The Michigan Daily - Friday, July 22, 1988 - Page 11
Steinbrenner' s tirades...
THE SPORTING VIEWS
...to satisfy own needs?
BY PAUL SLAGER Likewise, the Toronto Blue Jays
The 1988 New York Yankees ae encountered troubles when manager
once again encountering adversity at Jimy Williams and slugger George
the hands of president and owner Bell publicly disagreed. The Blue
George Steinbrenner. The result is a Jays' losses piled up as the public
team that is intimidated and unable to read about the latest unrest. When a
reach its potential of easily winning team encounters highly publicized
the American League East Division. internal problems, players attention
On July 12, the night preceding shifts and the high degree of con-
the All-Star Game, Steinbrenner centration required to play good
apparently was frustrated with the baseball dwindles.
Yankees inability to catch league- I n dles,
leading Detroit. In his frustration he In recent years, the New York
verbally attacked Yankee all-star Yees hae dealt with more than
representatives Don Mattingly, Ric- Geir s inreinternal problems.
key Henderson, and (yes, once again) George Steinbr enner has run his ball
Dave Winfield. g1club in a way that has caused
"e have the highest roll in insecurity rather than confidence
baeall han the gu payso n among his players and managers. New York Yankee owner George Steinbrenner recently criticized Yankee All-Stars (from left)
baseball and these guys have never Since 1980, the Yankees have had Rickey Henderson, Don Mattingly, and Dave Winfield for not leading the team to a first-
"I'm concerned that we have too eleven different managers (including place finish at the All-Star break.
mme first' guys here." Billy Martin in '83, '85 and '88).
many mefrt ushr.In contrast, the Tigers have had
Steinbrenner's attacks, however, only one. the Tigers have ad
were more personally directed than o ne.Te ig rs' byit and
this. He criticized Henderson for unthreatening approach by their 7?? ????????????????12????????????? ?
playing when he could be receiving upper-management has produced a
treatment for his recently injured world championship in '84 and a
legs. He ripped Mattingly bylabel division championship in '87. Both Still Looking for a Place to Live
ling him as "the most unproductive of those teams were close-knit and ?
.300 hitter in baseball." entirely supportive of each other. This Fall
Mattingly responded by saying, George Steinbrenner must T F
"if he wants to talk to me, he c recognize that his team's weakness
call me up into hisoffice and talkto lies in the atmosphere of insecurity ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ?????????
me." Furthermore, Steinbrenner's re- that looms over the Yankee club-
peated displeasure with Winfield was house; an atmosphere that he, alone
reignited when he referred to Win- instillsY
field's recent promotions of his book If the Yankee players were allowed N r
"A Player's Life," to concentrate on baseball and gel
"He's thinking about himself and behind their manager, they would be
not the team," spouted Steinbrenner. pummelling opponents and easily
A disgusted Winfield replied, "He's winning the American League East
just not ever going to say anything Division Instead, they play ball in
The Yankee lineup is a pitcher's highly critical owner who hires and A lb e rt T e rra c e
nightmare. Winfield, Mattingly and fires managers at every whim.
Henderson are all hitting over .300 Perhaps it is Steinbrenner who 1700 G eddes
Henderson is leading the league in must learn to be a team player. 17 Q G d e
stolen bases and Winfield is battling Perhaps it is Steinbrenner, not
for the league's lead in RBIs. Other Winfield, who is "thinking of him-
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