SNYDER RISES UP, BELCHER FALLS DOWN : CHICAGO 8, ANGELS 1.Byline: Matt McHale Daily News Staff Writer The pounding of the Angels' Tim Belcher John Snyder, the winning pitcher in the Chicago White Sox's 8-1 rout of Belcher, used to belong to the Angels. Snyder, only 24 and a month into his first full major-league season, is dominating American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). hitters while the Angels wonder why Belcher continues to get beaten up every time out. ``Sometimes a guy makes it look so easy,'' said Belcher, who failed to get out of the fifth inning for the third consecutive start. ``Then there is what I'm going through right now. If I had an excuse, I wouldn't use it, but I don't. My fastball is short and my control is lousy.'' Snyder (4-1) pitched his second major-league complete game and now is 11-3 since joining the White Sox in the middle of last season. Belcher (1-2) allowed five runs in the fifth inning, including homers by Jeff Abbott Jeff Abbott (born 1963) is a U.S. suspense novelist. He has a degree in History and English from Rice University. He lives in Austin, Texas. His early novels were traditional detective fiction but in recent years he has turned to writing thriller fiction. and Magglio Ordonez. What made it worse was that right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield Tim Salmon Salmon's status is day-to-day as the Angels open a nine-game road trip tonight in Detroit. Belcher will get at least another start. It would be revisionist history Revisionist history carries both positive and negative connotations. Each has its own entry.
Christensen played for three different ballclubs during his career: the Chicago White Sox (1999-2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2001), and New York Mets (2002). to the White Sox in exchange for left-hander Jim Abbott For other people with this name, see . James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the California Angels, the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1998. . The Angels were leading the American League West The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League. The division currently has four teams, but it has had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. and Abbott, one of the most popular players in team history, was among the AL top 10 in ERA. They wanted to put away the Seattle Mariners. Instead the Angels collapsed, Abbott lost 18 games the next season and took a year off. The thought of the young Snyder in the Angels rotation instead of the aging-by-the-minute Belcher was on the minds of at least two dozen in the crowd of the 31,995 at Edison Field. Snyder, a product of Westlake High School Westlake High School may refer to:
``It was very exciting to be back here and have everyone there,'' said Snyder, who needed just 107 pitches and two hours and eight minutes to beat the Angels. ``But those are the kinds of situations that used to scare me. This is great, but believe me, I've taken my beatings.'' Not with the White Sox. Snyder meditates before each start to relax. He does the rest by staying ahead of hitters and changing speeds. Snyder allowed four hits and did not walk a batter. ``What he did today does not surprise me; we knew we were giving up some talent in that trade,'' Angels general manager Bavasi said. ``But we were in a pennant race and Abbott was still a top pitcher.'' With a starting staff that had gone at least seven innings in the four games since Belcher's last outing, the Angels are expected to be in the AL West race all season. But Belcher's problems are beginning to sound alarms. After he blew a 10-0 lead last Wednesday against Toronto, Belcher had the support of manager Terry Collins, who was quick to point out that the 37-year-old free-agent right-hander won 14 games for last-place Kansas City a year ago. Monday, Collins stressed that Belcher will make his next start, Sunday in Boston, but his voice did not sound quite so confident. ``We'll sit down during the week, look at tape and try to figure this thing out,'' Collins said. |
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