DODGERS NOTEBOOK: DODGERS' PLANS BROADCAST ON TV.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer It's not only poor judgment from umpires bugging the Dodgers. Now, their own television broadcast is irking them. Dodgers officials pulled the plug on a live microphone pitching coach Jim Colborn
Colborn spoke to 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"; Andy Ashby n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Arami Ramirez. The scouting report aired. Also, manager Jim Tracy
Dodgers senior vice president Derrick Hall
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truck and ceased the microphone use.
``When you mike a coach or player, you assume that the broadcast partner will use very good judgment in what to share with the audience,'' Hall said. ``In this case, I feel that that crew stepped over the line by exposing strategy discussed that we do not want the general public or the opposition to hear. ``This puts a damper on any further cooperation on miking any of our personnel.'' According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Fox Sports Net West general manager Steve Simpson, an error in judgment was made by the producer and director. ``We are trying to enhance the broadcast and make it more entertaining,'' Simpson said. ``What we aired was very entertaining and enlightening. The only thing is, we should have aired it afterward.'' Tracy declined comment, but Colborn said it was an unfortunate situation. ``It's too bad that the audience can't hear those things because it would be very interesting,'' Colborn said. ``In the case of how you're going to pitch a hitter, I don't want them to know that ever.'' --Brown's rehab: Right-hander Kevin Brown will leave this morning for his rehab start tonight with Triple-A Las Vegas in Edmonton. He will throw approximately 80 pitches and if all goes well, Brown is expected to return to the starting rotation late next week. The Dodgers continue to have internal discussions about whether to start him in Montreal or 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 . If the Dodgers choose Friday, which is the one most talked about, it would allow him to pitch in the Arizona series Aug. 26-28 at Dodger Stadium, and also pitch in Arizona when the teams play three games Sept. 2-4. Both starts would be with normal rest. ``We're looking to continue to see arm strength,'' said Dodgers general manager Dan Evans, who will be in Edmonton. ``I'm not as big on velocity as other people. I want to see freedom of movement, pitch count and for him to show continued arm strength and consistent velocity later in the game.'' When Brown returns to the rotation, the Dodgers are expected to send lefty Omar Daal to the bullpen. Though Daal is 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA as a starter since the All-Star break, he is a known commodity as a long reliever. He is 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA in 16 games in relief In baseball statistics, games in relief (denoted by GIR) is the number of games in which a pitcher appears but is not the starting pitcher. See also
--Odds and ends: 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). , who is batting .190 since the break and is in a 2-for-27 slump, wasn't in the lineup as Tracy tried to help him relax. ... According to paperwork filed in the Dominican Republic, no concrete evidence has been uncovered to prove right-hander Jonathan Corporan is older than the 17 years he claims. The Dodgers believe such a ruling will be announced soon, allowing Corporan to go to instructional ball. If Corporan, who throws in the mid 90s, is given his visa and is found to be 17, his contract would remain valid and he would receive his $930,000 signing bonus. ... First baseman James Loney, drafted first by the Dodgers in June, was promoted to Class A Vero Beach after hitting .371 with four homers and 30 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in in 47 games for Great Falls (Mont.) of the rookie Pioneer League. DODGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA Time:7:10 p.m., Dodger Stadium. TV/Radio: Ch. 13; 1150-AM, 1330-AM (Spanish). Matchup: The Dodgers open a three-game series against the Phillies with LH Omar Daal (9-6, 4.04 ERA) making what could be his last start before returning to the bullpen when Kevin Brown is activated. Daal is 7-5 with a 5.06 ERA as a starter, but he's 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA as a starter since the All-Star break. He pitched 6 1/3 innings in beating the Phillies last week. He'll be opposed by rookie RH Brett Myers (1-2, 4.50). The 21-year-old allowed three runs in seven innings last week against the Dodgers. Saturday - Dodgers RH Hideo Nomo (11-6, 3.40) vs. Phillies RH Brandon Duckworth (5-8, 4.93); Sunday - Dodgers LH Odalis Perez (10-8, 3.16) vs. Phillies LH Randy Wolf (7-7, 3.81). - Brian Dohn CAPTION(S): box Box: DODGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA (see text) |
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