DODGERS NOTEBOOK : MARTINEZ READY TO REJOIN ROTATION.Ramon Martinez Ramon Martinez is the name of several people:
Pitching coach Dave Wallace attended Martinez's start in Vero Beach Vero Beach (vēr`o), city (1990 pop. 17,350), seat of Indian River co., E Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon and part of the Intracoastal Waterway); founded c.1888, inc. 1919. , where Martinez pitched seven innings and allowed five hits, no earned runs and no walks. He had 10 strikeouts. He threw 102 pitches, covered first base twice and fielded his position well. ``He threw the ball well,'' Wallace said. Martinez has been on the disabled list since April 6, when he strained his groin running out a batted ball "Fly ball" and "line drive" redirect here. For the dog sport, see flyball. In baseball, a batted ball is any ball that, after a pitch, is contacted by the batter's bat. on a cold afternoon in Chicago. Tuesday's start falls on Chan Ho Park's scheduled start, but Wallace and manager Tom Lasorda did not reveal who would leave the rotation. Park, who could start Monday on four days' rest, is 3-2 with a 2.31 ERA in six starts. Astacio, who is scheduled for Monday, is 2-3 with a 2.88 ERA in seven. ``I know what we're going to do,'' Lasorda said. He didn't say. Both have bullpen experience. Visiting Butler: Club 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. spent Wednesday in Duluth, Ga., where he visited with Brett Butler, awaiting cancer surgery on May 21. ``They (Butler and his family) are doing good,'' Claire said. ``You couldn't expect them to do any better than they are. It's a very difficult situation.'' Claire said Butler is in pain, but, ``He was interested in the team. He wanted to know what the lineup was like. All the questions.'' Claire met the team Thursday in St. Louis. ``The whole trip there, going to Atlanta, there were a lot of thoughts I had on Brett,'' he said. ``It's something I wanted to do. It was an emotional trip.'' Add Claire: Claire will not trade for a center fielder or, apparently, a leadoff hitter. Rookie Roger Cedeno will do both, for the time being. ``The key part of that is the strongest area we have is in our outfielders, along with our pitchers,'' Claire said. ``It's not as through we're in a position to rush somebody. All of those people (Cedeno, Todd Hollandsworth, Billy Ashley), they have earned an opportunity. Now that is here for them. They know that, we know that.'' Slump overboard: Several Dodgers players took advantage of Thursday's off day to visit one of St. Louis' floating casinos. When it was suggested that the activity might have been a good way to leave behind what so far has been a forgettable for·get·ta·ble adj. Fit or apt to be forgotten: a movie with very forgettable characters. Adj. 1. forgettable - easily forgotten unforgettable - impossible to forget season, one player said, ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . I'm surprised the boat didn't sink.'' Notes: Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda managed his 3,000th major-league game Friday night. . . . 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. will retire Red Schoendienst's No. 2 in a ceremony today. |
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