DODGERS NOTEBOOK : GUTHRIE TAKING HIS LUMPS.Byline: Kevin Acee Daily News Staff Writer Mark Guthrie See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. he can't, or won't, explain. ``I stink every time I go out there,'' the Dodgers relief pitcher relief pitcher n. Baseball A pitcher who replaces another during a game. Noun 1. relief pitcher - a pitcher who does not start the game fireman, reliever said Thursday after his only pitch was hit over the left-field fence by Brian Johnson, giving the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era a 6-5 victory in 12 innings. ``Nobody has given me any answers,'' Guthrie said. ``And I don't have any answers. I've tried everything. You get used to getting battered around. I've never seen a pitcher get battered around like that.'' Guthrie had a 2.22 ERA in 66 appearances last season. He started this year as one of the Dodgers' most effective relievers, not allowing a run in nine appearances (11-1/3 innings). But his ERA over his past 12 outings (13-2/3 innings) is 7.24. He is 1-4 with a 5.32 ERA in 69-1/3 innings on the season. ``He's not the same pitcher he was last year,'' Dodgers manager Bill Russell Noun 1. Bill Russell - United States basketball center (born in 1934) William Felton Russell, Russell said. Take care of self: Dodgers executive vice president Fred Claire Fred Claire (b. October 5, 1935 in Jamestown, OH) is a former major league baseball executive who served in numerous roles for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969-1998 including the role of general manager from 1987-1998. has some advice for his players as they approach the final nine games of the season - with no meetings with the Giants. It was a lesson he learned in 1991, when the Dodgers came to San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden for the final three games of the season with a one-game lead in the NL West. They lost the first two games, while across the country the Braves won twice to clinch the division title. What Claire remembers is the Dodgers players gathered around the clubhouse television watching the Braves game. Claire pointed to that same TV on Thursday as he recalled the scene. ``I've often thought if I could live that day again I'd take a baseball and throw it through that television set,'' he said. ``The only thing you can keep your attention on is the game at hand. That's all you can control.'' Looking up? Todd Worrell's two strong innings in a pressure-packed situation Thursday could boost everyone's confidence - Worrell's in himself and his teammates' in him. Worrell faced seven batters in working the 10th and 11th. His only walk occurred as he pitched around Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 in Riverside, California) is a left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds, the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie . ``We gave him a couple of games off,'' Russell said. ``You see what happens. He had good velocity, good command.'' Overworked: There are a few people in the bullpen who could use a couple of days off. The Dodgers' relievers have pitched an average of almost four innings a game the past 13 games. Last week, the excess was caused mostly by poor starting pitching. This week, it had to do with three extra-inning games. ``I think in September it all seems like extra work,'' said Scott Radinsky Radinsky finished his career with a 42-25 record, a 3. , who came in with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh inning Thursday and did not allow a run. ``I think everyone feels the toll at this point. Let's face it, the games are piling up. But they had a guy in there pitching in his 84th game.'' That would be the Giants' Julian Tavarez, who was charged with the Dodgers' final two runs and lasted just one-third of an inning. Tavarez has worked an incredible 84 innings. Radinsky, who leads the Dodgers with 73 appearances, has pitched 59-1/3 innings. |
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