DODGERS NOTEBOOK: COLBORN UNSURE OF NOMO'S WOES.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Dodgers pitching coach Jim Colborn
(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. . As of Monday night, he had yet to critique Hideo Nomo's wild outing on Sunday. It's not that Colborn didn't want to watch the film, though you could hardly blame him if that was the case. Nomo has been predictably inconsistent this season. Nomo is 2-5 with a 3.91 ERA and 29 walks - second-most in the National League. He walked four, continued to pitch behind in the count and lasted only 4 2/3 innings in a 11-3 loss to the Marlins. Colborn tinkered with Nomo's unique overhead delivery last week. Either Nomo reverted back to his old ways or the adjustments didn't work. ``I thought I came up with something,'' Colborn said. ``I wanted him to get a little lower (in his delivery) and drive more aggressively to home plate instead of standing up. I'm getting him to start in a position where he can spin off. He did it in practice, but I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if he did it during the game. ``Mainly I want to see if he was doing that and if he'll commit to do it that way. If he does, I'll encourage him.'' Colborn said he talked to Nomo briefly on Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. , following the game, although the conversation didn't have much to do with mechanics. Colborn said he apologized to Nomo and blamed himself for another poor outing. But how many more poor outings can the Dodgers afford to tolerate, especially with Omar Daal ``I worry when I see one bad pitch,'' Colborn said. ``If he had no pitching coach, he'd still be able to function. He knows his delivery really well and he has enough experience. A pitching coach's job is to shorten the dips and the slumps.'' Hitters haven't been biting on Nomo's out pitch, the forkball fork·ball n. Baseball A pitch with the ball placed between the index and middle fingers so that the ball takes a sharp dip near home plate. fork . But he's not throwing strikes to set it up, either. ``It goes back to what I've been saying about him from day one, an observation I made in spring training and that is when Hideo Nomo throws one of his first couple of pitches for strikes, he's extremely effective. What has happened the last couple of starts is that he's been that way the first time through the order. ``Then you get around that second time through the order and he starts missing early in the count. Next thing you know he's got long counts and he's 2-0 and 3-1. It's hard to pitch in the major leagues that way.'' --Izturis leads off: Shortstop Cesar Izturis was batting in the leadoff spot for the 11th time on Monday. Izturis has an on-base percentage of .361 when batting leadoff. Dave Roberts For other uses, see Dave Roberts (disambiguation). David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan), is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the San Francisco Giants. , out of the lineup because left-hander Shawn Estes Aaron Shawn Estes (born February 18, 1973 in San Bernardino, California, USA) is a pitcher for the San Diego Padres. Estes had his best season as a professional in 1997, when he went 19-5 with a 3.18 ERA for the San Francisco Giants. was pitching for the Mets, has been solid batting leadoff with an on-base percentage of .383. ``I just want to be in the lineup, I don't care where,'' Izturis said. ``So many good things have happened this year. I'm the starting shortstop. Batting second is good, especially for my first year. A lot of things have happened and I feel good about it. (Batting leadoff) is a good opportunity.'' --Injury report: Roberts said he should be back today if his injured right quadriceps progresses as it has over the last 24 hours. He left Sunday's game at Florida after he tweaked his right quadriceps. ``It's better today than it was (Sunday),'' he said. ``So that's a positive. I definitely don't plan on missing any extensive amount of time.'' DODGERS vs. NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Time: 7:10 p.m., Dodger Stadium. TV/Radio: FSN (Full-Service Network) A communications network that provides shopping, movies on demand and access to databases and a variety of interactive services. 2; 1150-AM, 1330-AM (Spanish). Matchup: RHP rhp abbr. rated horsepower Andy Ashby (2-3, 3.77 ERA) makes his eighth start following a five-run outing in a 6-2 loss at Atlanta last week. Ashby has walked 20 batters in seven games this year and struck out 35. He's 7-7 with a 3.60 ERA against the Mets. RHP Pedro Astacio (5-2, 29.4 ERA) struggled against the Dodgers last year. Astacio, who pitched for Colorado and Houston, was 0-3 with an 8.46 ERA in four starts against the Dodgers. - Jill Painter CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Los Angeles Dodgers "Dodgers" and "Brooklyn Dodgers" redirect here. For the American football team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). For the Eastern Basketball Association team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (basketball). pitcher Odalis Perez delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Mets. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Box: DODGERS vs. NEW YORK (see text) |
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