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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Pickoff Moves

Today's Birthdays

Garey Ingram LAN b. 1970, played 1994-1995, 1997. If you plan on sticking in the majors and you have an iffy stick, you'd better have an A-level glove. Ingram earned a moment of infamy on May 12, 1995 when he became one of two players (the other being St. Louis All-Star Scott Cooper) to have three total errors in a game featuring twelve, seven by the Cards and five by the Dodgers. However, that was not the record for the most errors in a single game by the Dodgers: three games hold that distinction, all with seven Los Angeles errors:

  • September 4, 1972, an 8-4 home loss to the Reds, the second game of a double-header. Bill Russell and Bobby Valentine each made two errors, and Steve Garvey, Billy Grabarkewitz, and catcher Chris Cannizzaro had one apiece.
  • September 11, 1992, a 7-3 loss to the Giants at home. (The Media Guide has this as September 13, so I've put a bug in to Josh Rawitch's ear.) Jose Offerman had three errors, and one each for Mitch Webster, Lenny Harris, Henry Rodriguez, and Billy Ashley. Unsurprisingly, that led to four unearned runs.
  • September 1, 1995, a 7-6 loss to the Montreal Expos. Jose Offerman, Delino DeShields, and Dave Hansen each had two errors, and Brett Butler had one.
It recalls just how bad Jose Offerman was; he led major league baseball in errors in three years, 1992 (42), 1993 (37), and 1995 (35). By all accounts, he was a simply horrible shortstop.

Mick Kelleher CAL b. 1947, played 1982

Torey Lovullo CAL b. 1965, played 1993

Guillermo Mota LAN b. 1973, played 2002-2004. Certain hacks continue to yowp inanely about Mota's non-presence on the club, but really, do we need reminding that the team doesn't need another 6+ ERA pitcher in the bullpen? Sheesh, find another dead horse to kick, Bill.

Dave Patterson LAN b. 1956, played 1979

Marv Rackley BRO b. 1921, played 1947-1949

Doc Reisling BRO b. 1874, played 1904-1905, d. 1955-03-04

Mickey Scott CAL b. 1947, played 1975-1977

Larry Sherry LAN,CAL b. 1935, played 1958-1963, 1968. Never an All-Star but owned some important moments in Dodger history, as he won one of the best-of-three playoff series with the Braves in 1959, earned saves in Games Two and Three of the 1959 World Series, and wins in Games Four and Six.

Lackey Solid, Angels Move To First Place: Angels 8, Devil Rays 4

Thanks to a solid-if-unspectacular outing by John Lackey, the Angels beat the Devil Rays 8-4. Robb Quinlan once again came through against a righty, which may have figured into the Angels demoting Kendry Morales to Salt Lake. Adam Kennedy, part of the general (and scary) pattern lately where the bottom of the Angels' lineup outperforms its top, went 1-4 but came up with three RBIs. Garret Anderson also had a good game, going 3-5.

With a 7-3 Oakland loss, the Angels move into a tie for first place in the AL West, and woot!

ESPN BoxRecap

At Least They Made It Interesting: Padres 7, Dodgers 6

Thanks to a missed catch by Terrmel Sledge in the bottom of the eighth, the Dodgers at least were able to tie the game up, a good sign considering how few runs they've scored of late. Andre Ethier, upon whom more and more of the Dodgers' lame attack seems to rest these days, batted cleanup and didn't disappoint, with a pair of homers, providing half the Dodgers' offense. Derek Lowe posted an okay game, marred by a pair of errors by Willy Aybar and Lowe himself, both against Dave Roberts, who scored both times. If you want to pin the game on a screwup, it's probably those two things that lost it for the Dodgers, although WPA blames Broxton and Carrara's blowups. It's still a loss.

ESPN BoxRecap

Roster Notes


Comments:
Not to quibble too much, but Lackey only allowed two earned runs and six baserunners over eight innings. One walk to seven strikeouts.

Better than solid I'd say...and well proving that his last start was likely just a bad day.
 

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