Friday, March 23, 2007 |
Today's Birthdays
Jerry Brooks LAN b. 1967, played 1993
Barney Koch BRO b. 1923, played 1944, d. 1987-06-06
Ramon Ortiz ANA b. 1973, played 1999-2004. One of the Great Hopes of Angels Pitching at the end of the 1990's, he never really reached what many thought was his potential; you could see the end coming after his creaky World Series Game 3, when the Angels' offense clobbered Livan Hernandez, giving him his only World Series victory. But days later, Mike Scioscia tabbed rookie John Lackey (who had a spotless ALDS and ALCS, but had a 6.14 ERA to that point in the World Series) to pitch Game 7; his lack of faith in Ortiz turned out to be prescient, as Lackey won the biggest game in Angels history, while Ortiz was never able to equal his 3.77 regular season ERA again. The Twins gave him a $3.1M, one-year deal, and has a spectacular 0.75 ERA in 12.0 IP over four starts this spring.
Joel Peralta LAA b. 1976, played 2005. A shortstop-to-pitcher conversion project, he's currently with the Royals, and looks like he'll make the team for 2007. Oh, and did I mention that he and Ramon Ortiz were two of many caught up in the Agegate scandal ($)?
Chris Turner CAL,ANA b. 1969, played 1993-1997
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