DODGERS NOTEBOOK : SIMPLE IS AS SIMPLE DOES: PHILLIES ROOKIE IS UNBEATEN.Life is like a box of baseballs; you never know if you're gonna hit. His name is Mike, Mike Grace, and his Philadelphia Phillies “Phillies” redirects here. For other uses, see Phillies (disambiguation). The Philadelphia Phillies are a professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. teammates call him Forrest, Forrest Gump. The rookie right-hander is 6-0, with a 2.34 ERA, and through one-quarter of the season is the strongest Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
Grace, 25, peels and eats bananas in the runway between innings, and has been dubbed a flake by none other than former Phillies right-hander Larry Andersen Grace, who has undergone surgery on his right elbow four times, is scheduled to start today against the Dodgers and last year's Rookie of the Year, Hideo Nomo Hideo Nomo (born Aug. 31, 1968 , Osaka, Japan) Japanese baseball pitcher whose success with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 created new opportunities for Asian players in Major League Baseball. . He started two games at the end of last season, including a Sept. 6 game in which he two-hit the Dodgers through seven innings. But, 6-0? ``My formula's pretty simple,'' Grace said. ``I just throw the ball over the plate with as much as I can muster on it. My stuff's pretty ordinary, really. Average.'' Just then, one of his teammates leaned into the conversation and said, ``Hey, don't go jinxing him.'' Grace claimed a mediocre fastball, an undefined breaking ball that he called sort of a curve and a teammate called a slider A block of material that holds the read/write head of a magnetic disk. See flying head. , and a changeup on which he routinely changes the grip. Phillies manager Jim Fregosi ``I just don't try to get too technical with it,'' Grace said. ``I don't have that great of stuff, a hard fastball or anything. I'm not a tricky guy. I know I can't get guys out walking them and my guys can't catch anything over the wall. So . . .'' Notes: Phillies center fielder and leadoff hitter In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Strategy Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. Lenny Dykstra, a career .338 hitter at Dodger Stadium, was a late scratch from Thursday's lineup because of a mild strain in his left side. . . Dodgers catcher Mike Piazza was given the night off. Carlos Hernandez started in his place. . . . Second baseman Delino DeShields, who has a sore right foot, was available, but did not start against Phillies left-hander Michael Mimbs. SOURCE: Tim Brown |
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