ANGELS UPDATE: CALLAWAY FINDS WAY OF THE RING.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Mickey Callaway Mickey Callaway (born May 13, 1975 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American baseball player. He made is debut as a pitcher in Major League Baseball in 1999. He currently plays for the Hyundai Unicorns in the Korea Baseball Organization League. got a phone call out of the blue recently from a lawyer asking whether he'd be interested in selling the ring Callaway will receive tonight to commemorate the Angels' 2002 World Series championship. Given that Callaway has just 88 days of major-league service, it's not like he couldn't use the money. But the proposition wasn't one he mulled mull 1 tr.v. mulled, mull·ing, mulls To heat and spice (wine, for example). [Origin unknown. over for long. ``I didn't call him back,'' Callaway said. Instead, Callaway will cherish the ring he and his teammates will receive before their game tonight against the Texas Rangers Texas Rangers, mounted fighting force organized (1835) during the Texas Revolution. During the republic they became established as the guardians of the Texas frontier, particularly against Native Americans. . While the jewelry will be nice, Callaway might look more forward to the fact he'll be the 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"; . It is both a breakthrough and a dress rehearsal dress rehearsal n. A full, uninterrupted rehearsal of a play with costumes and stage properties. dress rehearsal Noun 1. for Callaway, 27. This is the first time he's broken camp with a major-league club, but he's out of options and would be exposed to waivers if the Angels tried to send him down when Aaron Sele Aaron Helmer Sele (born June 25, 1970 in Golden Valley, Minnesota) is an MLB right-handed pitcher who plays for the New York Mets. His family moved to Poulsbo, Washington, a Scandinavian town on the Kitsap Peninsula, where Aaron pitched for North Kitsap High School. returns from shoulder rehabilitation in a month. While Callaway needs to pitch as well as he can to force the Angels to keep him, he also knows roster reality might prevent that from happening. No matter what happens, Callaway said his Dec. 17, 2001, trade from Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. to the Angels (in exchange for infielder Wilmy Caceres) was a turning point in his career. ``It was a new life for me,'' Callaway said. ``It wasn't a place where I was stagnant. When I came up here, (pitching coach) Buddy (Black) said, `You throw what pitch you want to throw when you want to throw it.' That was a big confidence-builder. In Tampa, it was, `Throw what the veteran catcher says to throw.' For me, that's a big difference.'' The results were evident. Callaway was the second minor leaguer Noun 1. minor leaguer - a player on a minor-league baseball team bush leaguer minor-league club, minor-league team - a team that plays in a minor league ballplayer, baseball player - an athlete who plays baseball in Devil Rays history to earn a major league call-up, but in two brief stints in '99 and 2001, he produced ERAs of 7.45 and 7.20. Because his fastball doesn't quite top out at 90 mph, Callaway felt compelled to try to throw harder when he got to the major leagues. For a pitcher who relies heavily on location, it was the worst thing he could've done. So after going 9-2 with a 1.68 ERA for the Angels' Triple-A club, Callaway was better prepared mentally when he was called up into the midst of a pennant race last August to replace the ailing Sele. The result was a 2-1 record and a 4.19 ERA in six starts. He carried that confidence into spring training, when Callaway was the Angels' best starter behind Ramon Ortiz and grabbed the temporary No. 5 starter role. ``To tell you the truth, he was very, very confident last year,'' catcher Bengie Molina Benjamin José ("Bengie" or "Ben") Molina (born July 20 1974 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. After being initially regarded as a "good glove, no hit" catcher, Molina has developed into one of the better said. ``He looks the same to me, if not better. He had great confidence and brought it into this camp. He's ready to go.'' CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS vs. TEXAS - Gabe Lacques |
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