ANGELS NOTEBOOK: GLAUS DOES LITTLE THINGS TO HAVE A BIG DAY.Byline: Joe Haakenson Never mind that Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). hit two home runs, added an RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in single and drove in six runs Thursday in the Angels' 13-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies For the National Hockey League team (1976 – 1982), now known as the New Jersey Devils, see . The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the West Division of the National League. at Tempe Diablo Stadium Tempe Diablo Stadium is a baseball field located in Tempe, Arizona. It is the spring training home of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the home field for night games of the Arizona League Tempe Angels. , manager Terry Collins says. That was nice, but Collins is taking note of the little things Glaus is doing at the plate. ``The other day he drove the ball to right field with two strikes,'' Collins said. ``That's what I want to see. When he's behind in the count, he'll go the other way.'' Glaus has been working with hitting coach Rod Carew He was born to a Panamanian mother on a train in the town of Gatun, which at that time was in the Panama Canal to improve his stroke, which is what he needs to do to beat out Dave Hollins Hollins has been bothered off and on by a sore left hamstring all spring, and he's coming off an injury-plagued 1998. ``We've got to factor that in,'' Collins admitted, ``but we've also got to factor in - is Troy Glaus ready? He tore it up last spring, too.'' Glaus knows if he doesn't win the starting spot, he goes back to Triple-A. So it's all or nothing. ``I have to give them a reason to keep me,'' he said. ``Because they have the option to send me out. I have to eliminate all possibilities of that.'' With his big day Thursday, Glaus is hitting .429 (12 for 28) with two homers and a team-leading 14 RBI. Mo better: Wednesday afternoon, Mo Vaughn ``I looked at some tapes from last year,'' he said. ``I've got a good set-up now. It's about time It's About Time may refer to:
Thursday, Vaughn drove in two runs with a double in the first inning and also had a single in the Angels' 21-hit attack. ``He took batting practice with a purpose today, and he went into the game today with a purpose,'' Collins said. ``He hit four balls on the button.'' The edge: 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"; Ken Hill gave up one run and four hits in four innings Thursday while making 74 pitches. His surgically repaired right elbow is obviously fine, so now it's about getting back ``the edge.'' ``The big thing for me is mentally getting the edge back, the killer instinct,'' Hill said. ``That's what I'm mainly trying to work on, getting a feel for everything and being aggressive.'' ANGELS UPDATE Thursday's recap: The Angels beat the Colorado Rockies 13-7. Troy Glaus had three hits, including two home runs, and six RBI. Garret Anderson and Darin Erstad also had three hits in the Angels' 21-hit attack. Ken Hill started on the mound for Anaheim and gave up one run and four hits in four innings. Today's game: Angels at Cubs, HoHoKam Park, 12:05 p.m. Steve Sparks vs. Terry Mulholland. Radio: KLAC-AM (570). - Joe Haakenson CAPTION(S): Box BOX: ANGELS UPDATE (See text) |
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