Temperatures may drop into 30s for Game 3
Games 3 and 4 might be
the first games with snow
since 1979
By Ben Walker
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — Jim Leyland
saw the foreboding sky and heard
the grim forecast. A frost warning
for Monday night, snow flurries
later this week.
The World Series weather con
cerned the Florida Marlins man
ager. Not so much, however, for
the way it might aggravate Bobby
Bonilla’s hamstring or affect A1
Leiter’s grip.
“I’m more worried about the
cold for my mom more than I am
the players,” Leyland said at an
off-day workout. “But I’m not go
ing to buy her a fur coat today, I
can tell you that.”
Suffice to say, Leyland’s 85
year-old mother, Veronica, could
use one when she attends Game 3
Tuesday night. Temperatures may
drop into the upper 30s by the end
of the evening, and it might be
even more frosty Wednesday.
In fact, these could become the
first World Series games with
snow since the 1979 opener in
Baltimore between Pittsburgh and
the Orioles.
Florida and the Cleveland Indi
ans, tied 1-1, both got a feel for
what may come during Monday’s
practices, held in blustery, 50-de
gree conditions.
The Marlins traded in the T
shirts and shorts they wore while
taking batting practice in the 77
degree heat before Game 2 for
heavy pullovers, as did the Indi
ans.
Players on both teams wore
gloves — not the kind made by
Rawlings, either—while standing
on the sidelines.
Not that anyone was complain
ing. At least, not yet.
“I found that this kind of weath
er is kind of a mind over matter,”
Indians manager Mike Hargrove
said. "If you don’t mind, it really
doesn’t matter.”
Marlins second baseman Craig
Counsell, a Notre Dame alum, said
he was actually looking forward to
having an October chi II in the air.
“I grew up in Milwaukee, I went
to school in South Bend, so this is
outstanding weather,” he said. “I
can’t wait to go out and play in it,
to be honest with you.
“To me growing up, this is al
ways what the World Series was
played in, weather like this,” he
said. "It’s the World Series, I don’t
care what the weather is going to
he like. It’s not going to be a factor
from my standpoint. You’ve got to
deal with it. If you let it affect you,
you’re crazy.”
No doubt, it won’t bother the Ja
cobs Field crowd too much. Re
member, some of these fans are the
same ones who stood bare-chest
ed in the Dawg Pound when the
old Browns played in December.
But there are adjustments that
need to be made.
“Probably the major effect is the
grip the pitcher will have on the
ball. Cold weathertends to dry out
your hands and fingers a lot more
than warm weather will, obvious
ly,” Hargrove said.
"Hitting a baseball in cold
weather is not a lot of fun,” he
said. “Ifyou don’t hit it just right, it
hurts.”
Charles Nagy, who will start for
the Indians against Leiter, did not
sound disturbed.
“I don’t mind it so much,” he
said. “There’s nothing you can do
about it, you can’t change the con
ditions. I’ve pitched in cold
weather before, but nothing can
really prepare you to go out there.
It'sgoingtobe cold.”
Leiter agreed: "The biggest
problem with the cold is the slick
feeling on the ball. The balls be
come like cue balls. ”
And in the end, it’s the same for
both sides. Even though Cleveland
and Miami have different cli
mates, it’s been a while since ei
ther team felt anything close to
what’s in the forecast.
“I really believe that we haven't
played in any colder weather, real
ly, than the Marlins have the last
couple of months,” Hargrove said.
"This is the first time that we’ve
run into cold weather since April,
so I don’t see it being an advantage
or disadvantage for anybody.”
Back in April, the Marlins dealt
with sub-freezing conditions
when they visited Chicago. Ley
land said he could tell his team
was preparing for a similar situa
tion in Cleveland.
“It’s cold, so what?” he said.
“They know it’s cold, I know it’s
cold, the other dugouts know it’s
cold. That’s part of the game this
time of year.”
Rodman unhappy with contract; won’t sign
Dennis Rodman claims the
incentive clauses are unfair
By Mike Nadel
The Associated Press
DEERFIELD, 111. — Dennis Rodman is un
happy with the contract agreement he reached
more than a week ago and still isn’t officially a
member of the Chicago Bulls.
Rodman and his agent, Dwight Manley, had
separate meetings with Bulls general manager
Jerry Krause on Monday, but there was no word
that the NBA’s six-time rebounding leader had
signed a contract.
Rodman, who is threatening to sit out the
start of the regular season if certain incentive
clauses aren’t rewritten or eliminated, wasn’t
available for comment Monday. Krause and
Manley refused to talk to reporters.
“Someway or other, it’s going to be resolved.
He’s either going to be here practicing or he’s
not. When the Bulls have something to report,
you’ll hear about it,” said coach Phil Jackson,
whose two-time defending NBA champions
open the season Oct. 31 at Boston.
Krause and Manley announced Oct. 10 that
Rodman had agreed to terms on a one-year con
tract. But Rodman had bronchitis and slight
pneumonia and wasn’t able to complete his
physical examination, and it was announced
that he would sign when the team returned
from playing two exhibition games in France.
Upon returning, however, the Bulls learned
that Rodman was unhappy with several incen
tive clauses in the deal, which reportedly in
cludes a base salary of about $4.3 million.
“It’s very unfair, and before I sign anything
I’ll make sure those things are out of the con
tract,” Rodman told the Chicago Tribune on
Sunday. “I don’t have a contract, and the con
tract they’re trying to give me — I don’t like it.”
Rodman was especially upset with incen
tives tied to team performance. He claimed lie
was misled about the condition of Scottie Pip
pen, who is expected to be out until at least Jan
uary after undergoing foot surgery.
“Now I hear Toni could be out for the sea
son,” Rodman said, referring to Toni Kukoc.
“How many games are we going to win with
out Scottie and Toni?”
The Bulls insisted that Rodman's contract
also include plenty of incentives because of his
unpredictable behavior. Last season, he was
suspended for 14 games for kicking a courtside
cameraman, using expletives during a live
postgame television interview and striking an
opponent in the groin.
Rodman, known as much for his dyed hair,
tattooed torso, nose ring and foul mouth as for
his rebounding ability, doesn’t mind incentives
that reward him for good behavior. But he said
he won’t sign a deal with incentives that pay
him per win.
Chauffeur
admits to
driving while
suspended
Two Red Wings
remain in the
hospital after an
accident in which
Gnida was the
driver
The Associated Press
BLOOMFIELD HILLS,
Mich. — The chauffeur of
the limousine that crashed
while carrying a party of De
troit Red Wings pleaded
guilty today to driving with
a suspended license.
Richard Gnida entered
the plea this morning before
48th District Judge Kimberly
F. Small, said court clerk
Ann-Margaret Wesley.
The accident happened
June 13 as the party was re
turning from a team golf out
ing. The Red Wings had
won the Stanley Cup by
completing a sweep four
nights earlier of the
Philadelphia Flyers.
Defenseman Vladimir
Konstantinov and team
masseur Sergei Mnat
sakanov remain in Royal
Oak’s William Beaumont
Hospital, where they are
listed in good condition.
Both spend four hours a
day in rehabilitation, but
hospital officials say Kon
stantinov still can’t commu
nicate other than using hand
signals and gestures. Mnat
sakanov is able to speak,
mostly in Russian.
Gnida and defenseman
Vyacheslav Fetisov sus
tained less-serious injuries
in the accident.
Both men are improving
in small increments, a hos
pital spokeswoman said.
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