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BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Howell Throws Again, Feels Good

By BILL PLASCHKE
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Jay Howell threw off a mound at three-fourths speed for 15 minutes Friday amid speculation he could available to pitch by the end of next week. It was the second time in three days he has pitched.

“It feels so good, it’s such a relief,” said Howell, who has not pitched in a game since Sept. 3 because of an irritated ligament in his right elbow. “But I want to be guarded about making any predictions until I throw a curveball.”

Alfredo Griffin, wearing a heavy knee brace, fielded ground balls Friday but could not move laterally without pain. He said he hopes to return by next week. . . . Some Dodgers are unhappy because the Houston Astros are scheduling rookie Jeff Juden, who spent the season at double-A, to pitch against the Atlanta Braves today and on the final day of the season.

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Bill Plaschke

Bill Plaschke, an L.A. Times sports columnist since 1996, is a member of the National Sports Media Hall of Fame and California Sports Hall of Fame. He has been named national Sports Columnist of the Year nine times by the Associated Press, and twice by the Society of Professional Journalists and National Headliner Awards. He is the author of six books, including a collection of his columns entitled “Plaschke: Good Sports, Spoilsports, Foul Balls and Oddballs.” Plaschke is also a panelist on the popular ESPN daily talk show, “Around the Horn.” He is in the national Big Brothers/Big Sisters Alumni Hall of Fame and has been named Man of the Year by the Los Angeles Big Brothers/Big Sisters as well as receiving a Pursuit of Justice Award from the California Women’s Law Center. Plaschke has appeared in a movie (“Ali”), a dramatic HBO series (“Luck”) and, in a crowning cultural moment he still does not quite understand, his name can be found in a rap song “Females Welcome” by Asher Roth.

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