DODGERS NOTEBOOK: WORKOUT APPEARS TO WORK.Byline: Robert Kuwada Orange County Register To recap . . . well, there isn't enough space in this newspaper to go over all of the mistakes and mental errors the Dodgers made in Atlanta. But the lowlights would include a botched botch tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To ruin through clumsiness. 2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle. 3. To repair or mend clumsily. n. 1. pickoff pick·off n. 1. Baseball A play in which a runner is caught off base and is put out by a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher. 2. Sports An interception, as in football. play between third base and home plate, when catcher Mike Piazza Michael Joseph Piazza (born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. He began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and played for the Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres made a low throw that Todd Zeile The pitching staff gave up five home runs in the three games, three of which either tied the score or gave the Braves a lead. There were more, enough that manager Bill Russell Noun 1. Bill Russell - United States basketball center (born in 1934) William Felton Russell, Russell called a mandatory meeting and workout Thursday five hours before the Dodgers' game 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. to work on fundamentals - cutoffs, rundowns, situational hitting. ``Those were things that needed to be addressed,'' Russell said. ``We made some mistakes in the last series that we need to work on.'' They also had a meeting to discuss what had happened and why. ``It was good to get the team out,'' Russell said. ``We needed to work some things out, went over some fundamentals. We got some things squared away.'' It must have had some effect - one game after making three errors in a 7-0 loss to Atlanta, the Dodgers' played a solid game in beating Florida 4-3. ``It started with the meeting,'' said left fielder Trenidad Hubbard Trenidad Aviel Hubbard (born Trent Hubbard[1], May 11, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball journeyman outfielder. He is an alumnus of Southern University and A&M College. , who hit his third homer in the fifth inning, cutting into a three-run deficit. ``I think everyone felt it. It's like we lit a little match, but we 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. yet if it's going to be a big fire. We'll see (today).'' Streak snapper snapper, name for members of the Lutianidae, a family of spiny-finned food and game fishes found chiefly in tropical coastal waters. Snappers are carnivorous, active, and voracious, with large mouths and sharp teeth. Most species travel in dense schools. : Hubbard snapped the Dodgers' scoreless streak at the start of the season at 13 innings when he hit a solo home run at Busch Stadium This article is about the current sports venue in St. Louis, Missouri that opened in 2006. For the stadium in St. Louis that operated from 1966 to 2005, see Busch Memorial Stadium. For the ballpark known as "Busch Stadium" from 1953 to 1966, see Sportsman's Park. against St. Louis right-hander Cliff Politte. On Thursday he ended a scoreless streak at 15 innings with a solo homer against Marlins left-hander Chris Hammond. ``Hey,'' he said, ``anything I can do to help. . . .'' Cedeno sizzles: Cedeno got on base three times Thursday - he had two singles and reached on an error by Florida shortstop Edgar Renteria. And in 12 games since coming off the disabled list (hamstring), he is hitting .326 (15 for 46) and has an on-base percentage of .445, all hitting from the No. 2 spot in the lineup. Hitting in front of Piazza, the second-place hitters figure to get a lot of pitches to hit. No one wants to face Piazza with runners on base. But until Cedeno came along, the No. 2 hitters batted just .207 (17 for 82). ``They were getting the same pitches, they just weren't hitting them,'' Russell said of Hubbard, Jose Vizcaino, Thomas Howard and Todd Hollandsworth, who took turns hitting in front of Piazza before Cedeno returned to the lineup. ``Roger, he is hitting them right now.'' DODGERS vs. FLORIDA Today: The Dodgers play the second of a four-game series against the host Marlins at 4:05 p.m. Chan Ho Park (3-0, 3.96) opposes Marlins left-hander Jesus Sanchez (1-1, 2.63), a 23-year-old rookie making his fourth career start. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO ROGER CEDENO Until he returned from rehab, the Dodgers were getting little production from the No. 2 slot. |
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