DODGERS WELCOME BACK BUTLER : TEAMMATES MARVEL AT HIS PHYSICAL SHAPE AND SWING.Byline: Tim Brown Timothy Donell Brown (born July 22, 1966) is a retired wide receiver, who played in the National Football League. He spent sixteen years with the Oakland Raiders, during which he established himself as one of the League's most prolific wide receivers. Daily News Staff Writer On the back of his sleeveless shirt A sleeveless shirt, tank top, singlet, or vest is a shirt manufactured without sleeves, or one where the sleeves have been cut off. Sleeveless shirts can be worn by either gender, depending on the style. , from which his new biceps flared, there was a slogan: ``It's not how good you are, it's how bad you want it.'' And so Brett Butler Brett Butler can refer to different people:
He arrived at Olympic Stadium The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Traditionally, the opening and closing ceremonies and the track & field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. a solid 161 pounds, trim and muscular. The scar on the right side of his neck, so angry when he finished radiation a month ago, was only a slight crease. Butler took two rounds of early batting practice, a total of 90 swings. He bunted first, then sprayed the outfield with line drives, soft and hard. After about 50 swings, he walked past the third-base dugout, smiled and said, ``Surprised?'' A daily routine that he is sure will have him back in the lineup by Sept. 6, when the Dodgers return from this road trip, included running the bases, shagging Shagging may refer to:
On the first pitch Butler saw, he pushed a perfect bunt toward third base. That's when the first chill scampered up the spine of Dave Hansen
``Incredible,'' Hansen said afterward. ``It was awesome. I thought, `Oh my gosh.' ``He has muscles he never even knew he had, and he's still got his baseball skills.'' Asked about Butler's target date of Sept. 6, Hansen said, ``No doubt. He definitely still has the Brett Butler touch. The things that made him an outstanding baseball player, he's still got. That was the greatest thing, to see him out there. In a couple days, it'll seem like he was never gone.'' Everything checked out with Butler, who hit on minor-league and college fields College Fields is an estate that will be built in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England in the next few years. It was approved in 2006. It will involve 1070 houses being built off Bankside between Banbury and Bodicote. recently while in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . On Thursday he will hit against right-hander Darren Hall Michael Darren Hall (born July 14, 1964, in Marysville, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers. Sources
``I wanted to see if I could pull the ball,'' Butler said. ``I felt better today than I had. I feel confident with it. I feel like I have more strength every day. ``Where my body is at this point, I'm not a hundred percent. The key, can I play at the major-league level and produce? We're working toward that.'' After an early-afternoon examination of Butler, physical therapist Pat Screnar, who also supervised Butler's workout, noted, ``He came an awfully long way in a relatively short period of time.'' Screnar was particularly curious about the shoulder, and while he found it to be at less-than-full strength, he seemed to be satisfied with the improvement. ``You've got a very determined individual,'' said Screnar, who was asked to explain Butler's dramatic physical improvement. ``That speaks volumes. That probably more than anything. ``It's rather amazing he can gain that much weight, and that's lean muscle mass. He's highly motivated right now. He wants to play.'' Added Screnar: ``I've seen enough today to convince me he can proceed as he has been. He can continue to work out, with his plan to return to playing.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) Brett Butler does some throwing on the sideli ne on his first day back with the Dodgers. Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. |
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