DODGERS NOTEBOOK: MALONE ADDS DEPTH WITH COUNSELL.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer The acquisition of second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Craig Counsell Craig John Counsell (born August 21, 1970 in South Bend, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball infielder who plays for the Milwaukee Brewers. He has also played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, and Los Angeles Dodgers. from the Florida Marlins The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From to the present, the Marlins have played in Dolphin Stadium. may be a small move in trying to cure what's wrong with the Dodgers, but it is symbolic in why it was done. ``He's a baseball player,'' said Dodgers general manager Kevin Malone
Kevin Malone is a fictional character from the US television series, The Office. He is played by Brian Baumgartner. , pointing out that's different than a guy who plays baseball. ``We need baseball players, guys that are hard-nosed, execute the fundamentals, play the game. He's a good fit for us. A left-handed hitter, knows how to play the game.'' The Dodgers traded for Counsell, who scored the winning run in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series, for a player to be named later The concept of the "player to be named later" is most often associated with Major League Baseball trades. The "player to be named later" (PTBNL) is generally used to postpone a trade's final conditions or terms. This is often done for two reasons. on Tuesday. Counsell was used as a pinch-hitter against Pittsburgh at Dodger Stadium • • [ . Malone said they did it for depth in the infield and to give the Dodgers the option of using another left-handed bat against tough right-handers. ``With the limited level of talent we have at the minor-league level, we do what we can do to get better,'' Malone said. ``Craig Counsell makes us a little bit better.'' Counsell was eager to get to 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. . He asked the Marlins to be traded after he lost his starting second base job to Luis Castillo There are three people named Luis Castillo:
Dodgers manager Davey Johnson Young has been hampered injuries for much of the last month. Counsell, 28, was hitting .152 in 37 games for the Marlins before 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. Friday. He's a lifetime .253 hitter with a .990 fielding percentage. Counsell makes $245,000 this season. ``I don't have to have (Young) out there when he has a broken ankle or he was out of gas,'' Johnson said. ``He was a perfect fit.'' Malone said the move wasn't a precursor to trading any of the middle infielders - Young, Jose Vizcaino or injured Mark Grudzielanek. However, he did say Counsell had the capability to play every day. ``In the right spot, on the right club, he's an everyday player,'' Malone said. ``At this point in time, he's a quality extra infielder.'' It's also a reunion for Counsell, who was greeted by former Marlins teammate Kevin Brown in the clubhouse. Gary Sheffield and Devon White also played with Counsell in Florida and Eric Young and outfielder Trenidad Hubbard know him from their Colorado Rockies days. ``I felt like I wasn't getting an opportunity (in Florida) and I asked to be traded,'' Counsell said. ``It wasn't a good situation for both of us. But this is a team (the Dodgers) that has a chance to win, or should win. I've won a World Series and there's nothing like it.'' To make room for Counsell, the Dodgers designated outfielder Brent Cookson, a former Ventura College and Long Beach State star, for assignment. Balks, walks and chalk: Pitching coach Claude Osteen left the team for a few days to attend the funeral of his mother in Nashville, Tenn. Dodgers minor-league pitching coordinator Jim Benedict is filling in. . . . Right-handed reliever Antonio Osuna tossed a baseball Friday and remains on target for a late July return. . . . Grudzielanek had the cast removed from his broken right wrist Monday and is wearing a splint splint, rigid or semiflexible device for the immobilization of displaced or fractured parts of the body. Most commonly employed for fractures of bones, a splint may be a first-aid measure that allows the patient to be moved without displacing the injured part, or it . He's still at least a week away from beginning any type of rehab work. DODGERS vs. PITTSBURGH Time: 7:35 p.m., at Dodger Stadium. TV/Radio: Fox Sports West 2; KXTA-AM (1150), KWKW-AM (1330 Spanish). Matchup: Dodgers lefty Carlos Perez (2-8, 7.18 ERA) gets at least one more chance to prove he should remain in the starting rotation. Perez has been abysmal this season, the worst effort a season-low 2-1/3 innings Friday at Oakland, where he allowed eight runs. It gave Perez the highest ERA among National League starters. Opponents are hitting .306 against Perez. Pirates right-hander Francisco Cordova Cordova, Spain: see Córdoba. (2-2, 4.89) has a 1.89 ERA in his last three starts and is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA since coming off the disabled list with inflammation in his shoulder. - Brian Dohn CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO CRAIG COUNSELL The Dodgers will use the former Marlins infielder in a utility role, and to spell Eric Young at second base. BOX: DODGERS vs. PITTSBURGH (see text) |
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