6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: Pickoff Moves

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Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Pickoff Moves

Another edition of the little column that won't quit --

Rotoworld Picks Top 10 NL West Prospects

For each organization. The Dodgers:

More Little Dot-Like Stories

Milton Bradley wants to play center, regardless of where Drew wants to play. Given Drew's balky knees and ridiculous contract, I bet it doesn't happen.
Jayson Werth is happy to not have to be an emergency catcher this year, and moreover, to be a starter in left. He says his arm feels "great".
Brad Penny threw at half-speed from the mound yesterday, and plans on doing so again today.
Vlad's hand feels just fine, taking batting practice in Arizona.
Kendry Morales continues to have passport problems and isn't expected in camp until the end of the week. Bill Stoneman pshawed reports of other scouts' denigrating Morales' abilities:
"Those opinions don't count," General Manager Bill Stoneman said. "From what our scouts say, the guy's a good hitter, a good player. We're happy with him."
Juan Rivera also had visa problems getting out of Venezuela.
Steve Finley's father-in-law, Gene Jantzen, died following heart surgery.
On Tom Umberg's silly law requiring a disclaimer for the LAAoA:
"It would be a longshot," said Jack Pitney, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, "because there's not that much call for this legislation outside the Anaheim city limits."
Dioner Navarro and Steve Finley could get together on the Hard-Lessons-of-Life-Dep't: Navarro's wife Sherley nearly died of a brain aneurism:
She lives with an artificial coil that was surgically implanted around a blood vessel in her brain. Every other year, a catheter is inserted into her groin, through her blood vessels and into her brain to make sure the coil is holding up. She lives with the 70-pound weight gain, the result of the steroids prescribed to her by doctors.
Ouch.

Eric Karros In ESPN Broadcast Booth

Eric Karros has signed a contract with ESPN to work "up to 40 games" this season.

"I guess this makes me officially retired," said Karros, 37, who set the all-time Los Angeles Dodgers home run record with 270 over 12 seasons, from 1991 to 2002. "I'm looking forward to staying involved in the game, and this will provide an exciting forum."

So long as he's not covering the Dodgers, that's fine.

// posted by Rob @ 9:32 AM link // 2 comments