ANGELS GM FEELS HE LET TEAM DOWN : BOSTON 7 ANGELS 2.Byline: Joe Haakenson San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune As an exasperated Angels general manager Bill Bavasi William J. Bavasi (born December 27, 1957, Pasadena, California) is the current general manager and vice president of baseball operations for the Seattle Mariners. The son of longtime Major League Baseball executive Buzzie Bavasi and the brother of Peter Bavasi, also a former MLB explained to reporters why he was unable to make a deal for pitching help Friday night in the press dining room, the crack of the bat could be heard in the background. It was the sound of Nomar Garciaparra's three-run home run, turning a 2-1 Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. eighth-inning lead into 5-1, all but ending a miserable night for Bavasi and the Angels. Boston went on to win 7-2 behind Bret Saberhagen n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. extended his club-record hitting streak In baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit. Games in which a player does not have any official at bats due to walks, or sacrifice bunts, or being hit by a pitch, are ignored (neither break the streak to 28 games. The Angels bullpen, after blowing a strong performance by Chuck Finley Mo Vaughn broke the tie with an 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 single off Greg Cadaret, and Garciaparra homered off Shigetoshi Hasegawa. In the ninth, Jason Varitek homered off Rich DeLucia for two more runs. Bavasi was spared the details of the bullpen's collapse, but it certainly didn't appease him after a fruitless day on the phones. ``When we got (Jim) Abbott (in 1995) we felt good about it, and when we got (Ken) Hill (in '97) we felt good about it,'' Bavasi said. ``Tonight, I don't feel so good. ``As a GM, you know there's a feeling in the clubhouse to get something done. I know by not doing anything tonight I've created a void, or disappointment to the ballclub. I hope is short-lived, that in 24 hours they'll be over it.'' Bavasi said he worked right to the deadline of 9 p.m. PDT PDT abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT . ``We thought we had a deal only five minutes before we came over here,'' Bavasi said. ``We were going to send a package that we said no way we would give up going in. And the other club said no. They said it was too late to make such a big deal.'' Bavasi said the club was not hindered by payroll, and that the offers he made were more generous than when talks were initiated. ``In the morning we were stalled, so we took every club that had an interest in our players and made one more offer,'' he said. ``We went over the line. We drew our own line in the sand and went over it. Saberhagen and Olivares engaged in a pitchers' duel not much different than one night earlier when Chuck Finley and the Yankees' Andy Pettitte battled through seven scoreless innings. The Angels had only one hit through five innings, but it resulted in a run. Troy Glaus, making his major league debut, doubled to right field to drive in Cecil Fielder from third and give the Angels a 1-0 lead. ANGELS vs. BOSTON Time: 1:05 p.m. at Edison Field. TV/Radio: Channel 11; KRLA 1110-AM, XPRS 1090-AM (Spanish). Matchup: The Angels' Allen Watson (4-6, 6.25 ERA) opposes the Red Sox's Pedro Martinez (14-3, 2.59 ERA). The Angels faced Martinez one other time this season, the Angels winning in 11 innings on April 6. Martinez got a no-decision. Watson has rejoined the starting rotation after a stint in the bullpen. Watson complained about his role as a reliever, and now manager Terry Collins has given Watson the chance to put up or shut up. - Joe Haakenson San Gabriel Valley Tribune CAPTION(S): Box Box: ANGELS vs. BOSTON (See Text) |
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