Thursday, February 22, 2007 |
Pickoff Moves
Today's Birthdays
Steve Barber CAL b. 1938, played 1972-1973, All-Star: 1963, 1966
Bruce Christensen CAL b. 1948, played 1971
Steve Colyer LAN b. 1979, played 2003
Ryne Duren LAA b. 1929, played 1961-1962, All-Star: 1958-1959, 1961
Tom Griffin CAL b. 1948, played 1978
Bill Hall BRO b. 1894, played 1913, d. 1947-08-15
Casey Kotchman ANA,LAA b. 1983, played 2004-2005. And stay healthy, huh?
Clarence Mitchell BRO b. 1891, played 1918-1922, d. 1963-11-06
Roy Spencer BRO b. 1900, played 1937-1938, d. 1973-02-08
Bob Wilson LAN b. 1925, played 1958, d. 1985-04-23
The Baseball Savant Previews The Angels
And I'm not just linking to him because he says nice things about me, either; it's a pretty solid preview.Roster Notes
- Jeff Kent is indifferent about retiring.
- The Dodgers have told Nomar Garciaparra that there's a plan to change the colors of the seats behind home plate so infielders won't lose the ball in the stands.
- D.J. Houlton wants to be a major league pitcher again.
- Speaking of forgotten Dodgers, how about Yhency Brazoban?
- Differing stories on the leadoff spot: from dodgers.com we learn Rafael Furcal will retain the job of leadoff hitter. In the pages of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, we find Grady Little "changing from one morning to the next".
- Here's a Brandon Wood interview in the Press-Enterprise. Too bad he's contradicting Wednesday's story about when he strikes out:
Q: Were there any specific pitches that gave you any more trouble than others?
A: It's just a combination. When I strike out most of the time, I'm getting myself out, swinging at bad pitches. I won't say it's a certain pitch, it's getting myself out and not allowing myself to just hit strikes.
- The Angels are going slow with Jered Weaver for reasons Joe Saunders can identify with:
After pitching a full season at Virginia Tech in 2002, Saunders was drafted by the Angels in the first round and finished that summer pitching at Provo, Utah and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He gave himself 2 months off after the season, and when he resumed throwing he realized he had some muscle atrophy in his shoulder.
And Bill Stoneman thinks Weaver wasn't sufficiently diligent in the offseason? When did that happen?Instead of trying to rebuild muscle, Saunders tried to pitch through the pain and caused serious damage. He didn't pitch in 2003 as he rehabbed rotator cuff and labrum damage.
As for general manager Bill Stoneman's assessment Tuesday that Weaver should have done more this winter, Weaver seemed surprised at that critique.
"I thought I did everything they told me to," Weaver said. "I guess I took a little too much time off. Other than that, everything was good."
- The Rangers will have Eric Gagne on a three-day rotation during spring training, unlike other relievers, who will be throwing every other day. He's also taking less fielding practice, because it adds strain to his back.
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