Paul Lo DucaPaul Anthony Lo Duca [Lah-Duke-uh] (born April 12, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Florida Marlins (2004-present). Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1994-2004). He bats and throws right handed. Lo Duca broke onto the scene with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001, with a great season, which lead many to compare him to former Dodger Mike Piazza. But since 2002, he disappointed those expectations, and developed into, in some critics' eyes, nothing more than an average every day catcher (even though he actually performs significantly better than average, when catchers are looked at as a group). Lo Duca was sent to the Florida Marlins at the 2004 trading deadline, a deal many speculated was a set up to a three-way trade involving the Marlins, the New York Yankees, and the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the centerpiece of the trading being left handed ace, Randy Johnson. However, the deal did not materialize (although the Diamondbacks did ultimately trade Johnson to the Yankees the subsequent offseason). In an eight-year career, Lo Duca is a .286 hitter with 62 home runs and 326 RBI in 680 games. At the start of each game, Paul writes the initials "LL" in the dirt behind home plate, in memory of his mother Luci. Highlights
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At the start of each game, Paul writes the initials "LL" in the dirt behind home plate, in memory of his mother Luci. In an eight-year career, Lo Duca is a .286 hitter with 62 home runs and 326 RBI in 680 games. However, the deal did not materialize (although the Diamondbacks did ultimately trade Johnson to the Yankees the subsequent offseason). Lo Duca was sent to the Florida Marlins at the 2004 trading deadline, a deal many speculated was a set up to a three-way trade involving the Marlins, the New York Yankees, and the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the centerpiece of the trading being left handed ace, Randy Johnson. But since 2002, he disappointed those expectations, and developed into, in some critics' eyes, nothing more than an average every day catcher (even though he actually performs significantly better than average, when catchers are looked at as a group). Lo Duca broke onto the scene with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001, with a great season, which lead many to compare him to former Dodger Mike Piazza. He bats and throws right handed. Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1994-2004). Paul Anthony Lo Duca [Lah-Duke-uh] (born April 12, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Florida Marlins (2004-present). 3-time All-Star (2003-05). |