ANGELS NOTEBOOK: WAKE-UP CALL WORTH TROUBLE.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - As the Angels' player representative to the players union, it was pitcher Scott Schoeneweis' job to call his teammates early Friday morning to inform them a strike had been averted. Schoeneweis had to leave voice mails for many of his teammates who didn't answer their phones. The ones who answered weren't necessarily thinking clearly so early in the morning. ``There were a lot of guys half asleep,'' Schoeneweis said. ``I said, 'Hey, it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to go to work.' Some guys said, 'Right now?' So I said, 'No, not now. Tonight. Go back to sleep.' '' Once they realized they had a game to play Friday night, the Angels were like everybody else in baseball. ``It's the news I've been wanting to hear for two years,'' first baseman Scott Spiezio Scott Edward Spiezio (born September 21, 1972 in Joliet, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the son of former Cardinal Ed Spiezio. said. ``Schoeneweis called me in the morning and woke me up. I said all right, I get to go to work today. It was pretty cool. I had some big-time doubts. I had all my equipment packed and ready to go. I saved some money; I've been saving for the past two years or so. I was thinking about buying some land or something.'' Right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield Tim Salmon ``All along the players had to be guarded as to what we said because we didn't want to disrupt anything,'' he said. ``We knew from our side of the negotiations what we needed to do for it to come together. It wasn't like the past, where we were digging in our heels. We went further down the road toward (the owners') thinking than we ever had. ``It's a great day for the game, for both sides.'' --Injury update: Salmon hit soft toss Friday, one day after hitting off a tee, and said his left hand finally is feeling better. He hasn't started a game since Aug. 10, when he was hit on the hand with a pitch and suffered a bone bruise. Salmon is taking it day by day, but if his hand feels good today he could take live batting practice and possible play in a rehab game at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga (răn`chō k  'kəmäng`gə), city (1990 pop. 101,409), San Bernardino co., S Calif. on Sunday, the Quakes' last game of the
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Scioscia said the best-case scenario for Salmon's return would be the middle of next week. Left-handed reliever Dennis Cook Dennis Bryan Cook (born October 4 1962 in La Marque, Texas) is a former left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for nine teams from 1988 to 2002: the San Francisco Giants (1988-1989), Philadelphia Phillies (1989-1990, 2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (1990-1991), , recovering from a partially torn labrum labrum /la·brum/ (la´brum) pl. la´bra [L.] an edge, rim, or lip. la·brum n. pl. la·bra A lip-shaped anatomical edge, rim, or structure. labrum pl. in his left shoulder, gave up four runs and four hits in one inning of a rehab assignment game at Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday. He's expected to be activated Sunday. --Roster moves: The Angels will call up a few players from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday, when rosters can be expanded. Though all of them will not be promoted, the Angels are considering outfielders Julio Ramirez and Robb Quinlan Robb William Quinlan (born March 17, 1977 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a Major League Baseball player. He currently plays third base for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Quinlan graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1999, obtaining a degree in marketing and communications. , shortstop Alfredo Amezaga, first baseman/outfielder Larry Barnes Larry Richard Barnes Jr., a baseball player, was born on July 23rd, 1974 in Bakersfield, California. He attended Bakersfield High School and then Fresno State University. He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in 1993 (69th round, 1643rd overall). He opted not to sign. , pitchers Lou Pote Louis William Pote (born August 27, 1971 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Pote played for the Anaheim Angels from 1999 to 2002 and the Cleveland Indians in 2004. and Francisco Rodriguez, and catcher Sal Fasano. ANGELS vs. BALTIMORE Time: 7:05 p.m., Edison Field. TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net; 570-AM, 1090-AM (Spanish). Matchup: Angels RH Ramon Ortiz (10-9, 4.16 ERA) will face Orioles RH Scott Erickson (5-11, 5.25). Second baseman Adam Kennedy (sixth at .317) and outfielder Garret Anderson (seventh at .312) entered play Friday in the AL top 10 in hitting. Four times in club history two players have finished the season in the top 10, the last time coming in 1995, when Tim Salmon (third at .330) and Chili Davis (seventh at .318) did it. - Joe Haakenson CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS vs. BALTIMORE (see text) |
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