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Fired Los Angeles Angels clubhouse attendant names pitchers in ball-doctoring case Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com A revealing text message from star pitcher Gerrit Cole has been submitted as evidence in Brian Harkins quest to prove he was unfairly made a scapegoat when the Los Angeles Angels fired him as their clubhouse attendant for supplying ball-doctoring substances to pitchers. The message dated Jan. 17, 2019 was filed in Orange County (California) Superior Court on Thursday as opposition to a request to dismiss the original lawsuit submitted by Harkins attorneys in August. Hey Bubba, it s Gerrit Cole, the text reads. I was wondering if you could help me out with this sticky situation [winky face emoji]. We don t see you until May, but we have some road games in April that are in cold weather places. The stuff I had last year seizes up when it gets cold . ....