Sunday, June 30, 2002
Corey's seizure still a mystery
Baseball notebook
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — More tests were scheduled for New York Mets pitcher Mark Corey after initial medical results released Saturday gave no indication why he collapsed earlier this week.
Corey, who admitted to Newsday that he used marijuana Wednesday night before falling ill, was stricken shortly after the Mets' 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
The Mets said further tests on Corey should be completed by Monday, when he is scheduled to be examined by a neurologist.
“We got back a few tests and they all came back negative in terms of being able to determine what caused the seizure,” Mets assistant general manager Jim Duquette said. “We haven't been able to come to any conclusion.”
Several reports Saturday said Mets teammate Tony Tarasco, who drove Corey to the hotel and was with the pitcher when he was stricken, used marijuana with Corey.
The New York Post reported that Tarasco was asked by police where the marijuana was bought and if it was laced with a substance, but Tarasco could not provide the information or a sample of the drug.
The New York Times reported that police did not search Tarasco's car for drugs.
When approached after the Mets' 11-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday, Tarasco refused to comment.
Corey, a seldom-used reliever, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday,
, was not with the Mets for the first two games of a three-game stand at Yankee Stadium in another round of Subway Series interleague play.
The 27-year-old Corey said he was to meet with Mets psychiatrist Allan Lans, coordinator of the Employee Assistance Program. He also said Mets general manager Steve Phillips talked to major league baseball about his collapse.
Tarasco said Friday major league baseball had not talked to him about Corey's seizure.
“I don't expect they will,” he said.
Duquette said any off-the-field issue involving Tarasco had already been handled internally.
GIANTS: Second baseman Jeff Kent said he is intrigued by the idea of free agency if the San Francisco Giants can't afford to keep him.
“Based on the comments Peter (Magowan) has made about the team's financial situation, my chances of coming back are very minimal,” Kent told the Contra Costa Times, referring to the Giants' owner. “I don't know what the future holds, but I'm very intrigued with the possibility of becoming a free agent.”
Speculation about Kent's future with the team was heightened this week when he got into a scuffle with teammate Barry Bonds in the dugout during a game.
GLOVE DESIGNER DIES: Roland “The Glove Doctor” Latina, the retired chief glove designer at Rawlings Sporting Goods, died of cancer Tuesday at his Belleville, Ill., home. He was 78.
Latina was born in East St. Louis, Ill., and was a gunner for the Navy during World War II. He worked for Rawlings at its St.Louis headquarters for 39 years and designed two major trademark features in today's modern gloves — the closed-back glove with an index finger opening, and the basket web.
Latina worked with players to design and repair gloves and spent time in many teams' dugouts. In the 1970s, he worked with Hall of Famer Johnny Bench to design a new catcher's mitt because the Reds catcher kept his throwing hand behind his back while he caught.
His father, Harry “Doc” Latina, also worked at Rawlings. At one time, father and son held about 90 percent of all baseball glove patents in the United States. The Latinas' glove designs were used by Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Brooks Robinson, Roberto Clemente and others.
“There is probably no one that has played baseball or softball that has not owned a glove with a Latina design feature,” said Bob Clevenhagen, glove production supervisor at Rawlings.
Latina also designed other sporting goods, including hockey masks and football helmets.
After his retirement in 1986, he and his wife, Wanda, enjoyed sailing aboard the Harry B, a sailboat Latina built.
Besides his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Ronda Latina and Cynthia Schuessler, both of Belleville, and Linda Mitchell of Freeburg, Ill.; a sister, Carol Logan of Pekin, Ill.; and six grandchildren.
A private graveside service was held in Fairview Heights, Ill.
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