ANGELS NOTEBOOK: ESCOBAR HAS TITLE TO SHOW FOR HIS EFFORT.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer OAKLAND - Jarrod Washburn Jarrod Michael Washburn (born August 13, 1974 in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Washburn won the final game had a message for fellow Angels 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"; Kelvim Escobar Kelvim Jose Escobar Bolivar [ess-coe-BAR] (born April 11, 1976 in La Guaira, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004-present). He bats and throws right handed. before Escobar took the ball for Saturday's eventual division-clinching victory. ``I told Escy, `Go out and deal. I'm good to pitch Sunday. But I'd rather pitch Tuesday,' '' Washburn said. Escobar and three relievers got it done as the Angels clinched the American League West The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League. The division currently has four teams, but it has had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. title with a 5-4 victory over Oakland on Saturday, enabling Washburn to take today off and likely take the ball in Game 1 of the division series, starting Tuesday against the New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. or
Tuesday or Wednesday against Boston.
``Whoever it is, man, bring it,'' said reliever Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez may refer to:
The Angels will open Tuesday or Wednesday at Angel Stadium against the Red Sox if they beat the A's today, or if Minnesota loses either a suspended game A suspended game in Major League Baseball occurs when a game has to be stopped before it can be completed. When a game is suspended, the remainder of the game is to be completed at a later date. Major League Baseball Rule 4. or its regularly-scheduled game against Cleveland. Two Twins wins and an Angels loss will send the Angels to Yankee Stadium • • [ . The opponent is one of several factors manager Mike Scioscia That means Washburn or John Lackey will start Game 1, likely followed by Colon, who could start a Game 5 on three days' rest if necessary. Colon would be on full rest if an Angels-Boston series gets slotted for a Wednesday start. Scioscia also did not rule out going with just three starters in the division series, which means Washburn or Lackey could be skipped altogether. --Big Cat's final meow: Andres Galarraga will get the final start of his career today. The 43-year-old first baseman, who hit his 399th home run Friday, will go for 400 today as the Angels rest several regulars. After the postseason, he will head home to Venezuela. For good. ``This is it,'' said Galarraga, who twice defeated cancer and joined the Angels as a September call-up. ``I can't take it anymore. It's time to go home, spend more time with my family.'' If Galarraga doesn't hit No. 400 today, No. 399 will still rank as a sweet farewell. The Angels poured out of the dugout to greet him after his ninth-inning homer Friday. ``So one more to go, man,'' he said. ``Not too much chance to do it. When I saw everybody on top of the dugout, that made me feel more special. The support of those guys helped me a lot.'' --Appetite for innings: General manager Bill Stoneman signed free-agent pitchers Escobar and Colon to eat up innings and get the Angels to the playoffs. Both did just that, in identical fashion. Escobar and Colon tied for the club lead with 208 1/3 innings. Escobar finished with a 5 1/3-inning, six-hit, four-run effort on three days' rest Saturday. CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS at OAKLAND - Gabe Lacques |
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