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Tuesday, March 07, 2006 |
Pickoff Moves
Giants 11, Angels 3
Jeff Weaver got slapped around yesterday just as he did last year as a Dodger (5.40 ERA against the Giants, the worst of any team in the pitiful NL West). But he's not worried:"I wasn't even throwing breaking balls — it was all fastballs and change-ups," Weaver said. "You have to stick with the plan, regardless of the results."Hopefully the straightball-straightball-straightball-change pattern changes before the regular season. Mike Scioscia thought his command was off, too:
"He was throwing the ball fine, but his command wasn't quite there. He'll get that more as he continues to throw on the mound," manager Mike Scioscia said. "He was getting behind in the count a lot, which isn't his M.O. He usually goes right after hitters."Erstad homered, Vlad singled, Timmy collected a pair of singles, and Esteban Yan got three strikeouts. Interestingly, the Giants decided to use the DH rule -- but only in spring training. Right. The DH rule just makes so much sense, it's time both leagues adopted it full time.
John Lackey, Ace
Despite the lack of love some places give the Angels' starters, the Halos themselves know John Lackey's 2005 was an icon, a sign of a man who turned a corner when the team needed him to find a way to do it:"There's a definite progression, not only from the physical standpoint of finding his stuff but from the mental part of pitching," Scioscia said. "How do you handle adversity, the bloop hit, the pitch that is not called a strike, the play that wasn't made? He understands getting to the next pitch…. You knew the makeup was there. With any young pitcher, experience is the teacher."While we're at it, here's a Hardball Times article about the Angels' best two pitchers, Lackey and Escobar. You'll like what you see there.
Dodgers 1, Marlins 1
Kissing your sister in spring training: well, at least it's not incest, among other crimes (NSFW). Former Dirtbag Jason Vargas got three scoreless innings in, Aaron Sele threw three innings of scoreless ball (who knew?), and Brad Penny's feeling better. God, I hate MLB Advanced Media. Not a single spring training game on MLB Audio so far available on RealAudio.
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