ANGEL NOTEBOOK: DONNELLY LOOKS FOR ANSWERS.Byline: DOUG PADILLA Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. Staff Writer KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo. -- Brendan Donnelly Brendan Kevin Donnelly (b. July 4, 1971 in Washington, D.C.) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Boston Red Sox. Donnelly had bounced around the minor leagues for 10 seasons after he was drafted in 1992 by the Chicago White Sox before he finally made his is hoping that his impromptu private retreat late Friday night and a Saturday talk with pitching coach Bud Black
Donnelly dressed and left quickly following Friday's game that saw him give up four runs on three hits in one-third of an inning. His ERA for the month rose to 24.75 in five outings. After gathering his thoughts, Donnelly reasoned it wasn't injury or a mechanical flaw that had been his undoing, it was a strategy flaw. The right-hander has been working with a new pitching plan this season, something that was put into place after the Angels acquired left-hander J.C. Romero in the offseason. ``I think this offseason I concentrated on pitching to right- handers more that to left-handers and it carried over to making bad pitches to lefties, pitching where they aren't offering at them and I'm falling behind,'' Donnelly said. Over the previous three seasons, left-handers were batting just .206 against Donnelly. This season, lefties are hitting .349 against him with three home runs. ``I'm being forced into pitching into the hitter's plan,'' Donnelly said. ``They're thinking about hitting my best pitch because they know they're going to get it. I haven't done anything to offset that by getting ahead of the hitters, locating the fastball away every once in a while.'' More O, please: With the non-waiver trade deadline a week away, manager Mike Scioscia Napoli attended Charles Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida. will have to produce in meaningful September games. ``There is certainly a depth issue on the offensive side that has to emerge,'' Scioscia said. ``Right now it's here and you hope it will continue. Obviously the chances are better if you add a bat that you will continue to move in the right direction offensively.'' Bootcheck back to Salt Lake: Chris Bootcheck Christopher Brandon ("Chris") Bootcheck (b. October 24, 1978 in LaPorte, Indiana) is a pitcher splitting time between the minor leagues and Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He made his Major League debut with the then-Anaheim Angels on September 9, 2003. was sent back to Triple-A Salt Lake after just one day in the major leagues. The Angels needed a roster spot so they could activate Kelvim Escobar to start Saturday's game. Bootcheck's trip to Kansas City wasn't a complete loss as he delivered 1 2/3 scoreless innings Friday. ``It's always disappointing to go back, but when you can look at your time here and say I made the most of it and I wasn't sent back for a performance thing, you can't ask for anything more,'' he said. |
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