Published: Monday, March 22, 2010
FINISH LINE: Wish you were here
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Seattle Mariners second baseman Chone Figgins backhands a ground ball while working out at the team's baseball spring training facility Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim got their first look at Chone Figgins since they let him go to Seattle as a free agent over the winter.
And while he didn’t do anything they haven’t seen before, Sunday’s performance served notice that his departure may be one the Angels will soon come to regret.
Especially now that Figgins is teamed with Ichiro Suzuki at the top of the lineup for the Angels’ chief division rival.
“You have to try to keep them contained as much as you can. They’re really tough in the batter’s box, they know what they’re doing and when they get on the bases they can create like you saw today,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of Figgins and Suzuki, who combined for five hits, including two triples, five runs and three RBI an M’s win.
“They’re an important part on their offense over there, those two guys.”
Figgins was especially important, finishing three for four with three runs and a stolen base and helping turn three double plays.
Angels starter Jered Weaver said he tried not to look at Figgins when he came up the first time “because I knew I would crack up,” he said with a laugh. He wasn’t laughing after Figgins tripled into the right-field corner.
“He’s a good player. But obviously, it’s a little different seeing him on the other side,” Weaver said. “He is who he is and we wish him the best. But hopefully, it’s not against us.”
And while he didn’t do anything they haven’t seen before, Sunday’s performance served notice that his departure may be one the Angels will soon come to regret.
Especially now that Figgins is teamed with Ichiro Suzuki at the top of the lineup for the Angels’ chief division rival.
“You have to try to keep them contained as much as you can. They’re really tough in the batter’s box, they know what they’re doing and when they get on the bases they can create like you saw today,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of Figgins and Suzuki, who combined for five hits, including two triples, five runs and three RBI an M’s win.
“They’re an important part on their offense over there, those two guys.”
Figgins was especially important, finishing three for four with three runs and a stolen base and helping turn three double plays.
Angels starter Jered Weaver said he tried not to look at Figgins when he came up the first time “because I knew I would crack up,” he said with a laugh. He wasn’t laughing after Figgins tripled into the right-field corner.
“He’s a good player. But obviously, it’s a little different seeing him on the other side,” Weaver said. “He is who he is and we wish him the best. But hopefully, it’s not against us.”
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