DODGERS NOTEBOOK: A GIANT SPLIT JUST WON'T DO.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer DENVER - Dodgers outfielder Marquis Grissom Usually reserved, but one of the quiet leaders in the clubhouse, Grissom said the Dodgers need to win the highly anticipated four-game series with the rival San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era that begins tonight at Dodger Stadium • • [ if they are going to claim the wild-card spot in the playoffs. The Dodgers trail the Giants by a game. ``We're trying to take three out of four,'' Grissom said. ``If we take more, that's good. That's what we have to shoot for, but there's not pressure because we know what's at stake.'' The Dodgers shuffled their pitching staff two weeks so right-hander Hideo Nomo Hideo Nomo (born Aug. 31, 1968 , Osaka, Japan) Japanese baseball pitcher whose success with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 created new opportunities for Asian players in Major League Baseball. , who is 10-3 with a 2.52 ERA in his career against the Giants, would start the series opener. Giants manager Dusty Baker Ryan Jensen (born September 17, 1975) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He has played for the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals. from the series. ``Let's see Let's See was a Canadian television series broadcast on CBC Television between September 6, 1952 to July 4, 1953. The segment, which had a running time of 15 minutes, was a puppet show with a character named Uncle Chichimus (voice of John Conway), which presented each who are the guys that show up,'' Dodgers catcher Paul Lo Duca Paul Anthony Lo Duca (born April 12, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the New York Mets. Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2004) and Florida Marlins (2004-2005). said. ``It's going to be a great series, every pitch intense. It's going to be fun, and we need to go at it that we're at home, so we have the advantage.'' Or, at least one would think so. But the Dodgers are 44-34 on the road and just 40-31 at home. The Giants have a strong road record at 40-33 and won have five of six against the Dodgers in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . ``There's still a lot of games left. Even if we split, it won't be over,'' Giants reliever Felix Rodriguez Not to be confused with Felix Rodriquez, guitar player in the Swedish band, The Sounds. Felix Rodriguez is a common personal name that can refer to different people:
--Perez's plans: Dodgers left-hander Odalis Perez developed a small blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand, but that wasn't the reason Dodgers manager Jim Tracy pulled Perez after five innings of Saturday's start against Colorado. The Dodgers had a big lead, and the club is concerned about the career-high 205 1/3 innings Perez has pitched this season. Tracy wanted to keep Perez fresh for his start Thursday, but the club also is trying to curtail his offseason work. The club already asked right-hander Giovanni Carrara not to pitch in winter ball, and they've talked to Perez about the same thing. However, Perez said he will pitch in some capacity in the offseason in his native Dominican Republic. The season begins in mid-October, but Perez said he would begin pitching in December. ``If I take four months, maybe I'm going to be fine by spring training,'' Perez said. ``But having seen some of the Dominican guys who haven't pitched in winter ball because they pitched a lot of innings here, the next year they're different pitchers. It would be nice for me to go there and pitch by Dec. 1.'' Though left-hander Omar Daal isn't under contract after the season, the Dodgers also advised him to scale back his winter workload. DODGERS vs. SAN FRANCISCO Time: 7:10 p.m., Dodger Stadium TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net 2; 1150-AM, 1330-AM (Spanish). Matchup: Giants manager Dusty Baker changed his rotation, holding back RH Jason Schmidt (11-7, 3.64) to face Dodgers RH Hideo Nomo (14-6, 3.28). Schmidt is 2-0 with a 1.84 ERA against the Dodgers in two starts, including a victory Tuesday at Pac Bell Park in which he allowed two runs in 7 2/3 innings. Nomo is 3-1 with a 4.15 ERA in five starts against the Giants, and is 10-3 with a 2.52 ERA in his career. He threw 132 pitches in 6 2/3 innings in beating the Giants on Sept. 11. Tuesday - Dodgers LH Omar Daal(11-8, 3.80) vs. Giants LH Kirk Rueter (12-8, 3.23); Wednesday - Dodgers RH Kevin Brown (3-4, 4.81) vs. Giants RH Russ Ortiz (12-10, 3.57); Thursday - Dodgers LH Odalis Perez (14-9, 3.07) vs. Giants RH Livan Hernandez (11-15, 4.40). - Brian Dohn CAPTION(S): box Box: DODGERS vs. SAN FRANCISCO (see text) |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion