Following orders
A guy just spent about 30 minutes touching up the Athletics logo in the grass behind home plate, painting the green-and-gold trim around it, because it had started to fade in the desert sun. Never mind the fact the A's have left for Tokyo and their opener with Boston. Never mind the fact that the Dodgers are playing the Angels today. Never mind the fact this is the last game in this ballpark this spring. That guy's job was to paint that logo, and he was going to paint that logo, by golly. ... Beautiful day in PHX. Kent is going to get at-bats in a simulated game on a back field beyond right field DURING THE REGULAR GAME. He'll hit off Broxton and Beimel, who will pitch back there to get their innings in. They won't start until about the fifth inning of this game.
Tony Jackson has covered the Dodgers for the Daily News since 2004 and has covered Major League Baseball on a regular basis since 1995. He previously covered the Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas.
Comments
Exactly as I said yesterday.
Now let's prepare for the Pierre trade, which is next on the docket.
Posted by: BaseballSavvy.com
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March 22, 2008 11:59 AM
What an AB by Juan Pierre in the 9th! Game on the line and he...grounds out.
Posted by: silverwidow | March 22, 2008 3:32 PM
He was probably all worn out from muscling up on that off-field double he had the at bat before.
What I wonder about is why Pierre didn't bunt after Lowe singled? Given Pierre's limitations, that would seem to be the smart play. Any other hitter, I would have swing away or work the count, but with Pierre sac bunting is the lesser of many evils.
Posted by: chris Torgrimsson | March 22, 2008 3:38 PM