Saturday, January 20, 2007 |
Pickoff Moves
Today's Birthdays
David Eckstein ANA b. 1975, played 2001-2004, All-Star: 2005. The Top 100 Angel famously came into the organization after the Red Sox decided they had no use for him, allowing the Halos to claim him off waivers. At 5'6", even I got suckered in by the "scrappy lil' guy" stuff (yes, I own an Eckstein t-shirt); he somehow just managed to make everything work, despite every throw looking like he's shotputting the ball. I've gotten over my original misgivings about his replacement, conceding that it's mostly worked out; Eckstein has had some health issues, and even though he equalled his 2002 OBP of .363 in 2005 with the Cards, you recall that he now plays in the AAAA league, 2006 World Series title notwithstanding.
Cecil Espy LAN b. 1963, played 1983
Camilo Pascual LAN b. 1934, played 1970, All-Star: 1959-1962, 1964. A curveball pitcher with a long career who helped the Twins win their first-ever pennant in Minnesota, he ended up with the Dodgers in 1970, traveling nearly the same ground as shortstop Zoilo Versalles two years before. Pascual had chronic arm injuries, and he barely played for the Dodgers in 1970.
Bill Schardt BRO b. 1886, played 1911-1912, d. 1964-07-20
Denny Sothern BRO b. 1904, played 1931, d. 1977-12-07
Bill Zimmerman BRO b. 1887, played 1915, d. 1952-10-04
Matt Welch Interview
In mediabistro.com. How's life in LA's closest approximation to the Gray Lady?You definitely get your calls back quicker here, and are roughly 800% more likely to be visited in your office by Mikhail Gorbachev, or Arnold Schwarzenegger, or the head of the Coast Guard, or a leetle robot controlled by Eric Garcetti. But you're also much more likely to begin interactions with readers by them screaming insults at you.That would be me, I'm sure.
We're Number Four! We're Number Four!
The Angels have the fourth-best farm system in baseball according to Baseball America, making the Angels the only team rated in the top five for five straight years.Dallas Is Done And Other Roster Notes
- Dallas McPherson's back problems will sideline him for all of 2007. Sorry, Dallas, I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Expect his release any day now.
- Casey Kotchman is doing well in winter ball, and says he feels "comfortable".
- Kendry Morales will have his knee looked at in the U.S. on Monday.
- The Dodgers named five players to their spring NRI list, including LHP Scott Elbert, reliever Jonathan Meloan, infielders Tony Abreu and Chin-Lung Hu, and catcher A.J. Ellis.
- Ohmigawd. The Twins signed Ramon Ortiz. Batgirl predicts a great career in blogging if that pitching thing don't work out.
- The A's re-signed Kirk Saarloos for one year and $1.2M.
- Former Angel prospect Alberto Collaspo will play some games in the outfield during spring training. Jeff DaVanon will probably keep his job as a fourth outfielder, though.
: 1/20/2007 07:10:00 PM
It's such a shame....for the team, but they'll survive... but really for Dallas. Things looked so promising, and to be denied any level of major league success because his body failed him.... sad.
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