N.Y. Yankees Manager Expects to Be Fired

NEW YORK — New York Yankees Manager Dallas Green expects to be fired by owner George Steinbrenner, according to a published report today.

“There’s no question we’re not going to be around long,” Green told USA Today. “This guy (Steinbrenner) is not going to let us be around long, but that’s all right. We’re prepared for that.”

Steinbrenner, who has feuded with his manager and coaches through newspapers the last 10 days, insists that Green will remain through the season.

‘No Plans to Replace Him’

“I’m still supportive of my manager and have no plans to replace him,” the owner said from Tampa, Fla.

Steinbrenner downplayed the public squabble.

“All I said was if we’re to win this thing and be right in the middle of it at the end, the players are going to have to play with the same intensity they showed in two games I saw recently.

“Everybody is going to have to do better and that includes the manager and the coaching staff. That’s fact.”

Increased Pressure Expected

Following a 9-0 victory over Cleveland on Monday night, New York is five games behind Baltimore in the American League East. And Green, who has a contract through 1990, believes that the owner’s pressure will increase if the Yankees remain in the race.

“I think it will get uglier if we start winning,” Green told the newspaper. “If we lose, I think he will bow out. This is his modus operandi. He thinks it motivates people to push them to greater heights.”