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Thursday, July 29, 2004
Red means go?
From the Angels' official site, courtesy of Joe:
Bartolo Colon used to pitch with a red glove when he was with the Cleveland Indians, and he broke it out in his first start as an Angel in Spring Training.
But after he needed 40 pitches to get two outs, he hit the showers and threw the glove in a trash can. The Angels went on to lose the Cactus League game to the Oakland A's by a score of 26-3.
In early July, Colon's uncle and friend in the Dominican Republic urged him to try the red glove again because it matched his uniform, and because the right-hander was in a prolonged slump that left him with a 5-8 record and an ERA well over 6.00.
Since then, Colon is 4-0 and pitched seven one-hit, shutout innings against the Rangers on Tuesday night.
"Why not go back to it?" Colon said through his interpreter.
It seems as plausible an explanation as anything else. I personally noticed the switch during his last start. It's a very sharp look- I especially like the little Dominican flag. And where do these players order these gloves with their names on them?
UPDATE:
Before...
... after.
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