ANGELS NOTEBOOK: COLON ON PACE TO WIN 20.

Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer

ARLINGTON, Texas - Pitcher Bartolo Colon left Ameriquest Field before Tuesday's game and returned to the team hotel because he was feeling ill, but he's expected to make his next start Saturday in Kansas City.

At 10-4, Colon is on pace to win 21 games, which would make him the Angels' first 20-game winner since Nolan Ryan won 22 in 1974. In all, the Angels have had six 20-game winners, Ryan doing it twice, joined by Clyde Wright, Bill Singer, Andy Messersmith and Dean Chance.

Colon won 20 games in 2002, but he did it with two teams, winning 10 for the Indians and 10 for the Expos after being traded midseason.

``You need support from the position players, support from the bullpen, but if you do win 20, you need to pitch pretty consistently the entire season,'' said Angels pitching coach Bud Black.

--Oh, the drama: In big, bold letters on the front page of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram sports section, Tuesday morning's headline read ``Drama Club,'' accompanied by a large picture of Angels manager Mike Scioscia.

The story proclaimed Scioscia as one of the ``dirty dozen'' in sports, calling him and the others ``drama queens that beg for attention with outrageous statements and actions.'' Scioscia was one of four ``five-star'' drama queens, joined by Barry Bonds, Larry Brown and Terrell Owens.

--Finley's progress: Center fielder Steve Finley (strained shoulder) said he hopes to begin swinging a bat Friday, but he won't make predictions about whether he'll be able to come off the disabled list when he's eligible July 6.

``I'm going to make sure it's right,'' he said. ``I'm not going to rush back. If I'm ready then, the training staff will make the decision. Right now, we're playing great baseball, so it makes it easier to make sure I get it right.''

Finley said he had the same injury at the end of the 2003 season with Arizona but recovered fully with exercise and therapy.