Baseball

A change needs to be made in the Gold Glove selection process. The voters should pick a player for each outfield position, instead of listing their choices of the three slickest fielding outfielders regardless of position. There is a huge difference between the defensive requirements for a centerfielder and those for a left-or right-fielder....

If the A's Rickey Henderson wins his league's MVP award, he will become only the third American Leaguer, after Phil Rizzuto of the '50 Yankees and Zoilo Versalles of the '65 Twins, to become an MVP while hitting mostly in the leadoff spot. If Cecil Fielder of the Tigers wins the award and Detroit finishes under .500, he would be the league's first MVP to come from a team with a losing record....

One of the unsung trades of the '80s occurred when the Reds got pitcher Norm Charlton (and infielder Tim Barker) from the Expos for infielder Wayne Krenchicki in 1986. If Cincinnati makes the playoffs, Charlton (12-7, 2.40 ERA through Sunday) may start Game 1. Krenchicki was last seen playing in the Senior League this past winter....

Yankee rookie Steve Adkins walked eight batters in 1? innings in his major league debut, on Sept. 12. "I didn't want to raise any expectations," said Adkins. The eight walks were one more than Oakland 's Dennis Eckersley has allowed in the past two seasons....

The Orioles are considering re-signing catcher Mickey Tettleton , who will be eligible for free agency. Tettleton was hitting .222 at week's end and may become the fifth player ever to finish with 100 more strikeouts than runs batted in. He had fanned 150 times and had only 46 RBIs. Is he worth $3 million over the next two years?