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41110 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Saturday March 1986 Carew Is A Star Without A Ball Club Ruttman Paces 2nd Rockingham Runs Ru-tt Roc 11i ki kl: :::::0 :04: 1 bat away from a pennant Some talk about getting by with a cheaper player Some indicate Carew is overqualified "The man's a Hall of Famer" says Bill Lajoie of the Tigers "How do you ask a guy like that to be a part-time player or a pinch hitter or to play for $60000?" Go ahead says Carew demean All he wants is to play ball He will make no demands about salary or playing time He is 40 but he has always remained slim and trim and he thinks he can still play He has not given up hope that someone will call But as each day passes the reality gets closer He may not play baseball again "I know I can still play the game" he says "I can't do the things I once did but I can still do some things I can still hit I know what they're saying I don't bit home runs But not every DH is a home run hitter I know I can come off the bench and hit and I don't play the game like a 40-year old" Joe Ruttman QUALIFYING taAt 01 c) RA' EA 4i 0" Continued From Page IC general manager Mike Port failed to offer a contract Six years with the Angels went down the drain "What they did to me was a slap In the face" Carew says "They just said they weren't going to offer me a contract and I just said 'OK' I think I deserved more respect" Can't anybody use a 328 lifetime hitter who batted 280 last season? It is unthinkable that Rod Carew will not be playing baseball somewhere this summer yet the telephone does not ring In the Carew household The personnel office does not call The case against Carew built after discussions with a half dozen major league general managers is as follows: He is 40 ancient by the standards of this young man's game He would probably demand too much money He is a one-position player He is basically a singles and doubles hitter who has never had high home run or RBI totals Most teams plan to go with 24-man rosters instead of the customary 25 Given the opportunity Carew can effectively and passionately refute each of those reasons That's the problem Nobody calls He is one of only 16 players in baseball history to have accumulated more than 3000 hits and yet he is being discarded like an old shoe "He doesn't drive in a lot of runs and he plays a position where you look for an RBI man" says Pat Gil lick of the Blue Jays "If you needed that one extra bat to win you a pennant then you couldn't find a better guy to come off the bench" says Al Rosen of the Giants who are more than one 9 Rear Tine Tilley 811935 9 1 WHEN YOU BUY NOW A rtitt car I think that's where the speed came from "That and the car and driver getting more familiar" Ruttman had managed a lap of only 140750 on Thursday Just behind Ruttman in the chase for honors as fastest in the second round was Morgan Shepherd timed at 144295 in a Buick Ruttman's lap was clocked at 25367 seconds Shepherd's at 25373 Chevrolet-driving Greg Sacks Buick's Bobby HIIIIn and Pontiac's Eddie Bierschwale were the next three quickest in the trials that NASCAR officials squeezed in despite unfavorable weather conditions most of the day The 200 will follow the annual UnocalRockingham Pit Crew Race scheduled for 11:30 am with a record 25 teams participating The defending championship crew is that of Dale Earnhardt which is led by team owner Richard Childress and crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine Bodine younger brother of Daytona 500 winner Geoff Bodine picked up where he left off last October at NC Motor Speedway Brett rolled to victory in the Sandhi lls 200 for his first superspeedway triumph He also won the pole for that race Third fastest of the sportsman drivers was Larry Pearson who had a fast lap of 141995 mph in his Chevrolet Nova By TOM HIGGINS staff Writer ROCKINGHAM Joe Ruttman gunned his Buick to a lap of 144329 mph Friday and paced second-round qualifying for Sunday's Goodwrench 500 stock car race Running after a mixture of rain and snow had delayed activity for most of the day at NC Motor Speedway the veteran Ruttman earned the 21st starting spot in a 40-car field although his time was sixth fastest overall The first 20 positions were determined in time trials Thursday with Terry Labonte taking the pole in an Oldsmobile at a track record 146348 mph With darkness fast closing in on the 1017-mile track Friday NASCAR hustled the drivers of its Busch Series sportsman division through time trials for today's Protecta Liner 200 and Brett Bodine gave Olds Its second pole of the weekend at 142048 mph Defending series champion Jack Ingram got the other front row berth at 142001 in a Pontiac "Part of our problem Thursday was that we've got a brand new car" said Ruttman of his new Kenny BernsteinBobby Hawkins team led by Larry McReynolds "It takes a little bit of time to get dialed into the car and the track "We were able to go home last night think about it and make the proper changes in the By TON Stet ROCKINGH man gunned of 144329 paced second- for Sunday's stock car race Running afi rain and snow tMty for moi NC Motor Sc eran Ruttman starting spot I although his fastest overall The first 21 determined in day with Ten the pole in an track record 1 With darkne on the 1017-n NASCAR hust: its Busch Serie sion through day's Protecta Brett Bodine 8 ond pole of 142048 mph Defending Jack Ingram row berth at 1 tiac "Part of ow day was that new car" saic new Kenny Hawkins team Reynolds "It time to get di and the track "We were 1 last night thf make the prop Model 990 with 8 Horsepower Bdggs Engine Only: Model 990 with Horsepower Bd Engine Only: '899" 8 9 9 ot Pos Driver Car Speed 1 Terry Laborite Oldsmobile 146348 2 Tim Richmond Cherrolet145768 3 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 144918 4 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet-- 144654 5 Dale Earnhardt- Chevrolet-- 144500 6 Bobby Allison -Buick 144138 7 Harry Gant Chevrolet 144028 8 Ken Schrader Ford 143616 9 Bill Bliott Ford 143397 10 Cafe Yarborough Ford 143273 11 Dave Morels Chevrolet 143161 12 Kyle Petty Ford 142954 13 Richard Petty Pontiac- 142865 14 Ricky Rudd Ford 142587 15 Lake Speed Pontiac 142465 16 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet142428 17 Mike Waltrip Pontiac 141929 18 Nell Bonnett-- Chevro4et 141786 19 Kirk Bryant 141315 20 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 141217 21 Joe Ruttman Buick LeSabre 144329 22 Morgan Shepherd Buick 144295 23 Greg Sacks Pontiac 143172 24 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 142742 25 Eddie Blerschwale Pontiac 141693 26 Davey AllisonChewolet 141108 28 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 140163 29 Poncho Carter Ford 139758 30 Ron Bouchard Buick 139740 31 Trevor Boys Chevrolet -138310 32 Bobby Wawak Buick--- 138132 33 Jimmy Means Pontiac 138122 34 Buddy Arrington Ford -138007 35 Earle Canavan Pontiac 137190 36 Jonathon Edwards- Chevrolet-- 136842 37 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 136571 38 JD McDulfie -Pontiac 136114 39 Wayne Siert Chevrolet 135741 40 Rick Newsom 135404 Speeds in mph 4 I ti Logoo Nik fts It's easy to start and easy to get to the garden Five speeds forward plus reverse let you control the machine Use lust one hand and walk beside the machine as It tills cultivate power composts and morel The performance proven dependable 990 Rear-Tine Tiller turns into a year-round accepts more than 20 attachments from shredders to snowthrowers 5 hp and Electric Steil Models Also Avatiabas Come In For Demonstration Sale Ends rob 28th SPAIN EQUIPMENT CO Sorving Charlet Foe I 1 Years Formerly Archdale Small Engine Soles 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