DODGERS NOTEBOOK : DODGERS ARE STRUGGLING TO TURN TWO.Byline: Kevin Acee Daily News Staff Writer The Dodgers entered Friday's game having turned just 43 double plays, fewest (by far) in the major leagues. The newness in the middle of the infield may be a factor in that low number. ``It's important,'' shortstop Greg Gagne Greg Gagne may refer to:
n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Wilton Guerrero Wilton Guerrero (born October 24, 1974 in the Don Gregorio, Dominican Republic) is a major league utility player who currently is a free agent. He previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1996-1998), Montreal Expos (1998-2000, 2002), Cincinnati Reds (2001-2002), Kansas City getting to know each other's playing style. ``You've got to work on it. . . . Wilton is also learning a new position. It's going to take a little while. ``I'm pretty disappointed with that myself. . . . I think there have been opportunities, and we haven't turned them.'' Gagne took blame for 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. attempt in Thursday's ninth inning that allowed the Padres to score their final run. He also agreed he and Guerrero, a converted shortstop, had a chance to turn two twice in Thursday's seventh that would have prevented the Padres from having as big an inning as they did. ``We need to turn more double plays,'' Gagne said. ``There's no excuse. That's going to help the team. Last night, we hurt the team.'' He's OK: Brett Butler Brett Butler can refer to different people:
a practitioner in chiropractic. chiropractor A health professional trained in chiropractic; chiropractors do not perform surgery or prescribe drugs; of 50,000 licensed chiropractors in the US, many practice 'straight' chiropractic, ie Friday to work out kinks in his neck and shoulder, and he felt better than he thought he would by the time he got to the ballpark. Dodgers trainers still told him to take the day off, nixing plans Butler had to at least take batting practice. Butler left Thursday's game in the seventh inning after making an ill-timed dive for a ball hit by Tony Gwynn
``I've hit the ground before,'' Butler said Friday. ``But never that hard. That was like whiplash whiplash n. a common neck and/or back injury suffered in automobile accidents (particularly from being hit from the rear) in which the head and/or upper back is snapped back and forth suddenly and violently by the impact. .'' Nomo problem: Hideo Nomo said he doesn't know why he has gone through spells where he has lost control. But he was aware of the numerous walks he allowed in the two games before his last start. ``The last couple of games were pretty bad,'' said Nomo, who starts against the Padres today. ``So the last start I was really careful with location.'' Nomo walked just two in eight innings against Colorado on Monday. That followed a stretch of 6-2/3 innings where he walked 11. He has walked 45 in 105 innings this season, well ahead of his pace his first two seasons. CAPTION(S): Box Box: DODGERS TODAY |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion