DODGERS NOTEBOOK: IZTURIS BACK IN ACTION.Byline: VINCENT VINCENT Vital Information Necessary Centralized (movie, The Black Hole) BONSIGNORE Staff Writer Cesar Izturis returned to the Dodgers after missing the past four games in Arizona while his wife, Liliana, gave birth to their second child. Izturis, who started at third base Friday against St. Louis, was originally expected to miss just two games, but when minor complications arose from Liliana's Cesarean section cesarean section (sĭzâr`ēən), delivery of an infant by surgical removal from the uterus through an abdominal incision. The operation is of ancient origin: indeed, the name derives from the legend that Julius Caesar was born in this Sunday, he decided to stay with her longer than expected. Liliana was released from the hospital late Thursday afternoon, which eliminated any possibility of him joining the Dodgers until Friday, when they opened a nine-game homestand. ``Anyone who has a family will understand me staying with my wife,'' Izturis said. ``It's a situation where you really have no choice. I had to be there. I wanted to play and help my team, obviously, but I had to do what I had to do.'' Izturis said if the Dodgers were playing at home, he would have played in every game. ``But with us playing on the road, there was just no way,'' he said. Duncan disciplined: Dodgers first-base coach Marino Duncan was suspended two games for going onto the field after getting ejected Monday against Arizona. And he wasn't happy about it. In fact, he wanted to pursue an appeal on the grounds he never said anything to warrant the original ejection from umpire Angel Hernandez Angel Hernandez can refer to:
Hernandez tossed Duncan for yelling something from the Dodgers' dugout. ``But I never said anything,'' Duncan said. ``It's a tough situation because I don't feel like I did anything.'' Duncan is allowed to carry out his typical pregame duties, but must be out of uniform and out of the dugout during his suspension. Dave Jauss Dave Jauss (Born January 16, 1957 in Chicago, IL) is a baseball coach, who is the current Bench Coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers. College career Jauss attended school at Amherst College, where he was a roommate to future Red Sox G.M. Dan Duquette. will coach firstbase in Duncan's absence. Say Shea: The Dodgers were believed to have expressed preliminary interest in acquiring infielder Shea Hillenbrand Shea Matthew Hillenbrand[1] (born July 27, 1975 in Mesa, Arizona)[2] is a Major League Baseball third baseman. A native of Mesa, Arizona, Hillenbrand attended Mountain View High School there, excelling in both baseball, as a shortstop, and soccer. , who was picked up by San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden late Friday night to play first base after being designated for assignment Designated for assignment is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball. When a player is designated for assignment, he is immediately removed from the club's 40-man roster. by the Blue Jays following an altercation with manager John Gibbons Also: The Dodgers entered Friday's game as the only team in the majors that hasn't won an extra-inning game (0-5), after going 7-5 last year. They have never gone through an entire season with fewer than three extra-inning victories since moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958. They were 3-5 in 1978. Associated Press contributed |
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