DODGERS NOTEBOOK : PARK SENT BACK TO BULLPEN TO MAKE WAY FOR MARTINEZ.Korean pitcher Chan Ho Park was told Sunday that he has been pulled from the Dodgers starting rotation. Ramon Martinez Ramon Martinez is the name of several people:
The battle between Park and Pedro Astacio Pedro Julio Astacio (born November 28, 1969 in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992- part of 1997), Colorado Rockies (part of 1997- part of 2001), Houston Astros (part of 2001), New York Mets for the fifth place in the rotation has been won by Astacio, as it was coming out of spring training. Park, 3-2 overall and 2-2 as a substitute starter, said the decision made by manager Tom Lasorda and pitching coach Dave Wallace was expected. ``I'm ready I'm Ready is the double platinum second release from R&B singer Tevin Campbell. I'm Ready yielded the biggest R&B hit of his career the #1 R&B smash "Can We Talk", and produce 3 more successful hits in "I'm Ready", "Always In My Heart" and "Don't Say Goodbye Girl". to start,'' Park said. ``I was enjoying it. I had a good time. It was a good experience. I showed I can do it. Now I have to give it back to Ramon. I know I'll have chances later, so I'm not depressed.'' If nothing else, Park said, his transfer to the bullpen is more attractive than the alternative. ``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. when the next chance will be,'' he said, ``but I'll be in the bullpen. It's better than going down to the minor leagues. When I first made the bullpen (out of spring training), I was happy. So, same thing.'' Wallace said that ``common sense dictated'' Park's return to relief. ``That's how we started the season,'' he said. ``Chan Ho's done a great job and he's going to help us, I'm sure.'' Asked if Park's confidence, considered fragile by some in the organization, might not be damaged by the demotion de·mote tr.v. de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing, de·motes To reduce in grade, rank, or status. [de- + (pro)mote. , Wallace said, ``I don't think so, because out of spring training, when your options are going to the minor leagues or going to the bullpen, that's got to be a boost to your confidence.'' Right-hander Jim Bruske James Scott Bruske (born October 7, 1964, in East St. Louis, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers from 1995-2000. is most likely to be optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque, in order to make room for Martinez. Also: The Dodgers have lost more road games, 15, than any team in baseball, save the Detroit Tigers. Only the Tigers have played more road games. But, still. . . . The club held its pregame stretch in the clubhouse for the entire series against the Cardinals. While stretching ordinarily is an outdoors exercise, the Dodgers stretched indoors because of the rain on Friday, because of a pregame ceremony on Saturday and because they had won two in a row doing it on Sunday. |
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