Baseball Guru
02-19-2002, 02:59 PM
By Jack Magruder
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
The Associated Press
Only one chance: Randy Johnson's only scheduled start at Tucson Electric Park this spring is March 12.
Want to see Cy Young three-peater Randy Johnson pitch at Tucson Electric Park?
What are you doing March 12?
If the Diamondbacks' tentative pitching schedule holds, Johnson will make his only start at TEP against Seattle on March 12, a game scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m.
Johnson also could start one game at Hi Corbett Field, March 17 against Colorado. The D'backs have another split-squad game that day in Hermosillo, Sonora, but he has never made that trip in the past.
The spring schedule is planned to set the regular-season rotation, and Johnson will start the April 1 opener against San Diego.
He will make his first spring appearance March 4 against Milwaukee in Peoria and will follow with a March 8 start against San Diego in Peoria.
Johnson's final starts will be March 22 against Seattle in Peoria and March 27 against the Cubs in Mesa.
At the same time, Curt Schilling will make at least six spring starts in Tucson, perhaps all seven, depending on his whereabouts March 9, when the D'backs have split-squad games here and in Scottsdale.
Schilling, Rick Helling and Miguel Batista are scheduled to pitch in the spring opener March 1 against the Chicago White Sox, while Brian Anderson will go March 2.
Mike Morgan, John Patterson and Jonathan Johnson are to work the March 3 game. Randy Johnson and Todd Stottlemyre will make their first appearances March 4.
Regular-season tickets on sale
The D'backs will begin selling regular-season, single-game tickets Saturday at 9 a.m.
Tickets can be purchased in person at Tucson Electric Park, Bank One Ballpark and the Phoenix-area Team Shops at Fiesta Mall, Scottsdale Mall and Arrowhead Towne Center
They also are available by phone through the Bank One Ballpark ticket office at 1-888-777-4664 and can be ordered on line at azdiamondbacks.com.
So fans will not have to camp out, lottery systems will be in place at TEP, Bank One and the Valley Team Shops, Between 7-8:30 a.m., up to 1,000 wristbands will be distributed at TEP and Bank One, and up to 200 will be distributed at the Team Shops.
There is a six-ticket limit Saturday for opening day on April 1 and for the April 2 game, when the World Series rings will be presented.
Tickets for spots in Friday's Front Row Sports Grill in the left-field stands for the March 29 and 30 exhibition games against the Cubs and the April regular-season games will go on sale March 1 at 9 a.m. They are available at Friday's, by calling 602-462-3503 or at the Bank One ticket office.
Signing on
The D'backs agreed to contract terms Monday with seven players - Danny Klassen, Lyle Overbay, Luis Terrero, Mike Koplove, John Patterson, Jose Valverde and P.J. Bevis.
Nine players are unsigned - Erubiel Durazo, Rod Barajas, Chad Moeller, Junior Spivey, Bret Prinz, Jeremy Ward, Alex Cintron, Doug Devore and Duaner Sanchez.
Other stuff
* Luis Gonzalez, Jay Bell and Durazo reported early and took some hitting practice Monday. Durazo said he suffered a slight bone bruise in his left hand at the end of the Mexican winter league season in Hermosillo but has been working out at Bank One for the last few weeks and feels fine. Position players are scheduled to report today, with the first workout Wednesday morning.
* Right-hander Matt Mantei threw off the mound Monday, his scheduled day, and looked good, manager Bob Brenly said. "The hardest part is going to be to rein him in," Brenly said.
* Brenly threw batting practice to a group of pitchers Monday and was impressed by Byung-Hyun Kim. "I'm not so sure B.K. might not be the best hitting pitcher on our staff, although Stott (Stottlemyre) will be ticked when he hears that. He looks funny and finishes funny, but every pitch I threw he got the head of the bat on. He was raking."
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
The Associated Press
Only one chance: Randy Johnson's only scheduled start at Tucson Electric Park this spring is March 12.
Want to see Cy Young three-peater Randy Johnson pitch at Tucson Electric Park?
What are you doing March 12?
If the Diamondbacks' tentative pitching schedule holds, Johnson will make his only start at TEP against Seattle on March 12, a game scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m.
Johnson also could start one game at Hi Corbett Field, March 17 against Colorado. The D'backs have another split-squad game that day in Hermosillo, Sonora, but he has never made that trip in the past.
The spring schedule is planned to set the regular-season rotation, and Johnson will start the April 1 opener against San Diego.
He will make his first spring appearance March 4 against Milwaukee in Peoria and will follow with a March 8 start against San Diego in Peoria.
Johnson's final starts will be March 22 against Seattle in Peoria and March 27 against the Cubs in Mesa.
At the same time, Curt Schilling will make at least six spring starts in Tucson, perhaps all seven, depending on his whereabouts March 9, when the D'backs have split-squad games here and in Scottsdale.
Schilling, Rick Helling and Miguel Batista are scheduled to pitch in the spring opener March 1 against the Chicago White Sox, while Brian Anderson will go March 2.
Mike Morgan, John Patterson and Jonathan Johnson are to work the March 3 game. Randy Johnson and Todd Stottlemyre will make their first appearances March 4.
Regular-season tickets on sale
The D'backs will begin selling regular-season, single-game tickets Saturday at 9 a.m.
Tickets can be purchased in person at Tucson Electric Park, Bank One Ballpark and the Phoenix-area Team Shops at Fiesta Mall, Scottsdale Mall and Arrowhead Towne Center
They also are available by phone through the Bank One Ballpark ticket office at 1-888-777-4664 and can be ordered on line at azdiamondbacks.com.
So fans will not have to camp out, lottery systems will be in place at TEP, Bank One and the Valley Team Shops, Between 7-8:30 a.m., up to 1,000 wristbands will be distributed at TEP and Bank One, and up to 200 will be distributed at the Team Shops.
There is a six-ticket limit Saturday for opening day on April 1 and for the April 2 game, when the World Series rings will be presented.
Tickets for spots in Friday's Front Row Sports Grill in the left-field stands for the March 29 and 30 exhibition games against the Cubs and the April regular-season games will go on sale March 1 at 9 a.m. They are available at Friday's, by calling 602-462-3503 or at the Bank One ticket office.
Signing on
The D'backs agreed to contract terms Monday with seven players - Danny Klassen, Lyle Overbay, Luis Terrero, Mike Koplove, John Patterson, Jose Valverde and P.J. Bevis.
Nine players are unsigned - Erubiel Durazo, Rod Barajas, Chad Moeller, Junior Spivey, Bret Prinz, Jeremy Ward, Alex Cintron, Doug Devore and Duaner Sanchez.
Other stuff
* Luis Gonzalez, Jay Bell and Durazo reported early and took some hitting practice Monday. Durazo said he suffered a slight bone bruise in his left hand at the end of the Mexican winter league season in Hermosillo but has been working out at Bank One for the last few weeks and feels fine. Position players are scheduled to report today, with the first workout Wednesday morning.
* Right-hander Matt Mantei threw off the mound Monday, his scheduled day, and looked good, manager Bob Brenly said. "The hardest part is going to be to rein him in," Brenly said.
* Brenly threw batting practice to a group of pitchers Monday and was impressed by Byung-Hyun Kim. "I'm not so sure B.K. might not be the best hitting pitcher on our staff, although Stott (Stottlemyre) will be ticked when he hears that. He looks funny and finishes funny, but every pitch I threw he got the head of the bat on. He was raking."