Randy Wolf: more first-inning woes
Lost amid all the chaos that happened after he left the game was the fact that Randy Wolf failed for the seventh time in seven starts as a Dodger to retire one batter beyond the sixth inning. This time, he was gone with one out in the sixth after throwing 107 pitches, a fact that could be directly attributed to his once again struggling in the first inning. Wolf has a 10.29 ERA in the first inning this year, compared to 3.44 in all other innings. According to Wolf, pitching coach Rick Honeycutt joked with him after this game that maybe a couple of hitter should stand in for his pregame warmups from now on to simulate the first couple of innings. But Wolf also admitted after the game that it might be a mental block and that he has occasionally battled this problem in past years with Philadelphia. It's an issue that bears monitoring as the season progresses. ... On to the Sunshine State.

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Hey Tony,
Loney is not in today's lineup in Vegas today. Is there another move being made?
Posted by: erik | May 7, 2007 1:45 PM
I don't think so. Loney apparently was just getting his first game off this year. I'm told that at one point today, he was on deck to pinch hit, but the inning ended.
Posted by: tony jackson | May 7, 2007 5:12 PM