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Saturday, July 16, 2005RundownLot's of good stuff from the Times today: McPherson "has a lot of work ahead of him" Mike Scioscia admitted yesterday that Dallas McPherson might not return as scheduled from the 15-day DL (he's eligible to play on the 23rd).Percival's career over?"He's had some issues with his back, groin and hip, and hopefully they're not chronic," Scioscia said of McPherson, who is eligible to return next Saturday. "But they have to be addressed now. He has a lot of work ahead of him."It sounds like the Angels may believe all this season's injury problems are related. Sort of a cascade system failure stemming from the herniated disk that caused him to miss the first two weeks of the season. For what it's worth, Dallas attributes all his problems to a lack of flexibility. Troy Percival seems to be somewhat resigned the possibility that he's thrown his last major league pitch, due to a torn elbow muscle:Angels interested in Lieter?"If I never threw another pitch, I'm content with what I've done," Percival, 35, told Tiger writers in Detroit on Friday. "But not with what I've done here. I came here to try to help take this team to another level."If his career is in fact over (and I sure everyone is hoping that's not the case), in a strange way it's almost perfect timing. When Buddy Black gets the managerial position he richly deserves, the Angels are going to need a pitching coach. And I can't think of a better fit than Troy Percival. According to Mike Scioscia it "would be something we'd consider." This is just a horrible idea. What can Al Lieter give you as a fifth starter that Ervin Santana can't? Don't do it Bill.Molina: CS% pitchers' fault!" This strikes me as incredibly bad form.Molina said reports of his throwing decline have been greatly exaggerated.Blaming the pitching staff for your decline in production - even if true to an extent - is probably not the smartest thing a catcher can do. And of course it doesn't explain why Jose hasn't missed a beat. Comments:Obviously, Jose has some sort of pitching accelerator. Duh! On a more serious note, does Bengie try to still pick guys off first if their secondary lead is too big? If he has stopped that (or reduced it), that could be a big reason they are getting a big jump on him. I can't say for certain, but it seems to me that he still throws as many pick-offs as any catcher in baseball (except for perhaps Jose). |
