DODGERS NOTEBOOK: PEREZ'S DELIVERY FLAWED.Byline: Matt McHale Staff Writer The Dodgers enter a critical three-game series 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. tonight using left-hander Carlos Perez, who hasn't won since May 29, a stretch of seven starts. Perez is out there because the Dodgers don't have a choice. Although clubs are interested in the Dodgers' other starters, Perez's poor season and hefty contract make him untradeable. So manager Davey Johnson ``One of the most important things for a pitcher is not letting the hitter see the ball during the windup,'' Osteen said. ``Carlos' front shoulder has been flying open. Not only does it hurt his velocity and control, it allows the hitter to pick up the ball right away. He understands this and is working on it.'' Osteen wouldn't comment on Perez's work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work , which has been questioned all season, especially after he blew off the team's post All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games workout. The club signed Perez to a three-year, $15 million contract with hopes he would be one of the leaders on the staff. Osteen said Perez's fastball, clocked around 81 most of the season, has been around 88-89 the past three starts after making his delivery more compact. ``After he threw for us, he went out to right field and worked on it by himself,'' Osteen said. ``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. about the other stuff, but my sense is he wants to turn this around and he'll work to do it. He's a proud man.'' Hundley sits: Before the game, Dodgers catcher Todd Hundley Todd made his major league debut with the New York Mets on May 18, 1990 when he was only 20 years old. learned the National League accepted his plea to drop his appeal and begin serving his three-game suspension. It left the Dodgers with just one catcher, Angel Pena, who homered in the first game. But a doubleheader allowed Hundley to get two of the three games out of the way. He also will not play tonight in the series opener at Arizona. ``This was something that was worked out between the player, the union and the league office,'' 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. . ``I was in touch with (NL president) Leonard Coleman to make sure getting two days in one was following procedure.'' Johnson was pleased that Hundley could cut a day out of his suspension, but they could have used him in the first game, a 4-1 loss. Rockies left-hander Bobby Jones lasted just 5-1/3 innings. But three relievers, all right-handers, held the Dodgers without a hit in the final 3-2/3 innings. Quick hits: Losing Hundley didn't hurt the Dodgers behind the plate. In the first game, Pena threw out Darryl Hamilton DODGERS vs. ARIZONA Time: 7:05 p.m. at Bank One Ballpark. TV/Radio: Channel 5; XTRA-AM (1150), KWKW-AM (1330 Spanish). Matchup: In the first of three games with the Diamondbacks, Carlos Perez (2-9, 6.88) faces left-hander Omar Daal (8-5, 3.74). Perez is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. his first victory since May 29, a stretch of seven starts. Daal, the former Dodgers reliever, changes speeds and uses a screwball screw·ball n. 1. Baseball A pitched ball that curves in the direction opposite to that of a normal curve ball. 2. Slang An eccentric, impulsively whimsical, or irrational person. adj. . Opponents are batting .236 against him, sixth best in the league. Matchups for the rest of the series: Saturday (7:05 p.m. - Channel 5) - Darren Dreifort (8-8, 5.74) vs. left-hander Brian Anderson (2-2, 7.03). . . . Sunday (5:05 p.m. - Fox Sports West 2) - Kevin Brown (10-6, 3.79) vs. left-hander Randy Johnson (10-7, 2.65). - Matt McHale CAPTION(S): Box Box: DODGERS vs. ARIZONA (See text) |
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