Wednesday, March 29, 2006 |
Pickoff Moves
Today's Birthdays
Gibby Brack BRO b. 1908, played 1937-1938, d. 1960-01-20Rube Dessau BRO b. 1883, played 1910, d. 1952-05-06
Hank Gastright BRO b. 1865, played 1894, d. 1937-10-09
Tommy Holmes BRO b. 1917, played 1952
Brian Jordan LAN b. 1967, played 2002-2003
Leo Meyer BRO b. 1888, played 1909, d. 1968-09-02
Alex Ochoa ANA b. 1972, played 2002
Domingo Ramos CAL b. 1958, played 1988
Mike Ramsey LAN b. 1954, played 1985
Roster Notes
- The Dodgers have extended Jeff Kent through 2007, with an option for 2008. I'm not a big fan of this deal, as I have a sneaking feeling that somewhere in there he'll collapse. If he doesn't, he provides a nice backdrop for installing the kids as they come up.
- The Dodgers will have to be healthy to contend? You don't say!
- Garret Anderson will be ready to play by the weekend.
- Thanks to the commenter below for pointing out that the Angels are considering a platoon of Darin Erstad and Juan Rivera in center.
- The Angels took a pass on Erubiel Durazo after concluding his elbow (and probably the rest of him) wasn't healthy.
- After committing an error in yesterday's game, Dallas McPherson's chances of making the team are "microscopic", according to the Register. He's also hitting .200, and has 12 strikeouts in 36 at bats.
Dodgers 4, Tigers 2
Eric Gagné got a pair of strikeouts and J.D. Drew a two-run homer along the way to defeating the Tigers. The Tigers, using a lineup that looked mostly like their opening day lineup, got a pair of solo homers, one off Jae Seo and the other off Gagné, for all their scoring. Seo worked six innings and got six strikeouts. Ramon Martinez collected another solo homer.Today is the last day in Dodgertown, with a game against the Nationals. Tomorrow the Dodgers will play a pair of split-squad games, flying out to Los Angeles, where they will play the Angels on Friday in the first game of the Freeway Series. Regular season, here we come!
Padres 7, Angels 6
K-Rod melted down in this game, surrendering three runs in an inning in which he seemingly couldn't throw anything for strikes. Santana gave up three runs over five and a third innings, Hector Carrasco one earned over one and two-thirds, while Brendan Donnelly continued his strong spring by posting yet another scoreless frame. Tim Salmon collected his third home run of spring training; he hit out of the DH spot; Anderson sat out this game.Mike Scioscia, Turnaround Artist
Is Mike Scioscia responsible for turning around the Angels? Doug Padilla gives him a lot of the credit:The Angels have always had their following, but it was the Dodgers who reached the 3,000,000 attendance figure annually. That is, until Scioscia came along. Last season, the Angels drew a franchise-best 3,404,686 fans.Even though Scioscia now considers LA home, "remembering his Philadelphia roots helps bring the attitude necessary to make the Angels click."The Dodgers were the ones with the World Series rings, including two with Scioscia as their catcher. Since Scioscia arrived in Anaheim, the Angels have one title to the Dodgers' zero. They have 15 postseason victories and three appearances since Scioscia came along. The Dodgers have one playoff victory during that time. The Angels are the little brother no longer. It has a Philly flavor about it.
"For all the East Coast cities, Philadelphia has probably more pride at being from there than even New York or people from Baltimore, people from Boston," Scioscia said. "Philly's a special city because it's always been the stepchild of the East Coast.
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