ANGELS NOTEBOOK: DONNELLY QUESTIONS RULING.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo. - Reliever Brendan Donnelly Brendan Kevin Donnelly (b. July 4, 1971 in Washington, D.C.) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Boston Red Sox. Donnelly had bounced around the minor leagues for 10 seasons after he was drafted in 1992 by the Chicago White Sox before he finally made his began his eight-day suspension Friday for having 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. on his glove June 14, but he wasn't happy about it. Donnelly dropped his appeal Thursday and accepted the reduction from 10 days after Bob Watson
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. , called the players' union and offered the settlement. Donnelly said he agreed because had he pursued the appeal, he likely still would have received eight days, and he probably wouldn't have been able to begin serving the suspension until after the All-Star break. ``It came down to taking the suspension now or later. I talked to (manager Mike) Scioscia, and he said get it over with.'' Donnelly, who still insists former Angel Jose Guillen tipped off Nationals manager Frank Robinson This article is about the baseball player and manager. For the Nottingham busker, see Frank Robinson (Xylophone Man). Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas), is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player. about the pine tar, researched the rules regarding his situation. Donnelly said he is using the rosin bag Noun 1. rosin bag - a bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to improve their grip on the ball bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball now to help him maintain a good grip on the baseball. ``I'm throwing the ball better than I have all year since then,'' Donnelly said. ``Am I still cheating? ... Being labeled a cheater isn't OK in my book.'' Donnelly, who will keep sharp by working out and throwing simulated games, will be eligible to return one week from today. --Finley update: Center fielder Steve Finley (strained shoulder) had hoped to begin swinging a bat Friday, but it didn't happen. The pain is gone, but Finley still needs to regain strength in the shoulder. ``The shoulder feels good; the inflammation is out,'' Scioscia said. ``But if the strength is not there, he could be right back at square one.'' --Erratic Ervin: Despite getting rocked for seven runs in four innings by the Rangers on Thursday, Scioscia said Ervin Santana isn't in danger of losing his rotation spot. ``The proof is in the pudding in this league - it's performance (that matters),'' Scioscia said. ``But we're not looking at many changes with the five guys right now. There are going to be bumps in the road, and he hit one (Thursday).'' |
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