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"We had a couple in practice [Thursday] and I talked with Micah, that he's got to focus and be a little better at that. We have to be flexible."With Sam being out this length of time, we are saying to ourselves what would happen if Brevin [Knight] or Dan [Dickau] went down?"Cassell already suffered through an injury plagued 2006-07 season. That team, coached by Rick Majerus, earned an automatic bid by finishing No. Ethier ended another inning by striking out with a wild swing on a full-count pitch with the bases loaded.Thanks to Mark DeRosa's two-run homer, the Cubs led, 2-0, in the fifth inning, two out, Rafael Furcal on first base, up steps Ramirez.What followed was perhaps the most important plate appearance of the night, and Ramirez never even put the ball in play.Foul ball Swinging strike Foul ball Ball Ball Ball. Washington's Tom Gugliotta and Pervis Ellison were a combined 6 for 24."Stockton got it all started for us tonight with some key three-pointers," said David Benoit, whose field-goal percentage had dropped to 39.9 before making seven of nine with 18 points.Rex Chapman led Washington with 32 points and Harvey Grant added 17.Golden State 114, Milwaukee 102--Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin combined for 57 points to lead the Warriors over the Bucks in Oakland.

The goaltending must improve too, or it won't matter how diligently the forwards backcheck or how hard the defensemen hit.Jason LaBarbera, described by General Manager Dean Lombardi as being in the best shape of his career at the advanced age of 28, figures to get most of the work. [I'm] just curious to see if that's going to work as a starter."Loaiza, who has pitched in relief only 38 times in 369 career appearances, was clearly disappointed with Torre's move and said he wasn't told why it was made."It caught me off guard," said Loaiza, 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in 6 2/3 innings. He is 4-3 with a 4.40 earned-run average this season.The others are reliever Chris Bootcheck, who gave up one hit in a scoreless eighth inning Tuesday night and is 3-2 with a 3.68 ERA, and starter Ervin Santana, who is 7-14 with a 5.80 ERA but has pitched well in two career relief appearances.The Angels will carry 10 pitchers in the first round, four starters -- John Lackey, Kelvim Escobar, Jered Weaver and Joe Saunders -- and six relievers.