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Brandon Wood will always remember his first Opening Day in the big leagues. He might wish he could forget the week that followed. The highly touted third base prospect for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim went 2-for-22 with seven strikeouts and just one walk in six of the club's first eight games. His performance was so poor, manager Mike Scioscia had to start backup infielder Maicer Izturis in his place—twice. “[Wood's] going to play, he's going to get his opportunity,” Scioscia told the press before holding Wood out of the lineup on Saturday. “At times, you need to take a half-step back and let the air out.” Using Izturis this early in the year is a telling move on Scioscia's part. He has always been a wait-and-see type of manager, for better or worse. It t ...

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