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ANGELS NOTEBOOK: DUSTY CAN DO WITHOUT INTERLEAGUE.


Byline: Gordon Verrell Staff Writer

Clearly, Dusty Baker
    Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker, Jr. (born June 15 1949 in Riverside, California) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
    , the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  Giants' manager, is no fan of interleague play Interleague play is the term used to describe regular season Major League Baseball games played between teams in different leagues, introduced in 1997. Before the 1997 season, teams in the American League and National League did not meet during the regular season. .

    ``There's a buzz when we play the (Oakland) A's,'' he said in the Giants' first-base dugout before Tuesday night's game. ``But there ain't no buzz here.

    ``It was fine the first couple of years,'' Baker said. ``We needed something. We had lost so many (fans) because of the work stoppage. But now . . . why should the Angels or Texas or Seattle determine what happens in our division?''

    Mike Scioscia
      Michael Lorri "Mike" Scioscia (born November 27 1958 in Morton, Pennsylvania) is a former catcher and current Major League Baseball manager. His last name is pronounced SO-shuh. He is often referred to by the nickname Sosh.
      , the Angels' manager - and Baker's teammate when both were with the Dodgers - isn't especially wild about it, either.

      ``You'd much rather be playing teams in your own division,'' said Scioscia. ``You want to either pad your lead or pick up ground.''

      --Belcher close: Right-hander Tim Belcher
        Timothy Wayne Belcher (Born October 19, 1961) in Mount Gilead, Ohio, is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He won the Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award in 1988 for the National League.
         will make one more rehab start for Edmonton on Saturday night at Sacramento, then hopes to be ready for his first start of the season the following week at Baltimore.

        ``It's been like a four-month spring training,'' said Belcher, who had surgery Dec. 2 to repair a muscle in his right elbow.

        --Bonded: The Angels' 11-inning, 5-4 loss to the Giants Monday was a ``doubled-edged sword,'' according to according to
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        2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

        3.
         Scioscia.

        ``It was encouraging the way we came back,'' he said of the Angels' two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth that tied the score. ``But it was discouraging that we didn't win.''

        The Giants' Barry Bonds won it with his major league-leading 24th home run in the top of the 11th.

        Asked if he thought Bonds, who turns 36 next month, is even better than his three NL MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip.  years in the early '90s, Scioscia said, ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed)

        "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party.
         if he's better, but he's been able to maintain. Bonds is like Mantle, Mays and Snider . . . one of those guys you always mention when you're comparing the best.''

        --Player moves: The Angels outrighted infielder Keith Luuloa to Edmonton. He appeared in just six games and was 6 for 18. . . . The Giants' starter Tuesday night, Joe Nathan, was activated from the disabled list (tendinitis in right shoulder) prior to the game. To make room, outfielder Terrell Lowery 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. . He was 15 for 27 (.556) in 12 games.

        ANGELS vs. SAN FRANCISCO

        Time: 7:05 p.m. at Edison Field

        TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net 2; KMPC-AM (1540), XPRS-AM (1090 Spanish)

        Matchup: Kent Bottenfield (4-5, 5.15 ERA) vs. the Giants' Russ Ortiz (3-6, 6.30 ERA). Bottenfield, who has a 40-39 career record, is 1-2 with a 5.63 ERA in three appearances vs. San Francisco while with St. Louis. Ortiz, from Montclair Prep, is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in one start against the Angels. The game concludes the Angels' six-game homestand. They are off Thursday, then begin a nine-game, three-city trip Friday night at Arizona.

        - Gordon Verrell

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        Date:Jun 7, 2000
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