Notes on a Scorecard - Feb. 15, 1994

Those interested in entry-level jobs in baseball should apply for commissioner. . . . The owners got their wish when they emasculated the position. . . .

Robin Yount, who played 20 years with the Milwaukee Brewers, belongs in the Hall of Fame someday alongside Carl Yastrzemski, who played 23 years with the Boston Red Sox and was inducted in 1989, and George Brett, who played 21 years with the Kansas City Royals. . . .

Yount and Yaz each had a career batting average of .285. . . .

Where the ex-Dodgers are now: Dave Anderson will manage the Detroit Tigers’ farm team at Jamestown, N.Y., of the New York-Penn League, and R.J. Reynolds will try to make the Cincinnati Reds’ roster after spending two years in Japan. . . .

Tom Lasorda on National League realignment: “We’re very happy to get the Atlanta Braves out of our division.” . . .

Left-handed pitching being so important at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees made a good deal when they sent the overrated Bobby Munoz and two minor leaguers to Philadelphia for Terry Mulholland. The Yankees now have three southpaw starters--Jim Abbott, Jimmy Key and Mulholland. . . .

New Orleans would be the best place for Jim Everett to attempt to resurrect his career. . . .

The Rams believe they can get a second-round draft choice in exchange for Everett. . . .

Of course, they also thought they would make the playoffs last season. . . .

A one-game suspension was the least Temple Coach John Chaney should have gotten after barging into Massachusetts Coach John Calipari’s news conference, accusing him of intimidating officials, shouting obscenities and having to be restrained after charging the podium. . . .

Oh, yes, Chaney also threatened to kill Calipari. . . .

I don’t care about the pressures of the job. There was no excuse, either, for the shouting match between Arizona’s Lute Olson and California’s Todd Bozeman on the sidelines. . . .

Kentucky never will make the fashion Final Four with its new uniforms. . . .

Look-alikes: Jason Kidd and Andrew Young. . . .

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Shaquille O’Neal’s limitations were exposed at the All-Star game. . . .

The Orlando Magic should hire Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to give O’Neal a crash course on the sky hook. . . .

Then he might average 40 points a game instead of a mere 28.5. . . .

Gentleman Prefers Blond: Dennis Rodman of the San Antonio Spurs is 17-1 as a blond. . . . Wayne Gretzky, who soon will break Gordie Howe’s record with goal No. 802, scored NHL goal No. 1 on Oct. 14, 1979, against Vancouver goaltender Glen Hanlon. . . .

The New York Rangers are interested in trading for Canuck property Petr Nedved, who is playing for Canada in the Olympics. . . .

There is something weird about a hockey game, the Quebec Nordiques vs. the Rangers at Madison Square Garden Friday, being postponed because of snow. . . .

Biggest star at the Sunkist track meet Saturday at the Sports Arena might be one of the smallest performers--

5-foot-3, 114-pound Gail Devers, who will compete in the 50-meter hurdles. . . .

Craig Stadler’s galleries at the L.A. Open were packed with admiring, heavyweight spectators.. . .

One of the problems facing CBS is that there aren’t enough appealing events in the Winter Olympics to fill two weeks of coverage. . . .

My favorite venue is the Viking Ship. . . .

The fourth annual welcome-home celebration for Mark Carrier, the Chicago Bears’ All-Pro safety, Saturday at the Long Beach Hilton will benefit earthquake relief. . . .

I’m picking Region to win the Santa Anita Handicap on March 5. He ran well in the San Antonio despite a troubled trip that resulted in his being placed ahead of disqualified second-place finisher Hill Pass. And basically, it was a prep race for trainer Richard Mandella’s 5-year-old gelding. . . .

Steve McCain, the NCAA high-bar champion last year as a freshman, and Kareema Marrow, who scored a perfect 10 on the vault recently, will lead the UCLA men’s and women’s teams in the UCLA/Gilda Marx Invitational Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion. . . .

Todd Steussie, the offensive tackle from California and Agoura High, made a big impression at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. . . .

Pro football mecca Las Vegas has two teams--the Posse of the Canadian Football League and the Sting of Arena Football. . . .

Last add Bud Wilkinson from Oklahoma graduate Stan Rosenfield: “I was in the student section in 1957 when Notre Dame ended our 47-game winning streak. There was stunned silence. Finally, someone yelled: ‘Fire the coach!’ ”