DODGERS NOTEBOOK : BUTLER ISN'T JUST HELPING, HE'S HOT.Byline: Kevin Acee Daily News Staff Writer If there were doubters of Brett Butler Brett Butler can refer to different people:
Butler hit five singles in five trips to the plate. He scored two of the Dodgers' first three runs in a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets
``I wanted to help and contribute to the club,'' Butler said Wednesday. ``And I think I've done that.'' If everyone accepted his comeback from cancer at age 39 the way his teammates do, life would be a lot easier for Butler. ``Everything he does, we're not going to label as amazing,'' Eric Karros The tough get going? Practice is over. After opening the season with 13 games against the Philadelphia Phillies “Phillies” redirects here. For other uses, see Phillies (disambiguation). The Philadelphia Phillies are a professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. , Pittsburgh Pirates This article is about the baseball team. For the National Hockey League team, see Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL). For the National Football League team (1933–1940), see Pittsburgh Steelers. and New York Mets, the Dodgers will play a stretch of real teams. ``The caliber gets a little better,'' manager Bill Russell Noun 1. Bill Russell - United States basketball center (born in 1934) William Felton Russell, Russell said. The Dodgers begin a three-game series Friday at home against the Houston Astros “Astros” redirects here. For other uses, see Astros (disambiguation). The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The team is in the Central Division of the National League. and host 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. for two games beginning Tuesday. Then it is off to Atlanta and Florida. They begin this stretch disappointed despite a 9-4 record. ``We played decent,'' Karros said. ``We got some great pitching. Our offense could have done a little better. . . . It's better than 6-7 or 7-6. But our offense is not where it should be. Now we'll find out how we match up against those guys.'' Charmed: Tom Prince was 0 for 3 Wednesday, but he is still perfect. The Dodgers are 4-0 with the backup catcher in the lineup. The Dodgers were 11-4 in the games he started last season. ``It's nice you can play a guy in there like that,'' Russell said of Prince, who played for the third time in the past four games. He played twice in Pittsburgh due to Mike Piazza's elbow injury. He played Wednesday because Piazza was in Philadelphia at his grandmother's funeral. Too much: After analyzing Wilton Guerrero's 375-foot home run that cleared the right-field fence by three feet, Karros came to a conclusion about his 470-footer to center field. ``It's wasted effort I guess,'' Karros said of his shot, which would have gone more than 500 feet if it hadn't struck the big video screen. ``I hit it about as hard as I could, but it doesn't matter if it's Guerrero's or mine.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Brett Butler, right, has the honor of greeting Wilton Guerrero after his first major-league home run. Associated Press |
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