Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 25

Friday June 30 1989 Kingsport Times-News 3C i K-Mets continue to surge topple Pirates Kingsport 8 Princeton 5 A From staff reports KINC SPORT Diaz 2b Hartmann 3b Harris lb Davis dh McClinton If Ostopowicz If Castillo Minnifield rf Butte ss Thornton cf Wshngtn cf Totals Kingsport over Wytheville Siwa went 3 for 5 in the game Jayson Best starting pitcher for the Twins got the win Hitting doubles were Steve Morris and Pedro Castellano and Kevin Dalson Martinsville 5 Bluefleld 1 BLUEFIELD Charlie Hurst and Mark Randall combined to pitch a seven-hitter in a 5-1 Martinsville victory over Bluefield Rick Meyer had two hits including a triple and Francisco Tejada got a two-run single for the Phillies who raked three Oriole pitchers for 13 hits Bristol 4 Pulaski 3 BRISTOL Rudy double in the eighth inning plated Mike Rendina with the deciding run as Bristol staying on the heels of Southern Division leader Elizabethton beat Pulaski 4-3 Jose Rodriquez who has three wins in hs many starts fired a four-hitter in the seven innings he pitched He strife out five Johnson City 6 Burlington 1 BURLINGTON NC The Johnson City Cardinals scored three runs in the sixth and added two in the ninth to hand Burlington a 6-1 loss John Stephens and Johnny Calzado each collected three hits for the Cardinal Stephens got only extra-base hit PRINCETON abrlt bi 5 110 Curley If 5 2 3 0 DLSnts dh 4 0 12 Rdrgez 3b 4 111 Holmes 1b 4 10 0 Manahan ss 0 0 0 0 Antigua 4 110 West nb 4 111 Schreiber 2b 3 0 0 0 Ratliff cf 3 12 1 10 0 0 37 10 Totals 010 121 000 221 Holmes Manahan West Schreiber (2) 5 7 3 Minnifield Curl-ey Hartmann Holmes Antigua (2) Schreiber 3B none Harris Hartmann Thornton McClinton (2) Curley Antigua DeLosSantos IP ER BB SO Kingsport Carrasco Fidler Sample Princeton Santiago Hamilton Woods 5V 9 5 5 15 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 4 4 4 4 2 0 0 nice backhand play to rob (shortstop) Austin Manahan of a hit in the third Manahan a pecond-year player was No 1 draft choice in 1988 Princeton self-destructed by committing five errors single drove in Tim McClinton with first run in the second inning McClinton had reached on an infield error Minnifield's solo homer in the fourth hit just inside the left field foul pole made it 2-0 Elizabethton 13 Wytheville 4 ELIZABETHTON Joe Siwa hit a bases-loaded double and a two-run homer to highlight an 11-hit attack leading Elizabethton to a 13-4 victory PRINCETON Va Still revving up Mets made it six wins in their last seven games Thursday night with an 8-5 victory over Prince-' ton in Appalachian League baseball action Wallace Minnifield homered to highlight attack Reid Hartmann went 3 for 4 and Eric Thornton 2 for 3 Hartmann has been on a tear this week has really been hitting the said Mets manager Jim Eschen had a 400-foot double in the fifth inning and also hit two singles in the game He also made a Fidler Sample Hamilton Fidler Hamilton 245 003 rf Mets jumped quickly for Fidler GUN POUCI SUPPLY Edit Jackion Got City VA Next to Signet 386-3321 Continued from page 1C him the waiting and wondering ended for Fidler the night before the draft (the New York Mets) called me the night before I was drafted and told me (about his the 18-year-old pitcher said Fidler was taken straight out of high school by the Mets in the 11th round of the 1988 draft and was assigned to Sarasota of the Gulf League where he compiled a record of 2-1 with a 147 ERA in nine games He also struck out 56 while only surrendering 22 walks These excellent statistics got him a minor-league version of a and Fidler spent the last two weeks of the season in Kingsport where he was beaten up while pitching in five games The southpaw finished with a 675 ERA while giving up six walks and sitting 12 down on strikes He also pitched in the Instructional League after the 1988 season brushing up on his fundamentals and pitching mechanics while facing mostly Double ballplayers he said Fidler started the 1989 season in Kingsport as a middle reliever and in two outings has compiled a 000 ERA in 8 23 innings while surrendering only three hits walking six and striking out 10 K-Mets pitching coach Randy Niemann a former major-league pitcher feels that Fidler like any other minor-league ballplayer has a chance to reach the big-leagues with hard work and ded- ication just a matter of learning what they can learn he said In his last outing when he pitched in relief Monday after starter Tom Engle was ejected for playing chin music with a Wytheville Cubs batter pitching had the Cubs baffled but he still feel that he had his good stuff had my good curve but not a very good fastball I have a lot of pop -sometimes you have a lot of pop sometimes you said Fidler who has command of an 85-mph fastball and an excellent curve plus an occasional changeup Fidler prefers playing in Kingsport rather than Sarasota away from the oppressive heat of day games but there are some problems with playing here as well there are fans and night games and the road trips are sometimes okay but not eight days in a he said referring to the K-Mets current eighKgame road swing a little low but not too bad The lights are pretty Fidler has enjoyed his call-up from Sarasota while moving one step closer to eventually joining the New York Mets which he describes as the place to be And if he keeps up the pitching performances he has begun at Kingsport this year a good chance reach that place in the next few years GOLF USA AMERICA'S GOLF STORE Evan Williams asks "Is your whiskey under age?" a shame we don't card whiskey labels If we did you'd find some interesting names looking pretty youthful Take Jim Beam for example In most states old Mr Beam shows up at a young 4 years old And Early Times is generally a very young 3 years old Jack Daniels frequently shows up at 4 years old And if these tender years aren't surpnsing enough most whiskeys are Kittled at 80 proof But Evan Williams Kentucky Straight BourKin continues to stand up to any scrutiny Still aged 7 years and 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GOLF USA 1567 NORTH EASTMAN RD 245-3555 KINGSPORT TN VlMCK'Wa 7 Years Old 90 Proof EvanWilliams Some things never change And shouldn IVtilkJ iiul ftwlulh fc in Willnm'lVtrlkr BirJ'iiwn NiUmljumi Kemuiky 4CW4 fi i Sporting Goods while the merits of the case ire argued Rich Levin spokesman said in New York when asked if lawyers had decided on their next move While Rose is 2-for-2 in state court testimony developed in investigation could lead to serious trouble with federal authorities The Reds manager could face a possible jail sentence if the Internal Revenue Service can prove allegations by a former associate that he tried to hide income from his gambling memorabilia sales and card shows A federal grand jury in Cincinnati is studying his taxes Continued from page 1C attempt to block Gia-matti from holding a hearing or deciding his fate over charges that the Reds manager bet on his games A state appeals court declined Wednesday to do anything about a temporary restraining order granted Rose by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Norbert A Nadel The 14-day order prevents Gia-matti from summoning Rose to his office or- from taking any disciplinary aption against the manager lawyers would not say whether they would try to block hearing before Nadel when Rose will seek to have his protection extended KINGS GIANT PLAZA WEST STONE DRIVE 245-9828 PETE ROSE Rose should get maximum VGVtfS ughts OH At-61 thus not fit for decent company Our nation is well on its way to making gambling a civic virtue Organized baseball forbids its employees from gambling on games simply because their betting would shake public confidence in the honesty of the games Rose a mythical figure had it made He was rich he was famous he was a hero I always enjoyed watching Rose play but if he were eligible for the Hall of Fame today he would not get my vote Charlie Hustle is giving hustle a bad name Bill Lane is Sports Editor of the Times-News Continued from page 1C could be reduced in the collective bargaining process If Rose get the maximum penalty players will be suing for gambling rights Make it a one-week suspension for betting on baseball one Inonth for betting on your own team and one year for betting against it What the heck! But assume the worst-case scenario a lifetime ban The commissioner of baseball says got fingerprints wiretaps handwriting samples and witnesses to prove Rose bet on baseball games not recommending the death penalty simply because Rose is a degenerate gambler and Yugoslavia to end exodus Associated Press 5 3" 44 Wag Ammo I Josip Bilic said have no intention of selling our players in Radja is vacationing in Italy and was not available for comment but he has said that if the NBA offer is good enough his team stop him from leaving IN THE BLEACHERS MINE MINE! BAX OFF rve GOT IT I'VE GOT URGES tuVS TACKLE 1 F-V1H 1 rtmi "vvqf BELGRADE Yugoslavia Calling for safeguards against NBA raids on its players a Yugoslavian basketball team on Thursday denied center Dino Radja permission to play for the Boston Celtics coach at Jugoplastika Bozidar Malj-kovic said would be a catastrophe for our if the Yugoslav federation did not adopt such rules He said no players younger than 26 should be allowed to sign with US teams Also reportedly negotiating with NBA teams are star guard Drazen Petrovic and center Stojko Vrankovic Petrovic who currently plays for Real Madrid in Spain was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1986 and Vrankovic was chosen by the Celtics the same year Radja 22 was drafted by the Celtics in the second round of Tuesday NBA draft Another Yugoslav player 21-year-old Vlade Divac has received permission from his team to play for the Los Angeles Lakers who drafted him in the first round Both were members of the Yugoslav national team that lost to the Soviets in the gold medal game at the Seoul Olympics then went on to win the European championships Officials of the Jugoplastika team which won the European Champions Cup say they have Radja under contract until 1992 NBA must respect contracts between players and their manager AjjO' cal SMW 4.