When told about the possible comeback of Troy Percival:

"Uh-oh, I better put zeroes on the board. I don't want to lose my job." Francisco Rodriguez

"I told Bartolo [Colon] he might have to give up that No. 40." Scot Shields

There was an Angels commerical a couple of years ago that had the teams pitchers in a classroom...complete with chalkboard and The Latin pitchers (Francisco Rodriguez, Kelvim Escobar and Ramon Ortiz) were teaching the white pitchers (Lackey, Washburn, Donnelly, Percival and Ben Weber) some helpful Spanish. See "The Classroom" It came up again ( Read more... )

Why is it that even though I had already seen the writing on the wall, even though I knew this moment was coming (and soon), this sentence brought tears to my eyes?

Percival cleaned out his locker and left the Detroit Tigers' camp in Lakeland, Fla., Monday after complaining of severe elbow pain after throwing an inning in a simulated game Sunday.I ( Read more... )

Hearing Ersty talk about Percy...makes the impending loss of him all the more real:

"It is hard to describe what he meant to this team and this organization," said Darin Erstad, who joined the Angels one year after Percival. "As a teammate, he was the best -- No.1. Having him at the tail end of games and having his mentality in the clubhouse was ( Read more... )

It's sad to hear, but it seems that Troy Percival, the former Angel closer, has pitched his last game.

Percival 'probably' has thrown last pitchTroy Percival's last game was simulated. The pain was real ( Read more... )