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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Roster Notes


Comments:
re: A's article - i wish nick swisher had used another term to express his excitement rather than "juiced". poor choice of words.
 
I would have thought McPherson is ahead of Figgy for 3B, but I've noticed that the mlb.com Angels writer thinks it's Figgy over McPherson, also.

So that's two reporters--who presumably have access to Angels' personnel--who think Figgins will play third.

That doesn't mean they're right, but I'm curious if the Angels aren't letting onto something (like McPherson's not coming back from surgery as well as had been hoped).
 
D-Mac will get some AB's at DH and he will fill in at third base while Figgie is filling in for Ersty in center or AK at second or some other injured player at another position, or so the thinking goes.
 
Vishal -- I think given Swisher's 2005 performance he doesn't need to worry about anyone connecting him with steroids.

Anon -- I think a lot of McPherson's invisibility stemmed from this October interview with Mike Scioscia in which he said the "jury is still out" on McPherson and Kotchman. Combine that with McPherson's absence in the second half and postseason and suddenly you've got a guy who not only hasn't proven himself, but really hasn't been seen enough to form a bond with heart-and-soul types in the press.
 
...to count McPherson out because Figgins has the 3B job shows the Times is a bit ignorant on this and on how day-to-day lineups work.

On the contrary, I think the Times is fully up-to-speed on how Mike Scioscia manages.

The core problem is that the Angels are committed to keeping Darin Erstad in the lineup, consequences be damned. Thus, the team is "forced" to sit one of McPherson, Figgins and Rivera. And there's no way that Figgins sits, not as long as Scioscia is the manager (I do agree that Figgins should be in the lineup). So, it really becomes a choice between Rivera & McPherson.

They've basically given up on McPherson. The only way that Figgins, Rivera & McPherson will all be in the lineup is if something happens to Erstad.

Maybe someone needs to go Tonya Harding on his hamstrings, if that's possible.
 

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