ANGELS NOTEBOOK: FINLEY LOOKING POWERLESS.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of - Steve Finley's first-half struggles were attributed to a sore right shoulder, the result of a run-in with the wall at Angel Stadium in the second game of the season. Finley says his shoulder is back to normal now, but his bat still looks a little soggy. Since returning from the disabled list July 14, Finley is hitting .250 (13 for 52), but most notable has been his inability to drive the ball. He hasn't homered since June 10 and he has only two extra-base hits, both doubles, in the 15 games since coming off the DL. ``It's coming,'' said Finley, who hit 36 homers last season. ``I look at what I do in batting practice as to what I can do, and it's coming. I'm able to extend through the ball unlike before.'' But Finley acknowledged he still has some work to do, to undo the flaws in his swing the shoulder injury initiated. ``I created some bad habits,'' he said. ``If I stayed out at the beginning of the season I wouldn't have created those bad habits, but I wanted to play. It didn't kill me but my swing wasn't right either.'' --Changing it up: Manager Mike Scioscia Shortstop Orlando Cabrera Orlando Luis Cabrera (born November 2, 1974 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a Major League Baseball shortstop who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He bats and throws right-handed. was moved to the No. 2 spot, Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). to No. 3, Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. to No. 4 and Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. to No. 5. ``We're just trying to find a little more offensive chemistry,'' Scioscia said. ``But the bottom line is we need guys to start swinging the bat no matter how you line them up.'' --Pitching change: 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 will start today's game on three days' rest, in place of Jarrod Washburn (forearm tendinitis), and is happy to do so. Byrd made only 63 pitches in his last start on Tuesday in Toronto. ``Honestly, I could do it all year long,'' Byrd said of going on three days' rest. ``Guys used to pitch on three days all the time. I don't throw real hard; it's something I look forward to.'' |
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