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Monday, August 22, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves, Lunchtime Edition
UTK Madness
From today's UTK:- So much for the season: The Dodgers may be pushing a record for DL days if this keeps up. Odalis Perez has a strained oblique and could be headed to the DL now, rather then just missing a start. Edwin Jackson was called up to take his place today against the Marlins. Given the normal healing for an oblique, Perez could be done for the season. By the time he'd be ready, the season would have only a week or two remaining in it. The Dodgers also think that J.D. Drew will need more time, perhaps not returning until mid-September. Actually, see below, OP is on the DL.
- The Angels never thought that Dallas McPherson would be out this long when they placed him on the DL just before the All-Star break. Six weeks later he's still out, and facing surgery to remove a bone spur in his acetabular labrum. This situation will be checked by Dr. Thomas Byrd, a hip specialist and team physician for the Tennessee Titans. McPherson has already had two doctors tell him that he needs the surgery, but he's said he'll get "eight opinions" if he doesn't like what he hears.
- Regarding the NYT piece by Murray Chass about Mike Marshall's program to prevent injuries, Will says "Marshall's methods do have great scientific backing, but no documented results. Equations are fine, but it's hard to argue with Tom House or Leo Mazzone when their pitchers are out on the mounds putting W's and K's on the board and yours are...well, Dr. Marshall, where are they?"
Waivers Bums
Jayson Stark at ESPN gives us a list of players who successfully cleared waivers, and among them are Rafael Palmiero and Mike Sweeney. While I won't suggest, as Richard did with Spiezio the other day, physical violence to anyone making suggestions about the Angels picking up either of these guys, I also note with some glee that Scott Schoeneweis has made the cut, too, as have LaTroy Hawkins, Justin Speier, Steve Kline, and Jason Christiansen. Among starting pitchers: Tom Glavine (cue how-hath-the-mighty-fallen music), Joel Pineiro, Odalis Perez, Eric Milton, Jose Lima, and Ramon Ortiz.On the other side of the fence, in the Who Knew? department, here's some selected players who actually got claimed: Bret Tomko, Aaron Harang, Jamie Moyer, Gil Meche, and Daryle Ward. Daryle Ward? The Krispy Kreme brother?
OP To 15-Day DL
Looks like Odalis Perez has hit the 15-day DL, and will be replaced by Edwin Jackson in the interim. Judging by today's game (in which he failed to get out of the fifth) it appears my intuition that he should have been left in AA was right.The Suboptimal Usage Of Parts
Chronicles is already all over the Times piece in which Scioscia admits GA might not play left field anymore this year, but could be used exclusively as a DH. Instead, the Chronicler infers, this means Erstad is moved to left with Kotchman starting at first. The problem with this lineup is that it still has Steve Finley in it.
Comments:
I used to read a number of obscure baseball books and every now and again, I would see Mike Marshall's name come up. I remember reading a book by two baseball wives--Marshall's and Mike Torrez'. Another book I reads was Peter Golenbock profiling a senior league baseball team. Marshall played a large role in the former book, a smaller role in the latter and in both he came off as less than likeable.
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