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Saturday, August 21, 2004 |
Pickoff Moves
Somebody said that bulletpoint columns is a lazy way to write. After a glass and a half of Two-Buck Chuck, I'm feeling lazy. Sorry. Tough. Whatever.
Yanks Can't Shake That Loiaza Feeling: Angels 6, Yankees 1
You know, at this point I almost don't care what happens to the Yankees, whether they go to the World Series, whether they win it all or lose it; they've been forced to make midseason desperation moves like trading for Esteban Loaiza in a season where their rotation is as big of a question mark as it has ever been. Not that homegrown pitchers have been a big Yankee strength of late: Andy Pettitte is the only one of consequence to come to mind, but that might just demonstrate my lack of facility with their rotation. Regardless, the Angels' manhandling of the Yankees' most recent acquisition -- recently the subject of still more trade rumors, and then no more -- was a beautiful thing to see, especially Jeffy hitting for power. Shields holding this lineup down for three straight innings after the rain delay was a beautiful thing, as was Frankie's masterful close. Hoping for a sweep is too much, but you may recall that the A's lost two of three to the Yanks on their recent trip through. What a brilliant win. It's too much to hope for a sweep, but this couldn't have come at a better time.Minor League Rehab Notes
You hope for great things. You hope he'll come out of his funk. And then Nomo gets shelled, four earned runs in four innings, including a home run to Adam Riggs. D-Mac and Jake Thrower homered off Joel Hanrahan and Galarraga went 2-4 and scored a run in the Stingers win.Galarraga also went 5-5 on Sunday night in the last regular season game to be played by the Stingers against the Edmonton Trappers, ever; the franchise will move to Round Rock, TX next year. Ben Weber gave up two runs in 1.1 innings of relief; his ERA for Salt Lake is now 10.80.
Wash To Pitch Live Tuesday
Washburn will pitch to live batters Tuesday.Gagné In The Shop
As everyone knows by now, Gagné was rested today, period, though the big guy claims the number of appearances makes no difference:"… Everybody keeps asking about that, but that's not the point. It's bad pitches I'm making. It's bad decisions. It has nothing to do with anything physical. Physically, I feel great. Mentally, it happens sometimes. Sometimes you don't get it right, and that's what happened the last couple of nights."
Penny Pitching Soon?
Brad Penny thinks he can pitch Tuesday, though this was, apparently, news to the training staff, who haven't cleared him for such activity.Jackson, Ishii Vie For Rotation Spot
Dodgers.com had Tracy pencilling in Ishii for Tuesday's start, but today the Times claims Edwin Jackson will start against Montreal after only one start in the minors."Once again last night, we saw a performance that is similar to some of the others we've seen," Tracy said of Ishii, who struggled with his command and gave up five runs in four innings against the Braves."He walked three guys in the first inning, and all three runners came around to score. A four-run first inning was a major difference in the game, but as of right now, he would be our pitcher Tuesday in Montreal."
Comments:
It's somewhat disconcerting to keep reading Tracy quotes re: Ishii that are so critical (by Tracy standards). Tracy's the type to defend his players even to a fault, so when almost every line coming out of his mouth about Kaz is negative he might as well be cursing him out. Kaz does need to sit, but fans are already ruthless enough without the manager having to add in.
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mattkew
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: 8/22/2004 12:23:00 AM
: 8/22/2004 12:23:00 AM
Another homegrown Yankee pitcher: Mariano Rivera. But that was an awfully long time ago, too.
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