ANGELS NOTEBOOK: ANGELS BELIEVE THEY CAN WIN THEIR APPEAL.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer BOSTON - The Angels filed their protest of Monday night's game with the Major League office Tuesday and said they believe there's a chance it will be upheld. The Angels protested the game because of a call at third base Monday when no umpire was in the vicinity of the play. Second-base umpire Derryl Cousins Derryl Cousins (born August 18 1946 in Fresno, California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the American League from 1979 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He has umpired in the World Series in 1988, 1999 and 2005. finally called Tim Salmon The Angels could not cite a specific rule, but combined different rules in the rule book to support their case. Cousins said Tuesday he was the umpire out of position, that he should have been covering third base when third-base ump Jerry Meals wandered into the outfield to see if a Bengie Molina's popup had been caught. Cousins also admitted that after watching replays, he missed the call at third, but said the Angels have no grounds for an appeal. ``It's not a protestable issue,'' Cousins said. ``They're spinning their wheels. . . . There's human error in everything. If we err on safe-out, or ball-strike, there's no recourse. It's part of the game, just like a guy making an error. I can't imagine this type of magnitude with 1 1/2 months left in the season, but everybody's playing like it's the seventh game of the World Series.'' Asked why he didn't at least ask for help, Cousins said: ``We're more interested in getting the play right than looking like fools. But you can't change every play. You can't make every call by committee. Neither one of them (first- or third-base umps) said they could tell me anything. . . . There was nobody that had anything to offer.'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia ``You're telling me a big play like that is not worth asking for help?'' Scioscia asked. ``How many times does a play like that happen? If you feel in your heart you did not see the play well enough to make an accurate call, you have a responsibility to ask for input to make a better call.'' Angels general manager Bill Stoneman The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , will make the final decision on the protest. --Pine-tar hopes: The last time an appeal was upheld was in 1983, which became known as the ``pine tar'' incident with the Royals' George Brett. Brett had a home run taken away because the umps ruled the pine tar pine tar n. A viscous or semisolid brown-to-black substance produced by distillation of pine wood and used as an expectorant and antiseptic. was too high up on his bat. But the protest was upheld and the game was replayed from the moment of the home run. The Royals starting pitcher that day was current Angels pitching coach Bud Black. --Karl signed The Angels signed pitcher Scott Karl on Tuesday and assigned him to Single-A Lake Elsinore, where he'll start Thursday's game. That would put him on schedule to start Aug. 29, the next time the Angels need a fifth starter. Karl, 29, began the season in the Rockies' starting rotation, but was designated for assignment Designated for assignment is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball. When a player is designated for assignment, he is immediately removed from the club's 40-man roster. Aug. 15. He was 2-3 with a 7.68 ERA for Colorado in 17 appearances, including nine starts. --Finley honored: Ex-Angels pitcher Chuck Finley will be honored before Friday's game at Edison Field for being named to the club's all-time team. Finley, the organization's all-time winningest pitcher, will pitch for the Indians against the Angels on Sunday. --Erstad stays out: Darin Erstad missed his third consecutive game with a muscle strain his his left ribcage ribcage Noun the bony structure formed by the ribs that encloses the lungs , putting a dent in his quest to challenge the all-time hits record of 257. Erstad, whom Scioscia said has an ``outside chance'' of playing today, leads the majors with 189 hits and is on pace for 243. ANGELS vs. BOSTON --Time: 4:05 p.m. at Fenway Park --TV/Radio: ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network ; 570-AM, 1090-AM (Spanish), 103.9-FM --Matchup: Ramon Ortiz (4-3, 5.58 ERA) will start for Anaheim against Boston's Tomo Ohka (2-2, 3.38). The Angels came close to ending Monday's game with a triple play. But even if they did, it would not have been a first in major-league history. According to the Elias Sports Bureau The Elias Sports Bureau is a company that provides historical research and statistical services in the field of professional sports. In 1913, Al Munro Elias and his brother Walter established the Al Munro Elias Bureau in New York City. , Detroit's Johnny Neun turned an unassisted triple play In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three putouts by himself in one continuous play, without any teammates touching the ball (assist). to end the game against Cleveland on May 31, 1927. - Joe Haakenson CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) JACKSON (2) GLAUS Box: (1) Chasing Reggie (2) Angels vs. Boston (see text) |
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