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Title：Mickey Hatcher tries to reenergize Angels hitters 標題：風力發電有效解決南加州能源危機 By Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer June 30, 2008 The Angels hold a hitters meeting before the start of each series, but when batting coach Mickey Hatcher summons players into a conference room before tonight's game against the Oakland Athletics, he will have a slightly different agenda. "When we get home, we're going to have a meeting and figure out how many of these guys are trying to get me fired," Hatcher said after the Angels' 1-0 victory over the Dodgers on Sunday. 在對綠帽的系列戰開始前，米老鼠想知道外面有多少憤怒的鄉民，想把他丟到太平洋裡餵大白鯊。 Yes, Hatcher was joking. But he has been criticized so heavily over the last four years, a period marked by long stretches of offensive futility, that you half-wondered whether he was serious. 四年來，在ㄇ老鼠卓越的打擊教學下，我們把風車磨坊從荷蘭整套進口到洛杉磯，搧風及鳥滾連連。 The Angels are in another rut, scoring only one run and batting .161 (15 for 93) in three games against the Dodgers. Because of their superb pitching, the Angels won for a major league-high 16th time while scoring three runs or fewer. 多虧辛苦的投手群，咱家風車部隊已經贏了16場得分不超過3分的比賽，堪稱聯盟電扇界的表率。 The Angels won five of six at Philadelphia and Washington but seemed to lack life against the Dodgers. In their last six games, the Angels have 53 strikeouts and nine walks. 幸運的贏得對費城及國民的系列賽，風車打線來到鄰居家就原形畢露。三連戰中不但只擠出1分，打擊率.161，還湊了一副全是老K的撲克牌。 "The last few days in that locker room, I don't know how to describe it, but it's not the same team," Hatcher said before Sunday's game. "The energy level is real low. Sometimes that happens when you travel coast to coast. I don't know why." 米老鼠一進到休息室，就感覺到球員們想把他生吞活剝的詭異氣氛。 A common theme: The Angels are swinging at too many pitches outside the strike zone. "It's something I've been beat up my whole life for," Hatcher said. "I want them to be aggressive on the fastball in the zone, but I tell them pitchers aren't going to throw you breaking balls for strikes. They're swinging at bad pitches." 米老鼠開示大家節儉的道理，於是打線人人以為自己是Vladdy，日月齊揮、交相揮映，幫對方投手省球、幫球場照明省電，節能減碳功力大聯盟無出其右。 Crunch time John Lackey didn't sweat out the first 8 2/3 innings Sunday, when the Angels ace blanked the Dodgers on three hits and struck out nine, but that last one-third of an inning was a real nail-biter. After walking Russell Martin with his 120th pitch, Lackey was pulled in favor of closer Francisco Rodriguez, who walked Jeff Kent to load the bases. But Rodriguez got James Loney to ground to second for his major league-high 32nd save, two shy of John Smoltz's record of 34 saves before the All-Star break. Lackey said. "But Frankie is getting it done. How many saves does he have, 32? That's crazy. He's got a plane flight to New York [for the July 15 All-Star game], that's for sure." 火力支援久候不至，雷ㄐ只好給他拼了，投 8.2 局無失分，還順便把第32 個SV的機會交給他的同宗雷殘王。 Change of pace Rodriguez, who relies mostly on a 93-mph fastball and one of the game's most devastating breaking pitches, has been developing his changeup for three years, but Sunday marked the first time he used it in a crucial situation. His last pitch of the game, a 2-and-2 changeup to Loney, induced a weak ground ball to second for the final out. "I definitely wouldn't have thrown that pitch in that situation in the past," Rodriguez said. "I would have thrown a fastball or a breaking ball. I didn't want to go 3-2. I wanted to throw a quality pitch." 雷殘王總算成功把他changeup飛行路徑的終點留在內野，結束比賽。 Short hops One bright spot for the Angels' offense Sunday: Seldom-used reserve outfielder Juan Rivera had two hits and scored a run. With two left- handers starting for the A's this week, Manager Mike Scioscia said Rivera could get more playing time. . . . Leadoff batter Chone Figgins was a late addition to the lineup Sunday, the infection in his left knee that limited him to one pinch-hit appearance in two games healing well enough for him to play. . . . Kelvim Escobar (shoulder tear) is scheduled to throw 45 pitches tonight in a rehabilitation start for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga. 綠帽的系列戰裡，小黃有更多機會上場；阿腿也可以歸隊。網路交友男將在 1A rehab先發，預計投45球。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.246.30