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Monday, September 26, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves
Quote, Unquote
Ray Ratto in the San Francisco Chronicle:"We've been through this both ways," Beane said as he snuck peeks at both Red Sox-Orioles (a game that meant nothing to him) and USC-Oregon (a game that meant slightly less). "We've won on the last day (in 2000), and the year we missed (2004), we were up three with nine to play.Jim Tracy, on 28-year-old rookie Bryan Myrow:"In fact, I think the Angels kind of benefited a little bit from that, because they were just grinding it out day by day, while I thought we might have been in a little bit of a 'Let's hurry up and get these games out of the way' frame of mind. We had (Mark) Mulder, (Barry) Zito and (Tim) Hudson (the last weekend for a series in Oakland against the Angels), and I think the Angels might have come in and said, 'However it works out.'"
"I have seen him take competitive at-bats with each and every one he has taken," Tracy said. "I have also been just as impressed with his appearances as a pinch-hitter and the approach he has taken with those at-bats. He hasn't taken a bad at-bat since he has been here."Tim Wallach on Jayson Werth:
"I think he needs to not swing for a little bit," Wallach said. "He's not getting down in time and not getting ready to hit on time. Everything is flying open, and he has been working on that. I'm absolutely still convinced he can be a very good player in this league."Bart, on his performance yesterday:
"My back bothered me a little bit and I was leaving the ball high in the strike zone," said Colon, who has been hampered by lower-back issues of late. "They were hitting the ball hard the first few games [of the series]. But my back had nothing to do with not executing pitches."A. J. Burnett, on the cheer and gaity in Florida:
"I've got one more start here, and that's all that matters... It's depressing around here," he said. "There's nothing positive around here. There's nothing positive on the staff now."Burnett is a free agent at the end of the year, and considered the top pitcher in a weak class.
USA Today Postseason Picks
It's that time of year: with only a week left in the regular season, it's time for down-to-the-wire picks. USA Today reporters Gary Graves and Jorge Ortiz place their bets:- AL East: Red Sox
- AL Central: White Sox, barely.
- AL West: Angels
- AL Wild Card: Indians
- NL East: Braves
- NL Central: Cardinals
- NL West: Padres
- NL Wild Card: Astros
Roster Notes
- Barry says that if his knee requires more surgery, he'd retire.
"I wouldn't bother. I'd call it quits," Bonds told the Tribune. "Wait till October next year, then I'd quit. ... A normal person can't go through that and still come back and play. You'd have to wait a year at least."
And here I thought Barry was not a normal person... - Jeff Weaver won't make his last scheduled start if the season finale against San Diego has no bearing on the division "race".
We Don't Want It, You Take It
All weekend long, we've been waiting to call our friends Jen and Jo down in San Diego to congratulate the Pads for winning the division. And all weekend long, the Padres have been losing to the Diamondbacks. Now they get four at home against the Giants, with staff ace Jake Peavy followed up by Adam Eaton. If they don't win those two games and clinch, I may have to send my congratulations over to the Idiots.
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