Paul Lo Duca and Mike Joyce break down the All Stakes Pick 4 at Churchill Downs. Like Sportscasting on Facebook. In October, Lo Ducas 52-year-old mother passed away from ovarian cancer.11 Before she died, Lo Duca planned on telling the Dodgers that he would not play in the Arizona Fall League, but Luci would not hear of it.12 She said to me, When I pass away, I want you to come to my funeral and then I want you to play the next day, Lo Duca said. One of the best feelings Ive had as a player I didnt want to leave L.A., but that was a warm reception here. "Because every horse [going for] the Triple Crown was best on the numbers.". 66 Joe Capozzi, Marlins Paul Lo Duca Out to Prove Success Wasnt a Fraud, Palm Beach Post, August 18, 2008. But now I have caffeine-free Diet Coke. Earlier this week, Former MLB All-star Paul Lo Duca announced that he would be leaving TVG for another opportunity closer to his home on Long Island. Paul Lo Duca was born on April 12, 1972. 44 Dodgers Make Major Trade with Marlins, Associated Press, July 31, 2004. I'm not going to let him get beat with his third-best pitch.". Things just arent going well for me right now. Catcher, First Baseman and Leftfielder, Born: Find out more. LoDuca is hopeful that this will be a turning point in horse racing's current perception. Lo. These [clubhouses] are basically 7-Elevens in there, so I definitely tried to take that approach.42, He again believed that the Dodgers had what it took to make a good run. Paul Lo Duca is 5-10 (178 cm) tall. He split the 2008 season between Washington and the Florida Marlins before he retired. vs. COL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: Download our TVG iPhone and iPad App and wager just about anywhere.Wager legally with TVG.com. Its going to hurt for a while. Earlier this week, Former MLB All-star Paul Lo Duca announced that he. In December 2005, as part of a massive unloading of players, the Marlins traded Lo Duca to the New York Mets for minor leaguers Gabriel Hernandez and Dante Brinkley.55 My uncle [who was born in Brooklyn and raised in Arizona] cried this morning, Lo Duca said. Officially, he is a horse racing and gambling analyst. The report stated that he had purchased at least six kits of human growth hormone from former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski in 2004. 62 Adam Rubin, Lo Duca Out For Encore, New York Daily News, February 16, 2007: 96. The Mets were in first place by 4 1/2 games, but the rest of the season proved to be heartbreaking. Honestly, any one of us here can do what he did on camera. For some reason they had two people offering selections based on a horse's appearance. If Lo Duca was torn up about the fight with Walker, he clearly didnt show it. Receive daily headlines, breaking news alerts, promotions, and much more! Wed be lying if we said there wasnt a strong feeling here about getting this club back to where it used to be in L.A. and doing it now.39 He struggled a bit out of the gate, enduring a 3-for-37 slump that left his average at .247 on April 27. 52 Clark Spencer, Faltering Mota in Doghouse, Miami Herald, June 6, 2005: 5D. Saratoga Live, presented by Claiborne Farm, will be available in 75 million households nationally through Fox Sports 2 and regionally through MSG+, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, Fox Sports San Diego, Fox Sports Ohio and the Altitude Sports Network. How rich Paul Lo Duca is? Todd retorted with something about what didn't . But that doesnt bother me because Ive been doing that my whole career.29, He got off to a fast start in 2001, hitting .368 with a 1.032 OPS in April, but his season hit a roadblock when he strained his left hamstring and oblique at the end of April.30 He returned to the lineup three weeks later and enjoyed one of the best games of his career in his seventh game back, tying a Dodgers record with six hits. Paul Lo Duca is nowadays best known for being a horse racing analyst for the TVG Network. He has been with TVG since 2009 and that was his biggest moment of fame, a feeling that ranks alongside signing his contract at a Denny's after being drafted in the 25th round in 1993 ("My mom looked me in the face and said, 'The ball is in your court now.' As a former Major League All-Star he brings an athlete's perspective to the show, said Tony Allevato, president of NYRA Bets and executive producer of NYRA TV. 53 Spencer, Faltering Mota in Doghouse.. Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 25th round of the 1993 amateur draft out of Arizona State. NYRA has an empty chair now that the Mig is leaving.. Couldn't care less. 37 John Nadel, L.A. Data Provided By "Bob said this horse was something special," Lo Duca said. In 2010, Lo Duca was briefly signed to Colorado Rockies as a backup catcher, but was released in May 2010. Figuring out a horse race is similar to that.". He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2004), Florida Marlins (2004-2005, 2008), New York Mets (2006-2007), and Washington Nationals (2008). Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. When it comes to his personal life, Paul Lo Duca married former Playboy model, Sonia Flores, in 2000, with whom he has a daughter, but the couple filed for divorce in 2006. http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/NYRA-adds-Paul-Lo-Duca-to-TV-lineup-11278921.php. Horse Racing Forum - PaceAdvantage.Com - Horse Racing Message Board > Thoroughbred Horse Racing Discussion > General Racing Discussion: Paul Lo Duca leaves TVG Im the guy thats going to move guys over, bunt guys over, do whatever it takes.59, Lo Duca made his presence felt immediately in New York, batting .302 in the first half to earn a fourth straight All-Star selection but first as a starter as the Mets built a 12-game division lead. In a follow-up tweet, Lo Duca addressed his future at Barstool Sports. From 2001-07, Lo Duca was one of the sport's best catchers. Its good, said Lo Duca. Paul Lo Duca tended to say whatever was on his mind, and express him accordingly, throughout his career. Horse Racing Forum - PaceAdvantage.Com - Horse Racing Message Board. Lo Duca debuted in June 1998, two months after he turned 26. I havent said one thing besides leave me out of it. So Big head (Orange on a toothpick) is leaving? The beans hurt when they were hit back at her, so she wore large sunglasses and a fur coat for protection.4, Lo Duca attended Apollo High School in Glendale where he excelled, being named Co-Player of the Year in 1990.5 He then earned All-American honors twice at Glendale Community College, leading to a partial scholarship from Arizona State University.6 We couldnt really afford it, but I knew my chances of playing pro ball were gone if I didnt go, Lo Duca said. Before joining TVG in 2009, Lo Duca played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1998-2008, earning four All . His 141 hits were second only to Miguel Cairos 155. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. 24 Prokopec Gets Nailed on First Day, Los Angeles Times, September 2, 2000: D8. "I am a numbers guy, but when it comes to this, you have to throw the numbers out the window," Lo Duca said. Catcher Played Through Pain in 2002, Associated Press, March 6, 2003. 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All of us are trying too hard, he said. "It's like figuring out a puzzle," said Lo Duca, who now mans the mike as one of the sport's top handicappers, working for TVG, a network devoted to horse racing available on select cable packages, as well as DirectTV (Channel 602) and the DISH Network (Channel 399). Paul Lo Duca. His third-best pitch [that day] is a breaking ball. 2 Barbara Barker, Mother Knew Best, Newsday, May 12, 2007. https://www.newsday.com/sports/mother-knew-best-1.536254 (last accessed March 6, 2021). It is the appeal of the jigsaw, the mystery and the riddle that drew Paul Lo Duca to trying to pick the best pitches and pitch locations with which to get Albert Pujols out. A skilled contact hitter, his strikeout rate was only 7 percent. Lo Duca's father was a bar owner near Phoenix. 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