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Brad glad to be joined by first-timers

Neither starting the MLB All-Star Game, nor tipping off his pitch— that’s what Brad Penny does. That’s a tradeoff he’ll take any day as he gets ready for a relief role, if summoned by manager Tony La Russa, as the National League tries to snap its exasperating skid against the American League’s best at AT&T Park on Tuesday evening. Penny clearly is more excited for his LA Dodgers teammates, catcher Russell Martin as well as closer Takashi Saito, each making his first appearance in the Midsummer Classic. It's not that Penny is unenthusiastic on his second trip to the big show; it's just that he had enough excitement to last a lifetime in his All-Star first appearance. Penny was preparing to start for the National League in Pittsburgh, at this time one year ago. He came out dispensing premium gas and was absolutely overpowering; right up until Vladimir Guerrero stepped up in the second inning and launched one of his upper-90s fastballs into the seats. However, that was not because the Angels slugger knew what was coming. “I've faced him a lot of times,” Penny stated, smiling. “He hits anything. Heck, I saw him hit a ball off the ground for a home run when I was in Florida [and Guerrero was with Montreal].” Penny's All-Star experience went splendidly, all things considered, right up until the time the American League stole the game with a ninth-inning rally. The big right-hander went on to deal for the team of Dodgers in the second half, but something was not quite right; guys were turning on too many pitches.

It retrieve to him from inside sources; hitters who used to be teammates, mostly, that his windup was giving hitters an edge. He’d do something different in his delivery when he was getting ready to throw breaking balls, and word of things like that spread like a Southern California brushfire through the fraternity of batsmen. Determined to get rid of this problem, Brad Penny returned to a delivery he’d used early last season, bringing his arms all the way back behind his head, rather than stopping at his cap. This appeared to strip hitters of that little edge they’d found, and the big man is back in dominating form. He ranks right there with San Diego's dominant duo of Jake Peavy and Chris Young in the ERA race while moving along at a 20-win pace. He’s 10-1 with a 2.39 ERA, trailing Young (2.00) and Peavy (2.19), who gets the start this time. “I had a lot of people tell me in the spring that I'm tipping my pitches the other way,” he said, wisely preferring not to identify the traitors to the hitting fraternity. “So I'm back to bringing my hands over my head. I started the season last year doing [that], and went away from it.”

Furthermore, Brad Penny also lost about five pounds, not the widely reported 15 pounds, he said, with a serious spring routine that including riding his bike five miles from his residence to Dodger town. “I'm in better shape,” Penny said. “And I'm getting a little smarter. I'm not trying to strike everybody out.” He’s not throwing as many splitters as in the past, in part to preserve his arm strength. Pitchers have been known to fall in love with that pitch at the expense of their fastball. He’s not sure, but he thinks it might have had something to do with a nerve injury in his arm that no longer is an issue. As elder statesman in the Dodgers contingent, Penny is pleased to have his receiver and closer with him for the trip. He compares Martin, a fans’ choice to start, with his former batterymate in Florida; the great Ivan Rodriguez, “He's basically the same type of player as Pudge,” said Penny. “You don't see many catchers like Russell who can hit, run, take walks. And he's a great catcher. Now he just has to do it for 20 years, like Pudge.”

Ivan Rodriguez, in his 14th All-Star Game, has been one of the masters Russell Martin has studied closely since making this his life’s work, together with the Molina brothers, Bengie, Jose and Yadier, and others who have outstanding skills. “I try to be good at every facet of the game of baseball,” said Martin. “Baserunning, situational hitting, trying to throw guys out stealing ... I've tried to pick up stuff from other guys, whether it's Pudge, the Molina brothers, or a guy like Juan Pierre, watching him steal bases.”

Russell Martin laughed when asked if he thought he could hang around as long as Rodriguez. “I don't know about that,” said Martin said, “but I'm going to play until my body says no.” He gets considerable satisfaction out of working with Saito, whose emergence as elite closer has eased the loss of Eric Gagne, incomparable in his L.A. prime. “Takashi's been throwing for a long time,” Martin stated. “He's really polished as a pitcher. He has real good command of all his pitches. He can throw the backdoor slider, breaking ball, two different fastballs -- his two-seamer has a little bit of run and sink to it. He mixes all his pitches and keeps hitters off balance. He's also one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. He treats everybody the same. When he doesn't do well -- that doesn't happen very often -- you can tell he's carrying that emotion within him. Takashi Saito’s 1.47 ERA in 36 games, he's 1-0 with 23 saves, is the best of any pitcher on the NL roster.

The players of the LA Dodgers are delighted having each and every player of the team. The team has excellent teamwork that will lead them to a victorious journey in the world of MLB.

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