Wednesday, September 06, 2006 |
Pickoff Moves
Today's Birthdays
Del Bissonette BRO b. 1899, played 1928-1931, 1933, d. 1972-06-09. Held the franchise record for homers by a rookie, with 25 in 1928, a number he would never again reproduce, thanks largely to injuries; his record was since broken by Mike Piazza with 35 in 1993. Managed in the minors for many years, and had a brief major league managerial career, a partial season with the Boston Braves. He died from complications of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Oyster Burns BRO b. 1864, played 1890-1895, d. 1928-11-11. Born Thomas P., he got his nickname from selling shellfish in the offseason.
Pete Gilbert BRO b. 1867, played 1894, d. 1912-01-01
George Hildebrand BRO b. 1878, played 1902, d. 1960-05-30. Allegedly the inventor of the spitball. A major league umpire for 23 years, he also was responsible for calling Game 2 of the 1922 World Series on account of darkness, though many observers at the time thought otherwise. It was the last tie game in World Series history.
I Told You So: Brewers 9, Dodgers 0
Well, here's one ugly pair of pants, and nanny, nanny, nannyboots, I told ya so, I told ya so, I told ya so.Random Bullety Stuff
- Juan Rivera's hand injury is an old one, and he will have to miss today's game as well.
- The Angels "can't say they've been weakened by injuries this season"? Casey Kotchman, Dallas McPherson don't count?
- Man, that's a long time: fan follows beloved Dodgers to west coast, passes on love of game to children and grandchildren.
- Long Beach Press-Telegram headline: "Dodgers: Hendrickson trade not working out". Really?
- Ned Colletti doesn't care much about Grady Little's Boston record.
- Andy LaRoche will not get a callup.
- Hong-Chih Kuo will get Friday's start against the Mets.
- Chad Billingsley threw 75 pitches on flat ground and felt good.
- Two minor league Dodger coaches will join the club, Ken Howell, AAA Las Vegas's pitching coach, and John Shoemaker, AA Jacksonville's manager.
- Update: The A's acquired RHP Jerome Williams off waivers from the Cubs.
"He's a kid who was in the big leagues at 21," Oakland assistant general manager David Forst said. "He has struggled. We saw him in July and his velocity was 90 (mph). Maybe he needs a change of scenery again. He progressed to the big leagues so quickly, we know the talent is there. We expect to see a guy who can compete for a job come spring training."
The A's also called up D'Angelo Jimenez, to provide depth against Bobby Crosby's continued downtime. - Ken Griffey, Jr. dislocated a toe and will be out indefinitely. You can't make this stuff up.
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