Thursday, June 29, 2006 |
Pickoff Moves
Today's Birthdays
Pedro Guerrero LAN b. 1956, played 1978-1988, All-Star: 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989. If I had the intestinal fortitude to complete it, Pedro Guerrero would be the 23rd Dodger on the Top 40 list. "The best hitter God has made in a long time" according to Bill James, the Dodgers moved him around from third to left without thinking too much about it; his five RBIs in the deciding game of the 1981 World Series earned him a co-MVP award, the first three-way given in the award's history. The first Dodger to have a 30/20 season, and he did it twice, though injuries put a stop to his stealing.
Rick Honeycutt LAN b. 1954, played 1983-1987, All-Star: 1980, 1983. Honeycutt had a tremendous, long career, at first as a sometimes All-Star, sometimes not-so-good starter, and then as a very good and at times dominant reliever. He ended Rod Carew's 25-game hitting streak, the longest of Carew's career and until Garret Anderson's 28-game streak in 1998, the longest in Angels history as well. He's now the Dodgers' pitching coach.
Bobby Morgan BRO b. 1926, played 1950, 1952-1953
Farmer Steelman BRO b. 1875, played 1900-1901, d. 1944-09-16
Roster Notes
- Reports on last night's postgame show indicated the Angels would probably make some roster moves tomorrow without being specific as to what.
- The Register says the Angels might recall the younger Weaver, at the expense of brother Jeff's time in the rotation. Jeff has 10 losses, and the only other pitcher in the majors to have more than nine is Tampa Bay's Seth McClung.
- With the Angels facing a left-hander, Mike Scioscia benched Chone Figgins, who's hitting only .216 from the right side of the plate. Figgins is "not mired in a slump, his .253 batting average in June identical to his average for the season" according to the Times, but compared to last year, it's as big as slumps get.
- The Angels admitted that Garret Anderson won't be right until the offseason; he could go on the DL with ongoing lower back pain.
- Matt Kemp says he's chasing bad pitches and getting himself into outs, regardless of which position he bats from.
New Angels Blog
Man, thick as flies, I tells ya... the Chronicler informs us of new Angels blog Angelsblog.
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