Calvin Schiraldi doesn't miss much about his playing days in the big leagues. After all, following his performance in the 1986 World Series as a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, who can blame him?

Along with Bill Buckner, Schiraldi is the player most fans hold responsible for the Sox losing in seven games to the New York Mets. He couldn't protect a lead in the infamous Game 6 and took the loss in the final contest.

"It was the hardest thing to put behind me," says Schiraldi, who was moved to the bullpen midway through the 1986 season and dominated, going 4-2 with a 1.41 ERA and nine saves. "Nobody lets you put it behind you there. They won't let you forget."

Schiraldi's pro career ended in 1991, when he was released by the San Diego Padres in spring training. It capped an up-and-down career that began as a starter with the New York Mets, turned into a closer with Boston and ended as a starter/reliever with the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and San Diego.

	Schiraldi is so mild-mannered that it's hard to tell just how much he enjoys his current job.

When he finally called it a career, the 6-foot-5 right-hander went back to the University of Texas, the school he led to a College World Series title in 1983, and finished his degree.

"I had three years of school behind me, so the natural thing was to go back," says Schiraldi, who earned his degree in kinesiology and now teaches physical education at St. Michael's Academy in Austin, Texas. "I had enough money saved up so I could do it and take some time off."

Schiraldi, who grew up in Austin, is now in his fourth season as the head baseball coach at St. Michael's. He brought immediate success to the program, winning state titles in his first two seasons and taking St. Michael's to the regional final last year. This spring, the team got off to a 5-2 start in district play - one game out of first place. But he's not about to crow to his nay-sayers in Beantown.

"He has a real hard time getting in front of the student body and saying we won five games in a row or anything like that," says St. Michael's athletic director Bobby Jones. "He just does his thing and isn't interested in being the focal point. He's low-key and doesn't want to rain on anyone's parade."

Schiraldi is so mild-mannered that it's hard to tell just how much he enjoys his current job. But make no mistake, Schiraldi is one happy former hurler.

"This is what I've always wanted to do, because I've always been pretty good with teenage kids," says Schiraldi. "I'm not coaching for the money.

"I miss the paychecks," he adds. "That's the only thing about Major League baseball that I miss."