DODGERS NOTEBOOK : BUTLER IMPRESSIVE IN BREWERS' TRIPLE-A WORKOUTS.Brett Butler Brett Butler can refer to different people:
team the past few days, apparently is holding his own. Butler, recovering from surgery for throat cancer, took 25 swings during the team's batting practice Wednesday and 50 more on Thursday. New Orleans Zephyrs The New Orleans Zephyrs are a minor league baseball team based in Metairie, Louisiana — a suburb of New Orleans. The Zephyrs play in the Pacific Coast League and are Triple-A affiliates of the New York Mets. The Zephyrs play their home games at Zephyr Field. manager Tim Ireland Tim Ireland is an online marketing consultant and activist who operates the website Bloggerheads.com Ireland produced the first weblog by a British Labour Member of Parliament (Tom Watson) and the first weblog by a British Conservative MP (Boris Johnson). was impressed with what he saw. Asked facetiously whether he would use Butler as a pinch-hitter if he could, Ireland responded quickly and enthusiastically: ``Yeah.'' ``I give him a pretty fair chance to be playing in a few weeks if his health holds up,'' Ireland said of the Dodgers' center fielder and leadoff hitter In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Strategy Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. , who plans to rejoin the team for a nine-game road trip beginning Aug. 27 and wants to play by early next month. ``It's his health we're all watching. . . . I think he could do a rehab assignment fairly soon from what I saw.'' Dodgers manager Bill Russell Noun 1. Bill Russell - United States basketball center (born in 1934) William Felton Russell, Russell has said he would be pleased if Butler, who remains underweight Underweight An situation where a portfolio does not hold a sufficient amount of securities to satisfy the accepted benchmark of the portfolio's asset allocation strategy. Notes: but is gaining rapidly, could work out with the team. The mere thought of Butler playing the last month of the season leaves Russell shaking his head. ``Just think of the lift that would give us,'' he said. New home: Russell, manager since July 29, finally moved into Tom Lasorda's old office. Lasorda's things have been removed, his desk replaced and the wood-paneled walls - formerly covered by countless photos - painted white. Russell said his promotion from coach to manager ``is now complete.'' But what took so long? ``Hey, it takes a little while to take 20 years of memorabilia and all that out,'' he said. Lasorda, now a vice president, has moved into another office. Looking good: Right-hander Darren Hall threw to batters before Friday's game. It was the first time since he had elbow surgery in April, and he was pleased with his performance. The 32-year-old threw about 30 pitches, only fastballs, at full velocity. He'll take today off and, if he feels no discomfort, throw again on Sunday. ``It felt good,'' he said. ``I threw a lot of strikes, everything was around the plate. And the ball was moving, which is pretty good.'' Hall, who pitched in nine games in relief In baseball statistics, games in relief (denoted by GIR) is the number of games in which a pitcher appears but is not the starting pitcher. See also
``We have to take it day-to-day,'' he said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: BRETT BUTLER: He hopes to rejoin the Dodgers for a n ine-game road trip starting Aug. 27 and wants to play by early September. |
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