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Thursday, August 12, 2004 |
Pickoff Moves
Angels 4, Orioles 2
Despite Percy's woes in the ninth, I knew or suspected he'd be brought in rather than letting Frankie get two innings in and leave the crowd in something less than total comfort that the Angels would get the win. Once more, the O's outhit us, a disturbing trend, but Anderson's single won the day and the game. It's very encouraging to see Anderson hit a double again, and 3-4 at the plate was fantastic, but the zeros everybody else put up -- especially leadoff men Figgins and Eckstein -- is just plain scary.Angels DL News
Tim Salmon will have surgery on his rotator cuff and biceps tendon. It will take him 10 months to recover. For the love of God, Tim, retire. Do it now. Angels fans everywhere will love you all the more for it. It's time, really. Even he might realize it:Salmon, batting .243 with two homers and 22 runs batted in, is under contract next season for $10 million. He said he would not make any kind of decision about his future — whether to return in 2005 or possibly retire — until surgery.Update: Richard brings up a good point that the Galarraga signing now has more import. I agree with Richard that it's somewhat comforting to know Salmon's troubles at the plate are caused by injury rather than age or general suckiness. But in this case, it's best for all concerned if Salmon would retire now. I mean, really: say Salmon gets the surgery now. The prognosis for shoulder injuries is awful, but say it takes ten months to get him to a point where he can start swinging again. It always takes him at least a month of full-time at bats to get going, which means he'll be hurting the team in mid-June through mid-July, only so he can have one last half-year of glory? Please. Tim. Negotiate a buyout. Whatever. But call it a career. It's time."If they have to do some major repair work, it could take eight to 10 months to recover from," Salmon said. "But if they just have to clean it up … that may only take five or six months. I hope I can come back next season."
In that same article, Glaus was cleared to swing a bat -- just swing -- on Wednesday. And nobody's talking to Jered Weaver or his non-agent, Scott Boras.
Ben Weber Returns, More On Glaus
The Daily News reports Ben Weber returned to the mound in Salt Lake, pitching a scoreless inning and striking out two. And as an addendum to the story above about Glaus, Scioscia says Glaus won't throw until the season's over.Lederer on Jered Weaver
I've been meaning to link to this story for a while now but keep forgetting. Rich Lederer comments on the Jered Weaver situation, and wonders why no movement has occurred. Hint: it's two words. Scott Boras.
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