ANGELS NOTEBOOK: VALDEZ TURNAROUND NO SURPRISE TO SCIOSCIA.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer DETROIT - Ismael Valdes' value as a pitcher was at a career-low after his injury-plagued season last year with the Cubs and Dodgers. Add to that his reputation for lacking toughness, and Valdes went into this season with a lot to prove. Valdes has seemed to answer his critics this season, going 8-6 with a 3.61 ERA in 18 starts. He has been on the disabled list twice this season, but otherwise has been a key starter in the Angels' run for a wild-card berth. Still, Valdes said he will never change the minds of some people and what they think about him. ``People are always going to talk,'' said Valdes, who is making $2.5 million this season with the potential to make an additional $2.7 million in incentives. ``I could do well, throw 30 complete games, I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. , and somebody is going to say something about the one game I didn't complete.'' Manager Mike Scioscia ``I think Ismael prepares himself as well as anybody,'' Scioscia said. ``We had it drilled into us being in a pitching-oriented organization (Dodgers). ``I think his confidence is as high as I've seen it. He's very decisive in what he wants to do. He executes his pitches with uncanny command. That's a pretty good combination.'' --Road trip: The Angels begin a six-game trip to Detroit and Cleveland tonight but seem to feel at home away from home; they are 14-3 in their past 17 road games. But Scioscia said it's a more a reflection of how they're playing, not where or who they're playing. ``We've played the last three or four weeks the way we envisioned we could,'' he said. ``When we do that, we feel we can match up with anybody.'' ANGELS vs. DETROIT Time: 4:05 p.m. at Comerica Park • • [ . TV/Radio: No TV; 570-AM, 1090-AM (Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river. ). Matchup: 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 (9-6, 3.76 ERA) will start for Anaheim against Detroit's Nate Cornejo Nate Cornejo (born September 24, 1979 in Wellington, Kansas), is a former professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the major leagues from 2001-2004. Cornejo played for the Detroit Tigers until 2006 when he was signed by the Chicago White Sox. (0-0, 18.00). Washburn is making his first start since his worst start of the season: three innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , six runs, seven hits in a 15-1 loss to the White Sox. Washburn had a stiff shoulder but an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. was normal. The Tigers were swept in a four-game series over the weekend by the Royals. - Joe Haakenson CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS vs. DETROIT (see text) |
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