Mike Norris, the former Oakland A’s pitcher...
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Mike Norris, the former Oakland A’s pitcher hoping to return to big-league baseball, was scratched from his scheduled Sunday starting assignment with the minor league San Jose Bees because he missed Saturday night’s game.
Norris, who has no driver’s license, told the club by telephone Saturday afternoon that he had transportation problems, a team official said.
Norris, 31, is one of several former big leaguers with the Class-A California League team. Former Dodger Steve Howe won the season-opening game Friday night, shutting out Salinas on three hits over five innings in a 4-1 Bees’ victory.
Norris won 22 games with the A’s in 1980, but his career has since gone downhill as he battled injuries and drug and alcohol problems.
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