ANGELS NOTEBOOK: KOTCHMAN MIFFED BY CRITICISM.Byline: DOUG PADILLA Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. Staff Writer OAKLAND - The Angels insist there is no dissension in the ranks, but Casey Kotchman Casey John Kotchman (born February 22, 1983 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He hit his first Major League home run on August 5 2005. In 47 games in 2005, Kotchman had 7 home runs and 22 runs batted in. does not seem pleased that Adam Kennedy For other people with the same name, see Adam Kennedy (disambiguation). Adam Thomas Kennedy (born January 10, 1976 in Riverside, California) is a Major League Baseball player. He currently plays second base for the St. Louis Cardinals. Kennedy attended J.W. (Cal State Northridge) aired him out on the bench Friday night. The issue started in the third inning Friday when Jeff Mathis Jeffrey Stephen "Jeff" Mathis (born March 31, 1983 in Marianna, Florida, USA) is a major league baseball catcher playing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and made his Major League debut on August 12, 2005 with them. He bats and throws right handed. was unable to catch two foul popups, one of which went for an error. The second misplay mis·play n. Sports & Games A mistaken or unskillful play. tr.v. mis·played, mis·play·ing, mis·plays To make a misplay of. Noun 1. happened in front of the Angels dugout when Mathis could not make the play with his back to the plate as Kotchman approached. Oakland's McAfee Coliseum For other uses, see Coliseum. • • has the most foul territory in baseball which only added to the Angels' problems. Manager Mike Scioscia "It was a good chance for us to pick up Jeff," said Kennedy, who didn't want Mathis to think he was the only one to blame for the miscues. "(Mathis) just had a tough play down the third-base line and I think it was a good opportunity with Casey going there to pick up Mathis with that." Kotchman said he had no response for his teammate. "I didn't say anything," Kotchman said. "I just kept my mouth shut." Kotchman, who isn't the most fleet of foot member of the Angels, defended himself by saying he gave his best effort. "I just try to play, and that's that," he said. --First-timer: Juan Rivera finally went on the disabled list after pulling a muscle in his back Monday, and Reggie Willits was recalled. Willits got the call over offensive standouts like Howie Kendrick and Curtis Pride. Willits' ability to play outfield, and especially center field, gave him the nod over Kendrick. Since Pride is not on the 40-man roster, he was not selected. Willits, who was en route Saturday and not available against the A's, was batting .298 with one home run, eight RBIs and four stolen bases. The Oklahoma native is on a major-league roster for the first time. --Not a fan of memorabilia: Darin Erstad said he did not ask for the ball after collecting his 1,500th career hit Friday night and didn't seem care if it ever surfaced. "There was nothing left of that ball anyway, I hit it so hard," Erstad joked about his single down the right-field line that A's outfielder Milton Bradley played into a triple. |
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