ALONG SIMILAR PATHS.Byline: CHRIS COCOLES The Minors Kurt Birkins Kurt Daniel Birkins (born August 11, 1980 in West Hills, California) is a relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Birkins made his major league debut on May 4, 2006. Birkins first pitched at UCLA for one season before taking a year off. and Woody Cliffords were standouts at El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
They attended colleges close to their Woodland Hills homes, Birkins at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and Pierce College, Cliffords at Pepperdine. You'd think ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) would be the end of the road as teammates. But the Baltimore Orioles not only selected both of the former Conquistadores but have them on similar courses through the organization. Birkins, a left-handed pitcher, was a 33rd pick in 2000 who has become a draft bargain. In two years at short-season and low-A ball, Birkins is 15-9 with a 3.24 ERA. He was ranked Baltimore's 15th-best prospect by Baseball America and assigned to Single-A Frederick (Md.) in the Carolina League. His 2003 didn't begin the way Birkins wanted. In four starts, he was hit hard - 17 earned runs and 23 hits in 15 1/3 innings. But the next four were much better (nine runs in 20 2/3 innings). ``I had a couple of rough starts and that did not help my confidence level,'' Birkins told the Frederick News-Post. ``But I knew I was good enough to pitch at this level. I felt I was a better pitcher than that.'' --Check swings: Kennedy of Granada Hills product Phil Avlas had a brief stint with the Arizona Diamondbacks' Triple-A Tucson team but has returned to extended spring training with Yakima (Wash.) of the Northwest League. Avlas also appeared in 12 games at Single-A South Bend (Ind.), hitting just .088 with two RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . ... Former Pepperdine College World Series hero Pat Ahearne is hanging on to a career that began in the Detroit organization with four games pitched in the big leagues. He was released by the Mets, Dodgers and Yankees, went through Florida's and Seattle's farm system and had two stints with independent Bridgeport (Conn.). Well, he's back where he started as a Tigers' farmhand. And throwing well (3-1, 2.19 at Double-A Erie, Pa.). ... Ex-Palmdale High and Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. standout pitcher David Glick was activated off the Double-A Trenton (N.J.) Thunder disabled list. He's pitched well for the New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. affiliate, with a
2-0 mark and 3.55 ERA in 16 relief appearances. Like Ahearne, Glick is
well-traveled. The 27-year-old left-hander had two independent
assignments in the Northern League (Duluth-Superior and Sioux City) in
between playing for the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants historyEarly days and the John McGraw era and Houston Astros organizations. ... With the draft two days ago, here's the latest on Matt Harrington. He's 0-1 with a 4.30 ERA, 12 strikeouts and four walks in 14 2/3 innings with the Fort Worth (Texas) Cats of the independent Central League. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) JENKINS (2) GLAUS (3) FETTERS fet·ter n. 1. A chain or shackle for the ankles or feet. 2. Something that serves to restrict; a restraint. tr.v. fet·tered, fet·ter·ing, fet·ters 1. To put fetters on; shackle. Box: (1) DODGERS MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (2) ANGELS MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion