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July 20, 2006
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Before the game Thursday, Tommy Murphy and Reggie Willits were talking about how they are confused for one another on a daily basis. Afterward, the Angels helped relieve some of the confusion by sending Murphy back to Triple-A Last Vegas.
Willits said the most recent confusion happened during Wednesday's day game at home when people were calling him “Tommy� and asking for his autograph. Bullpen catcher Steve Soliz struggled with their identities all spring.
The players, who both shave their heads, played on the same level the past two seasons and had a short stint with each other at the big-league level. The biggest difference on the field between the two is that Murphy takes an aggressive approach to the plate while Willits tends to work a count.
Willits now will get some chances to show what he can do on the big-league level. Murphy was sent back, in part, so that he can get some regular playing time after playing sparingly with the Angels of late.
Posted by Doug Padilla at July 20, 2006 09:53 PM