Hoscheit, scout for Orioles in '60s, dies at 85

La Russa hasn't made decision about Bonds

From wire reports

June 13, 2007

Vern Hoscheit, an Orioles scout, minor league coordinator and coach in the 1960s, died Monday in Pierce, Neb. He was 85.

Hoscheit also was a coach on four World Series championship teams with the Oakland Athletics and the New York Mets.

Hoscheit, the Mets' bullpen coach from 1984 to 1987, died at the Pierce Manor nursing home after a long illness, team spokesman Jay Horwitz said.

Hoscheit joined the Orioles and was a scout and minor league coordinator (1962-1967) and coach (1968). He switched to the A's and was a coach from 1969 to 1974, earning World Series rings in his final three seasons.

Hoscheit is survived by a son, Billy Ray Hoscheit, and daughters Sherri Ann Huigens and Cathy Jean Brodhaugen.

• All-Star Game // NL manager Tony La Russa isn't saying what he might do if Barry Bonds, who dropped into fourth place this week among outfielders in voting by fans, is not selected by players and fans. "I'm not going to get into whether Barry Bonds is in," he said.

• White Sox // Third baseman Joe Crede is expected to miss at least three months after having back surgery. He had a disc repair operation, known as a microdiscectomy, in Los Angeles. He was hitting .216 with four homers and 22 RBIs. Last year he batted .283 with 30 homers and 94 RBIs.

• Harold Reynolds // Fired by ESPN last year, the former major leaguer was hired as a broadcaster by MLB.com. Reynolds sued ESPN in October, contending he was wrongly fired from a six-year, $6 million contract after a female intern complained about what he called a "brief and innocuous" hug.