DODGERS NOTEBOOK : LASORDA'S MEETING INCONCLUSIVE.Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda met for two hours Friday night with owner Peter O'Malley
The trio will meet again this weekend to determine the fate of Lasorda, who, in his 20th season as the club's manager, suffered a heart attack and one month ago underwent an angioplasty. Earlier Friday, Lasorda met with his three physicians, who revealed to him the results of Thursday's critical examination. Dr. Michael Mellman was to present to O'Malley a long-term recommendation Friday concerning Lasorda's ability to return to the bench. Lasorda claimed he was not privy to Mellman's recommendation, despite the two-hour meeting. Neither O'Malley nor Claire would reveal the nature of the meeting. Lasorda said that the medical report presented to him showed he was healthy. Asked when he would return to his duties, Lasorda said, ``Naturally, sometime before Monday.'' The Dodgers begin a six-game homestand Tuesday. He also was vague regarding Friday night's meeting topics. ``We discussed a lot of different things,'' Lasorda said. ``We didn't just discuss me. We discussed the team.'' Asked if, during the meeting, the subject of another position within the organization was discussed, Lasorda laughed and said, ``We didn't get that far.'' Ashley wants trade: Billy Ashley Billy Manual Ashley (Born July 11, 1970) in Trenton, Michigan, is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Ashley was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1988 MLB Draft. He started his professional career with the Gulf Coast Dodgers in 1988 and 1989. , once the darling of the Dodgers' organization, has asked the club to trade him. Apparently disillusioned dis·il·lu·sion tr.v. dis·il·lu·sioned, dis·il·lu·sion·ing, dis·il·lu·sions To free or deprive of illusion. n. 1. The act of disenchanting. 2. The condition or fact of being disenchanted. with his standing with the Dodgers, Ashley recently requested that his agent, Jeff Moorad Jeff Moorad is currently the Chief Executive Officer, minority owner and managing partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He is also a co-owner of the Hall of Fame Racing NASCAR team. For many years, he was a player agent, and representing many baseball and football players. , contact executive vice president Fred Claire about the possibility of a trade, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a Dodgers source. Ashley, 26, directed all questions to Moorad. The former minor league player of the year appears to have fallen out of the Dodgers' plans. Since last year's All-Star break, Ashley has 114 at-bats. This season has been spent in a platoon with Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
The inactivity has weighed heavily on Ashley, only a few years ago the minor leagues' best power prospect. He has batted .136 with four home runs and 10 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in in 43 games this season. In 434 career big-league at-bats he has 14 home runs. ``Fred and I have talked about Billy over the last several months,'' Moorad said Friday. ``Billy's absolute first choice would be to play regularly in L.A. for a Dodger organization he's been part of for nine years. In the event the organization chose to move in another direction, Billy would have mixed feelings, but would welcome an opportunity to play every day, even if it meant moving on.'' Claire, who was in Los Angeles on Friday, could not be reached for comment. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: ASHLEY |
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