Wednesday, September 28, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves
Congratulations From The LAist
Right here:Congratulations to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, on clinching the AL West. While we at LAist admit to a strong Dodger bias, and changing the team name didn't make us think the Angels were an LA team, we acknowledge them as a SoCal team. And we can't help but admire the work that Arte Moreno has done.In less than three years, Moreno has helped turn the Angels into media darlings in LA, as the press has pounced on every Dodger in management from Frank McCourt to Paul DePodesta. Whether or not their criticisms have been fair (and we believe many of them haven't), Moreno has taken advantage of people like Bill Plaschke's appetite for an alternative.
Resignations From Catfish Stew
Ken Arneson, impressionist.Things You Didn't Know
Sean, who likes to keep track of such things, will be pleased to note that with Frankie's save last night, he passed Troy Percival for second-place in single-season saves, with 43.Behind the tollbooth at ESPN, we learn that Joe Kennedy is 0-8 lifetime against the Angels. "Only three other active pitchers are 0-8 or worse against one team: Jamey Wright against the Astros (0-12), Troy Percival vs. the Indians (0-9) and Darren Dreifort vs. the Padres (0-9)."
Barry's Pushing His Knee Too Hard
Via Baseball Musings, it looks like Barry's knee isn't holding up well under stress.With two outs in the second inning and nobody on for the Padres, Bonds did something that probably impressed his teammates even more than the four homers he has hit since his return. He ran full speed into the left-center gap and caught an Xavier Nady drive. Bonds seemed to aggravate his knee injury on the play, limping badly as he tried to stop himself. He couldn't, until he got to center field.It's said that Lou Gehrig knew it was time to retire when his teammates applauded him for making routine plays on ground balls...Bonds labored to jog in from the outfield. His reward was a sea of high-fives as soon as he reached the dugout steps.
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