ANGELS NOTEBOOK: BIG MO IS INTRODUCED TO THE BIG CHEESE.Byline: Joe Haakenson Michael Eisner Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30, 2005. Early life Michael Eisner was born to a wealthy family in Mt. Kisco, New York, and raised on Park Avenue in Manhattan. , chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Company, visited the Angels here Friday and finally got to meet his $80 million man. Mo Vaughn Eisner said it was simply a case of deciding to ``play by the rules,'' which means spending that kind of money in today's market. ``For us, we have no alternative but to be competitive,'' he said. ``I don't think our fans would accept us if we weren't competitive. If you're going to be on the field, you've got to be competitive on the field.'' Eisner said he found Vaughn to be ``a nice guy and a lot stronger than he expected,'' and added he didn't find it necessary to meet Vaughn in person before making such a significant financial investment. ``Well, they asked me, they called me,'' Eisner said of team president Tony Tavares and 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 . ``I have faith in them. I asked thousands of questions.'' Eisner also said that signing Vaughn was not an isolated event. It's all part of the organization's long-range plans. ``Signing Mo Vaughn was not an accident,'' he said. ``We sat down some time last summer and talked about the strategy of the Angels and what we wanted to do. ``We could do one of (a number of) things. We could cut back and not be competitive. We could stay in the middle, where we wouldn't be competitive but wouldn't embarrass ourselves. Or we could have a really competitive team and really put people in the seats. We decided to go for it. Not so good: Vaughn was one of few bright spots for the Angels on Friday. Starter Steve Sparks For other uses, see Steve Sparks (disambiguation). Steven William (Steve) Sparks (born July 2, 1965 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a knuckleball-throwing right-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher, who graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1987. said he was happy with how he threw his knuckleball but allowed five runs (three earned) and six hits in three innings. Jason Dickson Dickson is a graduate of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M University. He plays for the Somerset Patriots and was drafted by the California Angels in the 6th round of the 1994 MLB Amateur and Jarrod Washburn, competing for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation, were ineffective. Dickson gave up eight runs (four earned) and six hits in 1-2/3 innings, and Washburn allowed four runs (all earned) and five hits in 2-1/3 innings. ANGELS UPDATE Friday's recap: The A's beat the Angels 17-4. Mo Vaughn went 2 for 3 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 for the Angels. Today's game: Angels at A's at Phoenix, 12:05 p.m. Omar Olivares will start for the Angels. Radio: KLAC-AM (570). - Joe Haakenson CAPTION(S): Box Box: ANGELS UPDATE (See text) |
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