SCX Texas Rangers at the Ballpark in Arlington Monday, 7:35 p.m. Alex Fernandez (2-1) vs. Bobby Witt (2-Q) Tuesday, 1KJ5 p.m. Kirk McCaskiil (0-1) vs.

Ken Hill (3-1) Update Slugfest time? White Sox have won four of six on the current road trip, but face the hottest-hitting team in baseball. Texas was hitting .299 and is tied with Seattle for the major-league lead in runs scored with 127 in 17 games. They scored 43 runs off Baltimore in the last three games, including a 16-run inning Friday. The Sox answer with Frank Thomas, hitting .397 with seven homers and a .779 slugging percentage. seventh off Bill Simas and Larry Thomas was the killer.

With the game tied at 5, Bevington brought in the lefty Thomas to face the Matt Stairs. That gave A's manager Art Howe a chance to pinch-hit right-handed-hitting Pedro Munoz, who was at .317. Munoz singled to score the eventual winning run. It marked the Sox's seventh blown save this season. Phillips and Robin Ventura struck out with the tying run on second to end it.

In reality, the excitement was just beginning. similarly, saying, "You can't ever give runs away. Anytime you give a team extra outs, they are going to take advantage of it." The Giants did; five of their seven runs were unearned. Leo Gomez's error at third produced the fifth gift run. The Cubs, however, failed to seize several opportunities presented them.

The eighth inning was an example. Pinch hitter Ozzie Timmons walked and scored on Servais' double, making the score 7-6 with nobody out. "I was definitely tempted to pinch-run for Servais," said Riggleman, "but we have only two catchers, and I didn't want to run out of players. As it was, Servais had to freeze on Bullett's single to see if the shortstop would catch it. I don't have a pinch runner who could have scored from second on that single." Servais held at third on Bullett's single.

Riggleman again resisted the temptation to pinch-run for Servais. The issue became moot when Sandberg fanned, and, after an intentional walk to McRae filled the bases, Haney hit into a forceout. As it was, Riggleman used every position player at his disposal except No. 2 catcher Brian By Bill Jauss Tribune Stakf Writer It took the sum total of several little things for the Cubs to lose 7-6 to the Giants on Sunday at Wrigley Field. Todd Haney's error didn't lose the game, even though it made four runs unearned in the third inning and caused the backup infielder to try to Giants 7 ake so'e lame fr Tiihe A the defeat.

1,1105 0 Steve Trachsel (1-1) didn't single-handedly lose it either when, facing the first batter after Haney's error, he served up the pitch that Mark Carreon knocked off the left-field foul pole for a three-run home run. Steve Scarsone made a nifty suicide squeeze bunt to put San Francisco ahead 6-5 in the sixth. And Cubs manager Jim Riggle-man said he would have called for a pitchout had he known it was coming. But the Cubs still could have won the series 3-1, instead of settling for a 2-2 split. And the Cubs didn't lose because Riggleman, concerned because he has only two catchers, did not pinch-run for Scott Servais when he represented the tying run on second with one out in the eighth.

ON DECK FOR CUES Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field Monday, 7:05 p.m. Jaime Navarro (0-2) vs. Marvin Freeman (1-2) fc- Tuesday, 1:20 p.m. Frank Castillo (0-1) vs. Bryan Rekar (0-1) Update Excuse Cubs hitters for licking their chops, but Colorado's ERA is highest in National League at 6.40.

Opposing batters have hit at .298 clip. Of course, Rockies can outscore people. Colorado's Dante Bichette, Ellis Burks, Vinny Castilla, Andres Galarraga and Larry Walker share 20 home runs and 69 RBIs. Dorsett. He said Haney or Jose Hernandez would be his emergency catcher, and both were playing other positions when the game ended.

1-run losses have happened." Bevington didn't yank Bere because he thought Bere's elbow was hurting. "It was because I didn't think he was doing well," he said. Forgotten man: Brian Keyser pitched well in relief again and lowered his earned-run average to 1.32. Could that finally merit Keyser a start? "We have to talk about things," Bevington said. "We would still have to have a long man." Keyser said he doesn't mind his current role.

"I've always said I'd prefer to start, but I'd rather be here relieving than starting in Triple Paul Sullivan Totals 35 5 9 5 3 Oakland ab bb to evg. Young cf 5 110 0 J.239 Battle If 3 10 0 1 2.286 Giambi lb 2 2 2 1 1 0.339 Berroa dh 3 2 3 2 1 0.265 Steinbach 3 0 12 1 ,255 Stairs rf 3 0 0 0 0 I 2DO b-PMunoz pfHf 1 0 1 1 0 0 328 Brosius3b 3 0 0 0 1 1321 Gates 2b 3 0 10 1 1219 Bordickss 4 0 0 0 0 2283 Totals 30 6 9 6 6 10 WHITE SOX 002 201 0005 0 Oakland 300 010 20-6 0 Sox lose another close one and Bere to DL Phillips one angry man over a-grounded into double play for Mouton in the 7th. b-doubled for Stairs the c-ffed out for Snopek in the 8th. LOB: WHITE SOX 6, Oakland Durham (6), Young (2), Giambi (4), Berroa 2 (4), Steinbach (3), PMunoz (4). HR FThornas (7) off Johns; Snopek (2) off Johns; Karkovice (2) off Johns.

RBI: Philips (13), FThornas 2 (17), Snopek (5), Karkovice (4), Giambi (1 1), Berroa 2 (18), Steinbach 2 (8), RMUooz (9). SB: Phillips (1), DLewis (3), Battle' (5), Gates (1). CS: Giambi (1). SF: Giambi. Rumen toft hi scoring position: ViJtfTE SOX 5 (Ventura 2, Baines, DLewis 2fi inland 6 (Battle, Steinbach, Stairs, Brosius, Gates 2).

WHITE SOX Ip rerbbso np am Bere 2 3 3 2 I 28J185 Keyser 4 3 1 I I 4 65 1.32 Simas 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 7.50 LThomas 10 0 1 2 16 3.52 Oakland Ip erbbso np era Johns 6 7 5 5 2 3 93 4.26 CorsiW 2 2 0 0 1 3 47 3.72 MorHer to 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.00 By Paul Sullivan Tribune Staff Writer OAKLAND Sparks were flying in the White Sox's locker room Sunday afternoon, along with a few heavy objects. In a show of emotion that hasn't been seen in the Sox's clubhouse in ages, Tony Phillips reacted to Sunday's 6-5 loss to Oakland with a visible display of Athltir ft anger and disgust. Hinieucs lt was a fitting conclusion to a frustrating, er um aggravating afternoon, which began with Jason Bere being knocked out after only one-third of an inning en route to the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his right elbow. Bere, whose earned-run average rose to 11.86, hadn't spoken of elbow problems this year, though he said Sunday it has been bothering him since the end of spring training. A replacement will be called up in time for Monday's game at Texas.

Will Bere go to the minors for a rehab assignment when his stint on the DL is up? Will he go to the bullpen to work out his problems? "That all depends on how long he's out," General Manager Ron Schueler said. "That'll be determined after ftrainer Herm Schneider and I sit down with him and find out how long he has to sit" Phillips may have tossed a few things after the game, but he pulled no punches. He was not I OAKLAND After the White Sox lost their seventh one-run game of the 3-week-old season, Tony Phillips was mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. His loud display of anger showed his teammates they can't be so complacent about losing. "That's a ballgame we should've won," said Phillips, blaming himself as much rs his teammates.

"We fought all day, we got to the late innings with a lead and we lose the ballgame. You work your butt off all day and you come out with nothing. That's what ticks me off." Manager Terry Bevington smiled in his office when he content with the explanation that Bere's problems are injury-related. Phillips believes Bere's problems are all upstairs. "Tendinitis has got nothing to do with it," Phillips said.

"He has to get his confidence back and act like he be'ongs here. He's a big-league pitcher and he's got big-league stuff. He's had success. It's something that we as a team are going to have to work with Jason Bere. "He probably feels like he's on his own right now, but he's got 24 other guys behind him here." heard Phillips ranting outside.

General Manager Ron Schueler hopes the attitude rubs off. "It's a tough loss," Schueler said. "I'd like to think it bothers more guys than Phillips." Where to now? Does Jason Bere expect to be sent to the bullpen when he returns from the disable list? "No," Bere said. "It's one of those things where people say you were knocked around and then you said you're hurt But if there was nothing wrong with the elbow it wouldn't Phillips said every ballplayer must play in pain sometimes. "Position players, pitchers, whoever.

Over the course of 162 games, something is not going to feel well," he said. "You're going to be hurting." After striking out the leadoff hitter, Bere walked the next two, then gave up a run-scoring single to Geronimo Berroa and a two-run double by Terry Steinbach. Manager Terry Bevington gave him the quick hook, the first time he has enacted the defunct "Bevington rule," which stated if two Winning pkrher. Corel (2-0). Save: Mohler (1).

Losing pftjtor: Simas (0-3). IBB: off Simas (Steinbach) 1, off LThomas (Brosius) 1. WP: Johns, Corsi. Umpires: Home, Hickox; First, Reed; Second, Johnson; Third, Young. 16,125.

How they scored ATHLETICS FIRST Battle walked and stole second. Giambi walked. Berroa singled, scoring Battle, Giambi to second. Steinbach doubled, scoring Giambi and Berroa. Three runs.

A's 3-0. SOX THIRD Phillips walked. Thomas homered. Two runs. A's 3-2.

SOX FOURTH Snopek homered. Lewis walked, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch. Phillips singled, scoring Lewis. Two runs. Sox 4-3.

ATHLETICS FIFTH Keyser pitching. Young doubled. Battle sacrificed Young to third. Giambi's sacrifice fly to right scored Young. One run.

Tied, 4-4. SOX SIXTH Karkovice homered. One run. Sox 5-4. ATHLETICS SEVENTH Simas pitching.

Giambi doubled. Berroa doubled, scoring Giambi. Steinbach was intentionally waited. Thomas pitching. Pinch hitter Munoz doubled, scoring Berroa.

Two runs. A's 6-5. walks score, the starter gets yanked. Bevington never enacted it after concocting it last summer, not coincidentally, after another miserable start by Bere. A towering two-run homer by Frank Thomas in the third and a solo homer by rookie Chris Snopek in the fourth tied the game at 3 before Phillips' RBI single later that inning put the Sox on top.

Oakland tied it in the fifth, but Ron Karkovice poked a solo homer in the sixth off A's lefty Doug Johns to give the Sox a 5-4 lead. But the A's two-out rally in the -1 I.