DODGERS NOTEBOOK: NO REST FOR WEARY MARTIN.Byline: VINCENT VINCENT Vital Information Necessary Centralized (movie, The Black Hole) BONSIGNORE Staff Writer The sense of urgency gripping the Dodgers as they enter the final week of the regular season was apparent in their lineup for Sunday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. , specifically at catcher. Russell Martin
Hall attended El Dorado High School in Placerville, California where he earned All-State honors. . The move was even more conspicuous because Little hinted after Saturday's loss to the Diamondbacks that Martin might be showing signs of fatigue. In the loss, Martin struggled throwing out baserunners -- the Diamondbacks stole three bases -- and allowed a key passed ball on a strikeout in the second inning. That prompted Little to wonder if Martin might be tiring in the longest season of his baseball career. Nevertheless, the rookie was back in the lineup. Little admitted the circumstances of the Dodgers' late-season push for a playoff berth dictated his decision. The Dodgers entered 1 1/2 games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. first-place San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. in the National League West and trailed Philadelphia by a half-game in the wild-card race. ``Sure, there are things you might like to do,'' Little said about possibly giving Martin the day off. ``But right now isn't the time.'' Nor was it time to give Nomar Garciaparra a day off despite hobbling with a strained right quad muscle. But with one week remaining in the season and five games left to catch San Diego or Philadelphia, Little has little choice. Nice throw: Diamondbacks outfielder Eric Byrnes barely escaped Saturday's win over the Dodgers unscathed after a fan at Dodger Stadium threw a ball at him following the game. ``(It missed) by a few feet,'' Byrnes said. Byrnes, a former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX standout, laughed when asked if this was the first time someone's thrown something at him. ``Are you kidding me?'' he said. ``I played (winter ball) in the Dominican. I've had beer bottles, whiskey bottles, quarters, batteries. You name it.'' Byrnes wasn't too upset at the incident. ``I'm a passionate player. They're passionate fans,'' he said. ``One of them just got out of hand.'' |
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