DODGERS NOTEBOOK : WELL-TRAVELED PARKER HAS NEW BIG-LEAGUE SHOT.Rick Parker Richard Alan Parker (born March 20, 1963, in Kansas City, Missouri) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and Houston Astros. He played from 1990-1996. Sources
- Berkeley. See also: Place demoted Dodgers outfielder Roger Cedeno. Though Parker called Cedeno ``a guy with all the tools to be a starter in this league,'' he agreed that riding a major-league bench might not be the best situation for a 21-year-old. Parker is 33 and has had five previous stints in the big leagues, for 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 , Houston Astros “Astros” redirects here. For other uses, see Astros (disambiguation). The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The team is in the Central Division of the National League. , New York Mets
``I'm living with it, dealing with it,'' Parker said. ``It's been that way since '90.'' He batted .303 in 175 at-bats for the Dukes, after Cedeno secured the final outfield spot out of spring training. Parker has spent all or parts of the past 12 seasons in the minor leagues. ``This game, you just try to collect as much time as you can before it's all over,'' Parker said. ``A month here, a week there, and when it's over, that's how much time you have.'' Butler examination: Because of an editing error, the date of Brett Butler's shoulder examination was incorrect in Tuesday's editions. Butler will be examined on Tuesday in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , by Dr. Frank Jobe. Butler will fly to Los Angeles on Monday night, following his 32nd and final dose of radiation. Marlins manager John Boles John Boles may refer to:
``To see Nomo and Brown, I'd like to be a fly on the wall to see that one,'' he said. Met with curious glances, Boles shrugged and said, ``I'm glad I have a better seat than that.'' Also: The series pits the major leagues' two leading double-play producers, Eric Karros of the Dodgers and Greg Colbrunn of the Marlins, who each have hit into 17 of them. Of course, Karros has the distinction of hitting behind Mike Piazza, who is on base about 43 percent of the time and is rather slow on the basepaths. SOURCE: - Tim Brown |
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