Saturday, February 03, 2007 |
Pickoff Moves
Today's Birthdays
Red Durrett BRO b. 1921, played 1944-1945, d. 1992-01-17
Fred Lynn CAL b. 1952, played 1981-1984, All-Star: 1975-1983. A Top 100 Angel, outfielder Lynn played with USC — on both the football and baseball teams. Drafted in the second round by the Red Sox in 1971, he came up in 1974 and won the Rookie of the Year and AL MVP awards in 1975, the first player to do so, helping to lead the Red Sox to a World Series appearance. But with the death of owner Tom Yawkey, the Red Sox organization withdrew into a confusion of trusts and management; with the advent of free agency, Boston's brain trust decided he would be too expensive to keep. In January 1981, Boston traded Lynn and aging starter Steve Renko to the Angels for still useful Frank Tanana, never-was Jim Dorsey, and about-to-fall-off-a-cliff left fielder Joe Rudi.
Lynn had two good seasons and one bad one, his first with the Angels, the strike-shortened year of 1981, in which the Angels were also-rans in both halves. That changed the next year, when the Angels won the AL West by three games over Kansas City, only to lose the ALCS 3-2. After another second-division finish in 1983, the Angels let him go at the end of the season; he stayed on in the majors for five more years, playing for the Orioles, Tigers, and Padres, injuries (which had always been a problem during his career) and age steadily taking their toll.
Bart Miadich ANA b. 1976, played 2001, 2003
Eric Owens ANA b. 1971, played 2003. Currently the hitting coach for the Angels' Midwest League Cedar Rapids Kernels, Owens missed getting rings on two teams because of timing: he was on the 2002 Florida Marlins team that would win a World Series the next year, and he was on the 2003 Angels squad, most of whose members had won one the previous year.
Joe Stripp BRO b. 1903, played 1932-1937, d. 1989-06-10
Dick Tracewski LAN b. 1935, played 1962-1965. A name you will hear in a memorable game, Tracewski was a late-innings defensive sub who nevertheless won three rings, two with the Dodgers (1963 and 1965) and one with the Tigers (1968). He managed two games in Detroit as the bridge between Les Moss and Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson.
More On Robles
Turns out that Oscar Robles asked to be sold to the Mexican League after it became clear that Marlon Anderson, who could play more positions, would take his place on the roster."I'm not the kind of guy to say anything bad," he said. "But I don't think they gave me a real opportunity to show what I can do."I've got 139 at-bats here that say you should keep your mouth shut, Oscar.
More On The Dodgers' TV Deals
Also in the story above:At least 159 of the Dodgers' 162 regular-season games will be televised, with FSN Prime Ticket carrying 100 and KCAL airing 50. The Dodgers are scheduled to appear nine times on Fox's Saturday national telecast and once (April 15 against San Diego) on ESPN's Sunday night national telecast.
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