ANGELS NOTEBOOK: BYRD HOPING TO STAND OUT.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Maybe it's his slight build, his old-school delivery or his finesse style of pitching, but Paul Byrd Paul Gregory Byrd (born December 3, 1970 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Cleveland Indians. Byrd attended Louisiana State University where he pitched as part of the Tigers baseball team that won the 1991 has a knack for projecting a Joe Q. Public aura, although he's one of just 150 people who can claim to be a starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; in the major leagues. Tonight could be the start of a love affair between the 34-year-old right-hander and Angels fans. ``I was the pitcher they acquired this offseason, and I want to show them they got a great starting pitcher,'' said Byrd, who makes his Angels debut against his former Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium. teammates. ``I'm excited about this team I have behind me. Here, it's expectations right out of the gate.'' Byrd won 17 games for the Royals in 2002, and in stops there and in Philadelphia inspired a flock of fans who rooted for him from the ``Byrd's Nest.'' Here, he has already signed a Byrd jersey for a fan before his Freeway Series The term Freeway Series refers to a series of baseball games played between Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League and the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League. start against the Dodgers. --New day comes quickly: It was nearly 11 p.m. when Wednesday's 3-2, 12-inning loss to Texas concluded. That gave Bret Prinz Bret Prinz (born June 15, 1977 in Chicago Heights, Illinois) is a relief pitcher who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Previously, Prinz played with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2003-2004), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005), and Chicago barely an hour to stew in his dubious Angels debut. ``You have a sour taste in your mouth until midnight,'' said Prinz, who served up Alfonso Soriano's winning homer on his third pitch as an Angel. ``And then the day starts over.'' |
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