DODGERS NOTEBOOK: TOUGH TRIP HAS HAPPY ENDING.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. - To a man, everyone in the Dodgers clubhouse knew the first seven weeks of the season were more about survival than success. If they made it through and were anywhere near .500, they'd be happy. How's ecstatic sound? The Dodgers ended a grueling four-city road trip against 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. on Sunday, bringing an end to one of the toughest stretches to begin a season that any Dodger can remember. And, after losing the first three games to Arizona, they come back 24-17 and in second place in the National League West. ``Nobody could have had a schedule like we had,'' Dodgers manager Davey Johnson It's not only the just-completed road trip that took the Dodgers to Arizona, St. Louis, Chicago and Florida that was difficult. The Dodgers and 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. are tied for the NL lead with 27 road games, and the Dodgers have played a league-low 14 home games. The Dodgers have made three road trips, including an 11-day swing to start the season, and each time they've traveled to the East Coast. There's also the time they had to return to 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 on a scheduled off day between Cincinnati and Atlanta to play a make-up game, and the suspended game A suspended game in Major League Baseball occurs when a game has to be stopped before it can be completed. When a game is suspended, the remainder of the game is to be completed at a later date. Major League Baseball Rule 4. against the Giants at Pac Bell Park that basically turned into a doubleheader. ``It's probably the toughest start to a schedule of any time I've been here,'' first baseman Eric Karros And even though they lost right-hander Kevin Brown The name Kevin Brown can refer to several different people, including the following:
``You look at the schedule and see all the road games to begin with, and you blow it off and go do your job,'' right-hander Darren Dreifort said. ``Guys have done a great job. I think everyone has gotten to know each other pretty well so far and we have a good bunch of guys A Bunch of Guys (BOGs), or Group of Guys (GOGs) are terms used by counter-terrorism officials to refer to small, self-organizing terrorist cells.[1] BOGs typically have little to no contact with global terrorist groups like al Qaeda, so they independently plan and .'' --Not so home cookin': Dodgers left fielder Gary Sheffield won a World Series with the Marlins, but he's still lustily lust·y adj. lust·i·er, lust·i·est 1. Full of vigor or vitality; robust. 2. Powerful; strong: a lusty cry. 3. Lustful. 4. Merry; joyous. booed every at-bat at Pro Player Stadium. But he did enjoy the 442-foot grand slam he hit Saturday in the Dodgers' 12-6 win. ``That was one of the highlights I wanted to do,'' Sheffield said. ``Even when I was here and I had success, it was a love-hate relationship love-hate relationship Ambivalence Psychiatry A clinical complex characterized by Freudian impulses; love-hate is normal for children passing through the 'anal-sadistic' phase of development, in which there is often simultaneous love and 'murderous' hatred toward . If I didn't get a hit, I got booed. If I got a hit, I was cheered. They were only behind you if you were doing well.'' --Counting on Cora: Even though Alex Cora was sent to Triple-A Albuquerque after Saturday's game, he did enough in his time replacing the injured Kevin Elster to give everyone confidence he can play shortstop on a regular basis if need be. Cora hit .297 in nine games, drove in three runs and displayed great range and played above-average defense. ``He proved he's a big-league shortstop,'' Johnson said. ``He can hit up here. That's the big thing.'' --Odds and ends: Left-handed reliever Trever Miller, claimed off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, joins the Dodgers today. Lefty Onan Masaoka is expected to be sent to Albuquerque to free up the roster spot. . . . When Shawn Green and Sheffield hit back-to-back homers in the ninth, it marked the second time this season the Dodgers have done it. The last time was against Florida in Los Angeles, when Green followed a Sheffield homer. < DODGERS vs. CINCINNATI Time: 7:10 p.m., at Dodger Stadium. TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net 2; 1150-AM, KWKW-AM (1330 Spanish). Matchup: Believe it or not, the Dodgers play a home game. In fact, they open a nine-game homestand with the first of three against the Reds, a team they obliterated o·blit·er·ate tr.v. o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates 1. To do away with completely so as to leave no trace. See Synonyms at abolish. 2. last month in Cincinnati when they scored 36 runs in a three-game sweep. Right-hander Darren Dreifort (3-1, 3.52 ERA) starts for the Dodgers against left-hander Denny Neagle (4-0, 3.76). In his last outing, Dreifort lasted 4 1/3 innings and gave up six runs, all of which came after he slid into third and jammed his right knee. He says he's OK. Neagle is a much better pitcher on the road, going 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA. Tuesday - Dodgers RH Eric Gagne (0-2, 4.30) vs. Reds RH Osvaldo Fernandez (0-0, 5.68); Wednesday - Dodgers RH Chan Ho Park (4-3, 4.89) vs. Reds RH Steve Parris (2-6, 5.63). - Brian Dohn CAPTION(S): box Box: Dodgers vs. Cincinnati (see text) |
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