ANGELS NOTEBOOK: ERSTAD DECISION LOOMING.Byline: DOUG PADILLA Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). will decide Friday if he will need to head to the disabled list, a move that might convince him to have season-ending surgery on his injured right ankle. Erstad's ankle has shown little improvement since he took himself out of a game last weekend. He did not play in any of the Angels' games at San Francisco. The veteran has been dealing with ankle and foot problems since spring training. He has had an assortment of issues with the injured area, including bone spurs, ligament and tendon soreness, a bone bruise and problems with his ankle joint ankle joint n. A hinge joint formed by the articulating of the tibia and the fibula with the talus below. Also called mortise joint, talocrural joint. . He has already spent all of May and nearly two weeks of June on the disabled list in an effort to rest the injury. Friday is his self-imposed deadline to make a DL decision. ``In not so many words, yeah,'' he said. ``Right now we're a guy short and it's not easy on (manager Mike Scioscia Erstad has been doing anything possible to avoid surgery. ``Those aren't options I'm looking at,'' he said. ``If it gets to that point where I have to go back on the DL, then we'll see. Right now, I'm not looking at anything. I'm looking at trying to get better and for it to settle down so I can play on it again. If it doesn't work out that way then we'll open it up to other possibilities.'' Still streaking: Orlando Cabrera Orlando Luis Cabrera (born November 2, 1974 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a Major League Baseball shortstop who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He bats and throws right-handed. made it an even 50 when he reached base in the first inning Wednesday. Cabrera's first-inning single off Giants starter Noah Lowry Noah Ryan Lowry (born October 10 1980 in Ventura, California) is a left-handed starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. With only average velocity on his fastball, Lowry was not widely regarded as a top prospect, and did not make Baseball meant Cabrera has now reached base via hit, walk or hit by pitch in 50 consecutive games. Cabrera's streak is the longest active in baseball and the longest of his career. His previous long was 21 games in 2004. Cabrera's streak is the longest in baseball since Alex Rodriguez reached base in 53 consecutive games in the first half of the 2004 season. The major-league record is 84games by Ted Williams. Call to arms: More evidence as to how frustrating a time it has been for Angels pitchers: the staff entered Wednesday's game with a 3.06ERA in June, the second-best mark in the American League. The team ERA this month is an improvement on the 5.08 mark the staff had last month. Angels pitchers have held opponents to three earned runs or less in 13 of the past 17games. Angels starters have posted quality starts in 24 of their past 28 games. |
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