DODGERS NOTEBOOK : BUTLER IS DRINKING IN THE FINER POINTS.Brett Butler Brett Butler can refer to different people:
In preparation for his return to the lineup, which he expects to do by Friday, Butler has only details left. He will hit against Darren Hall Michael Darren Hall (born July 14, 1964, in Marysville, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers. Sources
midmost of his regular work. ``My mind's a little more off the cancer,'' Butler said, ``and on baseball.'' The details. During cancer surgery, doctors cut out a piece of his palate, so the water thing happens occasionally. His saliva glands aren't all the way back, so he carries a water bottle everywhere he goes. The question was raised about what he would do for lubrication lubrication, introduction of a substance between the contact surfaces of moving parts to reduce friction and to dissipate heat. A lubricant may be oil, grease, graphite, or any substance—gas, liquid, semisolid, or solid—that permits free action of out in center field. ``It seems to be coming back a little more,'' he said between swallows. ``I think I'll be able to get by.'' On second thought: Delino DeShields Todd made his major league debut with the New York Mets on May 18, 1990 when he was only 20 years old. (117), Atlanta's Ryan Klesko Ryan Anthony Klesko (born June 12, 1971 in Westminster, California) is a first baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Previously, Klesko played with the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves. He bats and throws left handed. (108) and St. Louis' Ray Lankford (106). Colorado's Ellis Burks also has 104 strikeouts. All but one of those players - Lankford - is among the league's leaders in home runs. However, DeShields' strikeouts have come with only five home runs and, worse, 45 walks. In 1991, DeShields led the league with 151 strikeouts, but he walked 95 times. He is not under contract for next season. Also: Executive vice president Fred Claire said Friday that the club would add six players Sunday, when rosters expand, then add a few at a later date. Playoff rosters are also due at midnight tonight. Clubs are allowed 25 players and all those on the disabled list. If the Dodgers make the playoffs, the difficult decisions will come later. . . . Brett Butler, on the trade that sent Phillies Todd Zeile and Pete Incaviglia to Baltimore: ``They could've traded (Jim) Eisenreich before we got here. That would have been nice. He wears us out.'' Eisenreich is a career .425 hitter against the Dodgers. . . . Manager Bill Russell refuses to use the P word, but the last time Chad Curtis started in center field against a right-hander was Aug. 15, when the St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. started Mike Morgan. Since then, Curtis has started against every left-hander, Wayne Kirby against every right-hander. ``It looks like (a platoon), but it's really not,'' Russell said. ``I'd play Chad against right-handers.'' . . . Ramon Martinez said he did not keep the game ball from his victory Thursday night, in which he defeated his brother, Pedro. Told that Todd Worrell, whose 36th save matched his career high, might have kept it, Ramon said, ``We cut it in half.'' . . . General managers all over America are covering themselves over the Atlanta Braves' acquisition of Denny Neagle. ``Our situation is different,'' said Claire. ``Not that we'd have paid that price, but we have five starters under contract for next year.'' The Braves, he added, have two headed for free agency, John Smoltz and Steve Avery. |
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